Tricia Day

1. What genre(s) do you tend to narrate?

I tend to narrate fantasy and romantasy. I would enjoy some sci-fi as well if the opportunity presented itself. I don’t think I’m emotionally suited for horror and thrillers. I would be jumping and crying out while recording, haha, and that would be a pain to edit.

2. Are there any other social media links, websites, or other places to learn about you that we should add?

Patreon for Public Domain Recordings

LinkTree - all other relevant fandom links

The Outlaw Witch of Sherwood (my most recently completed project)

Sex Positive (my next upcoming project)

3. Do you have an agent who gets your jobs, or are you a freelancer?

I am a freelancer, though that may change shortly!

4. How do you go about getting jobs?

People have listened to my work in podfics (fanfiction audio recordings) for going on six years now. Many have attended my live reads on Discord, or joined my patreon as well. I have an easy rapport in the chat with many listeners, and Britt Hansen was the first to ask if I would record her The Abandoned Realm, and that opened the gates for conversations with other in- fandom authors after its release.

5. How long does it usually take to narrate an entire novel (+- 80 000 word count/ 370 pages)?

I read about 1000 words per ten minutes. So an 80,000 word book would be about 800 minutes or 13.5 hours give or take? That’s not to say I don’t get distracted, and sing songs, and get up and dance around between scenes and chapters. But simply recording the words would break down like that.

6. What is your favorite hobby outside of narrating, and how does it influence your creative process?

I really enjoy traveling and drinking good beer, haha. Seeing the world, learning about different cultures, being exposed to different accents? Ideal. Some liquid conversational lubricant when speaking different languages to erase nerves and hesitancy over potentially sounding foolish in another language? Also, ideal. I feel like learning about other cultures and countries is not only important to accent and tone in narration, but also about being a kind, open, welcoming human being.

7. If you could give any advice to someone who wants to be a narrator, what would it be?

Read a book outloud, any book, and see if it feels right. Can you read to your kiddos for more than 20 minutes? Do you do funny voices? You need stamina, and a few voices up your sleeve for sure. But you also need a consistent, quiet space to be recording in. I literally record in a walk-in closet full of clothes and foam soundproofing panels.

So have a go at some fanfiction (with author permission) or some public domain work, and see if you like it! Recordings will almost always have bumps and hiccups, and these are easily removed once you’ve learned some tricks on a recording program as well!

Art should be fun!