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Thank you!

Here it is Monday morning and I am overjoyed.  

I woke up to see my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – was OVER 100% funded and it was a success. This means I now have my FIRST successful Kickstarter! 


Today I celebrate that I have my FIRST successful Kickstarter.


You heard me right, my first successful Kickstarter. Some of you might not know this but I tried Kickstarter with 2 other books in 2020 and in 2022 and they failed. With this campaign being a success it has given me hope for the future. 

This Kickstarter looked better, it had a smaller goal and I’m sure backing a few Kickstarters and helping other people on Kickstarter made a big difference too. 

Now since this is my FIRST successful Kickstarter I have to do a few things next. 

But before I get to all that other stuff I wanted to say…thank you!


Expect to hear from me again soon about the comic.  Again…I can’t thank you enough. 

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100 % fully funded!

My Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone is 100 % fully funded!


On one end, I’m very grateful that it’s finally fully funded but on the other end, I’m not going to get too overly excited just yet….here’s why!


I only have a few days left. My funding goal is $500. Right now I have just a little bit over that. ($533)


My worse fear is that someone pulls their funding at the last minute, right before it ends on May 14th, Mother’s Day, and BOOM…I’m no longer fully funded. 


So right now I’m putting all my efforts into hitting the first stretch goal at $1000. I know I only have a few days left but I’ve come this far and if I can get it 100% fully funded in the last few days it’s possible to hit the first stretch goal before it ends. 


To back the Kickstarter and to help unlock the first stretch goal at $1000 CLICK ON THE PICTURE!


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The Kickstarter is ending soon. (less than 5 days left!)

My Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 has less than 5 days left!

Less than 5 days to go and it’s still not fully funded yet. If you want to fund my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 click on the picture.


I have to admit, I’m a little worried I won’t reach my funding goal of $500 but I’m not going to give up yet. I’m going to take this all the way until it’s over. My Kickstarter ends on Mother’s Day May 14th.


To back my Kickstarter click on the picture.


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Happy Birthday Maya & a Kickstarter update!

Happy Birthday to Maya Rose in the Tercona comics. Her birthday is May 1st. She’s the hippie, vegetarian girl who loves to meditate. See what powers she has in comics #4 & #6.


There are only 2 weeks left in the Kickstarter for comic #7.

If you want to support the Kickstarter and back it CLICK on the pictures!


In the past 2 weeks, my Kickstarter has NOT been a “Projects We Love” but I’m hoping it reaches this before it ends.

Again, if you want to back it, click on the picture.


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My Kickstarter – After 2 weeks!

Here is an update on my Kickstarter after 2 weeks.


I got my first 10 backers! As of today, I have 11 backers now however I still haven’t reached the 1/2 way point to my funding target. My goal is $500, so far I only have around $200.

If you want to back my Kickstarter click on the picture.


After two weeks into my Kickstarter, I was hoping to be fully funded by now but I’m not and that’s okay. I know it’s a lot more challenging to get an all-ages comic fully funded on Kickstarter so I want to take a moment and say, thanks.

Thank you for supporting my Kickstarter so far!

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My Kickstarter after 1 week!

Here is a progress report of my Kickstarter after 1 week!


After 1 week I have 7 backers and a total of $152 dollars. I’m 30% toward my goal. With 27 days to go, I have a long road ahead of me!


I had really high hopes it would be fully funded by this past weekend (my birthday weekend)…but it wasn’t. :)


Just because it wasn’t fully funded by my birthday doesn’t mean I’m going to give up. I still have 27 days to go to reach my $500 goal and I know I can do this.


To back my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 click on this picture!


Would you like to see a sample? Here are the first 3 pages of Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.


I would love to reach my funding goal within the next few weeks so I can start looking forward to the stretch goals.

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My Kickstart is LIVE!

I just launched my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.

This Kickstarter is to help me get funding for the printed copies of Tercona comic #7. The comic is fully done and ready. I just don’t have the money to have printed copies made. My goal is just $500. I’m really hoping to go OVER that amount and maybe hit $1000 but I’d be happy if this Kickstarter gets fully funded.

To back my Kickstarter click on the picture.


In case you didn’t know, most of the time on Kickstarters, hard copy comics (the physical copies) are usually double the price of a regular comic because the creator is trying to make money for his Kickstarter.

On my birthday (April 15) you can get ALL 7 comics, the physical hard copy comic, for only $35. That’s the same price as it is when you buy it at a con.

ONLY on April 15th.


This Kickstarter ends on Sunday, May 14th.

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Thank you Cleveland!

Wow…what a weekend.

This past weekend I had my most successful show ever and I believe the biggest reason it was such a success was because of my new book The Taming Of April.


Like I’ve said before, Cleveland is my hometown. My friends came to visit and buy stuff. I had dinner with my mom and Clevelander’s came up and talked to me about voice acting, radio, my comics (Tercona), and my new book.


If you want a copy of my new book The Taming Of April but you missed out this past weekend you can order it on Amazon.com OR you can order it right from me too.


This is the REGULAR cover of the book. It’s not as ‘fan service’ and revealing as the other cover. This one will ALWAYS be available. Right now, there are only hard copies available, NO digital copies…yet!

** REMEMBER: if this book was a movie it would be rated R. It’s NOT for kids. **

This one is $15.

To order this copy of The Taming Of April click on the picture.


This is the SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION cover! This cover will only be available for a limited time. It’s the same book as the other cover it only has a different cover.

** REMEMBER: if this book was a movie it would be rated R. It’s NOT for kids. **

This one is $25.

To order this copy of The Taming Of April click on the picture.


Now that you know I’m also writing OTHER stuff besides Tercona I need to let you know I’m not giving up on Tercona. Matter of fact, my Kickstarter for comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – will launch in April.


My Kickstarter will launch in 2 weeks! I hope to reach 100 followers before I start. To follow the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – click on the picture!

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I’m back in my hometown of Cleveland!

This weekend I’m going to be at Fan Expo Cleveland!


Join me at Fan Expo Cleveland March 24 – 25. My Artist Alley booth number is – A815. Let’s talk about voice acting, comics, cartoons, superheroes, and of course Tercona!


Cleveland, Ohio is where I grew up. I graduated from Maple Heights High School in the late 80’s. I got my first radio job at 92Q – WRQC in 1988 and I also worked at Lite Rock 106 & 1/2 for a little while too.

I still have family and friends that live in the area as well.


