FOR THE HELL OF IT – SPECIAL EDITION (containing actual news and useful info and at least a few digressions!) ACX and Me – A Journey of Discovery without (One Hopes) Skullduggery and Balderdash By Johnny Heller I’ve been asked by various and sundry audio type folks to share my experience with ACX. ACX is an acronym for Audiobook Creation Exchange, an enterprise from mega giant Audible/Amazon. Here’s what the ACX web site says it is: “ACX is a marketplace where professional authors, agents, publishers, and other Rights Holders can post fallow audiobook rights..” “Fallow” means, for those who don’t know what it means but are too shy …
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October 31st, 2011 / By
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FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 2 NO. 13 THE REALITY TV STAR ISSUE (and some other stuff) HOLLYWOOD… Holly Madison – a reality TV star whose fame is owed entirely to her ownership of really large fake boobies – recently had her boobs insured for $1 million by Lloyd’s of London proving once again that Lloyd’s of London is to the insurance world what Carrot Top is to stand up comedy. Madison is currently starring in “Peepshow” in Las Vegas where reviewers report that “she doesn’t sing or dance but mostly stands around.” Ms. Madison, fearing an injury to one or both of her boobs or, perhaps afraid …
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September 19th, 2011 / By
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FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 2 NO. 12 NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE: NASHVILLE, TENN….Traffic on a Tennessee interstate was snarled recently during morning rush hour due to a spill of canisters releasing a foul smelling vapor. Emergency personnel on the scene were able to determine that the canisters were not filled with hazardous material but frozen bull semen bound for a Texas breeder. Hmmm. A number of questions come immediately to mind: 1. How did they determine it was bull semen? “Say, Bill, whydoncha go over there and see what that stuff is comin out of them canisters,” said Sgt. Wendell Smiff. “Awright Sarge,” responded Officer William Smiff …
Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration and performance. From poignant young adult fiction to powerful first-person narrative, Sands’ characterizations are rich and expressive and her narrations evocative and intimate. She recently won an AudioFile Earphone Award for her narration of The Sweet Relief of Missing Children by Sarah Braunstein. Xe can be found on the web at:www.xesands.com About Audio Books: AA/JP: How did you get your start in audio books? XS: Well, I did not come to narration and VO via traditional avenues of performing arts (theatre, film, radio, etc). I came to it through years of reading to my daughter, time spent …
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