Meet Zara Ramm, narrator of Jodi Taylor's books on Audible
Hello all you lovely Jodi Taylor fans out there.. My name is Zara Ramm and I am the reader of all those wonderful tales from St. Mary’s.
Jodi has asked me to say a little about how I bring her brilliant words to your eyes and ears.
So where to start?
Well…..I have been an actor for twenty seven years doing mainly theatre and television. In the last ten years I have also been recording audio books as well which I sort of fell into and found I really enjoy. Which is lucky as I do quite a lot of them.
It’s a funny old job as you sit and prep the book (i.e make tons of notes and decisions about what voices and accents you are going to give all the different characters) and then spend two or three days sitting in a tiny studio with a producer in the next room making sure you don’t talk total rubbish and letting you out for a cup of tea every few hours.
You could of course risk not reading it before you record it and just wing it in the studio. Not a great idea though as you might get to the end of the recording and find out that all the characters were French!
I love a dialect so am very happy to give characters all manner of them but sometimes a change of pitch or pace is all that is needed to distinguish one character from another.
Unless specifically requested by the author I will always narrate in my own accent and then add different voices for lesser parts as I get to them, as sustaining a voice that isn’t your natural voice for a whole book is pretty demanding. I did do that with a Geordie accent once and also Glaswegian but it was quite hard work!
Reading and recording The Chronicles of St. Mary’s is always a treat...here’s to many more! Thanks Jodie for giving me the opportunity to record them and thank you readers and lovers of audio books for continuing to read and listen to them.
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Readers Q&A's
Zara, I’ve read the St Mary’s series over and over and eagerly await each new story from Jodi Taylor. In vain I tried to get my husband to read them as well but all it took was him listening to you and the first book! You really bring the stories to life in a brand new way for me and I’m enjoying the series all over again-your narration is the first audio book I’ve ever tried. And I believe you will be the standard to which I measure all others 😀. Thank you so much for hours of enjoyment. I’m certainly going to try other books narrated by you!
I tend to listen to the audiobooks while I am working, and I love your narration, Zara. I particularly enjoy your Markham, but they are all a part of my daily routine and consequently, so are you. Thanks, and good work.
Just started listening to Argumentation. Zara Ramm your style of narrating is as comforting to me as my favorite robe. Your easy delivery of every snarky comment has led to more than one coffee spew. Thank you for the hours of enjoyment I’ve received from listening to your narration.
Zara, you really brought the St Mary’s world to life. It’s a pure joy to hear the combined creativity of you and Jodi. THANK you for hours of delighted listening!
Love love your narration! So good to see your guest post. 😎
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