When Safety Becomes the Cage | Origin Curse Audiobook Ch 3

A sound in the night. A shadow at the window. A desperate escape.

Yoshiko is still mourning her father’s death when she hears someone climbing the outer walls of her bedroom. Her instincts scream danger, but when she raises her blade to strike—she comes face to face with someone unexpected.

Now, she must make an impossible choice: stay where she’s safe… or flee into the unknown. Because sometimes, the place that protects you can also become your cage.

Welcome to Episode 3 of From the Author’s Chair!

I want to share a few more behind-the-scenes audiobook recording struggles—like learning to hold my breath before speaking, avoiding accidental mousepad noises, and the ultimate enemy of all audiobook narrators… a rumbling stomach. 😂

Seriously, recording an audiobook teaches you things you’d never think about in everyday speaking—like how even shuffling in your chair gets picked up on the mic! But I’m getting smoother with each episode, learning new tricks along the way (like the finger-click editing hack and finally figuring out punch and roll recording).

Hit play to join me for Chapter 3—where danger looms, secrets unravel, and Yoshiko faces a truth she never expected.

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