Heather Haws
Authentic & Human-Centered Narration Services
“The written word has taught me to listen to the human voice, much as the great unchanging statues have taught me to appreciate the bodily motions.”
Marguerite Yourcenar
You Wrote A Book. You Finished A Manuscript.
You Reached “The End.”
Now what?
58%
Of Americans aged 18 and older have listened to an audiobook.
Your book should be one of them!
About
Heather is a Seattle-based narrator known for her friendly, soothing, and authentic vocal style, backed by a strong multi-gender character range and a talented singing voice. She wears many hats, including, but not limited to: writer, artist, enthusiastic kitchen singer, forever student, and mom.
Twenty years working in the tech industry gifted Heather many invaluable skills for freelance audiobook narration, such as project management, working on tight deadlines, iterative delivery processes, and taking feedback incredibly well.
As an avid runner for most of her life and committed yoga student for more than half her life, she has great stamina and breath-control.
Heather grew up in the greater Seattle area with her head mostly in the clouds. She was known in school, with her family, and to many of her friends as a bit of a daydreamer. Or a space case. Or inattentive, depending on who you asked.
Her love of books began at an early age and, like many 80s babies, she started reading Stephen King far too young. To this day, she is still a passionate reader, consuming books in every form possible from paper, to electronic, to audio. She is also the mom that does all the voices when reading to her children. (And consistently annoys them with either her Elmo or Robocall persona).
Heather is easy to work with and even easier to talk to. Her open, authentic, and curious presence ensures a collaborative, creative, and highly supportive production process from the very first chapter to the final master.
Get A Sample.
You put in the work! You’ve written a book!
Congratulations! Now treat yourself!
Submit the first 500 words of your manuscript and Heather will record a sample for you.
Heather is a human-centered producer and creative.
Before accepting a project, Heather asks authors and publishers to confirm that generative AI has not been used in creating the book's text, artwork, illustrations, cover, or design. She also requires written terms prohibiting the use of her recordings, voice data, or vocal likeness for AI training, voice cloning, or synthetic speech generation.
If these conditions align with your project, she'd be delighted to record a short demo that you can use in your promotional materials.
Thank you for your understanding!
