That Can't Be Me!

I'm in the process of recording the audiobook version of You Look Good For Your Age.

Recording an audiobook is easy, if you're a robot and have no sense of shame. Unfortunately I'm neither.  

For one thing, you have to get used to the sound of your own voice. I was confident that I would have a deep resonance like Morgan Freeman, but when I play it back the imposter saying my words sounds more like Homer Simpson. Must be the headphones!

The main current issue is: The audiobook must be a word-for-word version of the written book. Audible spot checks and will reject a book if it doesn't match.

But since this book is a series of standup comedy acts, I memorize each one, then perform it as though I was standing up in front of a group of people. Even though it's the same material, I speak differently than I write, so it comes out more casual and conversational. I also find myself ad-libbing new jokes.

To solve this problem, I'll have to revise the written book when I've recorded the final version of the audiobook. Fortunately, it's easy to upload a new version of the written book to Amazon.

By the way, if you've had a problem locating your keys lately, try memorizing 10 different 1,000 word comedy bits. After memorizing the first two bits, I found my car keys! Coincidence? I think not.

After the memorization I then must perform the material without sounding like I'm reading, using my Lawrence Olivier-like acting techniques. Larry (we were on a first name basis) and I always wanted to do an audiobook together, but his death in 1989 has prevented him from working on this book with me.

​There's no business like show business. It's the headphones, right?

Order the book today! Paperback only $5.99--use as a birthday card!
Get it now before my inner Homer rewrites the entire book.
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