I took an adult ed session on voice acting last year and enjoyed it--and thought I'd be good at it. I signed up for a training package that included lessons, on-line resources, recording studio time and ultimately a set of demo disks (based on the studio session). Now I have to figure out how to market myself--something I'm not used to doing, and which isn't easy for me.
But I'm also having difficulty with my voice--I'm getting hoarse really quickly when I talk, and my throat hurts after I sing for even an hour. So I'm reading a book I bought years ago about vocal technique, and am back to basics practicing breath support. I've always had difficulty with my singing voice, even though I have a modest amount of talent. I suspect that I've been singing incorrectly--somehow tightening muscles in my jaw or elsewhere near the vocal chords, and not supporting consistently enough with by diaphragm. So I'm hoping at a minimum that my voice won't wear out as quickly, and am always hopeful that my singing voice will be more consistent.
Anyway, having vocal problems isn't a good start for trying to do voiceover work. But my main concern is that I'll spend a lot of time (and some amount of money) trying to get work and have nothing to show for it. But that's the type of risk I wanted to take. I just need to figure out how to limit the amount of money I invest. The lesson package was not cheap, so I've already invested quite a bit.
So I will chronicle my steps and progress in trying to get voice acting work--starting with trying to get my voice into better shape.
