We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jim Cooper. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jim below.

Jim, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

Writing: The essential action to learn the craft of writing is to write. Daily. Yes having a coach, taking courses and attending writing conferences is also needed but it wasn’t until writing every day became part of my life that things started happening.

I was fortunate to be coached by Rachel Simon (Riding The Bus With My Sister) after meeting her at a writer’s conference. The biggest obstacle is my own negative voice and self-doubt – imposter syndrome if you will.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Jim Cooper is a former radio DJ, newspaper boy, retail expert in a department store paint section, a men’s clothing shop and record store, a commercial real estate broker, residential home builder, movie critic, IT programmer and project leader; IT consulting firm owner, home baker, current owner of Jim Cooper VO, narrating audiobooks of all types, and Faceplant Books LLC.
….And that’s just on Mondays.
He is a music geek, still preferring vinyl to electronic forms of music, an avid reader and has recently jumped headfirst into the Ancestry craze.
His first novel, Twisted Ties, was published in 2014.
The Not So Little Book of Cancer Caregiving was published tin 2023.
He has been blessed with a wife of 40+ years, two outstanding kids,
three rambunctious granddaughters,
and a never-ending string of insane rescue mutts.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Stop accepting non-human (AI) solutions to creative efforts, whether visual, written or audio.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

My background is steeped in radio, working at radio stations on-air in Pennsylvania, Texas and New Jersey. Once I started voice acting I had to unlearn all those “radio” skills as voice over work requires acting, not announcing.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://faceplantbookslcc.com. ——- https://JimCooperVO.com
• Instagram: YourVOBigDog
• Facebook: Faceplantbooks. —- JimCooperVO
• Linkedin: in/faceplantbooks ——- in/JimCooperVO
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JimCooperVO