Fan Expo Cleveland is also the place where you can get my romantic comedy novel The Taming Of April for the very first time!

** This is a NOVEL not a comic and it’s for a mature audience only. If this book was a movie it would be rated R. **


Finally, don’t forget, I’m launching a Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 it’s called – You Can’t Save Everyone. I’m just looking for followers right now. This Kickstarter will launch on April 11. To follow my Kickstarter click the picture.


I hope to see YOU in Cleveland this weekend!

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Comic Con season has begun!

My 2023 comic con season has officially begun.

In the month of March, I’ll be going to 2 of them.


I’ll be at Fantasticon in Toledo, OH on Sat. & Sun. March 11th & 12th.

Come see me at Artist Alley table A22. I’ll have all 6 Tercona comics with me.


On Fri. Sat & Sun. March 24, 25 & 26 I’ll be at Fan Expo Cleveland. My radio career started at Cleveland radio stations. Cleveland will always be my – home town.

I’ll be at artist alley table A815.

PLUS, you can get my NEW romantic comedy novel – The Taming Of April too.


Finally, don’t forget I’ll be launching a Kickstarter really soon!

The Kickstarter for comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – will launch in April. I hope to reach 100 followers before I start. Right now, I’m over 50, so I’m 1/2 way there.

To follow the Kickstarter click on the picture.

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How much time do you spend working?

How much time do you spend working?

Recently I discovered I only spend between 5 to 6 hours in my studio working. That “work” can range from auditioning for a job, social networking, direct marketing, writing emails, or writing a blog for my website.

If you’re wondering how I figured out how much time I spent in my studio, it’s simple – I timed myself using a stopwatch on my cell phone.

A while back I wrote a blog about making a schedule and using your time wisely. Do you need to take your kids to school? Schedule it. Do you need to answer emails? Schedule it. Do you need to audition for voice jobs…schedule it. (You get the idea) Of course “life” can get in the way of a perfect schedule. So a few weeks ago I started using my stopwatch on my phone to see how much time I actually spent in my studio working. That’s when I figured out I only spend about 5 – 6 hours in my studio working. Of course, some days are longer than others and some are shorter. I might work 6 – 7 hours on Monday but only 4 – 5 hours on Tuesday. On average I spend around 5 – 6 hours working.

Once you figured out how much time you spend “working” then you need to add that to how much you make. If you spend an hour auditioning for jobs, 2 hours marketing, and the rest of the time doing a voice-over job but only made $50 for the 5 hours you were in your studio, then you made about – $10 an hour that day.

Or you could also look at it this way; Are you getting the most out of your time? I admit I can get distracted sometimes. I go to YouTube to copy my video demos to post on Facebook and then I see the thumbnail of a video I want to see. I tell myself, “It’s only 5 minutes, why not?” Or TikTok is a good time waster too. 60-second short videos can keep us very distracted! Somehow those 5 minutes turned into 30! So for me keeping a stopwatch going while I work has kept me more accountable for the time I spend in my studio when I should be “working” and not looking at cat videos.

Timing yourself while you’re in your studio working will help you figure out if you need to spend more time in your studio doing more work or making more money for the little time you have.

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2 Months until Launch & Tercona Birthdays!

2 things in this update.

#1 – Every character in the Tercona world has a birthday. 2 characters in Tercona have birthdays in February.


Happy Birthday Tiffany Caldwell. (Feb. 2nd) Tiffany is the cheerleading captain at Bayville Heights High School. Wish Tiffany Caldwell a Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday, Samantha Stern. (Feb. 11th) Samantha is a cheerleader at Bayville Heights High School. She’s stuck up and very selfish. Her parents own 6 businesses in town so she’ll probably get whatever she wants for her birthday. Wish Samantha a Happy Birthday!!


And #2 – we are 2 months away from launching the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone!


I now have 2 months to get at least 100 followers for my Kickstarter. Click the picture to follow the Kickstarter and be ready when it launches on April. 11th.


That’s all for now. More next week.

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Kickstarter – comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone

As you know, I’m giving Kickstarter one more try. My newest comic is Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone.


After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.


The good news is, I’ve hit my first 10 followers already! Thank you for the first 10 followers on my Kickstarter.


Yes, I know 10 followers are not very many but the counter doesn’t even register until you hit 10 so I crossed one small goal. Now I need to bring this number up more.

To follow my Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – CLICK on the picture to the left.

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Kickstarter for Comic #7

As you know I had 2 failed Kickstarters. My first one in 2020 for Tercona comic number #3 failed. I was asking for $2000 and I only got $190. Last year, in 2022, I tried doing a Kickstarter for my book The Taming Of April. I was asking for $1000 and I only managed to raise $400 something by the last week so it failed too.

Now I’m giving Kickstarter one more try. (They say the third time’s a charm, right?) My newest comic is Tercona comic #7 – You can’t save everyone.


After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.


The comic is fully done I just don’t have the money to get copies printed off so this is where the Kickstarter comes in. This time I’m hoping to raise a minimum of $500 so I can get the funds to print off copies of this comic.


This Kickstarter will launch in April so right now I need followers! In 2020 I launched without any followers. In 2022 I took 2 months to get followers and only got 45. This time I’m taking 3 months! From now January 2023 – April 2023. That should give me plenty of time to get enough followers so I can have a successful Kickstarter this time. I’m really hoping to get fully funded within the first few days. With enough followers, I can do that!


Click the picture below to FOLLOW my Kickstarter!

Click the picture to go to the Kickstarter for Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone and then FOLLOW it. The Kickstarter will launch in April!


Thank you for your support. With your help, the Tercona comics can continue for many years to come.

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Blog #6

Should I try Kickstarter one more time?

Here it is, the middle of December and I’m still undecided if I should try Kickstarter one more time or not.

Comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone – is fully done but at this time, I don’t have the money to have it printed. This is why I’m thinking of doing another Kickstarter.

As most of you know, I’ve had 2 failed Kickstarters. One for Tercona comic #3 in 2020 and recently for The Taming Of April.

In 2020 for comic #3 I was asking for $2000 I only got $150 and for The Taming Of April I was asking for $1000 and I only got $400 something.

I’m really leaning in this direction. I want to give Kickstarter one more try but…I’m scared I’ll fail again!

I even made a few memes to get people excited…if I do this. lol

If I did do another Kickstarter I wouldn’t start getting followers until January or February and I probably won’t launch until April or May.

I’ll make a final decision by the end of December. If I did a Kickstarter for comic #7 would you help fund it?

