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You Wrote the Book. Why Aren’t We Listening to It?

  • Saturday, October 03, 2026
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • The Mizell Center, 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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  • Non-Members pay $155 for each Insider Workshop. Please note that if you choose to join the Guild before registering for this event you will pay a $75 Membership fee, and then the Member rate of $80 for the event—the same $155 total, but you’ll then gain all the benefits of membership in the Guild (including the Membership rate of $80 at any future Workshop).
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Announcing our next In-Person Workshop

You Wrote the Book. Why Aren’t We Listening to It?

By: Dominique Fruchtman 


Dominique Fruchtman became an audiobook narrator during COVID after listening to enough poorly narrated books to think, “I can do better.” She studied voice and narration for three months before recording her first title. Her work appears on Audible under Dominique Fruchtman and, for steamier stories, Naomi Stone.

Presentation Overview

In this fun, interactive workshop, writer/audiobook narrator Dominique Fruchtman will demystify the process of turning words on a page into a performance. Starting with a brief excerpt from an audiobook she recorded, she will illustrate why audiobook narration is so much more than simply reading aloud.

She will explain practical options for getting a book onto Audible, and explain the three different arrangements for getting your book onto audible, one of which costs you nothing up front.

Can you record your own book? Maybe! Dom will record several live demos, maybe of you! After 30 seconds of coaching, audience volunteers will perform brief passages from their own work, mistakes and all. Then, you’ll see/hear how fast editing can transform a first attempt into a polished recording you can be proud of.*

Takeaways

  • Find out: do you have the ability to narrate your own book, even if you hate the sound of your recorded voice?

  • Learn how to hire a professional narrator.

  • Secrets to a good performance: understand the difference between simply reading aloud and performing an audiobook through character, pacing, emotion, and vocal variety.

  • Avoid the pitfalls of new audiobook narrators.

  • Live recording sessions and editing: how mistakes, pauses, and “oopsies” are cleaned up.

  • Understand the three paths for producing an audiobook, and the pros and cons of each

  • If time allows, learn how to navigate steamier writing without awkwardness.

* Stay after the presentation so Dom can email your finished narration sample to you as an MP3.

    REGISTER

    To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration. 

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    Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. 

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    Event Contact: Brian Rouley

    Email:Brian@Rouley.com