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April 28, 2025 4 mins

Hey there, hero!

Characters. That word can strike fear in the hearts of narrators that feel that fiction is a whole ‘nother level of effort when it comes to audiobooks.

Same thing when the content involves accents or dialects.

It’s not necessarily true that non-fiction is easier (you might take on some scientific terms or geographic locations to see why).

But characters don’t have to be intimidating, and accents and dialects don’t have to be debilitating.

I have a go-to simple approach, one that narrators of any level can put to use, to make characters and accents and dialects easier. And maybe even fun!

And I’ll also remind you in this episode of the deeper fun you can encounter with non-fiction as well.

Do you shy away from fiction? How come? Let me know in the comments below.

REQUEST: Please join this video's conversation and see the full episode on VOHeroes, where the comments are moderated and civil, at https://voheroes.com/true-or-false-non-fiction-is-easier-to-narrate-than-fiction/


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