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I’ll soon be looking for ARC Readers

My book The Taming Of April will be published in March of 2023. This is a rated-R romantic comedy novel. Sex ‘talk’ but nothing too over-the-top spicy.

Can a wild girl find true love? Find out in The Taming Of April coming in March of 2023!

I’m slowly looking for ARC readers. In case you’re unaware, an ARC reader is Advanced Review Copy. Generally, I send you an advanced copy of the book and YOU post a review of it on Amazon, GoodReads or where ever else books are sold.

REMEMBER: The book doesn’t come out until March so I need to get a list of a few people now who might want to read this book and leave a review of it before it goes on sale.

My only requirements are: You must be OVER 18 to read this. (As I said, rated R!) and you must have an Amazon or Goodreads account. Or, if you don’t have either, you need to have a good following on social media so if you leave your own personal review on social media I can share your review with others.

If you want to be an ARC reader, send me an email or contact me via social media. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Never Chase Money!

Don’t get the wrong idea! YES…I want to make money doing voiceovers and selling comics but there’s a big reason for this blog, I promise.

In the past few weeks, I’ve been watching YouTube videos where someone voices / narrates a brief outline of a movie. Mystery Recapped is one. There are also Movie Recaps, Story Recaped, and a bunch more. I saw how many views these videos were getting and figured out there were probably making a LOT of money just from the views alone. We’re talking between $5,000 – $10,000 dollars or more PER VIDEO! So I made a NEW channel for my version of this type of video called Movie Rundown.

First, I posted 2 shorts, which didn’t take me very long to make and then I posted my first video called “2 Girls Get High Together” about the movie Fall. It took me a LONG time to voice and edit that 8-minute video! On Friday, Nov. 4th I voiced another video that took me hours to record. This video would probably be between 12-14 minutes long! It took me over 2 hours just to record the audio and I didn’t even edit the video yet!

When I woke up the next morning I thought…

What am I doing? I’m chasing money again!

So on Saturday, Nov. 5, I decided to scrap the Movie Rundown idea…for now.

Listen, I know I NEED money to make a living. I would love for all of you to buy my comics. (hint, hint…lol ) and I hate giving up on things but, I have a gut feeling this Movie Rundown is NOT the path I’m supposed to take.

November is National Writing Month. I should be writing!!!

In the summer of 2022, I wrote a LOT of outlines and summaries for different story ideas. There are so many stories I could be working on right now besides making videos. The Molock Powers, Vita: Villmark (Part 1) Vita: Earth (part 2) Vita: War (part 3) Vita: Invasion (part 4), The Legend Of Zelta Dusana, Yami: Kim Sweet and (believe it or not) there’s more…

I’m not a religious man but if I can come up with ALL these ideas in one summer God, the universe, SOMETHING, or SOMEONE is telling me…I’m a writer and I need to be writing.

So for most of November, I’m going to take a break from making YouTube & TitTok videos. I need to put all my focus and energy into what I absolutely LOVE to do. Writing!

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When to turn away voice work

The old saying in the voice-over industry is never to turn away voice work. I disagree with this and here’s why.

1 – What if the job isn’t for you?

I recently got an invitation to audition for a radio commercial on a freelance site. They wanted a guy who could read the script in Spanish! I don’t speak Spanish…let alone read it! I Turned that job down!

2 – What if the price is too low?

I was also recently offered a job way below my usual rate. Now for the record, I am willing to negotiate a little but if I charge $100 to voice an explainer video but the client wants me to come down to $25 for – just this one time – you can be sure the client will ALWAYS want me for only $25! I’m not going to do a LOT of work for a little bit of money! I Turned

that job down.

3 – What if you’re unavailable?

Thanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks. Most of us are going to spend time with friends and family. I’m sure your clients are too. Some clients…need you available 24 / 7! I usually let my clients know when I’m going out of town and I’ll be unavailable.

4 – Are you sick?

I’ve only had to turn down a voice job 3 times in the past 10 years because I was sick. Only 3 times because this client needed their job done today and my voice did not sound the way it usually did. The other times I was sick I got lucky. My clients waited until I got better to finish the job.

So to answer the question, should you ever turn away VO work? I say yes – it is OK to turn VO work away…well, sometimes. 

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Blog #5

Nothing Happens Unless You Make A Connection!

Make a connection!

My best friend who owns an audio body shop told me some great advice. Nothing happens unless you make a connection.

What he means is, there is no way you’re ever going to do business with ANYONE unless you make some sort of a connection first!

Remember this simple rule, it takes 7 – 12 touches (or connections) before a business will remember you. So you have to think of different ways to connect with your clients that will not look like spam or sound pushy.

Here are a few connecting tips.

1 – I start by liking their business Facebook page or by subscribing to their YouTube page and making a comment on a video. These are small non-pushy connections and these days it’s better to create a personal connection than to just say right away “Hey, let’s do business.” Whenever someone sends me an email and says “I have a deal for you” I delete it right away.

Anyway, making a comment makes my connection more personal. It gets my foot in the door. I do this all the time. This way they SEE my name, Frank James Bailey when I post a comment on their video. If they want to look me up…they can.

2 – In about a week I’ll make ANOTHER connection by commenting on another NEW post or video.

3 – By week 3 I usually send them an email introducing myself. This will work very well if the company responded to the comments I made. (You see why I said like and comment first!)

4 – In week 4 I’ll make another comment on a post or video again. This way if they didn’t get my email they should know my name by now. After all, I’ve made a few comments on their posts.

5 – By the 5th week (or 5th connection) I’m sending out an email again.

6 – In the 6th week, if the business has a Twitter or Instagram account, I’m usually following them this week and “hearting” some of their posts this time.

7 – By week 7 I’m sending out a cold call.

There are many more ways to connect with people but this is my strategy and it’s worked for me so far.

Happy connecting and remember…nothing happens unless you make a connection!

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Newsletter #12

The Taming Of April will be published!

As most of you know I was running a Kickstarter for my book The Taming Of April. However, my Kickstarter failed.

For the past few weeks, I’m been a little depressed and feeling down. I felt like a failure. As of today, I’m done feeling that way. It’s time to move forward.

My first comic con of 2023 is Fan Expo Cleveland in March of 2023 so as of right now, my new publishing date for The Taming Of April is March of 2023.

Finally, the Taming Of April will have over 60 chapters. If you want to read the first 3 chapters click – HERE.

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Newsletter #11

Tercona comic #7 is coming soon!

