I began this wonderful journey back in mid 2024. People told me ooooooh you should read audiobooks. Yada yada…. So, I registered on ACX and Voices.com and made profiles. And subsequently FORGOT about them…..
I carried on with my daily life….dropping kiddos at school, working 9-5, picking up said kiddos, spending my evenings whittling away the hours…..until ONE day….
I got an email….
It was a message from an author who had a book on ACX….asking me to audition for their audiobook. Thusly, I rediscovered my ACX profile, auditioned for that book and a few others (on my phone 😬), did NOT get the contract for that book I was invited to, and continued on…..auditioning away.
Then, I got my first offer. And decided I needed to buy an actual microphone. I purchased a Blue Yeti. Named her Yolanda. We were inseparable for a time…..from September 2024 to March 2025. We were a great team.
Taught myself how to use Audacity and edit recordings to pass the ACX Check. In the beginning it took me roughly an hour to record a 10 minute chapter….because I would stop and record every time I made a mistake. Then another hour to edit that 10 minutes…..now I have my editing down to a 2 minute process.
Got more offers. Made friends on all aspects of the business. Kept recording audiobooks. Tried Voices.com. Eh……
But then found out about Casting Call Club and now I’ve begun to dabble in the land of voiceover and dubbing. Decided I needed a better tag team partner. So, enters Paulie Shure (Shure SM7dB). We are still getting to know each other, but so far, I love it! Looking forward to more projects!! And the future!!!