Welcome back everybody — this is Duke Teynor, and today we’re talking aboutsomething more and more creators are stepping into — audiobooks.
Doesn’t matter whether you’re writing fiction, memoirs, children’s books,poetry, ghost stories…
The audiobook world is exploding.
People are listening in their cars, on walks, at the gym, at work — everywhere.
So if you’ve ever thought about turning your writing into spokenstorytelling, today I’m gonna walk you through exactly how to createyour audiobook from start to finish.
So relax, kick back, get your coffee — and let’s get into it.
(Music dips to soft background.)
🎧 STEP 1 — WRITE LIKEA VOICE SPEAKING
Writing for an audiobook is not the same as writing for a book.
On a page, the eyes can skim, go back, or rest.
But in audio — the listener follows your voice.
So you want to write like you’re talking to one person.
Not an audience.
Not a crowd.
One listener.
One friend.
Use:
Your voice becomes the page.
🎙 STEP 2 — DECIDE WHONARRATES
You have three choices:
Option
Best For
Notes
You narrate
Memoir, personal storytelling, authenticity
Your voice = your truth
A voice actor narrates
Fiction, characters, drama, fantasy
Performance + emotion
AI-enhanced narration (11 Labs)
Meditation, calm stories, atmospheric guides
Good for tone + consistency
If the story is yours — your voice is the anchor.
People will feel it.
🏠 STEP 3 — SET UP ASIMPLE RECORDING ENVIRONMENT
You do not need a studio.
You need:
Turn off fans.
Turn off AC.
Close the door.
Blankets kill echo.
Simple is professional.
🎤 STEP 4 — RECORD INSECTIONS, NOT ALL AT ONCE
Don’t read the whole book straight through.
Record chapter by chapter, and even break each chapter into scenes.
This helps:
If you stumble?
Just pause, breathe, and start the sentence again.
We fix it in editing.
🎛 STEP 5 — EDITING& POLISHING
Using Adobe Audition, we do 3 things:
This is where your narration becomes a listening experience.
🎨 STEP 6 — ADD SUBTLEATMOSPHERE (OPTIONAL)
This is where you can create cinema in sound.
For example:
Not loud.
Not dramatic.
Just enough to set mood and breath.
This is what turns a book into a world.
🎧 STEP 7 — EXPORT& PUBLISH
Your finished audiobook can go to:
Platform
Audience
Notes
Audible / ACX
Global audiobook buyers
Pays royalties monthly
Spotify Audiobooks
Streamers + new listeners
Fast-growing platform
Apple Books
Loyal audiobook readers
Clean storefront
YouTube (Full Audiobook)
Marketing + discovery
Builds audience fast
Pocket FM
Serialized episodes
Drama, thriller, emotional storytelling
You can release:
Your story becomes your marketing.
❤️ CLOSING MESSAGE
If you’re hearing this — and you’ve been thinking about telling your story —
I want you to know something real:
You don’t need permission.
You don’t need fancy equipment.
You don’t need industry approval.
You just need your story.
And your voice.
That’s it.
Somebody out there is waiting to hear it.
And maybe — it’ll change their whole day.
Maybe — it’ll change their whole life.
Either way —
It starts with pressing record.
This is Duke Teynor —
and I’ll see you on the next one.
