Inaugural Post for Nerds!

Virginia Lee · Inaugural Post For Nerds!

It's been a whole minute and a whole half since I wrote anything more than a few sentences on the internet for the rest of the world to see. I don't know why, to be honest, the idea of blogging is so alien to me, considering I write almost every single day. Maybe I felt no one would read it.

Maybe they won't! But that's okay, because I want to now and what I say goes, nya-ha-ha!

Weirdly enough, I always felt (and frankly still do) like my diaries aren't fully personal. I can't be the only one who feels like this. It's not like I have anyone sneaking peeks at my musings, but I always felt, I dunno, like someone's eyes would eventually end up on them in a thrift shop somewhere or something.

Actually, that'd be kinda cool. The history nerd in me would like that very much.

So I write nearly every day the things that go on in my life, the trends I see, the feelings I have, and for a while now I've been doing the tedious but rewarding task of editing a manuscript I've spent the last 5? 6? years on since completing it in NaNoWriMo (that's "National Novel Writing Month" to you non-writing nerds). God, I want to be published so bad I can taste it.

Anyway! Writing isn't all I do, I'm also an actor! On the stage! *dramatic cape swoop*
And also in the booth. That's right, I'm a voice actor! I've been doing theater for over a decade now and the voice stuff for 4 years (actually 3 and some change, if I'm honest). I have a lot of feelings about art and beauty in the world, how it's learned and experienced, and I've always had a soft spot for the humanities.

Before I even begin in earnest, in case anyone makes it this far, I'd like to share some VO (that's "voice over" for you non-VO nerds) resources I've found to be helpful over the years. This is in no way a comprehensive list, but maybe it can help point some people in the right direction, if that's a direction they wish to pursue:

For beginners?:
https://iwanttobeavoiceactor.com/
https://www.blumvoxstudios.com/

For everyone else?:
https://halpnet.com/
https://acting.skillshub.life/
https://www.thevopros.com/
https://www.thevoiceovernetwork.org/
https://georgethe.tech/