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Contest Reminder

Two more weeks until the drawing on July 12th! Write a review and email me at hilton at fauness dot com for a chance to win a short story about the character of your voice. I also announce that Cowry Catchers will be launching on December 12th. I have a wonderful set of  voice actors for that story, and I’m excited about it!

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June 28th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Podcast extra, Prophet Podcast

2 comments to Contest Reminder

  • lis
    July 30, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    I finished Panamindorah book III last week and am finally visiting your website! I so enjoyed the trilogy and am excited for Cowry Catchers to launch. However, when I listened to the preview I was actually disappointed that you had voice actors rather than reading through in your voice. Voice acted audiobooks never seem to flow as well as read. I would love to listen to a version author-read. Either way, my I got my boyfriend hooked on book I and he should be caught up in time to listen with me in December! =)

  • admin
    July 30, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    Aw, thank you, Lis! That’s a huge compliment! :) I’ll probably read and respond to it on the podcast. I do understand what you’re saying about single voice vs full cast audio. From my point of view, it’s also much easier to do a solo read. The process of collecting and combining audio is very involved, and it never sounds the same as people recording in the same room.

    However, for Cowry Catchers, I really do think it will be more immersive with voice actors. The protagonist is an adult male, and its a story about sailors, so there are a lot of guys. There are some erotic scenes from a male point of view, and I think my voice would throw people out of the story. I really like the way Chris Lester and J.D. Sawyer have done their audio, and that’s the effect I’m aiming for.

    Other stuff: One of the most common complaints I had about Prophet was that people had a hard time remembering who was who. Cowry Catchers doesn’t have quite as many characters, but I still think voice actors will prevent listeners from becoming confused. Also, there are real advantages to involving other podcasters in a project. Those people have their own audiences. The fact that a podcaster thought enough of my story to volunteer large amounts of time to help out is an endorsement and does bring listeners.

    Anyway, I know that some people will still wish I’d done it solo. I’d be curious to hear what you think after you listen to Book 1 of CC.