![]() I was connected with the right people at the right time and voila, within a week I was at the recording studio for my first ever narration session. And in the blink of an eye it seemed as if the stars aligned. I decided to ask around and approached some new friends I had made lcoally thanks to my book.Ī friend connected me with her friend, a lady who does voice overs and after a brief call, she put me in touch with a studio she had used. I looked up places to record audiobooks in Singapore online but was not convinced about the options. While I like to think that I am reasonably tech savvy, at heart I am very old school. The unexpected joy of doing something for the first time ![]() So I took the next step to bring the audiobook to life. Despite my misgivings about my ability to narrate (and invest the money required) an audiobook, I could not deny them access to my book. Several prospective readers also enquired about my book being offered in audio format. When the first anniversary of the book launch arrived, I knew that there were many people who love stories but don’t always read books. After every conversation, I feel energised and pleased with the result. I launched Rewriting YOUR Happily Ever After podcast in April 2022 and enjoyed the process of learning how to connect with people, record audio and upload it on platforms. While my story was a good start, in order to break the silence and stigma associated with divorce, it was important to keep the dialog going and bring more stories out into the open. Six months after the launch of my book, it became clear that conversations about life after divorce needed to happen so that more women could freely speak about their divorce stories. Although I had been interviewed on podcasts and Instagram/facebook live, I could not have predicted that launching my own podcast would be my first serious foray into the world of digital audio. Yet, I was unsure that I would be confident enough to create an audiobook. I consumed several memoirs including Michelle Obama’s Becoming, and Maya Shanbag Lang’s What We Carry in audio format and particularly enjoyed them when the author was also the narrator (unlike fiction where professional voice artists narrate the book instead of the author). When my book was launched in print and ebook version a year ago, I didn’t think much about creating an audiobook. There is a sense of closeness with the narrator, an intimacy that is easy to strike because the words are whispered into your ears (when you use earphones) which results in a greater involvement (and perhaps greater recall) in the narrative. ![]() That’s why it is easy to spot clunky phrases, awkward sentence structures and complex words more easily when they are being spoken instead of simple being read.Īs a recent convert to audiobooks, I know why I enjoy listening to books. ![]() While it may look like we are reading with our eyes, we are actually reading it out to ourselves silently as well. It made a huge difference to the manuscript because reading aloud allows words to come through your brain differently than words that you take in visually. Then I would play it back and make corrections on the printed copy. I began by reading each chapter aloud and recording it on my phone. Especially when it comes to large works like books. While looking for ways to edit a manuscript, I learned that reading aloud was a great way to improve your writing. I had written the first draft of my book, Rewriting My Happily Ever After, but needed some alone time to move ahead. In March 2021, I went on a solo staycation in Singapore. ![]()
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