After school, on a cool crisp fall day, Tercona is needed to save people from a house fire that just happens to be the home of Britney’s uncle. She must act fast to save everyone trapped inside because the structure is falling apart. Tercona finds Britney’s 10-year-old cousin Teodora and brings her to safety but when she returns to the burning building to save Teodora’s father, the unthinkable happens. The house explodes! Tercona learns that even superheroes can’t save everyone.

There are still a few minor changes to be made to this comic (making sure everything is spelled right for one. lol) Along with some minor color changes and a few more things too but…I wanted to let you guys know that Tercona comic #7 – You Can’t Save Everyone will be ready by 2023!

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Blog #4

Miro-Jobs sites have come a long way!

Back in 2011, I blogged about an up-and-coming micro-job site called Fiverr. This is what I said…

I recently discovered a website called Fiver.com. Now in case, you don’t know what this is, it’s a website where people can do just about any odd job (or silly job for that matter) for $5. There are people on the site doing crazy things like…”I will do 10 push-ups in your logo shirt for $5” or “I will review your website or youtube channel for $5”…or…”I will do a voice-over for $5”.

Those of us who have been doing voiceovers for a very long time know that some of the tops voice guys in the country get paid very big bucks for doing movie trailers or national commercials. When I saw that some people are offering a VO for $5. I was beside myself. Really, I was FLOORED!! When most voice actors charge up to $120 or more for a fully produced 60-second radio commercial. There are some people doing this for as little as $5! And get this….it’s actually only $4!! Because Fiver.com keeps a $1.

Now it’s 2022

Wow, has this site ever changed since 2011. Now I see a few of my voice-acting colleagues on the site. Some prices start at $125! And these voice actors offer more “add-ons” like background music for a fee, the “rights” to use the voice-over for whatever they want for a fee, revisions for a fee, and more. What I think happened was in the past several years Fiverr figured out that they can more money when their “gigs” can offer more money besides just…$5.

VERY IMPORTANT! I don’t use Fiverr and I don’t recommend it to anyone to use this site either. The reason I’m not on this site is that I got burned once doing a e-book. It took me over a week to record the audio and when I was done the client didn’t like my audio. So, since he was the customer, HE got his money back and he got to keep my audio too! I’ve searched all over the internet for my voice on that book and I still haven’t found it after all these years so that’s a good thing. Fiverr left me high and dry with wasted time and no compensation. That’s why I don’t use Fiverr.

So in closing, Fiverr has changed, and if you want to use Fiverr to get more voice-over jobs you can because you can actually charge a price that’s not just $5 anymore. However, be careful of the clients who (for some reason or another) don’t like what you give them and just want your audio for free.

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Newsletter #10

My Kickstarter for The Taming Of April has FAILED!

Ok…truth be told, with only 6 days left I canceled it. I canceled it because I only had $350 (which is only about a 1/4 of the way to my goal.) and I knew that I would never in a million years be able to get the rest of the funding ($650) in only 6 days!

For the record, the book was going to be published in June of this year but I listened to everyone’s advice and put the book on the Kickstarter instead to make the backers feel special that they go it first. But now that the Kickstarter has failed, I’m kicking myself for not having copies of the book to sell at comic cons this year.

My plan now is to publish this book in March of 2023 and make it available for the first time at my first comic con in 2023, Fan Expo Cleveland.

Thank you to everyone who funded the Kickstarter and helped me out. Even though it failed, I really appreciate what you did. Thanks!

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Newsletter #9

My last comic con in 2022 was The Cincinnati Comic Expo this past weekend!

I went to this comic con in 2021 and it was fantastic. I couldn’t wait to go back and it did NOT disappoint!

The crowd was so busy on Saturday that I hardly got a chance to talk to anyone because they just kept walking by. It was kind of like the “herd” mentality.

Even though I did sell a lot of comics I didn’t make a profit because my hotel cost was high. I assume the more books I have on my table the more people will have to choose from and the better chances I’ll have at making MORE money by selling more books.

Nonetheless, this is one my my favorite comic cons of the year because I always do well. I can’t wait to go back next year to The Cincinnati Comic Expo.

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Blog #3

2022 Monroe Pop Fest – Review

This past weekend I went to The Monroe Pop Fest in Monroe, MI. I hadn’t been to this con since 2019!

I’ve been going to The Monroe Pop Fest since 2016. Back then it was called The Monore Comic Con. In those years this con has always brought in lots of people. Lots of foot traffic.

On another note, since 2017 I’ve always wanted to go to the Cincinnati Comic Expo. The bad thing was, every year both of these cons were on the same weekend.

In 2020 I bought an Artist Alley table for The Moroe Pop Fest AND the Cincinnati Comic Expo because this was the first year they were not on the same weekend. Sadly, we all know how 2020 went.

In 2021, both cons were on the same weekend…again. So I decided to go to the Cincinnati Comic Expo this time. My AA table for the 2022 Monroe Pop Fest was my rollover from 2020.

Now that you know a little backstory, here’s what I think is the 2022 Monroe Pop Fest. It was…OK. First off, they added a “preview” day on Friday from 5-9. I didn’t want to go on Friday because this con is about a 1 hour and 45-minute drive from my house and this meant I would have to drive up there….twice! But I went. I thought the Friday hours were unnecessary. Every 3-day con that I’ve been to has there Friday hours usually from 3-9 or 2-8. In any case, Friday is usually 6 hours. For Monroe, it was only 4.

I also believe the attendance was down a little too. There was still lots of foot traffic and people were happy to be there but It just seemed a little slower than in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Finally, I only sold 1 comic too.

I want to make this very clear. Gary puts on a great show. I still love The Monroe Pop Fest and I will return to this show again in the future it’s just that I think I’ll skip next year and try again in 2024.

Again, it’s a great show. I like it but I felt the attendance was down from previous years. It’s also possible that the people that were there just weren’t buying. lol

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Newsletter #8

For the next 2 weekends, I’ll be on the road!

Join me at the Monroe Pop Fest Fri. & Sat. Sept. 16 & 17. I’ll have all 6 comics with me and the first 3 original books as well. Plus I’ll be part of the panel – Indapended Comic Creators Circle at 4:15 on Saturday. It all starts on Friday at 5 pm!

And the very next weekend I’ll be at The Cincinnati Comic Expo.

I’ll be at the Cincinnati Comic Expo on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23, 24 & 25. Come by my booth and let’s talk about superheroes, comics, cartoons, and of course…Tercona.

