How to Read Your Story Out Loud Without Using Your Voice
This text-to-speech tool makes it easy for writers
Let’s cut to the chase. Let me tell you about my discovery — a text-to-speech tool for writers to hear their stories out loud.
Here is my writing tip: Write without fear, and then edit it without mercy.
Aside from editing your story, you need to proofread. Reading your story out loud helps find errors.
Aside from common proofreading mistakes, reading aloud means I can hear my story’s flow and omit unnecessary words. Remember Rule 17 of The Elements of Style: Omit Needless Words.
There is a better way to read aloud
If you want to hear your story without using your voice, use a text to speech tool.
There are many, and most are free. I discovered Podcastle AI, a Google Chrome browser extension.
You can download the extension from here.
1. Go to any story you want to convert to a podcast or audio.
2. Click the Podcastle AI icon and click the “convert to podcast” tab.
Tip: pin Podcastle AI to Google Chrome, so it is one click away when you need it.
You can also use Podcastle AI to read any article you find online. As writers, we need to read as much as we write, and with this text-to-speech tool, you can still write while listening — no more excuses.
One step away from podcasting
As a bonus, Podcastle AI allows you to download the audio file, which is all you need to start a podcast of your stories. You can also remix it with your own voice.
3 things you need to start a podcast
Voila, you have repurposed your written content into your first podcast episode.