So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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July 3rd, 2010 I’m always extremely grateful when my writing gets recognized by others in the voice over community. And today is another day of gratitude and celebration. Once again John Florian of Voice Over Xtra has reprinted one of the posts here at VAN. Thank you so much for your support! You can…
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September 12th, 2010 If you’re a beginner to voice acting, then you might think that there is a tremendous amount of work and practice that needs to be done before you can even get your budding career off the ground. And you’d be right — there IS a lot. So much so that the…
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July 3rd, 2010 When I first began Voice Actor’s Notebook (VAN) a few months ago, I figured that only a small handful of people would find the blog and actually read it. (“Small handful” meaning me and about four or so others.) When, what to my wondering eyes should appear… Just this past month…
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September 8th, 2010 The Art of Voice Acting – NEW Fourth Edition! James R. Alberger’s classic book on voice acting just got better! This all-new fourth edition is packed with information ranging from voice exercises and copy samples, solid business advice, guidance on preparing demos, and lots more! Even the CD comes with more…
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December 24th, 2013 Just in time for Christmas! My latest audiobook Noah Zarc Mammoth Trouble is on sale as of right now! If you’re looking for a great sci-fi story (with an amazingly heartwarming twist of an ending) then be sure to pick this up!
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January 3rd, 2014 Will the book you’re considering to narrate be a waste of your time – and thus, your money? Let’s be realistic and blunt: Some books are merely a time suck. They won’t earn you much – if any money to narrate. They won’t help you get noticed by publishers. They won’t…
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November 7th, 2013 Even though I’m still in the process of writing this series on audiobook creation, I’d just like to announce that the audiobook has just made its debut! (I’ll try to get more posts in this series done soon, but I’ve just been contracted to do a series of three audiobooks so…
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August 14th, 2013 Here’s a special video (well actually, an audio) treat! I made a video consisting of snippets of both the major and minor characters from the audiobook that I’m currently recording. There are still a few more minor characters and many “one-shot” characters left. But hey, let’s have a little fun now,…
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October 19th, 2013 Would you like to become a great audiobook narrator? Or take your great narration skills and make them even better? Then here’s some good news for you! The good people over at Voice Over Xtra have just announced an online narration workshop with none other than Paul Ruben! Here’s the lowdown:…
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May 18th, 2011 It’s every voice actor’s dream: working full time purely as a voice actor. But how can one do it? Is there some magic to the whole process? Is it being connected to the right people? Is it just dumb luck? ‘Nope’ to all of the above. Actually, success can be broken…