It’s going to be a busy few weeks. I hope to see you soon!

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Blog #2

Someone gave me the suggestion of posting a few pages from my book The Taming Of April so people who might want to fund the Kickstarter will get a better understanding of it.

I decided to do you one better…below are the first 3 chapters of the book!

The first 3 chapters will introduce the 3 main characters in the story. Just so you know, this book has over 50 chapters so this is just the tip of the iceberg.

As you’ll soon see the story is told in first person perspective. In each chapter, a different character is telling YOU their part in the story. Enjoy.

The Taming Of April

Chapter 1

Adam: The Breakup

Date: Late September 2008

Breakups can be hard on anyone. The more time you invest into a relationship with someone that you really care about the more it feels like a dagger plunged deep into your heart when the other person wants to end it. Combine that with crisp fall weather and you have my current breakup, which is incredibly hard for me. My name is Adam King. I just turned thirty a few weeks ago and I really wanted to get married and have kids before I hit forty. My life plan was looking good too, until recently. My girlfriend Kim Griffin was everything I ever wanted in a relationship. She was funny, slightly sarcastic and very thoughtful too. We had been dating for over three years. Things were going so well I moved into her house last year. I thought I had found the woman I wanted to marry. Life was good.

I feel I should also mention that she was also a very – how can I say this without sounding rude, ah – a full-size woman. Standing at 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing close to 250 pounds Kim was what some people might call an Amazon woman. Her size never mattered to me that much. It was her personality that I was attracted to the most.

Well, if I’m being totally honest, her size did have a little to do with why I was attracted to her. I liked it. I’m what some people call a chubby chaser. My close friends and my mom told me I only liked Kim because she was fat but that’s not true. I was in love with her because of her great personality.

Sadly, all this ended a few months ago when she broke up with me. I wanted to get married someday and have kids but she didn’t want that. Getting married wasn’t the issue, it was having kids that she really didn’t want.

So, for the past couple of months, I prepared to move out. Having a broken heart will affect everyone differently. For some it’s depression, others it’s drinking. The breakup took its toll on me and I let myself go. I gained about 25 pounds, I haven’t cut my hair in over two months and I even grew a beard too. With my dirty wide-framed glasses, I looked like one of those chubby dudes people make fun of for living in their mom’s basement playing video games. I couldn’t help it. I was in love with her and she shattered my heart.

Today was the day I had to move out of her house and move into my very small studio apartment, on my own. The neighborhood was nice. North York, Ohio was about a 30-minute drive from my job.

My hair was a greasy bushy mess because I hadn’t showered in two days but I didn’t really care.

Kim was nice enough to help me move. Was she helping to get rid of me or did she really care for my well-being? She walked into this small shoe box that I called a living space and she asked, “Where do I put this?”

I told her, “Anywhere you feel like dropping it. It’s a studio apartment. There isn’t much room for anything.”

My ex-girlfriend stood there, in the arch of my doorway for a moment, soaking in what I said. She eventually put the box down in the corner.

I sighed, turned away from her and said, “Thanks for helping me move.” I appreciated her help but it was still very hard for me to face her. In my eyes I was still very much in love with her.

“Adam, don’t think of this as me wanting to get you out of my house. Think of me as a friend helping you move, because we are friends. You know that, right?”

What did she just say? ‘Don’t think of this as me wanting to get rid of you?’ Well, I guess I have my answer. I turned back in her direction but I still couldn’t face her. My heart couldn’t face her, “I know, but it’s hard. Three years Kim. It’s not that easy to just…” Then I shook my head and sighed again.

“Adam, let’s not make this any harder than it actually is.” When I heard her voice again, I finally looked at her.

For a few moments, neither one of us moved. I think we were both waiting for the next one to talk first.

Kim broke our silence, “I should get going. You can handle the rest.” Did she want to leave because it was getting awkward? I’ll never know for sure.

I tried to hold back my tears as she walked out the door and headed to her car. I knew as she walked away that this was it. She was walking away for good now. I walked to my door and watched as Kim opened the door to her car and yelled back to me, “You’ll be fine. Before you know it, you’ll be dating a girl just like me. Knowing you, your next girlfriend will be bigger than me. You’re such a chubby chaser.”

Through the door I saw leaves on the ground. The cool fall air made my breath steam and my heartbreak even worse. I yelled back to her, “It was never about your size you know.”

She didn’t respond. I don’t know if she didn’t hear me or she was ignoring me. She pulled out of the parking spot and yelled, “Call me if you need anything.”

As she drove away, I whispered to myself, “I need my heart back.”

I closed the door to my small apartment and looked around. It wasn’t much to look at but it was my home, for now. I fell onto the couch and turned my head toward the pillow, and cried.

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After a few days had passed I organized my apartment. It was generally easy to do since the place was very tiny. Without all the moving boxes on the floor, my place almost looked empty. I didn’t have a computer desk so my laptop was always on my kitchen table.

My first few days of living alone were spent working at my job, watching TV and sleeping 9 hours at a time. 

After about a week of doing the same thing over and over, I finally had enough sulking and got the courage to try and move forward from my old relationship so I joined a BBW chat room on a website called PHAT (Pretty Hot and Tempting). I loved Kim for her personality but I also knew, deep down, I was a chubby chaser too. Or am I? I like big girls but I also wondered why I go back to the same type of people and do the same thing. I’ve always done the same thing over and over, again and again. Do I need a change?

As I pecked away on my keyboard. Pecked because I type with only two fingers, I always have. Anyway, I used my charm, wit, and great personality and talked to a girl from the chat room. She even gave me her number on a private DM. Her username was BRIANNABBW67. Her phone number popped up in my messenger – one – number – at – a – time. Her delivery was cute but she was also quite the smart ass too.

When our conversation was over, I got up from my computer to go to the bathroom. Before I relieved myself, to get ready for bed, I looked at myself in the mirror. What I saw was a chubby white guy with bushy hair who needed a shave and a haircut. It was time for a change. 


The Taming of April

Chapter 2

April: April Meets Adam

Date: Late September 2008

Now it’s my turn. I’m April Bender, a hair stylist at the Special Style Hair Salon. Now I know what you’re thinking, stupid name for a hairstyling place, right? All the other good names were taken. The name of the place isn’t that important anyway. It’s me you have to pay attention to and believe me when I talk, you’ll listen.

