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@shaestrongvo
Audiobook narrator and voice actor. World traveler, eclipse chaser, co-op member/owner, and community organizer. Manager of the Tumbleweird Narration Project. shaestrongvo.com they/she 💗💜💙
Happy audiobook release day to Shayla Hale and Crime & Compassion Inc.! Today marks the debut of Unbound Ink: Of Mercy and Madness on Audible, Amazon, and Apple Books. Many thanks to my co-narrator Justin Fife for such a great collaboration! I feel honored to have been entrusted with this audiobook.
UPDATE! Someone from @navavoices.org reached out to them about their Terms of Service. They reworked it and have a much more agreeable agreement. Both the Ownership and AI Policy sections look good to me.
Ugh. Narrator beware. These are terrible Terms. Don't upload your voice or script to a tool with Terms like these. This is for PromptVO.com, which sounds great on the surface but unrestricted and transferrable rights to my voice and the script? NO.
I’m offering a free Audio Promo Offer for QueerLit: open till June 7th! You give me 200 words of a scene and I'll send you an mp3 performance. Let's celebrate our community together! shaestrong.fillout.com/freeaudiopromo #writesky #writingcommunity #queerwriters #queerlit #lgbtauthor #pridemonth
I met @losttheplotbooks.bsky.social tonight at Old Stove Gardens and came away with some goodies. Mobile bookstores FTW!
I'm loving that I've been growing my Spanish skills for this long. But I also wish I was 22 again and could do a Spanish immersion program. 😊
In early 2024, audiobook narrators & voice actors began adding audio narration to @tumbleweird.bsky.social stories and articles. We've recently reached a staggering 200 stories containing embedded audio narration! Thank you so much for listening!
Bear 901 🐻 "Bear 901 was first identified as a 2.5-year-old subadult in 2018. She has since become one of the most prominent and recognizable female bears at Brooks River. Her early adult life is marked by growth and loss. She readily achieves a level of fatness above that of many other bears."
Bear 609 🐻 "She’s large for her age, knows where and when to find salmon, & is adept at fishing. 609 still has much to learn, but when challenged by life without a parent for the first time, she used her experience & skills to strike her own path forward. She was the 2022 Fat Bear Junior champion."
The polls are open on #fatbearweek! I'm predicting Chunk (32) for the final win, though if Walker (151) had made it in the competition, I'd have a hard time deciding who to cheer for. Here are my votes for today's bracket: Bear 609 Bear 901
Today I got my best score on #timeguessr! Probably not going to beat that one.
Okay, gonna date myself here, but....Dave Matthews Band, Under the Table and Dreaming. It was part of the subscription scam I signed myself up for through BMG Music.
My older siblings had a thing about flipping each other off when my parents weren't looking. I was NOT subtle and couldn't get away with it, so I drew the image with a blue marker. Ai Weiwei's exhibit at SAM was a reminder that we need to say Fuck You more often.
The schedule of speakers looks amazing! So excited for The Audiobook Empire Summit.
📢 Role Announcement 📢 I'll be joining Lengthy Tangent for Season 2 of Peculiar Radio! The premier season made a splash last year at Atlanta Fringe Audio with the Critics’ Choice Award. They went on to become a finalist for Best Sound Design at The Signal Awards. See you in the Springs! #audiodrama
A 25% "tariff" added for people who insist on ordering an Americano. 🤣 Well done you sassy little Korean coffeeshop. 👏👏👏
For whoever needs to hear it: don't quit. I've been playing the long game on a strategy and it's been taking a little longer than I'd anticipated. Rather than letting the brain weasels take over, I kept on doing the work and trusting my decisions. Results: possible big news to share soon!
It was in the beauty aisle, so I don't think I'm supposed to eat it. But I'm not clear what it does.
The best burgers in #washington state (from the best food truck), and I get to tell their story. Listen at tumbleweird.org/third-space-... #thirdspaces