Audiobook narration and home-studio recording.
It applies alongside the proposal you’ve accepted. If anything needs to change once we’re underway, I’ll price and schedule it first, and I’ll only move ahead once we’ve both agreed in writing.
What I’ll record
I’ll narrate and record your audiobook from the manuscript you approve at intake, using a consistent home-studio setup and the tone reference I capture at the start. Per-finished-hour narration is priced on the final runtime you receive, based on the finished audio length, rounded up to the next 15 minutes.
What you get for this project is listed below. If you need a specific file naming pattern, sample rate, or delivery method, send it before I export the first chapters so the whole book stays consistent.
* Finished chapter audio * Room-tone matched pickups * Pronunciation list * Tone reference clip * Retail sample (5 minutes) * Session notes summary
Payment
To book your dates, I invoice 25% of the total when the proposal is signed. I start work once that booking invoice is paid. I invoice the remaining 75% when I hand over the finished work for this project.
Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date. If a payment is late, I pause any in-progress recording, editing, pickups, or final delivery until the account is back up to date. If a deadline is tied to your release calendar, tell me early. I can usually hold my schedule, but I can’t keep recording while an invoice is overdue.
Changes and pickups
One pickups and corrections round is included, based on one consolidated set of notes from you. That round covers performance tweaks, misreads, and small fixes, and I’ll match room tone and mic sound to the original chapters.
Anything beyond that included round is billed separately. This includes new or rewritten lines, changes caused by a manuscript update after recording starts, or notes delivered in multiple batches that require me to reset the session more than once. When I receive extra notes, I’ll quote the cost and confirm a delivery date in writing before I record any additional pickups.
Who owns what
Once the final invoice is paid, you own the finished narration I delivered for this project. You can use it in the audiobook and in normal marketing for the title, including retailer samples and ads that use excerpts.
I keep ownership of my working files, templates, booth settings, processing chain, and any test recordings I make to build the voice palette and tone reference. Those pieces are how I keep long books consistent, and I don’t hand them over unless we agree that separately in writing. I don’t release, resell, or license your finished audio to anyone else without your written approval.
Portfolio use
After the audiobook is released, I may use short excerpts from the finished work as part of my portfolio, such as on my website, a private link for casting, or a reel. I’ll keep it to material that represents the final sound and won’t post anything that would reasonably substitute for the audiobook itself.
If you need the project kept private, or you want a longer hold back because of an exclusive, tell me and email it in writing. I’ll follow that request. If your title hasn’t released yet, I won’t post excerpts before launch unless you ask me to.
Problems and limits
I’m responsible for delivering the narration I’ve agreed to, recorded cleanly from my home booth, with consistent tone and mic sound across chapters. If something I deliver is wrong because of my performance, an obvious technical fault, or a missed line, my fix is to re-record and replace the affected audio.
I’m not responsible for problems caused by the manuscript you approved, late or conflicting pronunciation notes, or changes made after I’ve started recording. I’m also not responsible for distribution decisions, platform requirements, or retailer rejections. If a platform has a specific spec sheet, send it at intake and I’ll work to it.
Ending the project
Either of us can end the project by giving notice in writing. In that message, we’ll agree the finish point for any in-progress chapter so nothing is left half-built.
If you end the project, you’ll pay for the work I’ve completed up to the end date, including any chapters already recorded or edited and any agreed pickups already done. If you’ve already paid more than that amount, I’ll refund the difference. If I end the project, I’ll hand over any finished chapter audio you’ve paid for, along with the tone reference clip and session notes I’ve created so far. Unpaid work is not delivered.
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