Free scripts › Audiobook
1020 original excerpts across 34 genres of fiction and non-fiction. Pick a genre to start reading.
These excerpts were written for narrators to practice on. Each card lists the point of view, the voice age and the accent, plus a coach's note on the one thing to watch. Start with a genre you love to read. Record a full excerpt, then listen back with the text in front of you. They come from the team behind Academy Voices and 790+ published audiobooks.
No. Every excerpt was written for this library, so you can record it and post it without asking anyone.
Point of view. First person means the narrator is the main character, saying I. Third person means the narrator is telling someone else's story.
Most run 45 seconds to 90 seconds. We picked 12 to start with on the audiobook audition page.
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