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June 13th, 2016 / By
Johnny Heller /
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Amy Rubinate,
Andi Arndt,
APA,
APAC,
Audies,
Bill Lord,
Caitlin Garing,
Dan Zitt,
Hilary Huber,
Jackie Rosenfeld,
Jeffrey Kafer,
Jo Anna Perrin,
Johnny Heller,
Joya Colucci Lord,
Melissa Exelbreth,
Naudies,
Patrick Fraley,
Paul Alan Ruben,
PJ Ochlan,
Scott Brick,
Simon Vance,
Steven Jay Cohen,
Tavia Gilbert,
Teri Schnaubelt
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL 8 NO. 1 APAC, WORKSHOPS, PARTIES AND HOT DOGS! BY JOHNNY HELLER CHICAGO, IL MAY 2016…. First, I apologize for not having written in quite some time. I’ve been busy – sure – but who hasn’t? If I’m going to write a blog then I need to write a blog! No more dilly-dallying. Well that’s enough for today… NO! It isn’t. Here’s the meat of today’s For the Hell of It. Some of you were in Chicago the week of May 9th to participate in the APA’s convention (APAC), the AUDIES (Audies), the Naudies (Naudies) and, of course, my very own Johnny Heller’s 2n …
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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 …
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May 4th, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
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a,
acting,
American Library Association,
Audible,
Audiobook Jukebox,
Audiofile Magazine,
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FOR THE HELL OF IT,
Guilded Earlobe,
humor,
Johnny Heller,
Karen White,
Literate Housewife,
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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? …
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February 16th, 2015 / By
Johnny Heller /
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Amanda Rose,
Barbara Rosenblat,
Dick Hill,
Jared Garcia,
Jeffrey Kafer,
Katy Kellgren,
Marc Avila,
Peter Acker,
Peter Berkrot,
Simon Vance,
Tavia Gilbert,
Zane Birdwell
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 7 NO. 2 by Johnny Heller GOOD GOD – IS IT ALREADY FEBRUARY? Well here we are, we just put 2014 to sleep and greeted 2015 with a rousing “HUZZAH!” only to realize that we’ve done none of the things we said we were going to do to make this “our” year. What are the chances that we can put a stop to our freefall into the same bad habits that ruined our 2014? If we are like most people (and we are – as we are most people) there are zero chances to fix things. Absolutely none. May as well continue to binge …
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