17 January 2018

An interviewer once asked me what I learned while working in information technology that helped me in my profession as an audiobook narrator. A 25-year career in a variety of IT positions including programmer, network and email administrator, and technical specialist certainly gave me an ease and confidence about utilizing a wide variety of software […]

3 January 2018

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. — Henry Stanley Hoskins (not Emerson as I originally believed)   It’s day 3 in a new year. Have you already broken your New Year’s Resolutions? At the end of 2016, I took Michael Hyatt’s 5 […]

20 December 2017

  As I wrote over 10 years ago, in order for your ship containing job contracts to come sailing in to your harbor, you have to keep sending out promotional and prospecting ships into the world. But what happens when you don’t see any results from your efforts? It’s so easy to fall into a […]

13 December 2017

  When people ask my advice about getting training, I refer them to my article 10 questions to ask coaches and demo producers and the vetted coaches and consultants linked in the Connections section of my NarratorsRoadmap.com home page. Recently, someone told me she wanted to develop confidence and wondered whether I thought a particular coach […]

8 November 2017

A few years ago, I started my audio publishing empire with a public domain book. Today, I am thrilled to publish my first contemporary audiobook ROAD TO TARA: THE LIFE OF MARGARET MITCHELL by Anne Edwards. I’m not the first narrator to acquire audio rights and publish an audiobook of a current book. Nevertheless, I […]

9 September 2017

Last updated 31 December 2024 I’m not a lawyer, but I have voiced an attorney in multiple audiobooks. Just because an author has passed away or isn’t easily discoverable, or the book is out of print, doesn’t mean you’re free to create the audiobook of her book! Before you can record an audiobook, you must […]

7 August 2017

If you’ve read my articles about Barry Manilow (here and here),  you probably suspect that music is an important part of my life. Did you know that I also play music? I ask your indulgence while I write about music for a few minutes. I promise that I do have a point that relates not only […]

12 July 2017

Recently, several audiobook narrators discussed in a Facebook group how we do our pronunciation research. Like many narrators, I use the iAnnotate app for the text since it allows us to read the book from a tablet and noiselessly turn pages. Most people in the discussion either added their pronunciation research to the PDF in […]

6 June 2017

After reading my article How I Started My Audiobook Publishing Company, a couple of people recently wrote to me with questions about the process. With their permission, I am answering their questions here so more people can benefit from and join in the discussion. Before you read further, I should state that I’m not a […]

31 May 2017

  Each year, the Audio Publishers Association hosts an informative conference for its members. I was unable to attend this year due to family concerns. However, thanks to the many tweets from ACX.com and other participants today, I almost feel like was there! Using Storify, I chronologically sorted all of the #APAC2017 tweets about these 5 sessions of interest […]