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Bly vs Bisland: The Story Behind the Story (Part 1)

Every now and again, we get a Divine whisper of an inspired idea. Such was the case about a very special and exciting audiobook I created and produced earlier this year. In 1889, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland were female reporters in New York. Each went on a daring solo trip around the world at […]Read More
6 Weeks of Showing My Work

After reading Austin Kleon's book SHOW YOUR WORK on 16 May 2015, I decided to share some aspect about my work and my processes on Twitter each day. The first 6+ weeks (16 May - 30 June 2015) of those tweets are captured in this post. Read More
Audiobook Roundtable on EWABS

Last Monday was Ladies’ Night on the East West Audio Body Shop (EWABS) show! On  22 June 2015, I was excited to be a guest on the show and talk with hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard about my favorite thing — AUDIOBOOKS! My narrator colleagues Hillary Huber and Ann M. Richardson and publisher Carlyn Craig, founder of Post […]Read More
Stray Post Roundup

Howdy, pardner! Welcome to my first stray post roundup! I don’t always confine my writing to this blog, and some of my critters have wandered off hither and yon across the ‘Net. I thought I’d rein ’em in here in case you missed seeing them. In this roundup, I’ll link to my new magazine column […]Read More
10 Takeaways From Johnny Heller’s All Star Narrator Workshop

Some people go to fantasy sports camps where they learn from their favorite All Star players. Last week, I did something similar….except the members of my fantasy All Star team are all award-winning audiobook narrators! On 26 May 2015, the day before the annual Audio Publishers Association Conference, veteran narrator Johnny Heller hosted a Narrator […]Read More
TDIMH — Identify With Excellence

This Date In My History is an ongoing series of blog posts taken directly from my private journal entries and are intended to help others along their path. I usually use an entry that is at least 10 years old. However, today is the 4th anniversary of a significant change for me. Perhaps after reading […]Read More
National Tell A Story Day 2015 — DIXIE DIVAS

Today is National Tell A Story Day! In honor of this special day, I want to share the back story about one of my favorite books to narrate. Like a lot of people, I often download free Kindle books so I can try a new author or genre. My Amazon order history shows me that […]Read More
Interview with Audiobook Blogger Jennie Mortarotti

Authors and narrators greatly appreciate the people who take the time to listen to our audiobooks and then write thoughtful reviews. In this third installment of the series, I’m excited to interview audiobook blogger Jennie Mortarotti from Narrator Reviews to find out about her review interests and process. Jennie’s bio: I live alone with two cats, […]Read More
My Recommended Classes, Audition Criteria and Other Advice

Being interviewed makes me feel like a celebrity on the red carpet! Earlier this week, audiobook narrator Wendy Pitts interviewed me on her blog A Girl and Her Microphone. She asked 10 engaging questions, such as #7: Are there any books, webinars, classes, or conventions you have found particularly helpful and informative? I responded with […]Read More
Interview with Audiobook Blogger Rebecca M. Douglass

Authors and narrators greatly appreciate the people who take the time to listen to our audiobooks and then write thoughtful reviews. In this second installment of the series, I’m excited to interview audiobook blogger Rebecca M. Douglass from The Ninja Librarian to find out about her review interests and process. Rebecca’s Bio: Rebecca M. Douglass is […]Read More
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