FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol. 7 No. 5

FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 7 NO. 5 ON CLASSES… AND ASSORTED VERITIES AND BALDERDASH BY JOHNNY HELLER 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 – I mean, how much better can you be? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say: “a lot”. You can be a lot better. Acting- in all its many forms- is an ongoing representation and presentation of the human condition and there is no way one can …

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FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL.7 No. 4

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 to become an actor who does audiobooks. It says: “I am being recognized and my work is being commended. I am good.” But does it? Does it really? I am certain that a good review does say that the reviewer who said nice things thinks you did a good job. But what is the relationship between good reviews in an industry magazine or blog and the sales of the audiobook? …

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FOR THE HELL OF IT VOl. 7 No. 3

FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 7 NO. 3 by Johnny Heller 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 – “I ran out of time”. No you didn’t. You didn’t manage time very well and that’s why your project, your plan, your “thing” is late. Time is a weird thing. Ever read somewhere about lovers “wandering in the gloaming”? Ever think – “Ewww. Don’t walk in the gloaming, you’ll get gloaming all over your pants cuffs and …

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