Authors who record their own podfic

[dodificus]

I'd be really interested in hearing people's opinions on author's who read their own work. Ever since the days when rageprufrock recorded some of her stories I've been a huge fan of hearing stories I love from the lips of the people who wrote them.

Listeners: Does this impact on your listening experience at all? Are you more forgiving of author's who have technical difficulties/verbal stumbles than other readers?

Authors who are also podfic readers: I know some of you prefer/like to have your stories recorded by other people, why is that? Are there some of you who prefer things the *other* way round, do you love recording your own stuff?

Authors: Do you listen to the podfic of your work or can you not bear to hear your words read out loud?

I'd just be really interested on any of your thoughts on this topic, it's not something I've seen discussed very much.

Comments

[dodificus]

I'm not one to let the lack of a US accent stop me from recording stories I love and most of my favourite authors are 'foreign'. So I honestly don't think it would be a problem for you to record stories with your posh english accent even if it wasn't the 'proper' accent for the fandom:)

Of your own stories that you *have* recorded, have you noticed anything about the way you write that you weren't aware of before? A lot of the time things can take on a different rhythm when verbalised, or you can notice that you really like using a particular word or phrase:)

[pensnest]

Oddly, I haven't noticed any particular things about my writing; perhaps that's because I'm concentrating on conveying how they sound in my head, rather than thinking about what's there. I suspect I'd be more likely to notice my tics through listening, and I don't tend to listen to my own stories.

I'm encouraged, now! I may have to have a go at recording an American fic and see how it comes across.