Where I am tonight: Coming up against my limits. There are still things left on my list of things to do. First priority is finishing an audiobook before I leave for New York, and I realize that’s not going to happen. My voice is tired, my body is fatigued, my eyes are burning. I’m going…
DetailsToday I said goodbye to still more Portland friends. (I’ve had more coffee dates, lunch dates, and dinner dates in the last month than in the last two years, as I’ve been getting ready to leave full-tine life in Maine.) My conversations have been interesting and heart-felt, and two of the talks I had with…
DetailsMy status update on Facebook, posted a little over an hour ago, reads, “Considering writing a “moving to New York to expand the possibilities of an adventurous life” blog. This scares and excites me.” And it does! My scant blog posts in the past have taken hours of careful crafting and revision, and even then,…
DetailsAs you all know, I record book after book after book after book in my little recording studio, and I work to make every project something that I’d want to listen to. That’s the best way I know to keep my standards and expectations of my own craft high. But I don’t always have high…
DetailsHere’s a complete listing of all the narration-track sessions planned for the 2013 Audiobook Publishers Association Conference at the Javits Center in New York, May 29. Register here. It’s going to be a great year! 9—9:45: Director Diagnostics — Are you totally new to the game and want feedback about all you’ve been practicing and…
DetailsEver since I voiced the magnificently written Little Century, the story of a young woman making her way in turn-of-the-century Oregon, I’ve wanted to highlight the debut novelist Anna Keesey. I deeply admire Anna’s writing — her clearly drawn characters, the undercurrent of tension and yearning throughout the narrative, the richly realized sense of place…
DetailsYou surely know of Paul Meier‘s outstanding International Dialects of English Archive, but did you know the site has recently been completely redesigned? Paul — one of the most innovative, expert, and generous voice acting professionals I know, and someone I count as a friend — never fails to impress me. The newly launched IDEA…
DetailsIt’s high time I start giving away some free audiobooks, don’t you think? Here’s the start. I have two free copies of my narration of Some Girls, by Jillian Lauren, on CD. Jillian’s memoir is a fascinating account of her experience working as a harem girl for the Sultan of Brunei. Jillian is intrepid and…
DetailsThere is something so evocative about people making music together. I often cry when I make music with people and I often cry when I’m watching other people make beautiful music together. They’re joyful tears — cleansing, grateful, and unselfconscious. I posted the Som Sabadell flashmob video last year, because it was so lovely. Then…
DetailsLike most of you, I have found the summer heat to be a great challenge. My productivity in the studio has dropped in the last couple months. Even though I’ve done my best to keep to my schedule, it has been uncomfortable and difficult to work in my four by five foot booth recording booth…
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