Turn the radio on, turn the radio up -- Good stories for podficcing

[zvi]

What sort of characteristics make a story good for podficcing? Are there any specific writing techniques that make it easier to record? Or what about making it easier to listen to? Are there specific characters who, when listening to a story from their POV, make it easier to fall into the story? Are there any authors that you'd point a new reader toward because they're really achievable?

I'd love to hear about either specific techniques or, if you can't isolate the techniques but do have excellent examples, please trot those out.

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[lunate8]

I want to find more stories where I can approach them differently and see what happens. It may not work out, but it's fun trying :)

Agreed -- if you ever need an extra voice, let me know. :)

I've seen that e-mail forward, and I do know that I have a tendency to skim text. I think I've also read the factoid that people read out loud at about a quarter of the speed that they read silently. I guess I figured I'd always catch myself if I said the almost-but-not-quite word, since I was reading "slower".