Category: Author
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FILE NOT FOUND (Oh, FFS!)
My last post was too long ago, and in it, I bemoaned broken hardware. But my Ortho Surgeon friend fixed my microphone, and I was back at recording two weeks ago, not knowing more troubles were on the horizon. While I was away at the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference I allowed my IT Dept. (husband)…
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All dressed down in my recording duds…
And nowhere to go tonight, because: 1. My hardware is broken. This screw that holds the thingie that holds my shock mount that holds my mic is busticated. Unclear how that happened. I *JUST* adjusted it, for the first time in…over a year…on Sunday. Hmmmm. When I got into the studio today the mic was flopped…
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Tenacious Accountabillibuddies Build Empires
Say This Three Times Fast: “Tenacious Accountabillibuddies Build Empires!” by Silver Webb They say, “do what you love and the money will follow.” Well, some people say that. My mother says, “You should get a job at the bank and work your way up to manager.” I am here to affirm that it is…
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The Stiff in the Study is Available!
Book 2 of the Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries, The Stiff in the Study, is available now!
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Recording (closet) Studio
“Hot Ash” colored carpeting was installed in my closet and office on Monday morning. It is the thickest of the thick, the plushest of the plush. The store was having a deal on a free carpet pad upgrade, which will really be nice at my standing desk and when I stand to do my narration.…
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The Top 10 Things I Love About Viola Roberts
When you narrate multiple books–“play” a character over and over–you feel like you know them. It is different from just reading a novel and archiving it off your kindle. Some months (like say, April, May, June), I’m living with Viola Roberts during every waking moment: recording her voice, hearing her thoughts, embodying her attitude. Best…
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Cuisine & Confessions: 7 Fingers of the Hand
Watching Cirque isn’t normally my bag (I will not say circus. There is zero resemblance to Barnum or Bailey here). I saw a deeply traumatizing Cirque du Soleil show in San Jose once, and have avoided the performance style ever since. So when I tell you that Cuisine & Confessions by 7 Fingers of the Hand cirque troupe…
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Reading Aloud: Tips Prepared for The Braille Institute of Santa Barbara
As part of the Library Week Open House, I’ll be speaking at the Braille Institute of Santa Barbara about being an audiobook narrator. The interview and discussion are open to the public, and if you’re at loose ends Thursday afternoon, please drop by! The institute asked me to write up three tips for…