On
November 3rd, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
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acting,
audio book,
Dick Hill,
FOR THE HELL OF IT,
Grover Gardner,
Hillary Huber,
humor,
Jeffrey Kafer,
Jo Anna Perrin,
Lee Child,
Marathon,
narration,
New York,
Peter Berkrot,
Scott Brick,
Tavia Gilbert
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 7 NO. 7 AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – MYTHS AND MYSTERIES By Johnny Heller So you’re wondering how you can make money, become famous and not work too hard. You hop in your car, hit play on your audiobook and go for a drive. Suddenly, it hits you—Audiobooks! Those people are famous. They probably make lots of money and all they do is read a book! Hell! That’s it! You can read out loud! You should narrate books! WooHoo! What a great car ride. Since I’ve been inundated of late with pleas from people I don’t even know about how to get into this audiobook business …
On
July 13th, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
Tags
abbreviated audio,
acting,
Ariana Grande,
comedy,
Donald Trump,
FOR THE HELL OF IT,
George Washington,
Graham Norton,
Johnny Heller,
news,
voice over
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 …
On
May 4th, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
Tags
a,
acting,
American Library Association,
Audible,
Audiobook Jukebox,
Audiofile Magazine,
AudioGals,
FOR THE HELL OF IT,
Guilded Earlobe,
humor,
Johnny Heller,
Karen White,
Literate Housewife,
narrator,
news,
Publishers Weekly,
Reese Witherspoon,
Robert Fass,
School Library Journal,
Scott Brick,
Simon Vance,
Tavia Gilbert,
voice over
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? …
On
April 2nd, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
Tags
abbreviated audio,
blog,
comedy,
David Goldberg,
Edge Studios,
FOR THE HELL OF IT,
frats,
humor,
Indiana,
Johnny Heller,
Tom Dheere
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 …