Audiobook Releases Summer 2014
Dirty Harriet Rides Again is book 2 in Miriam Auerbach’s Dirty Harriet mysteries. Once again, Harriet Horowitz has to kick some serious butt in Boca Raton….after consultation with her friendly local...
View ArticleHow To Become An Audiobook Narrator
Audiobooks are becoming mainstream entertainment. As a result, many voiceover talent, actors, and others are interested in becoming narrators. As I wrote previously: A good narrator will make the...
View ArticleGary Terzza’s Advice for Newbie Narrators on ACX.com
On 11/18/14, ACX.com hosted a Twitter chat with UK voiceover coach Gary Terzza, who offered advice for newbie audiobook narrators on ACX.com. I added the chat to a Storify page, which is embedded...
View ArticleDual Gender Narrations in Audiobooks
An audiobook listener on Goodreads wrote recently: “I’m hoping the powers-that-be realize this (and care) and we’ll see more audiobooks being narrated by dual-gender narrators. And I don’t mean...
View ArticleMy Recommended Classes, Audition Criteria and Other Advice
Being interviewed makes me feel like a celebrity on the red carpet! Earlier this week, audiobook narrator Wendy Pitts interviewed me on her blog A Girl and Her Microphone. She asked 10 engaging...
View ArticleTDIMH — Identify With Excellence
This Date In My History is an ongoing series of blog posts taken directly from my private journal entries and are intended to help others along their path. I usually use an entry that is at least 10...
View Article10 Takeaways From Johnny Heller’s All Star Narrator Workshop
Some people go to fantasy sports camps where they learn from their favorite All Star players. Last week, I did something similar….except the members of my fantasy All Star team are all award-winning...
View ArticleStray Post Roundup
Howdy, pardner! Welcome to my first stray post roundup! I don’t always confine my writing to this blog, and some of my critters have wandered off hither and yon across the ‘Net. I thought I’d rein...
View Article6 Weeks of Showing My Work
On Saturday, 16 May, I read Austin Kleon‘s book Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered. He wrote: When I have the privilege of talking to my readers, the most common...
View ArticleBly vs Bisland: The Story Behind the Story (Part 1)
Every now and again, we get a Divine whisper of an inspired idea. Such was the case about a very special and exciting audiobook I created and produced earlier this year. In 1889, Nellie Bly and...
View Article3 More Networking Tips for Introverts
After reading my article 3 Take-aways from APAC 2016 and 2 Networking Tips, a voice talent sent me a message. This introverted person is attending an upcoming convention in another industry and...
View ArticleI #LoveAudiobooks!
June is Audiobook Month! To celebrate, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) kicked off a video campaign titled “A Good Audiobook Speaks Volumes” in which authors and narrators share why we...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar on Acquiring Audio Rights
Since 2006, I’ve had the dream of publishing my own line of audiobooks. I partially fulfilled that dream in 2014 when I used works in the public domain to start Jewel Audiobooks, my audiobook...
View ArticleA DEAL You Can Get Any Day And Is Good All Year
The Monday after Thanksgiving is known as Cyber Monday, when lots of people are on their computers shopping for deals. Friends, have I got a DEAL for you! I spent the morning searching for a special...
View ArticleOutsourcing From a Narrator’s Perspective
In 2013, I heard client attraction specialist Fabienne Frederickson talk about determining your “Quadrants of Brilliance”. It’s a thought-provoking and highly revealing exercise that requires some...
View Article20 Things Learned in Last 20 Years
Happy 20th anniversary to me! I launched my voiceover business 20 years ago. Since my last post was about using my journal, it’s only appropriate that this one goes back to where it all began, my...
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