Tag: Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries
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Sucking is Totally Acceptable in Service to Becoming Awesome
Inspired by Lazy When I was flirting with the idea of becoming an audiobook narrator I tagged along to an informational session at Voice One school in San Francisco. My brilliant cousin Rob, an actor, singer, and co-founder of Sightglass Theater Company was checking them out and I went along for fun. In that one-hour session, the…
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Notes From The Studio Audience: Return to Base
If it hasn’t become clear to blog readers yet, “The Studio Audience” is me. In this endeavor of learning how to do audiobooks, I am my own Producer, Actor, Director, Editor, and Marketer. I’m the only person with skin in this game, so especially when I am editing my narration, I work on several levels simultaneously. (I…
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Notes from The Studio Audience: Audiobook Redshirts
The Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries tend to have a few audiobook “Redshirts” in them; characters who show up in a scene as part of the setting and are never heard from again. Most of the time, they are a fun opportunity to do something (reasonably) outrageous, or more difficult for my voice, because I don’t have…
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Fictional Characters Who Walk Into The Real World, a.k.a. Cosplay
Viola Roberts went to Seattle to promote two new audiobooks released in February: The Body in The Bathtub and The Venom in The Valentine. Well. Viola’s VOICE went (Psssst! That’s me). Her creator was there as well, author Shéa Macleod. This is us, having a blast after not seeing each other for over 2 years!…
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Over 500 Copies Sold!
It’s Celebrate a Milestone day! Over 500 audiobooks sold! To thank you for supporting me and my work, each person who sends me a note of congratulations before the end of February will be entered to win a free audiobook code! Listeners are happy, check out some of the recent reviews: Kelly from Edmonton, Canada…
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For Fun or Money. Often Both.
Happy Career Milestone! This month, new book releases have provided me with my first editing credits. When I was asked recently to do “real” editing, I was hesitant. Should I accept payment for providing a service that I am not “trained” nor “licensed” to provide? I mean, Me? Edit!? No way…I barely remember what a…
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The Venom in the Valentine
In the spirit of full disclosure, I provided developmental editing for this installment of the Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries. Even seeing it in its raw form, this is my favorite read so far in the series. Shea MacLeod has climbed to new writing heights with her unique way of mixing of the hilarious with the…