I’m in my mid 20’s, long red hair, (although it doesn’t stay the same color very long. I am a hair stylist, remember) 5 foot 6 and I’m about 145 pounds. You’re probably asking why am I giving you my weight and measurements. It’s because size and weight is important to the story. Adam is a chubby chaser and I’m by no means chubby. Well, not by his standards anyway. If you really think I’m fat I’m going to smack you. I’m just slightly over average.

Moving on.

I remember the first time I met Adam. It had rained overnight but when I came to work that morning the rain stopped. Cool autumn weather and the ground was still wet too. Your typical cloudy fall day. The sun was trying to poke through the clouds but they were being stubborn.

My boss Tori was a heavy-set woman with hips that mimicked the liberty bell. She was doing a customer’s hair so I was texting my friend Danielle Stulter. Most people just called her Dani. She was around my age and also a hairstylist who recently lost her job so I was trying to help her out. We’ve known each other for a long time so I was hoping to talk her into working with me here.

APRIL: I gave Tori your resume. Has she called yet?

DANI: No, girl, not yet.

APRIL: I’ll talk to her when she’s done with her…oh, wait a minute.

DANI: What?

Now in case, you were wondering, THIS is when Adam came into my life. The bell rang to let us know someone was in the shop but I didn’t need a bell. When he came in through the entrance the clouds parted to let the sun pour over him. A warm glow bathed his body with light letting me know this man was something special. Cue the cheesy romance music because this was the universe telling me that this man was going to change my life forever!

What…too much? Alright, I’ll tone it down a little.

When he came in through the entrance the sun shined behind him as he opened the door. Boring. I like my version better. Anyway…

He was a little overweight, had a mop top for a head of hair and those glasses were hiding his beautiful blue eyes. He stood 6 foot 2 and damn I love a tall man. Sorry, I got distracted by his height. I licked my lips and finished texting Dani.

APRIL: Whooo, a tall glass of water just came into the salon.

DANI: A tall glass of water? What is this, 1999?

When Adam walked through the door, I was still texting Dani back, so I actually only saw him walk into the shop for a few seconds. Just enough time to drool over how tall he was and get back to my phone, Tori saw I wasn’t paying attention and let me know with her aggressive voice, “April, pay attention. Customer.” She can be a nice boss but if I wasn’t paying attention to the customers, she would let me know it.

APRIL: Shit, gotta go.

I put my phone down at my station and walked to Adam waiting by the front desk. I noticed right away that he couldn’t take his eyes off of Tori.

I asked him, “Hello. Can I help you?”

He woke from his daze, “Oh yes, I’m here for a haircut.”

I could tell he was staring at Tori but she was busy, “Are you waiting for Tori?”

“No, actually this is my first time here. I guess it doesn’t matter who cuts it.”

I smiled at him hoping to get his attention, “I could cut it for you.”

Adam responded, “Let’s do it.”

In my mind, I was thinking, ‘Let’s do it? Wow, he’s very forward!’ but I knew what he meant.

            It took me close to 25 minutes to cut that bush off his head. As I was working on his hair, I took a quick look at him in the mirror. He took his glasses off so I could cut his hair and he looked so much better without those glasses. Now all I needed to do was to convince him to clean that scruff off his chin and I’d jump him. I know, I need to control myself and I did. Even with the glasses and beard, he looked totally different from when he first walked in.

As I put the finishing touches on his cut, I saw him still looking at Tori. As much as his eyes were glued to her, I had to know why. “Do you know Tori?”

“No, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t stare.”

I broke it to him gently. “You know, I hate to disappoint you but she’s married.”

            Adam blushed a little, “I wasn’t going to ask her out or anything. I was just admiring her from afar. She’s very pretty. It’s okay to admire people, isn’t it?”

I told him, “Of course.” As I secretly hoped he would admire me too.

“Anyway, I have a date tonight.”

            “Oh, now I know why you came in for a haircut.”

            I was almost done with his cut which was a short spiky style. It needed a finishing touch so I reached over for the American Crew hair gel on my station. I wasn’t going to let him say ‘no’ to this gel. It’s amazing. I told him, “Here, this will ‘wow’ her. I love the smell of this stuff. I’m sure your date will too.”

            I squirt a little bit in the palm of my hand and then I took a big whiff of it and smiled. My eyes almost rolled in the back of my head as the aroma just about gave me an orgasm. My smile wasn’t simply a ‘happy’ smile it was a ‘damn, this smells good’ smile. No, seriously. The scent of this stuff makes me want to change my panties. It smells like a man.

            Rubbing the gel in his hair I was a bit jealous he wasn’t taking me out on a date. I swung the chair around and put him in front of the mirror. “How’s that?”

            “It’s a little shorter than I’m used to.”

            “Too short?”

            “Na, I’m on the verge of many changes anyway.”

            He got out of the chair and gave me a $5 tip. “Thank you and good luck.”

            I walked him up to the front desk so he could pay for his haircut, rang him up, and out the door he went. He shouted back to me, “Thanks again.”

            Tori walked by me and I started to sweep up the fresh cut hair on the floor, “Watch the store as I head to the bathroom.”

            “Sure.”

            As soon as she was gone, I texted Dani.

APRIL: OMG! He was 6-2 and thanks to me, he looks hot!

DANI: Did U give him a cut and blow?

APRIL: I just met the man.

DANI: I bet U $5 you’ll end up sucking his dick by the end of your 1st date.

APRIL: I’m not that type of girl. I’d make him wait at least a week. 

DANI: A week my ass. 

APRIL: Besides, he came in for a haircut because he has a date 2night.

DANI: Doesn’t matter. He’ll come back or you’ll find him. You are such a slut.

APRIL: Shut up! I’m not a slut. To prove it I won’t have sex with him unless I fall in love with him.

DANI: YR on.


The Taming of April

Chapter 3

Dani: April to The Rescue

Hello. I’m Dani.

The one that April was texting. She didn’t say a whole lot about me so I thought I’d pop in here and give you a little bit of background on me and my best friend.

As you know my name is Danielle Stulter. I’m in my mid-twenties (a year younger than April). I’m April’s best friend. Here’s a quick rundown of my family. I’m an only child. I live with two moms in a nice house in North York, Ohio. One of my moms, Aliyah, does payroll and accounting at a chiropractor’s office. She’s half Latino and taught me Spanish. My other mom, Julia, is a manager at a restaurant in town. When they were younger, they were both a little wild. Aliyah was an artist but she ditched the colorful hair for a short black pixie cut to fit into the chiropractor’s office. Julia still has her fun blue hair and some piercings.

