You were an accomplished actress, at some point your career took a turn and you discovered the vocation of audiobook narration. It was just this kind of story curiosity. I was not a kid that just wanted to be famous or have that attention on me that actually made me pretty uncomfortable. I always wanted to have the experience of being as many different people as I could so that curiosity spurred me on. We come into just one body and one situation, one circumstance, and that just felt really limiting for me. And for acting, I think the appeal was that I wanted to see the world through as many different eyes as I could.
I was an only child so I would write things for myself to perform for myself. I think it’s something that I’ve thought about, especially as you get older, and you look back, and you tend to like “narrativize” your life choices in a way, but I think for me, I’ve always had this storytelling impulse.
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You moved to LA to pursue acting at the age of around 10 or 11, I think, and by the time you were 15, you had landed a role in the acclaimed television series “Once and Again.” What was it that appealed to you about acting and what caused you to pursue it with vigor at such a young age? Julia, you became involved in children’s theatre at a very young age at the age of five. Welcome, Julia, thanks for joining us on LifeExcellence. The New Yorker Magazine calls Julia “the Adele of audiobooks.” She is also a Grammy nominated audiobook director, a former writing tutor, a half decent amateur baker, and a certified tea sommelier. Her latest novel, “Thank You for Listening” was the best of 2022 pick at Amazon, Audible and NPR, as well as a Goodreads Choice Award nominee. Audiophile Magazine has given Julia the Lifetime Achievement Golden Voice Award and her performance of her own debut novel, the international best seller, “My Oxford Year” earned Julia the Society of Voice Arts Award. She has won numerous awards, including being named Audible’s Narrator of the Year. Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor and the audiobook narrator of over 500 titles. Join me as I talk with amazing athletes, entrepreneurs, authors, entertainers, and others who have achieved excellence in their chosen field so you can learn their tools, techniques and strategies for improving performance and achieving greater success. Welcome to another episode of LifeExcellence with Brian Bartes.
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She also delivers a special performance that you don’t want to miss! Full Transcript Julia takes us inside her recording booth to reveal the connection that gets created between a narrator and her listeners. Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, author, and the audiobook narrator of over 500 titles.
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