Speaking the language is the first step to fitting in anywhere. When visiting a foreign country, or even beginning computer programming, there is a basic set of terms and tools you need to learn. It is the same when becoming a voice actor. Learning what a noise gate, a compressor,… ( Read More )
Keeping At It
Keeping at it is difficult. Sometimes it can feel impossible. Deadlines pile up and pass you by, and it feels like you may never catch up again. I have found that when things begin to look bleak, a tiny step forward is still progress. It may look as small as… ( Read More )
Audio Books Are Great But It Takes A While
Audiobooks are really great but it takes a while to get them recorded, approved, and finally produced. For authors, it does cost quite a bit of money to get them done by any of the services available these days. I currently do voice acting for ACX which publishes their audiobooks… ( Read More )
Shameless Promotion of My First Video Gig
I hope everyone is doing good this weekend. Today is the beginning of the Sunshine State Book Festival sponsored by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville Florida (WAG). Thus, this posting and Shameless Promotion of my First Video Gig. One of my clients, Lacey Dancer, commissioned me to do a reading… ( Read More )
Making Macarons During Hurricane Season
Making macarons during hurricane season is a terrible idea, I have learned. Any seasoned baker will know, you can have the right flour, use every tip and trick in the book, but if it’s humid outside, those cookies will not turn out. Recording audiobooks can be very much the same.… ( Read More )