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

[brimtoast]

If I have just found a new reader I like, I will listen to stories they've recorded by other authors before I listen to stories of their own they've recorded. Usually podfic is part rec, and I can trust that if someone wanted to put a lot of time and work into reading it, it's a really strong story. But a person cannot really be as objective about reccing their own stories; when a reader is reading their own work, I don't have as much trust that the story was chosen for being outstanding.

But there are definitely some really good podfics I've heard where the reader is also the author. I'm just generally a bit more cautious of those.

[brimtoast]

p.s. that is not the icon I meant to use. I was going for this one.

[dodificus]

when a reader is reading their own work, I don't have as much trust that the story was chosen for being outstanding.

This is actually a *really* good point and one I hadn't considered. I completely agree with you that recording a story is part rec and you lose that aspect of it when it's an author who has recorded it. If you're not familiar with the story then you're definitely taking more of a risk that maybe you wont like it.