Ugh. Why is writing for voice harder than writing just for text? What do you mean I need to think about breathing, pauses, cadence, and length?
So annoying. Bleh. 😝
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@davidgerard That sounds like a solid process. And reminds me that I need to a pause and emphasis pass on the next one as I rehearse 🙂
@baldur most of it is A LOT of practice really
A professional voice artist once told me before reading for an audiobook, they take a red pen and repunctuate the whole work by hand.
@bradr I'll note that one down for future audiobook work. 🙂
@baldur My writings for the presentations that I read include way way more commas. But no semicolons; as in reading they don't really differ from either comma or period.
But that's how the 18th century English was written. For reading out loud. I had fun with comparing Cormac McCarthy and Herman Melville in this regard. Two separate worlds.
@Krazov I hadn't thought about contrasting modern English with 18th century in this way. Makes sense, though.
And, yeah, it really does affect how you think about punctuation.
@baldur yeah a script has a lot in common with written text but absolutely is not the same thing
I have learnt to write in scripted wording rather than writing
read through entirely three times. once just the written, second with the camera on so you can see what your face is actually doing. third is the recording.
i also mark it up with emphasis and pauses