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Creating a new web site to serve audiobook narrators of all levels took longer than a summer vacation. NarratorsRoadmap.com re-launches 9/16 with a CONTEST!
Happy 20th anniversary to me! I started my voiceover business 20 years ago. The past 20 years have been a remarkable evolutionary journey, to say the least! As I was reflecting on all that I've seen, read, written, voiced, and otherwise done in that time, I decided a blog post of 20 things I've learned would be a great way to celebrate this milestone!
Updated 8/28/19
Earlier this week, I re-tweeted a great comment from casting director Dana Bowling:
Since several people asked me about my journaling process, I thought this post with a few ideas might help you start or further your own.
Since I haven’t posted an article in over 6 months (gasp!), you might think my blog went into hibernation and never came out. However, I’m busy creating content that remains unseen to my audience.
First, I have several articles in progress for this blog to aid narrators with research.
I’m also writing a series of articles for my author blog. I’m basing them on the presentation I gave to the Atlanta Sisters in Crime chapter about the stages of audiobook production. I provided members with this rack card to plan
In this 4th and final article about my Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz, I discuss financial considerations of an audiobook narration business.
We’re halfway through with the questions on my Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz! To catch up, start with Analyzing the Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz Part 1.
Continuing where I left off in part 2, we’ll discuss the last 7 of the 15 questions in the Personality/Work Habits section.
I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker on the topic of Acting With Intention in one of the 2018 ACX University sessions. This post contains a link to the video plus all of the ancillary material I shared in the chat to make it easier to reference. That way, you can watch the video and not worry about missing anything.
Like finding the right place to live and physically moving in, choosing the right career -- even if it's a career change -- should start with significant self-reflection about the way you want to structure your life, the activities you enjoy, and your skills. This article is part 2 of 4 of analyzing answers to my Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz.
Last week, I presented my Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz. Today, we’ll look at the rationale behind the Baseline and Language questions. Note that these questions don’t have right or wrong answers.
A commenter on my article How to Become an Audiobook Narrator asked me:
I am told that I have a great talent in reading and acting…and for some time I’ve been thinking if I should start doing voice overs as an audio book narrator. What kind of skills do I need to acquire or improve on?
I could — and someday will — write an answer that addresses the part of the sentence that reads “I am told that…”. Today, though, I present my (drumroll)…
Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz
If you’re thinking about a
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