I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 6:22:08 am PDT #2619 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

One problem I have is that I'm trying to compare how my stuff stacks up to audiobooks I download from my library, just in terms of flow and dialogue. It's not easy to compensate for text-to-speech vs. an actual person.

I have learned that attributions and physical beats are sometimes awkward. I reuse words in the same paragraph too often. A lot of my sentences have more words than needed. I have a lot of work to do. On the plus side, I think the story is good and my feedback seems to support that so far. I think I have something that can be good, but I need to work on my craft.


Amy - Oct 22, 2009 6:23:33 am PDT #2620 of 6690
Because books.

I think a computer program would drive me insane, but I always find it helpful when we have critique at our writers group and read aloud. You hear so much more than you see.


Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 6:26:24 am PDT #2621 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

It's not ideal, but I have to work with the time I have.

Here is a link to the AT&T natural voices demo.

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Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 7:54:40 am PDT #2622 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Familiarity makes the computerized voices sound a bit more natural.

Very true.


Amy - Oct 22, 2009 9:39:51 am PDT #2623 of 6690
Because books.

I talked to my lovely agent! I have a really nice two-book deal with HarperTeen! For my book about a girl with a zombie boyfriend!

I have to go pass out now.


Aims - Oct 22, 2009 9:43:53 am PDT #2624 of 6690
Shit's all sorts of different now.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!


Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 9:48:03 am PDT #2625 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Awesome! Congratulations!


Scrappy - Oct 22, 2009 9:54:44 am PDT #2626 of 6690
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Hooray, Amy!


SailAweigh - Oct 22, 2009 9:54:44 am PDT #2627 of 6690
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Amy, whoohoo and yay and awesomecakes, all in one!


sumi - Oct 22, 2009 10:01:46 am PDT #2628 of 6690
Art Crawl!!!

Woo hoo!!!