Earlier this week I enjoyed a highlight of my career, attending the 2020 Audies as a Finalist for my contribution (writing & narration) to the anthology Never the Less We Persisted: Me Too (Blunder Woman Productions). This title has taken on a life of its own, winning a Voice Arts Awards in November as well as an…
So you’ve read Part 1 of Breaking Into Audiobooks and you’re still interested? Great! Now that you know the recipe for a successful narrator, here’s a list of eleven practical things you can do to get started! Take “The Test”: This suggestion was originally offered up by colleague Sean Pratt in his excellent blog post “So…
I receive inquiries from enthusiastic folks all the time asking how they might be able to break into audiobooks. It’s becoming such popular field, and though I try to answer everyone individually, lately it just isn’t possible, so I thought I’d write a post about it instead, with some tips and insight into how to…
It’s 11:28pm on Leap Day, Feb. 29! Since I committed to posting at least once every month, and it seems I only have 30 minutes left of this one, I am posting. Got lucky with that extra day! The truth is, I have no idea what to really say. Because my head is once again swimming….
In LA, rainy days are like Snow Days. We don’t get them very often, and when we do it feels like a special treat. It makes me want to stay inside and bake cookies in my pajamas. Somehow time seems to stop and frivolity feels justified. BUT, on a workday, cookie-baking can be a bit of…
I’m so happy to be involved with the Deyan Institute, coordinating the VO Pro Series and contributing monthly to their growing blog!
I think I’m finally coming down from the hyper-stimulation of APAC 2014. So much activity and output packed into just a few short days! For those who are unfamiliar, APAC (Audio Publishers Association Conference) is an annual event held in NYC. Basically everyone in the audiobook industry (producers, directors, publishers and narrators) attends at least…