How to Create Your Audiobook for Under $20

Substack Writers Salon · Apr 7, 2026 · 57m · transcript

I’ll be honest with you. I’ve been putting off recording an audiobook for years.

My excuses were plentiful: I don’t have a studio. I have an accent. It’s too expensive. I don’t know the technical side.

Then I sat down with Gunnar Habitz, a 28-time published author, course creator, and Substack writer from Sydney, Australia, for an episode of the Substack Writer’s Salon. And within an hour, he dismantled every single one of my excuses.

Here’s what I learned.

The Mindset Shift You Need First

Gunnar opened with a story that stopped me in my tracks.

He bought a book from a well-known Australian…