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FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL.7 No. 4

On May 4th, 2015 / By Johnny Heller /
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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? …

Talking with…Carol Monda

On April 6th, 2015 / By Jo Anna Perrin /
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 Carol Monda is a formidable actress, voice-over artist, multi-award winning narrator,  teacher and coach. A partial bio is as follows: Off-Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club, Perry Street Theatre, American Opera Projects’ Darkling: NYC premiere and tour to Germany and Poland Off-Off Broadway: HB Studio, EST, The Committee, Emerging Artists Theatre (company member), Spotlight On Theatre (Best Actress Award) Regional: Arena Stage, Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Roundhouse, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Helen Hayes Award Nomination, Morticians in Love) Film: The Gentleman, Out of Season, Thou Shalt Not Mysogynate, After You Left Voice-Over: Documentary narrator, commercial voice-over artist, and Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator for Recorded Books, Harper Audio, Audible.Com, Hachette Book Group, Books …

FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 6 NO. 5

On July 14th, 2014 / By Johnny Heller /
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July 14, 2014    by Johnny Heller ON JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER We try, most of us, not to make snap judgments. We like to believe that we are open-minded and willing to give our attention to an idea or notion that – on its face – seems suspicious.  We may not be open to stupid ideas like selling automatic weapons to psychos without a background check, but most ideas we are willing to hear out. Unless we hear that the idea, story, book, movie, notion comes from the brain of someone society has branded as politically incorrect or plain evil. I recently auditioned to narrate a wonderful book …