Cross-gender voices are a tricky business. Even if you can really do a convincing cross-gender voice–and I know folks who can–the fact is that in a live reading, people know there’s one person doing all the voices. There are two ways cross-gender voices can throw people out of listening. It’s really bad, and embarrassing, or […]
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We had folks over for dinner after production today. It was just a light meal with conversation. I made a Roasted Cauliflower soup, which I love because it’s easy and you can do other things while it’s becoming tasty I also made Mixed greens with feta, pinenuts and blueberries for the first time. Again, a
Look! Now you can take the Advanced Southern Accent Test I scored 43%, “barely out of Dixie” when I answered the way I say things. When I answer the way I hear things back home, then I score 100% Dixie. Rob is 6% Dixie.
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Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk : Fiction by Ken Scholes The simplest review I can give of this is, “Go read it. Now.”
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While I don’t have a story in this, I know a lot of the writers in this anthology. If you are looking for some good horror, check it out.
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To kind of shake things up a little, I thought I’d explain what these things mean this time. Things said at work. I need to get his head in my lap. Will it be faster if we just take her arms off? What kind of head do you want? Our director said, “I need more
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Today was gorgeous and warm. We walked down to the Kolaport for some groceries and then came back, ate lunch in the front yard and took a nap. I also had a breakthrough on Ginger Stuyvesant and the Case of the Haunted Nursery which makes me very happy. It’s also 2000 words lighter, which is
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It was a long day with many things thrown. I am tired. Here is a link to amuse you while I sleep. Modern Mechanix » The ROBOTS Are Coming! We’ve got tomorrow off, so I’ll try to be all pithy then.
Narrating is at once the easiest part of reading aloud and the hardest. It is the easiest because you don’t have to worry about character voice or distinction–or do you? You do. That’s why it’s one of the hardest parts. The narrator is a character in your story and is the one that needs to
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Today was an absolutely ridiculous day. For most of this week I’ve been doing live hands for different characters. Today seemed to be all about throwing things. How many people does it take for a puppet to throw things? Usually about three. There’s the lead puppeteer, then the live hands and then an assistant to
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I just found out that the release date for Dr. Who: Destination Prague has been bumped up to March 2007. I’m very excited about this, naturally.
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Chris Gerrib has said some very nice things about the Summer issue of Shimmer. The nice thing about being stuck in an airport for a few hours is you get a chance to read. Unless, of course, you like CNN Airport Edition. On my most recent trip, I got a chance to read the Summer
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It’s been awhile since I posted one of these. I’ve been editing and set poor Pimi to the side. I’m not sure how many words I’ve written today, because I forgot to look at my wordcount before I started. First: Pimi fingered a length of cloth on a low shelf in the clothier’s shop. Last:
I started my online journal two years ago today after I got a call from Lazytown and sold my second story. I guess this would be a clear example of the aphorism “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Rob and I are planning on staying in Iceland after we wrap production.