6 February 2026

I document my book progress each day in my journals. I've been digitizing those entries and will re-purpose them into a blog when I launch the book's web site. Transcribing parts of journals led me to finally embarking on my long-held dream of digitizing my journals! I outlined my process in this article.

14 January 2026

After 20+ years of narrating books written by others, I’m thrilled to announce that I am writing my first book!   I’ll share more as I continue with this project.

1 January 2026

I can vividly remember feeling discouraged, angry, and upset about things — especially career objectives — that didn’t happen when or how I hoped they would, or even at all. I know I wasted incredible time and energy during my IRS years of desperately wanting the life I now have and feeling extremely frustrated about […]

6 August 2025

Updated 1/3/26   I’ve been a proud member of the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association (PANA) since its inception. The organization offered its first convention PANAcon last month.   When I was asked earlier this year to speak at the first PANAcon on a panel about self-producing your work, I couldn’t say “yes!” fast enough! If […]

7 June 2025

I receive a lot of questions in general and especially about Public Domain (PD) books since I've created a boatload of info about them. I realize the process can be overwhelming and/or confusing! Therefore,I wanted to write this article to provide a clear set of repeatable actions which you can use as a checklist in creating your public domain audiobook.

9 April 2025

Updated 12/31/25 A reader asked me for tips for finding newspapers and short stories in the Public Domain.

3 April 2025

Last updated 1/28/26   I received an email this week from a narrator who is considering making an offer to license the audio rights of a book. They asked me what an industry-standard offer would be. It seems like a simple question, but it doesn’t have a simple answer. In 2008 when I first wrote […]

7 December 2024

  Since we’re fast approaching the end of 2024, I thought it might be helpful to share my activities to organize and prepare for the start of a new year.

5 June 2024

I regretted not asking for a Barry Manilow tour poster 30 years ago. I explain why I no longer have that regret and offer 5 ways to live without regrets.

16 December 2023

A few days ago, I showed a narrator friend my collection of journals, which I started keeping consistently in 1999. She was interested in beginning a journal and asked some questions that started me thinking about things I’ve learned about adding new entries to my journals. I think many people may wish to start a […]