You might be wondering, is it difficult growing up with two moms? Nope, not at all. Aliyah is my biological mom but it doesn’t matter who actually gave birth to me my mothers are very good loving parents.

However, back when I was in high school, they were concerned when I spent most of my time alone in my room reading with no friends. No, seriously. I never had sleepovers; my parents wouldn’t allow it and I didn’t have siblings to talk to either. My closest cousins lived very far away so I felt lonely for the longest time.

April and I met in her senior year of high school so I’m going to take you back a few years. The year was 2003. Here we go.

I’ll never forget that day. These three seniors Cameron, Jim, and Drake, strolled into the lunch room like they owned the school. Some of the teachers did a very piss poor job of controlling them because they were the star football players. They always turned a blind eye to those three punks because our school went to the state championship two years in a row and these guys were needed on the team to make the school look good.

April was sitting with her cheerleader friends as I walked in. Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that. She was a cheerleader her senior year. Although that didn’t last long as you’ll soon find out. Back in those days, I wasn’t a nerdy girl but I was a loner. A very shy girl who mostly kept to myself hardly ever talking to anyone. I was a little fatter back then too so I wore clothes to cover what I didn’t want other kids to see. Being a woman of color with kinky curly hair I wore stuff that helped me hide from the world but that also made me an easy target.

As I was walking in the cafeteria with my tray of food in my hands, that asshole Drake tripped me. My body flew forward and I landed on my tray causing my chocolate milk to spill all over my white sweatshirt. A few kids sitting closest to the incident laughed at me.

April just happened to be behind me in line, holding her tray. She saw everything and screamed, “Leave her alone, dickhead!” Without a second thought, she dropped her tray and shoved Drake in his chest with both hands which knocked him on his ass. He fell backward, tripped over my tray of food on the floor, and hit his face on the side of a table, giving him a bloody lip.

Jim and Camren were mad. As revenge Camren tried to hit April when she wasn’t looking but before the blow struck her April caught his wrist in mid-air! “Don’t even try it!”

Camren and Jim were now at a loss for words. They were the stars of the football team and this cheerleader just knocked Drake on his ass. No words were spoken. The look on their faces said it all, “Holy shit!”

April let go of Camren, reached her hand out to me, and asked, “Are you okay?”

This was a little weird. Do you know how in those high school teen movies where a cute guy comes to the rescue of a nerdy girl? I wasn’t a nerd but I sort of fit that description. The cute guy wasn’t a guy, it was a beautiful cheerleader. She stood above me with her hand out as I answered trying to mutter out words, “Yea, I…I think so. Thanks…I mean. Ah, thank you.”

She helped me up as I looked at her, smiled, and asked, “Where…what, ah, where did you learn how to do that?”

Beaming with confidence she responded, “My mom’s current boyfriend taught me a few moves but I also picked up a few things from watching TV. Being a flexible cheerleader helps too.”

When I was finally fully on my feet she turned around, faced the other two boys, and put herself in a fighting stance ready to kick some more ass if she needed to. She looked like that famous crime-fighting cheerleading cartoon Kim Possible only April had blonde hair, not red.

With a small growl in her voice, she told those guys, “I don’t ever want to see you pick on this girl again or I’ll kick all your…”

Before she could finish Coach Stamper walked over and grabbed her arm. “Did you give him a bloody lip?”

I tried to help her and explain what happened but all these coaches care about are their players and protecting them. I said, “Drake tripped me and…”

“I saw the whole thing from over there. You fell and this girl pushed Drake.”

Camren smiled, “Yep, that’s what happened.”

April was pissed, “He’s lying! That’s not what happened.”

Then some of the other cheerleaders came over to defend their football players. Jessica, the cheerleader captain, and the most stuck-up blonde girl that any school has ever seen scolded April. “You got in a fight with a football player? Cheerleaders support the players, not…”

You could almost see the flames burning in April’s eyes as she interrupted her, “Shut up Jessica. Drake’s an ass and you know it.”

Coach Stamper yelled at April, “Language!”

Jessica squawked back, “We don’t want you on the cheer squad if you’re not going to defend the team.”

 “Fine, whatever. I didn’t like being a stupid cheerleader anyway. You’re all a bunch of stuck-up hoes.”

The whole cheer squad felt the sting of that insult and gasped. I laughed because truth be told I heard rumors about a few of the cheerleaders and all three of these guys. I won’t go into details I’m sure you can figure it out.

After that, April quit the team, and then she got suspended for three days for fighting with a fellow student, all because she helped me.

            We started hanging out a lot more from that day on. From high school to graduation. When I invited April over for my first sleepover my mom Aliyah was a little worried. She saw the influence April had on me but Julia saw that I was finally coming out of my shell and being more active. I think they both wondered how deep would April’s influence affect me in the years to come.

After high school, we went to the same beauty academy together where we learned how to style hair and, sometimes, we worked at the same beauty salons together too. We both had our own lives but we were always there for each other. We were close back then and we’re still best friends today.  

            And that’s how April and I became friends.

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Newsletter #7

My Kickstarter for my book The Taming Of April is NOW LIVE!

To back the Kickstarter for The Taming Of April click on the picture that says – KICKSTARTER LIVE.

There are 2 different covers for this book. One is the regular cover the other is the special cover ONLY found on Kickstarter. You can even get a book with pictures in it as well.

There are 2 different covers for this book. Below is the regular cover. This cover will eventually make its way to Amazon and bookstores.

This cover was made by my Tercona artist Ujval Purabiya.


An artist named Robert Torices did this cover. This cover is ONLY available on Kickstarter!


Again, to back the Kickstarter for The Taming Of April all you have to do is CLICK on the picture that says – Kickstarter LIVE!

If you can’t fund the Kickstarter, please share the link, and maybe one of your friends might be able to help.

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Blog #1

First off, I’m going to be using my blog here on my Frank James Bailey website more often. I’m still going to have a Newsletter but I thought sometimes I what to talk about something that isn’t really a “newsletter.” It’s just my thoughts and opinions on things. Like the last newsletter, I wrote was about my home studio equipment. That’s not really a “Newsletter” thing.

So my Newsletters will mostly be about my writing (Tercona, The Taming Of April, and so forth…) what comic cons I’m going to attend or info on my Kickstarter. My blog will be about other things like this…

Today I want to tell you about some soaps my wife Amy and I have been using by a company called SBU Skin Care.

