I'd like to start keeping a journal, but I don't know how to do that. I'm looking for inspiration on structure, perspective, content (i.e. a bullet point list of actions accomplished and/or feelings and insights), audience, etc.

What have you got?

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I have been searching for audios of black hole sun by David Macinnis

Cannot find it read on YouTube, on audible, for money or free.....

Does anyone know where one might could find this? Many thanks ....

https://www.youtube.com/live/olpXXyPW3QE?si=BaAcu5rCCLt_rrjn

I'm a fan of novels, what I've really liked before: Donna Tartts books, a little life, project hail mary, before the coffee gets cold, the bell jar and everything from Agatha Christie. I drive a lot so I would like something rather long before searching again 😂 I appreciate every suggestion, the only genres I don't like are romance and fantasy.

I'm currently enjoying Matterhorn. I'm looking for some war books for vietnam or ww2 if possible. good narrator is a must of course. TIA

I'm looking for audio books to listen to at work since I feel like I've listened to evey single podcasts out there lol.

I'm into pretty dark stuff like horror or dark thrillers, I recently listened to The perfect child saving Noah, tender is the flesh, and I'm in the middle of dead inside by chandler Morrison.

Normally, I do not look at the narrator or care, but I have noticed an inability to concentrate on the last 2 books I have listened to.

It’s really hard to focus when a soft woman’s voice has Kardashian vocal fry during neutral narration, and then tries to imitate a deep gruff man’s voice for all the men in the story. It really takes me out of the atmosphere. Is there a filter for books that have 2 narrators for both men and women? Honestly it is the same with male narrators if there’s a lot of female characters.

Perhaps the immersion of audiodramas have ruined single narrator books for me.

I've been looking for the chapter titles for this set of audiobooks as my list just shows Chapter 1,2,3 etc. In my searches Ive seen some, but can't seem to find a complete list anywhere

It was a video game like end of the world scenario where people got a personal menu to help them survive. It kept track of stats and levels and the main character figured out how to use magic. It was as if aliens turned earth into a game show. Monsters would spawn out of nowhere and they were just animal hybrids like bunny sharks and dear reptiles. I barely started it and it was taken off YouTube but I really enjoyed it.

So the context is that I want to get into learning how to do audiobook narration as a hobby.

And it would be immensely helpful if I can find out which good audiobook narrators out there create YT Shorts or IG reels, or even podcast that can teach me this craft.

No preference in terms of accent, but I am hoping for male narrators here because of my vocal range. That said, I don't wanna miss out on any resources, so I guess I don't mind.

I’m dining that I have a very specific niche when it comes to books and I want to try and follow that and I am now asking for help to find potential books to read/listen to!

I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and would love to add some books to help improve myself into the mix. Tell me the books that you listened to that made you a better manager to your employees.

Platforms to sell your voice or record audiobooks outside of the United States that actually pay. Share your experiences selling audiobooks— is it profitable?

Wow! So many people voted on their favorite narrator, and in the end it was really close, but the result was clear - the best audiobook narrator is Jeff Hays! And the runner up is Ray Porter!

Id rather have a non female lead (Not against them but I put myself into the story, lame I know, and its hard to do that with a different sex).

Also not against Light Novels.

As you can see below I got way too many ongoing series already. Most I didn't realize weren't finished and now I am stuck waiting.

My work shift are 10 hours and I been listening to a ton of audio books. Here are some I have listened too:

Currently listening to:

Titan Series (Nova Tera)
Defiance of the Fall (On Going)
He who fights with Monsters (On Going)
The Primal Hunter (On Going)
The Grand Game (On Going)
Vigil Bound (On Going)
Disgardium (On Going but dropped)
Starsea Cycle (On Going but dropped)
The Divine Dungeon (On Going but Dropped)

Finished:

Limitless Lands
Level Up Series
Mother of Learning

Id appreciate some help.

Hi there! I have rewound this book several times already while driving, walking, knitting, cleaning. These are all my usual ways to listen and I just can’t seem to focus on the story. The narration (Richard Poe) is perfectly fine, I love dogs and want to love the story.

Should I continue or is this destined to be a DNF?

Sometimes books are amazingly well suited for this medium- for example Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) was an incredible listening experience.

In other occasions it can be really hard going (versus reading)- for example Anathem by Neal Stephenson. This was almost impossible as it contained so many made-up terms and context switches. I actually ended up downloading the book and reading one chapter, listening to the next chapter to get through it.

Q1. How do folks choose audiobooks that are good for this medium? Q2. Any tips for improving my experience wife a hard-going audiobook?

Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this subreddit, so I hope this post doesn’t break any rules. If it does, feel free to remove it, and my apologies in advance!

