tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post3733458558402824962..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Listening to TaleraCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37408682970121858542010-09-29T05:56:39.363-05:002010-09-29T05:56:39.363-05:00That does sound like a good writing tool. Great i...That does sound like a good writing tool. Great idea!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9710512803281381952010-09-27T17:00:13.320-05:002010-09-27T17:00:13.320-05:00Dayana, I wonder if my pc can do any of that. I&#...Dayana, I wonder if my pc can do any of that. I'll have to check it out. Would save time transferring to Kindle.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35411052628996543032010-09-27T14:44:39.298-05:002010-09-27T14:44:39.298-05:00Hey Charles! Great idea. Not having the inflection...Hey Charles! Great idea. Not having the inflection does sound really helpful. Sometimes--no often--I'll catch myself projecting what I want the book to be when I read aloud. My Mac has this thing where you can highlight text and the computer will read it. Sounds a little brutal to listen to the computer for so long, but I bet it'll help me catch a lot. Sounds like a good final draft to me!Dayana Stockdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732725838165251900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53891994439142613662010-09-26T22:22:45.495-05:002010-09-26T22:22:45.495-05:00Deka Black, thankee.
eric1313, i'm leaving my...Deka Black, thankee.<br /><br />eric1313, i'm leaving my posts up 3 days these days so that's part of the reason certainly.<br /><br />Kate Sterling, I've not listened to books on tape much either. With the kindle it makes it easy to listen to the whole thing without having to change CDs or anything. <br /><br />Rick, glad you are doing ok, man. Had been wondering where you'd gotten off to.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-70962008531741251452010-09-26T19:19:59.850-05:002010-09-26T19:19:59.850-05:00Hello Charles. Been gone for a while, but I'l...Hello Charles. Been gone for a while, but I'll definitely try the audio version. I didn't even know til I read this that Kindle could read to us.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90751671150822885482010-09-26T17:23:12.884-05:002010-09-26T17:23:12.884-05:00What a great idea, Charles - I would have never th...What a great idea, Charles - I would have never thought of that. (Perhaps because I don't like listening to books on tape.) However, as a tool, I can see where it would be immensely helpful. <br /><br />I don't get much out of reading my own works aloud, because I still make them sound as I hear them in my head, and so can't be objective. But having a computer read it back might just be the ticket. :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the tip. And I'm glad you were pleased by what you heard! I'd be terrified of mine. lolRK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29700617384025289682010-09-26T13:20:00.423-05:002010-09-26T13:20:00.423-05:00Sometimes I miss getting 50 or more responses, but...Sometimes I miss getting 50 or more responses, but I was also frazzled from keeping up with all the commenting individual's blogs and reading well enough to say something back aside from "nice writing" or "I agree". But it was good discipline during a time that I had very little of it.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1138257865227658272010-09-26T12:50:16.956-05:002010-09-26T12:50:16.956-05:00I let you know my impressions ;)I let you know my impressions ;)Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-67743463408521099962010-09-26T10:43:31.128-05:002010-09-26T10:43:31.128-05:00Deka, I hope you enjoy.Deka, I hope you enjoy.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-57878927918684993702010-09-26T04:24:51.851-05:002010-09-26T04:24:51.851-05:00Hmm Better Bitter Steel then. Knowing a bit of all...Hmm Better Bitter Steel then. Knowing a bit of all your work is better, i believe.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-4207458834606996742010-09-26T00:28:42.325-05:002010-09-26T00:28:42.325-05:00Deka Black, Swords of Talera is a novel, and the f...Deka Black, Swords of Talera is a novel, and the first of a trilogy. It's sword and planet fiction and I'm very fond of it. Bitter steel is a collection of short stories. I think if you prefer novels, swords would be good. but if you want a taste of the range of my stuff, Bitter steel gives more a general idea.<br /><br />Michelle, listening to stuff can be a distraction. Thus I'm listening to Danzig tonight.<br /><br />jennifer, it was a pretty good game, but Mallett really showed his immaturity. He definitely does not deserve the Heisman.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6467792897619550982010-09-25T18:28:49.247-05:002010-09-25T18:28:49.247-05:00I don't know where ask for this. So... What of...I don't know where ask for this. So... What of this books of yours: Bitter Steel/Swords of Talera recommend to read first?Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3191060414839207442010-09-25T17:15:48.734-05:002010-09-25T17:15:48.734-05:00I found something I had written recently and was s...I found something I had written recently and was sort of pleased. It was pretty good (for me)!<br /><br />Your Razorbacks are going to give me an ulcer. This is the most exciting game I've watched this year. I'll need a drink when this is over and I'm not a drinking woman! :)jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-39128235332526556212010-09-25T17:07:53.208-05:002010-09-25T17:07:53.208-05:00Really good tips, Charles! I'll try the liste...Really good tips, Charles! I'll try the listening thing . . . I don't have much of a commute, but I do listening to books at the gym. Helps with the pain/boredom thing.Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-19906382836309391412010-09-25T14:59:25.703-05:002010-09-25T14:59:25.703-05:00And then, we have the Bored Nonsense Syndrome. Hap...And then, we have the Bored Nonsense Syndrome. Happens when a wordsmith is so bored, type random keys and make the device read them.<br /><br />The results are variable and go from the funniest things you can hear to the most bizarre nonsense human mind can make.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87086011169079419752010-09-25T09:41:52.785-05:002010-09-25T09:41:52.785-05:00Sage, interestingly from a writer's standpoint...Sage, interestingly from a writer's standpoint, having ones own work read without emotion helps point out some of the places where your prose and dialogue falls down, but for just listening pleasure I'd certainly rather have the emotion.<br /><br />JR., yes, sound is so important to me. It's why I don't listen to music while I write. The music intereferes with the internal music of the piece.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-50964849094311223222010-09-25T05:30:37.365-05:002010-09-25T05:30:37.365-05:00I, too, like reading what I've written. First,...I, too, like reading what I've written. First, it's all about the story. Second, it's how it sounds.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-20233829173698484722010-09-24T20:44:31.099-05:002010-09-24T20:44:31.099-05:00As a lot of my writing is done "for the ear,&...As a lot of my writing is done "for the ear," I always read it aloud. I also enjoy listening to books read but am not sure I'd like a computer voice reading without emotionsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-29708423361839019362010-09-24T18:16:03.037-05:002010-09-24T18:16:03.037-05:00Benjibopper, it is, although it sounds relatively ...Benjibopper, it is, although it sounds relatively natural. But it does have issues with prononciation, especially if the spelling is the same for two different words, like lead and lead. It will chose one for the word in all situations.<br /><br />Travis Erwin, they have been going down in price at least.<br /><br />Aimless writer, you can use headphones. I plug mine into the car using a cable into the auxilary port of the car and into the headphone jack for the device. Then I play it through my car speakers. But it doesn't have the same reading quality as audio books though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-48112090835229792442010-09-24T16:58:21.233-05:002010-09-24T16:58:21.233-05:00I love books on CD! I have a 40 minute ride to wor...I love books on CD! I have a 40 minute ride to work and always have a book with me. I can't wait to get a Kindle, but I think the librarian is going to miss me. <br />Can you use headphones with a kindle?Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38719170080918390152010-09-24T16:22:11.502-05:002010-09-24T16:22:11.502-05:00I can see how that would be of a great benefit. If...I can see how that would be of a great benefit. If only I can scrape together enough pennies to finally buy one.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-50569858991837628032010-09-24T14:11:56.652-05:002010-09-24T14:11:56.652-05:00That is a very cool idea. I'll have to try tha...That is a very cool idea. I'll have to try that. So, it's a digitized voice I take it?Chris Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402945887045545024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23748181184050501492010-09-24T14:11:28.002-05:002010-09-24T14:11:28.002-05:00Deka, that might well be.Deka, that might well be.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75621794729169686802010-09-24T14:11:07.371-05:002010-09-24T14:11:07.371-05:00Heff, I'm always working the angles, man.
X...Heff, I'm always working the angles, man.<br /><br /><br /><br />X. Dell, by not telling me you are telling me, man!<br /><br />BernardL, to my chagrin actually. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90700202124709643582010-09-24T13:03:19.110-05:002010-09-24T13:03:19.110-05:00I believe the most repeated word when a wordsmith ...I believe the most repeated word when a wordsmith search his own work for overused works is swear words.<br /><br />"(insert swear)! Another time, 56 in a row, and only is page 5!"Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.com