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TDIMH — From panic to planning

12 January 2013

This Date in My History — Sunday, 12 January 2003 12:30pm This morning, I have been wondering “what have I gotten myself into?” I am filled with panic over my audiobook. Casting all of the characters is overwhelming, and the author’s comments have only served to confuse instead of clarify… Not only am I worried […]Read More
TDIMH — Starting a business

9 January 2013

This Date in My History — Sun., Jan. 9, 2000 1:33am I actually still consider this to be Saturday night even though the clock says differently. It’s a new year, but I still have the old dream! I mailed CDs and still have not had any calls or reply cards. I’m sure other people were as […]Read More
December 2012 Audiobook Releases

6 January 2013

Two of my audiobooks released in December. Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark (Book 1 in the Carolina Slade Mysteries) Threats, a missing boss, a very dead co-worker, a high-level investigation, and a sinister hog farmer… Someone wants to make sure she buys the farm. In Lowcountry Bribe, Carolina Slade is a by-the-book manager for […]Read More
New series — This Date in My History: Elance

5 January 2013

Greetings, all, and happy new year! When I began my voice-over career in 1999, one of my friends suggested that I start a journal. She said that when Biography or Intimate Portrait wanted to highlight me in a show, I would have all of this great background material to share with them about how I […]Read More
3 Thoughts to Help You Get Past That Mistake

24 October 2012

Every job promotion I earned through my long career at the IRS was a competitive action. Today’s story is about a job I didn’t get due to my own mistakes and how those mistakes help me in my voice-over career today. Once upon a time… I started working at the IRS as a teenager. Daddy […]Read More
Summer/Fall 2012 Audiobook Releases

16 October 2012

My audiobook work has continued steadily all year, and I’m blessed and grateful to report that more are coming! In addition to the narration, I did the complete production of each of these books in my stunning soundproof studio. I am so fortunate that Drew directs me on my audiobooks. He is exceedingly good at […]Read More
4 Ways to Find Happiness When You Hate Your Job

25 September 2012

Does this paragraph sound like you: I’ve had tremendous anxiety and stress on my job for over a year. Actually, I’ve been stressed out for much longer. Lately, I feel like I’m “on the edge”; I’m about to go crazy. Or what about these comments: I worked 13 hours today…. I have been exhausted all […]Read More
Going Public for Audiobook Month and Some Pronunciation Info

29 June 2012

June is Audiobook Month, and this is Audiobook Week! To celebrate, a number of audiobook narrators are posting short recordings today in the Going Public project. This audio project is the brainchild of narrator Xe Sands. Each Friday, new audio is offered  for free download. Xe describes the project as pieces recorded purely for the […]Read More
Power of “I AM” in Maintaining a Positive Attitude

23 June 2012

A positive attitude is one thing that people always advise you to have when starting or pursuing a voice-over career. You probably even think you have one. I thought I did….until I realized just how pervasive our negative thoughts and words really are. For instance, in one of the on-line voice-over forums, we were discussing an […]Read More
Where does the time go?

31 May 2012

As the excellent voice-over talent says in this Staples commercial, “in a small business, it’s all you.” I laugh each time I see this ad because I relate a lot to Dave these days! The past 2 months have been wonderfully busy. I’ve done full production on 3 audiobooks; the finished time of each ranged […]Read More
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