2019-03-20 02:45
As you work on growing your audiobook narration business, you may be tempted to try to narrate every possible genre and sub-genre. And for some audiobook narrators that works well. They enjo… Read More
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A blog about voiceover, life and assorted other ramblings.
2019-02-14 03:34
When I need to make sure that my voiceover performances stay at the top of their game, one of the most important places I turn is to spend time with the one and only Marice Tobias. She is a… Read More
2019-02-07 15:47
Back in 1983 when I first starting working steadily doing voiceovers, I had no idea that at one point 30 years down the road, my focus would shift to mainly narrating audiobooks. Of course… Read More
2019-02-01 17:57
The number of paths to success that are available to you are more wide-ranging than ever. Whatever category of voiceover you fancy, just focus your efforts in that direction each day and you… Read More
2019-01-29 22:39
Hi, it’s been 2 and a half years since my last post; so this is a quick “heads up” that you’ll start to see posts from me now and then. If you subscribed at some time… Read More
2016-07-15 14:54
Most of the time I try to focus what I post here on ideas and experiences that I hope will be helpful to as many of us in voiceover as I can. But now and then something comes along that is s… Read More
2016-07-07 14:36
The old saying (at least as I was taught it) goes: you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Not that I’m all that interested in catching flies. Still, the idea is worth thinking a… Read More
2016-06-28 03:44
It’s been quite a while again since my last post. When I started this blog over 11 years ago, my goal was to write about one of my greatest passions: voiceover work. At the time I stil… Read More
2016-03-16 07:34
I honestly wish I had a nickle for every time I’ve an individual I’ve just met comment about “how often someone says they have a nice voice.” The sound of your voice… Read More
2016-02-26 12:40
You may or may not have seen my friend Kelley Buttrick’s post on her site about Jeep. It’s an arresting and original campaign by Kelley to position herself as the logical choice… Read More
2016-02-08 05:55
The bread and butter part of the voiceover business for many people making a comfortable living doing voiceovers these days is long-form narration of one kind or another. This is where I liv… Read More
2016-01-27 17:10
When you learn the answer to a question you have puzzled over for some time, the thing to do is to take action on the answer. Yes, you can always investigate further. (Indeed I would strongl… Read More
2016-01-24 22:26
The third and last of the three videos that Dan O’Day and David H. Lawrence XVII have done in anticipation of their ACX Masterclass for 2016 is now released. It kicks off with a self-a… Read More
2016-01-22 21:43
By sound, in this post, I mean the sound of your home studio. What is the part of the puzzle that has the greatest effect on your sound? Your microphone? Your pre-amp? Your audio interface o… Read More
2016-01-21 21:43
I might be the world’s worst golfer. If not, I’m certainly in the bottom 10 of all time. Don’t believe me? I once 20 putted a green. Yes, my friends with whom I was playing… Read More
2016-01-19 09:18
Star Wars fans will recognize the title of this post as a partial quote from a line Yoda says to Luke Skywalker. It’s relevant to what I’m writing today because you can spend all… Read More
2016-01-19 04:18
Resilience might be the single most important thing that has to be true about you if you are going to succeed in voiceover. This post, by the way, was prompted by a Seth Godin blog post from… Read More
2016-01-13 09:18
I don’t recommend starting your audiobook journey the way I did. While I have now narrated somewhat over 100 audiobooks, my first narration job was for Thomas Nelson Publishers. If you… Read More
2015-12-25 03:49
I know it’s not terribly sensitive of me to offer a greeting that applies to only some of you. I hope those for whom “Merry Christmas” means little or nothing will indulge… Read More
2015-12-23 16:02
Not everyone gets to do what they love for a living. I am grateful to be one of those who does. I love, I mean I truly and deeply love narrating stories for my clients. It doesn’t matt… Read More
2015-12-01 19:02
November is done so Movember is done and my upper lip has now returned to its normally shorn status.
I am profoundly grateful for the contributions to be my page and our entire MVO Movember… Read More
2015-12-01 04:53
This morning I had my semi-annual dental visit and teeth cleaning. Since it’s been several years since I’ve had a mustache, I had forgotten how strange it feels to have a hairy u… Read More
2015-11-29 21:34
With only one day left in November 2015, this is one of my very last Movember posts. That might represent a very good piece of news. I imagine you might very well be tired of seeing photos o… Read More
2015-11-27 20:25
With only 3 days left in the month, here is how my Movember mustache stands:
Certainly not the most impressive showing, but it’s what it is … the best that I can do in 27 days… Read More
2015-11-27 04:22
Like many people who live in the USA, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I suppose it has a lot to do with the simplicity of the day. There’s no pressure to find the right gifts, no… Read More
2015-11-25 04:27
My wife Cinda and I had wings for dinner today, taking advance of a special day at one of our favorite restaurants. This reminded me that having a mustache while eating these tasty little de… Read More
2015-11-24 04:40
Here is the view of my Movember mustache yesterday, November 22nd:
And today, November 23rd:
I realize most of your are reading this post on November 24th, because of how late in the day I… Read More
2015-11-23 12:36
Do you ever take a moment to think about how fragile is the thread on which your (my) voiceover business hangs? By using that metaphor I am not trying to imply that everything is about to co… Read More
2015-11-21 19:18
Three weeks in to the Movember 2015 experience and things are starting to take shape:
I mentioned earlier in the month that my father is currently battling prostate cancer. When he told me… Read More
2015-11-20 23:12
The last couple of days have been filled with lots of little activities that always take more time than was planned; thus we’re combining the Movember posts for these 2 days. Here is t… Read More
2015-11-18 21:56
This morning my youngest son Brian and I, with some help from my wife Cinda, raked all the leaves from our front yard down to the edge of the street that runs in front of our house. We then… Read More
2015-11-17 19:27
How about this? A post about something other than Movember! I received a very nice note from Cromerty York a few days ago, asking if I would be willing to add her blog to my blogroll. I have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ve just added my friend Heather Costa’s blog to my blogroll. Welcome, Heather! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My friend Andi Arndt has written a wonderful post called The Sound of Life about wrestling with whether or not to add an isolation booth to her toolkit as a narrator. I think you’ll fi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I have been reading the Monday Morning Memo by Roy H. Williams since 1997. If you don’t get it in your inbox every Monday, I encourage you to sign up. The insights are well worth the f… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You may have seen at least one of the free videos that Dan O’Day and David H. Lawrence XVII have done in advance of their ACX Master Class, so you probably know by now if recording aud… Read More
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