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This is a series of articles on how-to read aloud and audio fiction.

Reading aloud 1: The basics

I’ve been thinking about discussing reading aloud for a while now and John Joseph Adam’s recent post about Harry, Carrie and Garp brought it to mind again. I know it seems like reading aloud ought to be self-explanatory, but I’ve heard a lot of authors who should not be allowed to read their own [...]

Reading Aloud 2: Character voices

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 3: Narrating

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Reading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voices

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 5: Working with microphones

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 6: Recording tricks

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 7: Breathing

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigue

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 9: Things that go wrong

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 10: Stage presence

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Reading Aloud 11: Making Sense

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 12: Narrating with first person

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 13: Sam A. Mowry

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud: Singing while sick

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud 14: Stumbling and the Sagan Diary

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Reading Aloud 15: Choices & Compromises while recording Rude Mechanicals

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Wax by Elizabeth Bear, read by me

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Reading Aloud: How Not To Do A Podcast

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The Jolly Book of Fun Craft

Strange Horizons Podcast interviews me

Escape Pod » EP116: Ej-Es

The Confessions of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Reading Aloud: The Common Cold

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Reading Aloud: The importance of quiet space.

Article Series – Reading AloudReading aloud 1: The basicsReading Aloud 2: Character voicesReading Aloud 3: NarratingReading Aloud 4: Cross-gender voicesReading Aloud 5: Working with microphonesReading Aloud 6: Recording tricksReading Aloud 7: BreathingReading Aloud 8: Vocal fatigueReading Aloud 9: Things that go wrongReading Aloud 10: Stage presenceReading Aloud 11: Making SenseReading Aloud 12: Narrating with [...]

Mark your calendars: Reading at KGB

[ July 24, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] I’ll be joining M.M. DeVoe and Matt McHugh as we read stories from The First Line at KGB

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the literary magazine “The First Line” — where all stories in an issue begin with same opening line — presents an evening with some of its favorite writers. Three authors will read select [...]

Clarkesworld Magazine — Clockwork Chickadee

Help with listening and reading?

Audio: After the Siege by Cory Doctorow

Readercon 08 schedule

[ July 17, 2008 to July 20, 2008. ] .
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Friday 12:00 Noon
Vinyard: Kaffeeklatsch
Mary Robinette Kowal and Barry B. Longyear
This is my first kaffeeklatsch. Here’s your chance to ask me questions about writing, puppets, SFWA, Iceland… Come chat with me!

Friday 1:00 PM
VT: Tabula Rasa Group Reading
Readings by members of the New York-based Tabula Rasa writer’s group, including Saladin Ahmed, Christopher [...]

Today’s nutshell of activities

Reminder: I’m reading at KGB tonight

KGB reading: recorded