http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/ The daily journal of a puppeteer and SF author. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-12368 David Loftus Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:08:15 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-12368 "Technically written" is ambiguous. I should have said, "And technically, narration is written prose, which encourages a more neutral delivery" (as opposed to dialogue). “Technically written” is ambiguous. I should have said, “And technically, narration is written prose, which encourages a more neutral delivery” (as opposed to dialogue).

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-12119 David Loftus Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:03:47 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-12119 That subtle distinction between narrator's narration and narrator's speech is something I evolved over time without much thought. With the Sherlock Holmes stories, which I've been reading aloud to friends and occasionally live audiences for years, and have begun recently to record for a Web site for children, I made a different choice: Narration (by Watson) in my fairly normal American voice, dialogue (by Watson) in a somewhat overstuffed British dialect. Watson SHOULD have a distinctive character voice, but to put the entire narration into that dialect would be distracting and make listening more arduous for American listeners, certainly, and perhaps even for folks in the Empire. And the narration is technically written prose, which helps merit a more neutral delivery. Much easier for a listener to distinguish the two fairly radically in vocal delivery, even though ostensibly it's the same character "speaking." This is going to become even more interesting when/if I get to the two stories that are narrated/written by Holmes himself. . . . That subtle distinction between narrator’s narration and narrator’s speech is something I evolved over time without much thought. With the Sherlock Holmes stories, which I’ve been reading aloud to friends and occasionally live audiences for years, and have begun recently to record for a Web site for children, I made a different choice: Narration (by Watson) in my fairly normal American voice, dialogue (by Watson) in a somewhat overstuffed British dialect. Watson SHOULD have a distinctive character voice, but to put the entire narration into that dialect would be distracting and make listening more arduous for American listeners, certainly, and perhaps even for folks in the Empire. And the narration is technically written prose, which helps merit a more neutral delivery. Much easier for a listener to distinguish the two fairly radically in vocal delivery, even though ostensibly it’s the same character “speaking.” This is going to become even more interesting when/if I get to the two stories that are narrated/written by Holmes himself. . . .

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Mary Robinette Kowal Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:10:08 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-1712 At the moment, no deadline, though poor Jason has been waiting patiently for me to respond to his. Once I finish all of this traveling crap, I promise! At the moment, no deadline, though poor Jason has been waiting patiently for me to respond to his. Once I finish all of this traveling crap, I promise!

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Maggie Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:30:11 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-1705 Fabulous! This is a really generous offer, Mary. Do we have a deadline? (Life is a wee bit crazy lately.) Fabulous! This is a really generous offer, Mary. Do we have a deadline? (Life is a wee bit crazy lately.)

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Jason Erik Lundberg Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:04:22 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-1635 *on pins and needles in anticipation* *on pins and needles in anticipation*

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Mary Robinette Kowal Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:49:57 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-1631 Ooo! My first victim. I'll listen to it this weekend while I'm working on the bear. Ooo! My first victim. I’ll listen to it this weekend while I’m working on the bear.

]]> http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Jason Erik Lundberg Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:21:06 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/reading-aloud-12-narrating-with-first-person/#comment-1627 I've indeed been paying attention, and was very conscious of your lessons when reading "<a href="http://virtualantho.blogspot.com/2006/10/series-2-episode-10-one-less.html" rel="nofollow">One Less</a>," though I appreciate any further comments. I’ve indeed been paying attention, and was very conscious of your lessons when reading “One Less,” though I appreciate any further comments.

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