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*** Clarification: This project does not have a fast required turnaround. It will be at least a month before recording would be able to start as the manuscript is still being formatted.****
I am looking for an audio book narrator for my project, "The Young Soldier."
"The Young Soldier" is a YA science-fiction novel complete at 136,000 words. I intend to publish the digital book and audio book in short succession of each other.
The cast of the book is mostly male with a range of ages from teen to middle-age characters. There are many characters in the book, and as such, only the main characters would require defined voices.
I've included below a short synopsis of the book, four of my favorite lines, and the first 50 pages of the manuscript.
Synopsis:
Twenty-eight years after freeing humanity from the clutches of a corrupt Council, Don O’Hara is a blasphemous name. Even his remaining supporters defend his past actions as only those of a foolish young soldier. The story begins in the darkness of a tavern, where an innocent query and a drunken outburst spark a clash that reveals the truth about O’Hara’s younger days.
"The Young Soldier" unravels from two different perspectives separated by nearly three decades. It explores how the simple passage of time can change the way a person and his actions are viewed. The story aims to allow the reader to judge if the protagonist is a hero for acting upon his convictions or a villain for letting his choices bring humanity to ruin.
Favorite Lines:
"I have five minutes left to save the world and then I’m going home to be a daddy for my little girl."
"I would have followed her to the edges of space, as would a hundred others, if she had asked."
“Funny thing about dreams,” a voice answered, “they always seem to make you more confused, even as they make things clearer."
"Sometimes I entertain the idea of recruiting journalists to become soldiers; they know how to use the ammunition they’re given."
MaryKate C.
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Hi MaryKate, are you looking for one voiceover for the whole book or different voice actors?
MaryKate C.19 Aug 2016One Voice over for the entire book.
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Hi MaryKate
I hope you're well.
I realise you're looking for an entry level voice artist to narrate your book, but even at the budget you have set, this is still only $12 per finished hour. Your book would run for 13 hours to complete, add on the editing, you're looking at a 20-30 hours on this book.
If you're willing to raise your budget, you may have better luck submitting this to the Audible ACX portal.
Good luck!MaryKate C.16 Aug 2016Hey thanks for the note. I think I may have been confused by the way the job was posted. I was trying to say that I was willing to pay up to $150 per finished hour.
David N.16 Aug 2016Oh right! That makes sense now, thought I'd check :) That sounds more reasonable now, haha