tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post8709105367845296201..comments2023-12-02T05:59:27.143-05:00Comments on YAtopia: When in Doubt, Shout It OutSM Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546994863993080465noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-5633049951328978322013-10-07T17:28:51.728-04:002013-10-07T17:28:51.728-04:00I know there are apps for that! For recording in i...I know there are apps for that! For recording in iTunes and I think you can do with Garageband if you have a Mac. I'd both love and hate to have an audience to watch as I read my book to them! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585093476326356438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-80754883210863652372013-10-05T06:55:05.850-04:002013-10-05T06:55:05.850-04:00I do this too and it's soo helpful, though I u...I do this too and it's soo helpful, though I usually lose my voice at some point. I also read my first manuscript out loud to my twins' 3rd grade class over the course of a month of lunchtime reading visits to their classroom. Needless to say, that one underwent massive revisions once I saw the places the entire class got fidgety and realized how much I was improvising wooden dialogue. Ugh! But it was a great learning exercise in pacing and dialogue and left me convinced in the benefits of read-alouds. Does anyone know of a good program for recording the "book on tape"? I like the idea of a personalized Christmas gift!Jen Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708970203420003467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-89436769676398048662013-10-04T21:27:27.499-04:002013-10-04T21:27:27.499-04:00I always read aloud and it makes all the differenc...I always read aloud and it makes all the difference. I catch typos, overused words, missing words, continuity errors (Jeans? Wait, wasn't she wearing a dress two pages ago?) along with the occasional sentence I am sure made sense at some point but now just seems like a random grouping of words.<br /><br />I've found that if I don't push myself past 50-70 pages I can stay focused. But yeah, it feels weird. And sometimes my cats laugh at me ;-)Paula Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554982750210319316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-89916368753970012562013-10-04T10:13:26.622-04:002013-10-04T10:13:26.622-04:00Thank you! That's really interesting about Kri...Thank you! That's really interesting about Kristin Cashore. I have tried to use Dragon (some wrist issues) and found it difficult to do for straight writing from my head but from longhand, that'd be great. Love hearing stories of how other writers write. Thanks for sharing! And, yes, I'm self-conscious when reading aloud too! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585093476326356438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-43818042916194242502013-10-04T08:13:34.326-04:002013-10-04T08:13:34.326-04:00Ooooh, GREAT post! I never thought about this unti...Ooooh, GREAT post! I never thought about this until I had the opportunity to meet Kristin Cashore at a conference several years ago. She writes her first drafts longhand (like I do) but then due to a medical issue, she uses a voice-to-document (or whatever they're called, she uses Dragon Speaking Naturally, I think) to enter the manuscript on the computer. She told me that hearing the book read aloud was one of the best aids in deciding if something actually worked or not. Since then, I've read all of my work aloud (though I'm self-conscious, and private, and tend to hide when I do it) and I can't say enough how important it is to hear what you've written.Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.com