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Jul. 14th, 2016 10:03 am
Life, podcasts, and writing stats
All Applicants Welcome Chapter 3 stats: 4,270 words
ALMOST... THERE. Not much additional writing from last post -- and boy, is the slow pace giving my insecurities a work out -- but I actually removed and restructured a couple paragraphs, some I'm both closer to finish and happier with the result than it looks. I'm feeling the pain in my under-used wordcrafting muscles.
( Health stuff )
Ah, podcasts!
When I was very young, I used to listen to the old radio dramas with my granddaddy. When I was a teenager, there was a local radio station managed by a bunch of old hippies and goat farmers, who used the airwaves to tell various stories, both of their own making and that they'd collected over the years. I loved both these experiences immensely -- there's something special about having a story read to you, or having to depend entirely on your ears to understand what's going on.
It's been exciting to see radiodramas and oral storytelling gain new life in the form of podcasts.
Having said that, I haven't... in reality... listened to all that many. Not from lack of interest, just from general scatter-brained-ness. Which is to say, I'd mainly just listened to Welcome to Night Vale. I'm working on changing that, though. So far, my efforts have let to ---
Alice Isn't Dead -- a nameless truck driver narrators her strange adventures across America as she searchers for her missing wife. Very fittingly, I listened to the entire first 9 episodes while on a road trip from Southern California to Dallas, Texas (and back) with my wife. It was good! Had that same blend of cosmic dread with creepy mundaneness that made WtNV so fun, but with a chunk of the original's absurdity toned down. I'm intrigued enough by the story to keep with it. My only criticism is that the narrator's tendency to whisper intensely, while thematically appropriate, made it harder to understand while driving. (So ironically, it's a great story to listen to on a road trip, but a poor podcast to listen to on a road trip)
The Black Tapes Podcast -- a docudrama about a journalist (and her producer) who investigates the life a determinedly skeptical paranormal researcher, only to find herself drawn into the increasingly unsettling and terrifying mysteries of an apocalyptic demon cult. This is not my normal story fare; I love creepiness, but not usually straight-out horror. Somehow, though, the format, the voice of the narrator, and my own curiosity drew me and I am thoroughly hooked. Also afraid of walking around my dark apartment when I keep listening until after dark. I'm not kidding about this being horror.
ALMOST... THERE. Not much additional writing from last post -- and boy, is the slow pace giving my insecurities a work out -- but I actually removed and restructured a couple paragraphs, some I'm both closer to finish and happier with the result than it looks. I'm feeling the pain in my under-used wordcrafting muscles.
( Health stuff )
Ah, podcasts!
When I was very young, I used to listen to the old radio dramas with my granddaddy. When I was a teenager, there was a local radio station managed by a bunch of old hippies and goat farmers, who used the airwaves to tell various stories, both of their own making and that they'd collected over the years. I loved both these experiences immensely -- there's something special about having a story read to you, or having to depend entirely on your ears to understand what's going on.
It's been exciting to see radiodramas and oral storytelling gain new life in the form of podcasts.
Having said that, I haven't... in reality... listened to all that many. Not from lack of interest, just from general scatter-brained-ness. Which is to say, I'd mainly just listened to Welcome to Night Vale. I'm working on changing that, though. So far, my efforts have let to ---
Alice Isn't Dead -- a nameless truck driver narrators her strange adventures across America as she searchers for her missing wife. Very fittingly, I listened to the entire first 9 episodes while on a road trip from Southern California to Dallas, Texas (and back) with my wife. It was good! Had that same blend of cosmic dread with creepy mundaneness that made WtNV so fun, but with a chunk of the original's absurdity toned down. I'm intrigued enough by the story to keep with it. My only criticism is that the narrator's tendency to whisper intensely, while thematically appropriate, made it harder to understand while driving. (So ironically, it's a great story to listen to on a road trip, but a poor podcast to listen to on a road trip)
The Black Tapes Podcast -- a docudrama about a journalist (and her producer) who investigates the life a determinedly skeptical paranormal researcher, only to find herself drawn into the increasingly unsettling and terrifying mysteries of an apocalyptic demon cult. This is not my normal story fare; I love creepiness, but not usually straight-out horror. Somehow, though, the format, the voice of the narrator, and my own curiosity drew me and I am thoroughly hooked. Also afraid of walking around my dark apartment when I keep listening until after dark. I'm not kidding about this being horror.
