In 2008 or so, I was sitting in a coffee shop near Fort Riley, Kansas trying to forget about work, and I heard Kenneth Branagh read The Magician's Nephew. I decided right there that one day I would become a voice actor (It didn't happen for nearly 10 years, but that's where I decided it) Here's an excerpt from Chapter 1 of that book. I encourage you to take a listen to a moment of two of it, and identify some stuff that you like then try to apply it to your reads. I love how he reads effortlessly. He inflection is very nuanced and not distracting at all. Also, when he voices children or women, he just "puts some air under it" but doesn't overdo it to the point of pulling you out of the story. Also, I like how he takes his time with his pacing. This helps you keep pace with what's going on, and allows it to "register" in your mind. Please post a narrator that you like so we can all take a listen and learn!

Got my next ACX project! This is the first one I've gotten that has character voices and isn't straight narration. I'd love to hear everyone's tips for planning and keeping the different characters distinctive.

Here's a link to last Saturday's call. I know weekends are really busy for some, but would anyone be open for a future Saturday call where we do practice, etc? (Here's a link to the video where @Brittany Barry and @David Martin did some scenes from Much Ado About Nothing https://youtu.be/I6LuUAWVIOk)

YouTube provides an incredible platform to monetize your voice in creative ways. If you don’t have a YouTube channel, you should definitely consider starting one! Please drop you YouTube links below so we can support one another 😎🙏

Some good news, my new microphone finally came in! Unfortunately, I'm getting a lot of static upon plugging it in and trying to record, any recommendations on troubleshooting? Edit: Turns out I forgot to install the drivers for the Focusrite interface. There is still some static, but MUCH less than there was.