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Narrator’s Cup of Joe — Woo Woo Blend

14 January 2023

my drawing of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly that landed on meDaniela Acitelli invited me on her Narrator's Cup of Joe show to discuss "woo woo" subjects: affirmations, visualizations, and manifestations. This article expands on that conversation with additional stories and resource links.Read More
Embracing Life and Work

1 January 2023

David CassidyDavid Cassidy's story is a powerful reminder to accept and be grateful for your life. I've also learned to embrace only the work that I can do. Read More
The Story Behind the Story Part 2: Music

13 December 2022

Today’s World Violin Day! As you know, I play harp, not violin. However, a violinist and his instrument figured prominently in my audiobook of FANNY HERSELF: A PASSIONATE INSTINCT by Edna Ferber and in the music I chose to go under the credits. I started to write this quick story as a Twitter thread, but I […]Read More
How to Download Clubhouse Replays

16 November 2022

Last updated 10/10/23   I’ve recently enjoyed participating in several Clubhouse chats. In fact, I held an Ask Me Anything on the site on 9/16/22 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of NarratorsRoadmap.com. If you click the link above, you’ll see it goes to an Evernote page that has the Clubhouse graphic and audio recording of the […]Read More
My Life as a Musician

26 September 2022

When I'm away from the booth, I'm an amateur musician on flute, piccolo, piano, and most especially HARP! This post is chock-full of videos and resources.Read More
Public Domain Narration Headquarters

26 May 2022

Interested in narrating and publishing public domain audiobooks? Start here! You'll find 10 reasons I love PD books, a list of resources, and Q&A in the comments.Read More
Feather, Phone, and Fun

22 April 2022

On Day 1 of Mike Dooley and Pam Grout's Magical Mystery Manifesting Adventure, I manifested so much more than the assignment. I fulfilled a long-held dream!Read More
Just Pick One and Do It

3 January 2022

My current needlepoint project reminds me of an important point related to my business to-do list.Read More
Right of Publicity

8 December 2021

I wanted to use Walt Disney's image on my audiobook cover of THE STORY OF WALT DISNEY. The right of publicity completely changed my plan.Read More
An Open Letter to Bee Audio

26 October 2021

Today Bee Audio’s new CEO Roy Forbes sent a disturbing email to all members on their production roster. He gleefully wrote about working with 2 different international companies “who share our vision and enthusiasm” to help develop AI Text-to-Speech (TTS) for audiobooks. I say he wrote “gleefully” because, as a professional audiobook narrator, I am […]Read More
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