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Reasons to Create Your Own Stuff — Part 2

25 May 2011

Earlier this year, I wrote a popular article titled Reasons to Create Your Own Stuff. In it, I described the audiobook that I narrated for LibriVox and included a link to the book trailer I created to promote the audiobook. I also listed some of the marketing plans I had for the audiobook and trailer […]Read More
10 ways to get work in audiobook narration

12 May 2011

Like many of you, I love audiobooks and want to make it my major niche in voiceover. A couple of colleagues recently sent me emails asking advice about obtaining more work in audiobooks. As you might imagine, I wrote a rather lengthy reply from which I will add a condensed version later in this post. […]Read More
Every passion does not lead to a career choice

9 May 2011

Recently, I received this message as a comment on the entry A plan to break into voice-over: Karen, I can not tell you how thankful I am for your blog, and your selfless giving of voice over artistry information. I am at turning point in my life and realize I’ve been working 20 years in […]Read More
“Perils of Pauline” Audiobook is Available

30 April 2011

One reason that I am performing some audiobook work on Librivox as a service project is because it allows me to practice some acting techniques needed for effective storytelling in audiobooks. A project that was recently completed and is now available for free download is a multi-cast drama of The Perils of Pauline. I voiced the […]Read More
Trying to get a voiceover agent?

3 April 2011

Suddenly, I am receiving a rash of emails with the question: “can you direct me to some Atlanta voiceover agents?” Many people think that the key to voiceover success lies with an agent. Once you get an agent, you just have to sit back and let the lucrative offers come in, right? Ah, if only […]Read More
4 Lessons to Help You Keep That Client

14 March 2011

Aflac fired Gilbert Gottfried after the so-called comedian made crude, tasteless jokes on Twitter about the Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster. In case you didn’t know, Gottfried was the voice of the company’s signature spokesduck for many years. It’s not the first time that a major company fired a voiceover talent due to the talent’s remarks that […]Read More
Fantastic FaffCon!

27 February 2011

Attendees at the original FaffCon had nothing but glowing things to say about it. After all, how often do voiceover actors get to spend an entire weekend in the company of other working professional voice talent, much less actually sharing ways to improve our performances and business operations to get more work? I was unable to […]Read More
A Demonstration of My Soundproof Studio

29 January 2011

When I started my voiceover career, I recorded in a tiny closet with accordion doors. The room is upstairs on the front of the house and faces the street. The only entrance to our subdivision is about 150 yards away from my house. Consequently, 99% of my 200+ neighbors must pass my house every time they […]Read More
Exercise Your Creativity to be a Better Voice Talent

26 January 2011

Creativity is not something that you wait for. Creativity is something that waits for you. — Neale Donald Walsch A few years ago, Drew gave me a Valentine’s present of joint membership at a local pottery studio. While we weren’t envisioning a re-do of the famous scene from the movie Ghost, we had been interested […]Read More
Reasons to Create Your Own Stuff

23 January 2011

Create your own stuff. I’ve written about this theme in the past, but today, I want to show an example and talk about the marketing advantages available to voice talent who choose to cast themselves and develop their own work. As a service project, I’m narrating the audiobook of A Woman Who Went to Alaska […]Read More
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