# Prepare my book for audiobook narration and recording

A narration-ready script, pronunciation guide, character voice notes, and recording checklist for producing an audiobook.

- Topic: Creative Writing
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Brainstorm, Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/prepare-my-book-for-audiobook-narration-and-recording

## Prompt

```text
Help me prepare my book for audiobook production.

**Book details:** [title, genre, word count, point of view]
**Text to prepare:** [PASTE a chapter or section]
**Who's narrating:** [me / a hired narrator / a synthetic voice]
**Where it will be sold:** [e.g. "ACX/Audible", "Findaway", "my website"]
**Recording setup:** [room, microphone, software, or "not set up yet"]

Give me:
1. A narration script of my section: keep the text, but flag lines that read badly aloud (long sentences, visual-only elements like tables or footnotes, "as you can see below") and suggest spoken alternatives for me to approve.
2. Performance marks: pauses, emphasis, scene breaks, and tone shifts, using a simple notation you explain first.
3. A pronunciation guide: names, places, invented and foreign words, with a phonetic respelling and [CONFIRM WITH AUTHOR] on anything uncertain.
4. Character voice notes: for each speaking character, age, accent if any, pace, pitch, and a sample line, plus tips to keep voices consistent across sessions.
5. Front and back matter for audio: opening and closing credits, and how to handle the table of contents, images, and links.
6. A recording and editing checklist: room treatment, mic distance, session length, pickups, chapter file naming, and technical specs to meet my retailer's current audio requirements [CONFIRM CURRENT SPECS].
7. A short plan for a retail sample (which passage, how long).

If I'm using a synthetic voice, check the retailer's current rules on AI narration and disclosure before production.
```

## What to fill in

- title, genre, word count, point of view
- PASTE a chapter or section
- me / a hired narrator / a synthetic voice
- e.g. "ACX/Audible", "Findaway", "my website"
- room, microphone, software, or "not set up yet"
- CONFIRM WITH AUTHOR
- CONFIRM CURRENT SPECS

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