Listen. We all acknowledge the requisite tools a writer needs: pens/pencils, a computer, notebooks, journals, coffee, tea, self-loathing. But there’s something else you desperately need: a good microphone.
You might not produce your own podcast. Nor should you feel you have to because they’re all the rage. But, odds are, as a writer looking to sell books and promote how you go about the work, you will no doubt be a guest on several podcasts, and nothing takes a listener out of the experience than bad audio.
Brad Listi, host of “Otherppl,” says as much: “It’s probably to your advantage to have a microphone so that you can present yourself more professionally. A mic will deliver a more radio-quality experience and will impact how many people stay with the