Services & Rates

Audiobook Production

I will produce your fiction or nonfiction audiobook to industry standards (ACX compliant) ready for you to publish.

  • Full manuscript narration
  • British accent (RP)
  • Edited, clean audio file
  • Mastered to ACX standards

$180 PFH

Per Finished Hour

This is the price per hour of mastered audio you receive.

1 hour of audio = 9,000 words approx.
A 90,000 word novel will therefore cost around $1,800

william@williamskyvoicetalent.com

British male narration

192kbps MP3 files

Quick delivery time

Production & Payment Schedule

  1. You decide to hire my services and send me the manuscript
  2. I produce 15-20 minutes of narration and send it to you for approval
  3. You confirm you wish to proceed with my service
  4. You pay upfront one half of the total fee (approximated based on length of manuscript)
  5. I complete the project
  6. You pay the second half of the total fee upon completion

Communication and Revisions

Throughout the process, we’ll be in frequent communication, making sure everything is going smoothly, agreeing on character voices and clarifying unusual pronunciations.

I work chapter by chapter and will send you a file for each chapter as it is completed (by email or Google Drive, whichever you prefer)

You can then review the chapter and ask for any revisions or changes. This continuous process means we can iron out any issues as they arise.

SCRIPT CHANGES: If you wish to change the script after I have recorded and produced a chapter, there will be an extra charge of $5 for each minor change. If the changes require a complete re-recording of the chapter, the extra charge will be equivalent to the PFH rate for the length of the chapter.

REVISIONS: If I make a mistake or the production isn’t up to standard, I will happily fix it free of charge.

Readalong Video

$60 per hour of video

  • High quality .mp4 file
  • All one video, or split into sections
  • Words appear on screen as they are spoken
  • Calming stock footage (optional and you may provide your own)
  • Customise text font
  • Non-AI generated
  • Available if you already have the audio narrated and just want to hire me to make the readalong video

do you have a question?

I usually work on the speed of one finished hour every 3 days. That means a 90,000 word novel will take around 30 days. I may be able to do it faster if I have no other projects on the go. At some periods of the year (Christmas, Easter and summer holidays), I often take a break, so may not be able to start for a week or two.

My natural voice is British English (RP). I can do a few accents from around the UK, particularly generic regional English: westcountry, southeast, northern. If you have a particular accent in mind for a character, get in contact and I’ll let you know if I can do it.

I have Stripe and PayPal. For international bank transfers, Wise is usually the best option to avoid excessive fees.

Sure! Send me a short section of your manuscript via email and I’ll record a 20-30 second custom sample.

Yes!

I’m open to most things, but I won’t narrate erotica or controversial/divisive nonfiction, especially if it’s political.

Yes. You’ll get files for individual chapters that you can upload to audiobook platforms, adhering to industry standards. I’ll also provide a preview sample to use on providers like Amazon (ACX).

Any other questions?

For anything you can’t find out here, send me a message and I’ll get back to you.

william@williamskyvoicetalent.com