A Delectable Scent!
Sweet Cherry Almond expertly blends the sweet scent of cherry with the rich, nutty scent of almonds. In addition to the natural oils we put in all our soaps.

  • Intentionally handcrafted with great care to maintain the highest quality standards.
  • No parabens, sulfates, phthalates & harsh chemicals
  • Not tested on animals
  • Made in the USA

With so many benefits, no wonder this soap is so popular!
Wash away your stress with the gentle scent of lavender. Lavender essential oil combined with slight sandalwood undertones creates a scent that has a calming effect and promotes relaxation & sleep. Smooth your skin and make it glow with the gently exfoliating clay and allow this moisturizing bar to nourish your skin.

Patchouli Paradise soap is made with coconut milk to help produce a creamy, & rich lather. The intoxicating aroma of Patchouli flowers is complimented by citrus undertones. Rich in glycerin and natural shea butter, this is a moisturizing bar that will leave your skin feeling soft.

These are just a few of the soaps we’ve tried. If you want to try them out for yourself CLICK – HERE.

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Newsletter #6

Some of you have been asking what equipment I use as a voice actor. Here are some of the products I use as a professional voice actor and where you can get them.

1 – My headphones.

There are the Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphones. I’ve been using them for a long time. I haven’t worked in radio since 2009 but I still use them today as my go-to headset for voice-over work.

You can find them on Amazon by clicking – HERE.

2 – My Microphone

For all my recordings I use the Sennheiser 416 Microphone. This is the mic that all the professionals use when doing promo work for TV ID’s and radio station liners.

You can get your own Senheizer 416 Mic by clicking – HERE.

If you’re going to use a shotgun mic for all your voice-over work you need a pop filter that’s made for a shotgun mic.

Get a Pop Filter for your shotgun mic – HERE.

3 – Soundproofing

Finally, you’re going to need a quiet space to do all your voice-over work. To make a space really quiet you need soundproofing.

To get soundproofing foam click – HERE.

4 – A Computer

Finally, you need a good fast computer. Not a gaming computer but fast enough to run multiple programs and it needs to be a solid-state computer too. No moving parts! This will prevent any noise you don’t want!

Get this fast computer – HERE.

And that’s all you need to get started. If this info was helpful let me know.

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Newletter #5

The Kickstarter for my NEW romance novel called The Taming Of April is now in the pre-launch phase! (click the picture!)

Adam King must pick up the pieces from a hard breakup. He’s overweight, working as a farm hand and he knows his life doesn’t have a destination. As he slowly makes some changes to better his career goals and move forward with his dating life, he gets a haircut and encounters a hairdresser named April Bender.

Adam slowly finds out that April has a bit of a wild streak. She enters wet t-shirt contests, loves to skinny dip, and has sex with men on the first date.

Shocked and yet also thrilled by April’s erotic zest for life Adam realizes she doesn’t need a boyfriend; she needs a true friend. April is tormented by the demons of her past. Bad breakups, being raised by a single biker mom who loves to party, and having too many sexual partners before the age of 25. She has a very tough time letting go of her carefree promiscuous lifestyle. When her sexual outlook on life finally catches up with her, she realizes she must also make changes to better herself but is it too late? April fears she might lose the only man that has ever truly treated her with respect and dignity.

Entertaining, funny, and deeply moving, with just a pinch of sensual erotic fun The Taming of April is a romantic comedy story of how a man who was once a cowboy uses his skills to tame a wild woman.

The Taming Of April is a romance novel. If it was a movie it would be a rated R romantic comedy. Not Young Adult (not for kids) but it’s also not a spicy sexy romance novel either.

There will be a special variant cover that is ONLY available on Kickstarter. This special cover will have pictures inside the book.

The Kickstarter campaign launches on September 5th. I’m hoping to get 100 followers before then. 

PLEASE follow my Kickstarter for The Taming Of April by clicking on the picture above!

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Newsletter #4

For the next 3 weekends I’ll be very busy on the road going to comic cons!

On Saturday & Sunday July 23rd & 24th I’ll be at the Gem City Comic Con in Dayton, OH.

I’ve been going to the Gem City Comic Con since 2016! It was the very first con where I got a table to sell my Tercona books. I’ll also be doing a panel on voice acting too.


On Saturday July 30th I’ll be at Def-Com 7. It’s at the Northtowne Mall in Defiance, OH.


And finally on Sunday Aug. 7th I’ll be at the Jim & Dan Comic + Toy Show. Jim & Dan put on about 4 shows a year and I always go to at least 2 of them every year. My Tercona comics are in there store! Oh, and look – my name is on the flyer! 🙂

So I hope to see YOU at one of my shows in the next few weeks.

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Newletter #3

My Kickstarter pre-launch is off to a slow start but it’s coming along! As of today 7 / 8 / 2022 I have 11 followers. I’m really hoping to hit 100 followers by the time I launch the campaign in September. PLEASE click on the picture below to follow my Kickstarter for The Taming Of April!

Now for something fun…here are a few memes I made to help make this Kickstarter more eye catching. As if April’s mouth firmly planted on a sucker, her tight bikini bottom, her big boobs and her body covered in cooking oil isn’t eye catching enough already! lol

Look for these memes all over my socuial media.

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Newsletter #1

Coming soon – Frank’s first romance novel. It’s called The Taming Of April. If it was a movie it would be a rated R romantic comedy. (Not for kids!) However, it’s not a super spicy romance novel either. Read the blurb below to find out more.

Adam King must pick up the pieces from a hard breakup. He’s overweight, working as a farm hand and he knows his life doesn’t have a destination. As he slowly makes some changes to better his career goals and move forward with his dating life, he gets a haircut and encounters a hairdresser named April Bender. 

Adam slowly finds out that April has a bit of a wild streak. She enters wet t shirt contests, loves to skinny dip and has sex with men on the first date. 

Shocked and yet also thrilled by April’s erotic zest for life Adam realizes she doesn’t need a boyfriend; she needs a true friend. April is tormented by the demons of her past. Bad breakups, being raised by a single biker mom who loves to party and having to many sexual partners before the age of 25, April has a very tough time letting go of her care-free promiscuous lifestyle. When her sexual outlook on life finally catches up with her, she realizes she must also make changes to better herself but is it too late? April fears she might lose the only man that has ever truly treated her with respect and dignity. 

Entertaining, funny, deeply moving, with a just a pinch of sensual erotic fun The Taming of April is romantic comedy story of how a man who was once a cowboy uses his skills to tame a wild woman.