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Assembly Tips for Custom-Size Studiobricks Booths

7 June 2021

This article outlines assembly tips for custom-size Studiobricks booth. All Studiobricks owners can benefit from the video about adjusting the door.Read More
How I Get Stuff Done

20 May 2021

During APA Business Diagnostics, someone asked me how I get so much done. In this article, I share 9 specific tactics I use for efficient time management. Read More
Thoughts About Advice in Narrator Groups

11 March 2021

If you participate in online narrator groups, you'll want to carefully analyze the advice you give and receive there. Think twice before complaining about the tone.Read More
Ongoing Masterclasses and Acting Classes

24 February 2021

Online courses during the pandemic have enabled me to take 6 Deyan Masterclasses, as well as Joel Froomkin's Acting for Audio 14-week intensive course. Read More
5 Things I Learned From Margaret Mitchell’s Letters

20 February 2021

Applying these 5 guidelines to my own correspondence and forum participation enables me to spend more quality time on my own projects.Read More
Put Yourself in the ACX Driver’s Seat Webinar

15 January 2021

I've been working with ACX since it was in beta test in Jan. 2011. I've used it as both narrator and publisher. I'm excited to do my first-ever webinar on ACX on 11 February! Read More
Commit to Creativity Workshop

11 January 2021

Zoom window of panelists Krista Vernoff, Debbie Allen, Cheryl Strayed, Nia VardalosI attended the Commit to Creativity workshop on 10 January 2021. In this article, I discuss what I learned and share 2 writing prompts offered in the workshop that gave me clarity about how to proceed in my career. Click the link below to read the full article.Read More
When the Author is 6 Feet Under

12 September 2020

Author tombstoneHow do you find the person who holds the audio rights to a deceased author's work? I share my search techniques in this article.Read More
Breaking a Contract on ACX

16 April 2020

Ripping a contract in halfIn 2014, I broke a contract on ACX. This article describes the problems leading to that decision and includes my messages to the RH that can be used as templates. Read More
Avoid Copyright Infringement During The Pandemic (and Always)

19 March 2020

Silver Copyright Sign Representing Patent Protection

Last updated 30 March 2020

 

I first saw someone on Facebook propose a concept. A day or so later, I read a tweet from another person writing about the same thing. Suddenly, it seemed that this idea started spreading exponentially. I began to worry about narrator friends who were unnecessarily exposing themselves to risk.

You see, due to the closures and social distancing measures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many audiobook narrators, teachers, and parents have announced plans to record books on YouTube to educate and entertain children or even the public at large. They don’t realize they couldRead More

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