The Time I Was Outsmarted by A Thanksgiving Turkey
I hope you have recovered from last week’s food-induced coma. Whether it was with all the fixins’ or minimal fuss, I hope your holiday was exactly what you were needing.… Read More
Giving the Thanks (and a time lapse video)
Happy Thanksgiving week to you and yours. Definitely feeling the gratitude vibe and not just because I have finally swapped out summer clothes for Fall/Winter attire. Mama loves her knitted scarves & sweaters.
This Thursday we will be hangin’ with the extended fam for the festivities and considering that this time last year we went with a Zoom Thanksgiving, which while better than nothing, just isn’t quite the same. #imahugger… Read More
Are You Creative? (The Answer May Surprise You)
One of the ways to discover how you truly feel about a topic is to consider the opposing view. When you hear someone take a position on an issue it sometimes can help clarify how you feel about it as well.
For example, if you are a person who has never met a dessert that you aren’t willing to show a good time to (ie. the inside of my stomach) and you hear someone say, “No thanks, I don’t want any ice cream” it may cause strong feelings to emerge. (It’s not about being hungry Dean, sometimes a person just wants a little taste of sweet.) #whostherealweirdo?… Read More
What I Learned From the First 100
This past year I crossed the threshold of 100 audiobooks recorded. After taking a little time to calculate, it appears to be well over 700 hours of finished recording. #damn
Of course, 700 hours of finished recording is only a portion of the time it takes to create an audiobook. There is time needed to prep the book where you first read the entire book, do any research related to the content, find/confirm pronunciations for words, [SIDENOTE: this is where you discover what words you’ve been mispronouncing YOUR ENTIRE LIFE] determine the voices for the characters, identify the arc of the story and any key scenes, etc. Basically, all the work needed so when you enter the recording booth you are prepared.… Read More
Time to Restart
Hello there! While it certainly has been a while since I’ve dropped into your inbox, I have thought of you often during these wack-a-doodle days. I hope you have been kind to yourself during this unprecedented time and have discovered some new gems about what a truly impressive human you are, cuz, spoiler alert you totally are!
I’ve been wanting to reach out for a while, but I kept questioning whether or not there was any value to that idea. Part of that question came out of not being clear on the purpose of dusting off the ol’ keyboard to start writing again.… Read More