I have an idea for a book I want to do - instead of splitting up readings by chapter, I'd like to split it up by character. I'd like to ask for a different person to read each character's narrative, and maybe split up the narration between a few different readers.
Has anything like this been done before? I know this will require a lot more work on my part (as the book coordinator), but I think as an experiment it might be fun.
I was wondering if anyone had some thoughts on the subject or advice. Thanks in advance!
Scott
Using Different Readers for Different Voices
This has been done over in the dramatic reading thread overe here:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=27
http://librivox.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=27
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Thanks, Starlite. I had actually been staying away from the dramatic works and poetry and didn't realize that was how they were being done. Do you think this would be feasible for a short book? (roughly 50,000 words)
It can be done but there is alot of editing work involved. You need to be commited to alot of work if you decide to do this.
Esther
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
I would recommend trying either a one act play or short story in this fashion before committing to an entire book, just to give yourself an idea of the editing involved.
[size=75]Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world. - Jasper Fforde[/size]
Check out The Thin Santa Claus by Ellis Parker Butler, in this collection:
http://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/
Lots of fun to record, and it turned out really great!
http://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/
Lots of fun to record, and it turned out really great!
Kara
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
That does sound like fun! I'm picking a short story from LiteratureCollection.com to do before the book, although it seems less important to have separate voices in a 2,000 word piece. It's an O. Henry piece. Come volunteer if you like so I can experiment with editing 
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8363
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8363