Since August, I’ve been working on a YouTube channel to publish my audiobooks. The channel features original stories from a fantasy realm I’ve created, paired with AI-generated narration and some visuals to make the experience more engaging for those who enjoy such content.

The story is called Book of Binosar and is set in a fantasy world where humanity has fled its old world and is struggling to survive in a new one, filled with aggressive "animal-humanoids" and other challenges. So far, I’ve released six chapters, but the story isn’t finished yet. I’ve written about 80% of it in my native language, and I’m using this project as a way to share it with a broader audience. Since English isn’t my first language, I’ve had some help from ChatGPT for translations and generating visuals.

If you’re interested in exploring a fresh fantasy story and don’t mind listening to an AI voice, I’d be thrilled if you checked it out! Here are the chapters I’ve released so far:

Chapter 1: "Ferocious Beasts"
https://youtu.be/gFecn4ZF3aI

Chapter 2: "Nightmares"
https://youtu.be/QHaSmXADuG8

Chapter 3: "Glimmer of Hope"
https://youtu.be/0_n3C9nM5Wc

Chapter 4: "Winds of Conflict"
https://youtu.be/r6yhGmbe6Uo

Chapter 5: "Friend or Foe?"
https://youtu.be/Mr51VBlKdWQ

Chapter 6: "Echoes of Byom"
https://youtu.be/M4cuRHTtCK8

I’d love to hear your thoughts or feedback, and thank you so much for taking the time to read this!

Hi, What im looking for is something engaging but not to serious and dark, I want something funny or engaging enough to stop me from getting bored and keeps my attention. I prefer Fantasy and Sci-fi with some comedy. I'm up for anything as long as it has comedy set in fantasy world or comedy set in sci-fi world. Preferably with litrpg elements but it's not a deal breaker if a book dosnt have it.

I work mostly at night so I need some recommendations to keep me alert and awake.

I started listening to audiobooks about 6 months ago, so far I've spent around 3000 dollars on audible. Yeah... I have a problem... and the problem is that I have a short attention span... most books I've bought aren't even finished because I got bored with it and a bored truck driver is a tired and sleepy truck driver, see the problem?

Anyways, as you can probably tell I've listened to a lot of books and I'm starting to feel like there is nothing left for me to listen to that can keep me engaged.

Some books I've finished/im aware off. I enjoyed these books the most.

Dark lord of the farmstead Law of cultivation Unintended Cultivator Oh, great, I was reincarnated as a farmer. Noobtown Battle mage farmer Beware of chicken Sylver seeker Heretical fishing The perfect run Super sales on superheroes System universe series

As you can see, its mostly sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, litrpg and superpowers that I enjoy the most.

I've also listened to He Who Fights With Monsters but I stopped on book 3, got boring and I quite frankly stopped liking the main character.

Thanks 👍

Anyone else listening mistake the chapter changes for Jalbert's tick sometimes?

Anybody ever hear a narrator in a book you dislike, and when you later unexpectedly hear the same narrator in another book, it's so jarring it damages your opinion of the book?

I was listening to Dune (which has an ensemble cast), when suddenly Scott Brick comes on as Leto Atreides. I had just finished Atlas Shrugged earlier in the year, so I kept waiting for him to start ranting about looters and smooches. I didn't realize I was so scarred by 60+ hours of high school-level prose.

Ok, that was a wird Title, but I recently got done with the Omega Force books, and I loved them.

Do you guys have any similar books, with a team of aliens flying through space doing cool stuff?

Sorry for the weird description, but I don't know how else to explain it.

I've never actually listened to an audio book because I struggle to find a narrator I find compelling enough to listen to the whole way. However, I'm about to drive across country and need something to keep me engaged. That being said, full radio dramatizations or voice casts would be appreciated!

(If it helps, I'm an ENTP and enjoy books that don't take themselves too seriously)

Listening to the start of the Lord of the rings series, does the incessant singing ever end or am I giving up? Currently at Tom's joint,I don't know I can do it at current song pace

Hey everyone, I've listened to the Prince of Britannia Saga several times now and am now looking for something that goes in the same direction (a military space opera in which the main character is noble/royal or "owned all") Do you have any ideas/suggestions?

I know buying the book is best, obviously. I heard Brandon Sanderson in an interview say that audible is really damaging for authors, and I want to know if there’s an alternative that better supports them, or if sticking to libraries is the way to go. Thanks ya’ll

Instead of reading a fitness self-help book, I want to read a fiction book about someone who reached a decision to get fit and the book incorporates this into the story. I want to feel encouraged through someone else's story. Any suggestions? Many thanks ...

Hi all looking for my next listen /read my favourites so far (sci-fi) all the Andy Weir stuff project Hail Mary, the Martian, Artemis, loved ready player one Ernest Cline and Armada anything like these please, thank you all