ON COACHING 10/12/16 By Johnny Heller “Hey I just got hired to do my first audiobook!” “That’s wonderful. Congratulations! …where are you going?” “I’m off to teach an audiobook class!” Aaaaaaah! It reminds me of the old joke musicians … Read More
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 8 NO. 3 SEPT. 20, 2016 THE DANGEROUS BUSINESS OF AUDIOBOOK NARRATION By Johnny Heller Kafer. Kafer Brick. That would be my name if I was just starting out in the business today. (I … Read More
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 8 NO. 3 August 23, 2016 ON REVIEWS By Johnny Heller The audiobook narrator sits in his or her solitary confinement, bent over an IPad and trying to say “fecund” without giggling and then … Read More
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL.8 NO.2 July 26, 2016 EVERYBODY IS DOING IT! By Johnny Heller I need to write more blogs. I really do. On the plus side, I did a blog last month and here’s one … Read More
APAC, WORKSHOPS, PARTIES AND HOT DOGS! BY JOHNNY HELLER CHICAGO, IL MAY 2016…. First, I apologize for not having written in quite some time. I’ve been busy – sure – but who hasn’t? If I’m going to write a blog … Read More
AWARDS/ACCOLADES AND WHATNOT By Johnny Heller There are lots and lots of awards out there that the serious award hunter can aim for. In time and with dedication, one could easily have a house full of awards that could be … Read More
So you want to be/are/have asserted that you are — an actor. Something you’ve always wanted to be. A life-long dream. Yet you wonder about the value of classes. Should you take them? What sort? You’re already pretty damn good … Read More
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 7 NO. 4 by Johnny Heller ON REVIEWS AND SUCH…. It’s always nice to get a wonderful review in Audiofile Magazine or Publishers Weekly. It feels good. Good reviews tend to validate your choice … Read More
ON TIME Here’s the newest For the Hell of It. It’s on Time Management. And I wanted to have it done last week. So my time management piece is late. Great. I ran out of time. We always hear that … Read More
GOOD GOD – IS IT ALREADY FEBRUARY? Well here we are, we just put 2014 to sleep and greeted 2015 with a rousing “HUZZAH!” only to realize that we’ve done none of the things we said we were going to do … Read More