Swordspoint audiobook interview

[ellenkushner]

Thrilled with this response to our new Swordspoint from audio dramatist Fred Greenhalgh:

You don't know what you're missing in a typical audiobook until you listen to this one.  Ellen, your performance is magnificent, as deft and full of derring-do as the story's light-footed feet, and the illuminated dialogue is truly delicious.  Unlike many 'full cast' productions, you can feel a real focus on 'performance' in this cast - instead of blocky, awkward switches to different narrators, the many voices chime in cleanly and convincingly.  I consider good sound design as design so good we do not notice it, and this was very much the case with me.  We just got back after 3 hours on the road which disappeared in a dazzling journey to Riverside.  Thank you for this great gift :)

We did an interview by phone Thursday for Fred's weekly radio show and podcast, Radio Drama Revival -- and it's up now online:  Nearly an hour of Swordspoint producer/director Sue Zizza and me talking with Fred about our Process - and you also get another sample clip from the "illuminated" book (besides, that is, the one that's up on the ACX/NGP site already!). If you want a peek behind the creative curtain, listen in!

ETA:  Fred says:  FYI on the radiodramarevival page just under the Flash player there is a link to the download, you can right click "Save As" to download it [as a podcast].  You can also find my show on iTune store search for "radio drama revival"

I haven't had the chance to listen to it all yet, as we are still packing & trying to get everything done before we leave for Sanibel in the morning.  Where I think I'm going to get lots of work done, but will probably just take long walks on the beach with various family members, and sit staring out at the sky over the ocean, hoping for pelicans.

Comments

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

It's all so true. I'm listening to it in bits and pieces and every time I turn it on I just want to stay there forever.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

So nice!

[peneli.livejournal.com]

It is very good - I'm a voracious listener of audiobooks. I love to read, but I've discovered that I love people to tell me stories even more, plus I can listen while driving or grading or cooking or doing laundry. Anyway, I really enjoyed the production and some of the sound effects were realistic enough that it took me a second to realize it was part of the book. (The kitten mewing sounded like one of mine but I was at the grocery store at the time!)

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Thanks - we're delighted to hear it! I'd had practically no experience with audiobooks, so don't know what to compare it to. It's very heartening when a connoisseur gives it a thumbs-up, since we were trying out what I guess are some pretty radical new techniques. If you curious about how we did that, there's a great article here:
http://www.audiobookcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/illuminating-the-world-of-swordspoint

We're bringing THE PRIVILEGE OF THE SWORD out in June - hope you'll be equally pleased.