Read me a story.

[mrissa]

PodCastle has an audio recording of one of my stories, The Witch's Second Daughter. I'm fascinated that the reader has given my characters Southern accents. I think it works, but it's very far outside anything I might do myself. Go, listen, enjoy.

Comments

Storytime

[freelikebeer.livejournal.com]

That's a-musing. We have a couple of the Tell Me A Story CDs and my daughter loves to listen to them. I was thinking the other day that it would be fun to hear you tell a story in your authentic Minnesota voice [or, as it might be imagined].

Re: Storytime

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

This is why I haven't submitted my Carter Hall stories to PodCastle: I don't want to be the diva writer who is all, "Oh, podcast my story! BUT ONLY IF I READ THEM MYSELF AND ALSO I AM TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED WITH THAT." And yet I know how the Carter stories are supposed to sound, and I can read them and make people howl, and if someone got the accent and cadence even slightly wrong on those, it would be physically painful to me. So we just leave that alone.

[zalena.livejournal.com]

I think I told you about a friend sending me the story about the woman who turns into a fish from podcastle as one of her favorites for the year. I will look for this one.

Reading out lout is great fun

[freelikebeer.livejournal.com]

Sometimes the Tell Me A Stories don't work very well, but all of the readers are really into it. Reading out loud [being read out loud to] is great fun a distinctly different experience than reading in a book.

Re: Storytime

[careswen.livejournal.com]

I can totally understand your dilemma. I completely second your feelings about who should read Carter Hall, and yet not wanting to look like a diva. Perhaps you can create your own podcasts? I have A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, read by the author. I doubt anyone thought he was being a diva. DOO EEET.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

I'm thrilled! You may recall that I *lurve* this story, in large part because of how you nailed female friendship. I've put it on my iPod. Which was a hand-me-down from porphyrin, speaking of excellent female friendship. As I wait for the library to find me my next Vorkosigan audiobook, this will be my treat.

The Southern accents seems perhaps surprising, but I'll see what I think upon hearing. If they are painful Southern, you know I'll be the one cringing. Or it might be a fun Southern belle interpretation.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Er um. I think the one you lurve is "The Witch's Second"? I'm sorry to be confusing. I hope you lurve this one too.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Ah yes! By a coincidence, I had just downloaded "The Witch's Second" from BCS yesterday. I remember your tale of how you wound up with both titles. :D Now I have TWO to enjoy!

Re: Storytime

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

It's on the list for my copious spare time/energy!

I hear ya, sista.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Your copious spare time/energy, which we keep in a little jar on the shelf next to the little jar of my copious spare time/energy, eh?

Re: I hear ya, sista.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I wish we could mingle them. Then one of us would have enough to get an ice cream cone.

Re: I hear ya, sista.

[careswen.livejournal.com]

Word.

And we really *deserve* ice cream. Guess we'll hafta get it other ways.