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Karen Commins

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Atlanta Audiobook Share-rator™

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Audible Approved Producer

“With a voice that’s affable, earnest, and mellow, Karen is
like a captivating tour guide on your most enjoyable vacation.” 

 

Compelling. A professional voiceover talent since 1999, I now work almost exclusively in audiobooks and prefer clean reads. Since I’m an Atlanta native, books set in the South and/or starring Southern characters are a natural fit for me. I love to laugh and have a great sense of humor, so I especially shine in comedic reads such as the Dixie Divas cozy mystery series. I also have excelled in narrating biography (3 stellar reviews from AudioFile Magazine), history, self-development, and other Non-Fiction titles. I bring the emotion in the subtext into each word.

Committed. I’m an Audible Approved Producer who has produced and recorded 70+ titles in my soundproof studio. In addition to earning a BA in Broadcast Journalism, Magna Cum Laude, and an MS in Computer Information Systems, I am an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard CopyrightX program. I also have completed and continue to undertake extensive specialized training and coaching in voiceover and audiobook narration technique, as well as digital audio production using Pro Tools software. I have taken beginning courses in Spanish, French, and German, and I study accents as needed. I have a director and editor for every project.

Communicator.  I like to say, “You can’t spell Communications without Commins!” Even in my previous IT positions, my strong communications skills were highly praised. Not only did I manage large-scale systems and projects and keep everyone well-informed, but I frequently taught people how to use their computers and software. In addition to writing articles on my blog and elsewhere, I’m well known by narrators for the advice I’ve offered and knowledge I’ve shared in Facebook groups, emails, and private consultations. As a narrator, I love interpreting the words on the printed page and creating a pristine recording that allows today’s ultra busy people to take a mental vacation.

Cartographer. With my considerable superpower of organization, I’ve long been a leading curator of information about the audiobook industry. I decided to discover and map all of the best information and resources about audiobook narration and create new pathways of content in a single site. Whether you want to be a narrator or already are one, my site NarratorsRoadmap.com is THE destination for audiobook narrators of all levels!

I’m not just another audiobook narrator.

I’m an audiobook SHARE-rator!™

In this 2:01 video, I talk about my audiobook listening habits.

Latest Release

A Pom-Pom Premise

Author: M. Alfano
Publisher: Spectrum Audiobooks

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Blog

For Narrators

23 January 2023
TDIMH – Frustration Is Temporary

I often look at my journals from the past with the thought “What happened X years ago today?”

When entries are at least 10 years old, I sometimes re-publish them here on my blog in the category of This Date in My History (TDIMH). They helped me see how far I’ve come and hopefully encouraged others along their path.

Today, I happened to wonder about my life 20 years ago. I hadn’t planned to write on my blog, but the story that day was too good to pass up.

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For Authors

16 November 2022
How to Download Clubhouse Replays

I’ve recently enjoyed participating in several Clubhouse chats. In fact, I held an Ask Me Anything on the site on 9/16/22 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of NarratorsRoadmap.com.

If you click the link above, you’ll see it goes to an Evernote page that has the Clubhouse graphic and audio recording of the chat, as well as an AI-generated transcript from Sonix.ai. (Please see the additional comments about the transcript in the notes below.)

When creating an open Clubhouse room, Replays are ON by default. The Replay is created automatically

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