Comments on: Petri Dish http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/ Official Site of Peter V Brett, Author Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/comment-page-1/#comment-3848 Dave Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:37:25 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1030#comment-3848 I officially volunteer, too, for the audio. ;-) Jokes aside, that'sll be great, Peat; I'm really chuffed that they're not cutting anything out! :-) I officially volunteer, too, for the audio. ;-) Jokes aside, that’sll be great, Peat; I’m really chuffed that they’re not cutting anything out! :-)

]]> By: Peat http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 Peat Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:57:38 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1030#comment-3845 My whole life is just the opening act for Cassie. She is the headline performer. My whole life is just the opening act for Cassie. She is the headline performer.

]]> By: Chantal http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/comment-page-1/#comment-3842 Chantal Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:07:01 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1030#comment-3842 Aww, I swear whenever I watch a video of yours that features Cassie I melt inside. Looking forward to reading the Amazon.com reviews when they start appearing :) Aww, I swear whenever I watch a video of yours that features Cassie I melt inside.

Looking forward to reading the Amazon.com reviews when they start appearing :)

]]> By: Peat http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/comment-page-1/#comment-3838 Peat Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:38:43 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1030#comment-3838 Blame ComicCon. What the hell. I don't know if I can do all the different voices consistently, but I think I can manage a solid Bruna cackle. I'm reluctant to do a cheap falsetto for Leesha and Elissa, though. What I'm mainly interested in is conveying the EMOTION of the text, which is something most audio books are sorely lacking. A lot of the industry pros put perfect diction and pronunciation of every single syllable in rhythmic cadence over the actual pacing and emphasis of natural speech, making it sound like they don't even understand what they're reading. I HATE listening to what amounts to a robot reading text. This is why no one except the blind will ever use the new "read aloud" feature on the Kindle 2. Blame ComicCon. What the hell.

I don’t know if I can do all the different voices consistently, but I think I can manage a solid Bruna cackle. I’m reluctant to do a cheap falsetto for Leesha and Elissa, though.

What I’m mainly interested in is conveying the EMOTION of the text, which is something most audio books are sorely lacking. A lot of the industry pros put perfect diction and pronunciation of every single syllable in rhythmic cadence over the actual pacing and emphasis of natural speech, making it sound like they don’t even understand what they’re reading. I HATE listening to what amounts to a robot reading text. This is why no one except the blind will ever use the new “read aloud” feature on the Kindle 2.

]]> By: Lo http://www.petervbrett.com/2009/02/17/petri-dish/comment-page-1/#comment-3837 Lo Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:57:25 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=1030#comment-3837 So who do I blame my cold on, Wells or Comic Con? If you read for the audio you must do different voices and EVERYTHING!!! I know for a fact that audio books fly off library shelves like crazy...so make it worth it for those listeners. Once again...Poland rocks more than One Arm. Those drawings are killer. So who do I blame my cold on, Wells or Comic Con?

If you read for the audio you must do different voices and EVERYTHING!!! I know for a fact that audio books fly off library shelves like crazy…so make it worth it for those listeners.

Once again…Poland rocks more than One Arm. Those drawings are killer.

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