![]() ![]() That comes from a thorough reading of the text and a willingness to follow where it leads. This is a two step answer really: I always want to be true to the character that my author has written, no matter the genre. The collaboration.įrancisca wrote: "Robin, Would you tell us how much influence you have in creating character personalities in hsitorical fiction you narrate? Thanks!" However, That is what is so satisfying about doing stage of tv or film work. You must stay very open to what is thrown at you in a scene, since you aren't generating the other characters. With a multicast (audio drama usually), you just cover your character(s) and can play freely with your cast mates. You decide how every moment will be played. But it does appeal to one's inner control freak. Also, playing each emotional line of a scene requires that you not blow off the smaller characters. Narrating solo means staying on top of all your characterizations even if you've decided not to be too bold with your choices. I would say that a solo performance is easier for the producer/harder for the actor, but multivoiced recording is more challenging for the producer/director and easier for the actors. Interesting question.I think you mean narrating a whole book (with different characters) alone vs. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (John Steptoe/Live OakMedia) The production on this is outstanding.Ī Full Moon is Rising (Live Oak Media) Poetry about the moon reflecting cultures around the globe. Wiley and the Hairy Man (Live Oak Media) OK: this is less scary and more about ingenuity and trusting your mom. Mo's Monster, Going Places, Wolfy the Bunny, My Teacher is a Monster, This is a Moose. My husband composed scores (most with live award winning musicians) that integrate into the text. I recent produced 5 titles for Cinnabar Media, of which I could not be more proud. The Jumbies (Tracey Baptiste/Audible) This is the best scary story for kids I've come across. Great story here with lots of comic relief amidst the pain and struggles. We see others succumb to the vagaries of poverty, but faith helps Yasmin weigh options, then make good choices.Ĭounting by Sevens (Holly Goldberg Sloan/Penguin): When your family is taken away, in this case twice, it means you have to remake a family. The Yasmin Peace Series (Stephanie Perry Moore/Christian Audio) a 5 book Christian series that doesn't wear rose-colored glasses. Once you experience Karen's writing you will want to see everything else she has written. It is morality tale really, with characters that have a timeless feel. Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord/Audible) This should be in every middle School library. The Freedom Maze (Delia Sherman/Random House) I love how Delia subtly weaves in the mythology from Africa as a gateway to the past. Goodness.I hope I can remember them all.I really have been blessed to perform several. When you created such vibrant and distinctive voices for the NYC teenager Dionne and her Barbados grandmother Hyacinth, did you model on specific people? Welcome Robin! I'll get the ball rolling with the question - Robin, I loved (LOVED!) The Star Side of Bird Hill. , which includes a soundclip and some new sound reviews. To top it all off, she runs Voxpertise, Inc., a production company/voice acting school. She’s also a Grammy-nominated director in such varying genres as sci-fi, memoir, and erotica. She is an AudioFile Magazine Golden Voice, winner of many Earphones Awards, a 2014 Booklist Voice of Choice, and a 2014 Audie Award winner for Keeping Hope Alive. Jemisin Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith by Cookie Johnson and The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. Some of her recent work can be heard on: The Broken Earth series ( The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate) by N.K. In addition, she narrates everything from history and memoir to young adult, fiction, and sci-fi. Robin’s newest book, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly, is winning all kinds of accolades. This is Aurelia for AudioFile and as promised, Robin Miles will be joining us today and tomorrow to answer questions and chat about all things audiobook! ![]()
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