Prissy Little Chloe

Live on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019VBUKQ2?ref_=pe_2427780_160035660 I've been typing away at my children's book series "Prissy Little Chloe" for the past year! WOW! Doesn't feel like it, I love my job. "Prissy Little Chloe: Time of the Year" is a short-chapter cartoon novel about my blonde Yorkie Chloe and all the trouble she gets herself into!  This book in the series centers on how I ended up with a rambunctious little troublemaker for Christmas, after four years of begging for a puppy and her evolution from nice to naughty over the course of a few d ays!  Chloe always wants to be the centre of attention; she makes up her own rules everyday - and gets herself into tons of trouble running through the neighborhood - setting me on a wild goose chase, every single day, without fail. She slips through the gate in the yard or runs through the door when she gets the chance and then runs across the street into peoples' backy...

Hey guys, I've just recorded a free Audiobook of "Prissy Little Chloe: Time of the Year" - grab yours here! http://jaden28.wix.com/plcaudiobookfree It took me all and all about a month to pull this project together. I had to dig up all my journal entries, from when I first got my puppy; and to celebrate the Holiday season, I wrote a cartoon novel about my - and Chloe's - favorite time of the year and how I ended up with the little troublemaker I have now! Be on the lookout for "Prissy Little Chloe: Time of the Year" which will be available on the Amazon Kindle store in a few days!

15 years at the Mic I've been so busy these past few days narrating the two audiobooks of my book series "Prissy Little Chloe". I've loved recording into a mic since I was really little -- except today I'm going to show you the prope r way to self-record any vocals, podcasts or audiobooks. Equipment    For starters, I recommend a USB mic, no more than $100. The best type is a cardiod (heart-shaped input) condenser mic. These are much more sensitive than diaphragm (stage) mics, perfect for home recording -- in a quiet place! That's why treating the room with acoustic foam works great; but a quick and easy DIY hack is to use a blanket over your setup or record in a closet. If you can, record in a room with carpet. A great entry-level mic I highly recommend is the Samson Meteor, which retails for $80. It's a USB mic that's extremely portable, as it has it's own fold-able mic stand and sounds professional. Setup Put your mic up in th...

  A tireless tip, for endless ideas anywhere! Yesterday I was at a Christmas party. While most adults were socializing, I had to get my books ready for their Amazon release. Last step -- my cartoon illustrations. I had everything I needed. My portable Mac Air, my Wacom tablet and dedication! Too bad I left my stylus in my other bag I was thinking of to bringing with me. See, never second-guess yourself. That left me in a rut. But what did I do - something else creative, that would make give my childlike drawings a steadier hand. Okay, that's probably a little dramatic, all I'm saying is that I wrote another book. Mind you "Prissy Little Chloe" is mostly a cartoon per-paragraph, while the other is full a cartoon novel. So I'm really only halfway done. But I wrote it! (I started it in February, so I really only wrote maybe ten pages.) But it's done! Lesson here, when you get frustrated enough you'll find something else to do. No, that...

Can it live up to the hype? I've been a Star Wars fan since I was little. I had lego Star Wars playset and to be honest I completely forgot how much the franchise excited me, until I played Star Wars Battlefront. That game didn't get the highest Metacritic rating mind you, but it is incredibly fun. The movie came out today and I couldn't get tickets in time! They had a Marathon early this morning, for 10 hours -- all the Star Wars movies and the new one playing! This is the one time it's crucial, to pre-order. Notice how every commercial has been Star Wars lately? I bit and added a little Star Wars intro to my book trailer:  Prissy Little Chloe - This Holiday Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica hardly gets this much media attention. I'm impressed -- Star Wars has been going strong for almost 40 years. I heard there's a new Star Trek Beyond movie coming out though -- I'm anxious to see if these new movies can really bring bac...

Voice accounts for 38% of how you're perceived    You could say "I don't care what people think about me", which you shouldn't. But thinking and perceiving are different altogether. When people perceive you, right or wrong they're making subconscious - that they may not be aware of - judgements about you. Their mind sputters out all these arbitrary questions like: "Is he employed?", "Is she married?", "Does she have kids", "How much money does he make?" They don't have to make much sense, "What did he have for breakfast earlier?"or "Did she drive in to work today?". They all happen on and off, really fast. Body language, physical appearance and choice of words are one thing - but none of them affect the reception of conversation like the voice does. Mr. Monotony no melody   I'm not talking about an artificially bassy or sultry voice, but you're own voice - not use...

No need for editing - get picture-perfect photos with these three hacks!  Ever miss the moment by just so little that when you go back to take a look at the blurry photographs later, you can hardly tell what they were even supposed to be? I can tell you it's terribly annoying; and the quick fix isn't to just take a course to become a better photographer. That could take months and what good is it if you're taking a picture with your  smartphone - no tripods here and laughing hysterically throughout? That's exactly where these three tips come in. Starting with DSLRs With the advent of camera phones, now called "smartphones" - everyone has access to a pocket camera, that can take studio-quality photos. I've always loved taking pictures - namely of my dog. Back when there weren't any phones with build-in cameras, I asked for a camera for my birthday. I got a grey, used camera, with no film - my mom wanted me to "practice" wit...