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Hope everyone had a great holiday season, I certainly did. Too much food, too much of everything, really.

For the first time in a while (barring that week I was sick), I had some time off and didn’t do any recording. It was weird. It was nice to have a break, but looking forward to getting back to work.

Setting goals for this year:

1. Making this a full time profession. Really on the verge of making this a reality, just working on getting more work, networking, and anything else with the word “work” in it.

2. Expand beyond narration, and start getting some character/voice work out there.

3. Getting a true demo for both narration and character work.

4. Making it to the APA Conference this year in NYC. Seems like a lot of fun, but a great chance to network with a ton of people in the business.

2020 is looking pretty promising. Going to work to make these goals a reality!

It’s amazing what a difference a year can make. One year ago, I was still getting my feet wet with some smaller books, working on them with a Blue Snoball mic, using Audacity to edit, and using my day job (for now….?) office to record. It wasn’t the most appealing, acoustically, but with a towel on the table, some padding around the mic, it got the job done.

Flash ahead a year, and I’ve got a MUCH better mic, am using (and always learning) more software and getting great sound, and have my own homemade booth, courtesy of my Bro and Father in law. Each step has been building on the last one, and it’s been a wonderful, steady climb upward.

I’m incredibly lucky to do this, but also don’t want to rest on my laurels. The books I’ve been getting recently have been incredible, and a treat to record. Hoping 2020 brings even bigger mountains to climb–the bigger the challenge, the more rewarding it’s been. Aim high…maybe Walter Isaacson will get me to narrate his next mammoth tome. Or Stephen King.