If it’s not a matter of authenticity, let it go. Regional pronunciations that blur into personal preferences: “often” with a t, roof, Nevada, New Orleans, aunt, coyote, garage, coupon-there are many of these! Base your notes on whether a word’s pronunciation is integral to a character’s background or the book’s setting.Proper nouns, such as the names of characters and places.For frequently occurring names or words, prepare a single list of pronunciations (rather than mark every instance throughout the text), and let the narrator decide which ones to write into their reading copy. Their stumblings will quickly point up trouble spots. Having a friend read it to you is even better (if you have such a good friend!). Speaking it out loud will help alert you to more issues than reading it silently. Read through the book and note potential issues as you go. The narrator can tell you the format they prefer for receiving your notes. (Just ask one.) Rather, you’ll be compiling a list of helpful notes for the narrator to refer to when they mark up their own script. Voice artists have very personal methods for preparing and marking their reading copy. The idea isn’t for an author or copyeditor to mark up a script for the narrator to read. I caught it during my review.) Not a Script (In the book I was preparing, for instance, a corrected passage was perfect, but the original passage didn’t get cut, resulting in an awkward repetition. What’s more, new errors can sprout in the very act of making corrections. Professional voice actors don’t come cheap, and corrections beyond your allowance-which require paying both the narrator and the sound editor-can be costly. Typically, at least one round of corrections is included when you hire a narrator, but it’s always better to prevent errors in the first place. The experience was eye-opening I’m sure I could do a better job now and prevent some of the problems I heard on the recording. Luckily, she turned out to be a genius at reading my mind and dodging most of the little landmines I had overlooked. Recently I read through a book to make notes for a professional voice actor who would be reading it for an audiobook production.

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