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Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan

6 January 2020

Infographic elements for Business Planning concept.

I’ve always been a planner. I’ve even planned vacations more than a year out so that the trip would coincide with a certain date, like when I decided we’d be on cruise ship sailing through the Panama Canal on my birthday. A friend asked me about my plans for this year and expressed curiosity about my planning process, which inspired me to write this article.

 

Background

First, it may help to know that I love the book Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting It. The author relates numerousRead More

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

16 September 2019

Grand Opening Balloons ShowingCreating 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!Read More
20 Things Learned in Last 20 Years

1 September 2019

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!Read More
How I Use My Journal

27 August 2019

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.

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Inspiration On the Path Toward Achievement

28 May 2019

billboard with Narrators Roadmap in letters that look like red neon

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 planRead More

Analyzing the Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz Part 4

12 December 2018

woman with magnifying glass and Narrator Self Assessment Quiz folderIn this 4th and final article about my Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz, I discuss financial considerations of an audiobook narration business.Read More
Analyzing the Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz Part 3

5 December 2018

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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.
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ACX U – Acting With Intention

8 November 2018

ACX U title screenI 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.Read More
Analyzing the Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz Part 2

5 November 2018

woman with magnifying glass and Narrator Self Assessment Quiz folderLike 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.Read More
Analyzing the Audiobook Narrator Self-Assessment Quiz Part 1

15 August 2018

woman with magnifying glass and Narrator Self Assessment Quiz folder

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.

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