Advice to the next author to narrate their audiobook: "Do NOT record your audiobook with your mother."

Advice to the next author to narrate their audiobook: "Do NOT record your audiobook with your mother."

"It's not a question of sitting down and reading the words. It's a question of trying to get it exactly right and give the listener the best experience you can."

"It's not a question of sitting down and reading the words. It's a question of trying to get it exactly right and give the listener the best experience you can."

"While recording I learned that I write a lot of words that I don't know how to pronounce, and I learned how to pronounce them during the course of the audiobook."

"While recording I learned that I write a lot of words that I don't know how to pronounce, and I learned how to pronounce them during the course of the audiobook."

"My preparation for this recording? Not a lot. . . Most of it comes from my heart, though, so really just showing up and enjoying it."

"My preparation for this recording? Not a lot. . . Most of it comes from my heart, though, so really just showing up and enjoying it."

"My preparation for this recording? Not a lot. . . Most of it comes from my heart, though, so really just showing up and enjoying it."

"While recording I learned that I write a lot of words that I don't know how to pronounce, and I learned how to pronounce them during the course of the audiobook."