Send us a textI sit down with actor and narrator Nina Nikolic to unpack the craft and business of voice work, from emotional performance and character choices to contracts, rates, and protecting your voice in an AI world. Along the way we swap practical systems for finding clients, tracking jobs, and turning creative energy into a sustainable career.• balancing creative craft with small business habits• social media as proof of life and connection• lead sources, referrals, and asking how clients found us• audiobook workflow, samples, pacing, and pickups• pronunciation research and consistency across long texts• performance choices that separate characters without caricature• human narration versus AI, ethics, and accessibility• adding voice protection language to audiobook back matter• contracts, rights windows, and negotiating clauses• owning IP and avoiding perpetual, all‑media traps• input‑based goals versus outcome‑based goals• pricing to a livable per‑finished‑hour rate• reflection routines, tracking wins, and sustainable marketingYou can find the episode show notes, your free episode handouts, and my how‑to guides at amrapajalic.com/podcastWelcome to Amra’s Armchair Anecdotes! I’m Amra Pajalić—writer, teacher, and storyteller. Pull up a chair, and let’s dive into stories about writing, life, and lessons learned—sharing wisdom from my armchair to yours.Episodes are posted every second Monday. You can subscribe on your favourite podcast app including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodcastIndex, YouTube, or RSS, all directories Episode show notes are transcripts at https://www.amrapajalic.com/podcast.html

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