Writer, Dabbler In Things
There are a LOT of crows out this morning. It’s weird and — writerbrain working overtime as it always does — frankly a bit unsettling. When I was walking Radar, we saw two complaining crows come flying out of a tree, being harassed by smaller birds. Not unusual for crows to go raiding nests for … Read more
As you’ve probably guessed from recent posts, I’ve gotten drawn into the Matthew Dicks universe lately, and he’s opened my eyes to a few things. Not just how much time I waste day-to-day noodling on the phone or otherwise not being as productive as I could be — he’s laser-focused on being as productive as … Read more
Over the years I’ve wistfully heard about people making zero inbox a commitment of theirs. For the uninitiated, this is basically just having zero unread messages in your email inbox. You get new stuff in, you read it once or twice a day or however often your unique need demands — reply if needed, ignore … Read more
I was intrigued by the process of how a professional voiceover guy manages to submit 40-60 voiceover auditions per day, so I watched his video. Turns out a lot of those leads are sent to him by pay-to-play websites, which isn’t something that’s financially feasible for me right now. So that part of it is … Read more
I don’t know if I’ll ever land any of these voiceover auditions for established characters that have lore and a certain quality, etc., but it’s certainly gratifying hearing my teen’s unexpected enthusiasm about my even trying out for some of them.“Wait, you’re going to be Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil? You could totally do that.”“Oh, … Read more
Okay, I didn’t change the theme of my website for the season — although Toronto is finally getting some genuinely spring-like weather, which is very welcome — so much as hoping to post shorter stuff more often, so wanting a website look that would lend itself to (at least some) shorter content. Not yet sure … Read more
May saw me able to listen to more books, while also continuing to read some older ones, and starting to read some newer ones at the same time. A bit crazy, particularly for me. Here’s what it turned out like: ReadSomeday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways To Propel Your Creative Life – Matthew DicksThe … Read more
I heard about Matthew Dicks and this latest book of his when he was interviewed on a podcast series I listen to, and some of his ideas intrigued me. In brief, Dicks has asked himself — and asks the reader — to think long ahead to being very old and lying on our deathbeds. Consider, … Read more
A slim month, given various and sundry other things going on, not the least of which is actually working toward getting my voiceover side hustle going. But I managed to get a bit of reading in. Always enjoyable and always something I hope to get in more of. ReadThe Salt Grows Heavy – Cassandra Khaw … Read more
My family and I finally cleaned out my mother’s storage locker this past summer. She’s still living but in a long-term care facility for the foreseeable future, so hasn’t had, and won’t have need or for pretty much any of the stored material. And among the many (many, many) old school items saved there (much … Read more