@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 πππ
Trans Rights Visibility Day is coming up at the end of this month! If you've been feeling like you want to DO A THING, there is a great opportunity called the Trans Rights Readathon.
Participate and donate here:
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#booksky #bookish
Two years ago I started a volunteer narration project for a Washington publication called Tumbleweird (@tumbleweird.bsky.social). Part of the joy of doing this is meeting some amazing narrators, and I want you to know them too! Here's a starter pack of everyone who's on Bluesky:
go.bsky.app/6UeuxZh
Same goes for, "I know it's AI, but it's so cute/funny/beautiful/etc."
The tactics you use for internet trolls also apply here. Ignore and move on to something more worthy of your time and attention.
How do you post AI content without being held accountable for posting AI content? Criticize it. Or ask what people think about it.
I see what you're doing folks.
This is fascinating! While I was able to understand a smattering of words throughout the early years, it wasn't until the speech in the 1600s that I understood full sentences.
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Thank you @narratorjames.bsky.social, @razoraven.bsky.social, and @raewittevo.bsky.social!
The @tumbleweird.bsky.social narrators wrote in with their own stories and told us about holiday dessert recipes that hold a special place in their hearts. Compiled here are three mouth-watering & heart-warming stories that will make you hungry for sweets or hugs or both.
youtu.be/OjYXaZB5TW0
If you have an amazing speculative fiction story in the can and you're looking for a magazine to publish in, check out the SWFA market report for a list of options! #sffwriters
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/10/s...
Oops, missed your reply. They're still acting out the same aggressive growth strategy. I just checked a good source and they just made a *huge* investment in AI, so yeah. They talk about a good cash flow, but no other business would be considered a good investment when spending more than earning.
You can mark me as safe! The floods are not at my place.
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. π
It's funny you mention that, but last I checked they don't turn a profit. It sounds weird, but companies get into this growth-over-everything mentality. They get money and spend more to grow more and it just keeps going. So...the answer to your Q is...never. Never enough money. π€’
This could be subtitled, "Voice actors bring popcorn to Amazon's hard fail."
We'll say it again. And again. And again.
#HumanVoicesOnly
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May your swords be sharp and your hearts full! Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
...as well as:
Lushika Preethrajh
Barbara Henslee
Rich Palmer
John Golden
J.M. Wood
Melinda Cumming VO
Jenny Sande
Kerie Darner
Morrigan Crowe
Colin Morrison
Mandy DeLuca
MJ Lu
Art Fultz
You are all amazing and I can't wait to hear what you do next! π
Thank you to our contributing narrators:
Randell MooreποΈ
Chad Fox
Matthew Davies
Sam Shick
James Cheatham
Ted Miller
Rae Witte
Jason Dempsey
Justin Fife
Charles Conover
Kelly Wilkinson
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Fireworks photo with overlaid text, "200 stories narrated. Thank you for Listening."
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!
When OP expects an argument and this thread happens instead π
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Our new mayor caught flack during the campaign for accepting money from her parents for childcare, suggested it's bad to:
- get help from your support system
- be a working mom with young children
- do advocacy work that doesn't pay well
I'm excited about our major for the first time ever.
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Are you in need of a good deal (free!) on a new audiobook?
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Do you have an audiobook that needs some love?
Adopt An Audiobook connects listeners with up and coming audiobooks. How awesome is that??? My earbuds are going to be BUSY.
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A funny autocorrect gave me an idea for a pseudonym if anyone wants it. π
Brian Fog
#indieauthors
"I invite you to be optimistic and defiant with me."
The title massively undersells the video. If you are a creative, this message is for you. It's for me. It's for any of us who struggle to find ears/eyes for our art in a world filled with noise generated by technology.
youtu.be/ODSKfN6pSMs?...
Ooooh, it's set in my area. Are any of the writers from here too?
I'm a recent addition to the @lengthytangent.bsky.social cast, & I'm incredibly impressed with the people, the process they've developed, and the fantastic quality of #audiofiction produced. If anyone is doing a podcast on the production process, you should absolutely have these folks on to chat.
"I certainly have heard a lot of cats in shows that in no way sound like an actual cat."
I've been missing an opportunity. I should be recording my cat meowing rather than stopping the recording till she gives up and bails.
www.madisonontheair.com/2025/10/13/s...
This feels like a Ring-Around-The-Rosie situation.
My first appearance in a Lengthy Tangent production is out! Check out Ep 4 "The Library Card" in our new show, The Collection of Moira Graves. If you need a #horror / #romance crossover, this episode is for you!
Spotify & Apple Podcasts:
spotify.link/IKMWR66KxXb
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
I've just been assuming this whole thing is people trying to figure out how to reinvest crvptocurrency mining operations.
I would like to subscribe to the private thread where we get to hear your deeply unhinged literary opinions plz.