An ace up your sleeve: making clichés work
“Quality ingredients!” “Friendly staff!” “Just like homemade!” I think if I hear another restaurant commercial with these phrases in it, I’m going to do something embarrassing, loud, and possibly...
View ArticleThe difference between high rates and low rates: it’s not money
Well, sure, a $500 commercial and a $50 commercial may have a difference of $450…but that’s only a small part of the story. If you are a business that seeks professional creative talent (voiceovers,...
View ArticleNational Poetry Month: Thinking Like a Poet
I get asked many questions many times by many folks…all about the same subject: “Isn’t poetry hard to write?” “When did you start writing poetry?” “Why do you write poetry?” …and so forth. The answers,...
View Article“To the Accused:” New poem published online
I’m posting this short blog entry a day early this week, as I wanted to let you know that The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly has published a new poem of mine on their website! It’s titled, “To the Accused,”...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: The 2014 Progressive Poem is complete (with audio!)
I want to again thank the wonderful Irene Latham for organizing this year’s 2014 Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem…it turned out beautifully, considering each of its 30 lines was written by a different...
View ArticleFaffCamp is back!
If you are a voice talent, voice actor, voice artist, voiceover professional – heck, whatever you call yourself – you should know about FaffCamp! It’s a professional development conference organized by...
View ArticleA favour…
I have a quick favour to ask you. It won’t take long, unless you enjoy it. Before we get to that, I need to explain why I haven’t been around much lately… First, it’s been an another insanely busy week...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: The 2016 Progressive Poem (Audio!)
Irene Latham‘s annual Progressive Poem wrapped up last weekend – but I couldn’t let pass the opportunity to share it in full! If you are unaware of what I’m talking about, allow me to explain: during...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: The 2017 Progressive Poem, in all its seafaring, dragon-drama...
Irene Latham‘s annual Progressive Poem wrapped up last weekend! Each day throughout April a different person would add a line until we finally had a complete, 30-poet poem on April 30…and as always,...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: The sequel to Tuesday’s post
I have several favourite poems, but one stands out more than all the others. Interestingly, however, it’s not exactly a poem. If you had a chance to read my post on Tuesday , you know how much I value...
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