Ready Room # 47 is now up. A solo effort by Jen discussing Sevryll. Thanks Jen!
http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksInSciFi_Ready_Room_47.mp3 (http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksInSciFi_Ready_Room_47.mp3)
Thank you Rico. It's a recording of an abridged version of Sevrll's backstory. FYI, I stared this over a year ago. I gleaned a lot in the early days from books and stuff...so some of it may sound familiar. I like writing backstories because it gives me a chance to practice my writing skills—how to construct sentences, how to describe a scene, how to write about feelings... things like that. Basically whatever I found challenging I tried out in the backstory first. I hope it isn't boring. Sort of soap operay in some places. :D Talking about romantic relationships was sort of embarrassing and a big hurdle for me, so I tried to work it out in a backstory and learned how to write things without just bluntly saying them. Anyway, aside from having some history to draw from for the ongoing Story in the RPG seasons, I use my character's backstory as a lab of sorts for writing experiments. Some failed and some seemed to work. :)
If you have a character, try to write a backstory and add to it ever so often. I usually add to mine in between seasons or when the season slows down.
Jen, I know you were concerned that you'd sound boring. Let me say that I wasn't bored for a second! Your writing and reading are amazing. Very interesting and compelling. Great work!
Quote from: billybob476 on February 19, 2009, 10:32:40 AM
Jen, I know you were concerned that you'd sound boring. Let me say that I wasn't bored for a second! Your writing and reading are amazing. Very interesting and compelling. Great work!
Thank you Joe. I appreciate that. :) I don't know why, but I was very nervous about actually sending this to Rico. I wasn't worried when I came up with the idea to read it. It was just after I finished editing it all that I got a little weird about letting everyone hear it. Don't know why. It never has bothered me to read anything I've written for the Seasons... :D
I really enjoyed it Jen and I would hazard to guess that this was more of a solo work and your subconscious knew that. It's one thing when it's a group effort, it's another beast when success or failure rests solely on your shoulders.
It was a success. I enjoyed every minute of listening. Now you can take a breath and smile.
Oooooo i look forward to listening to this. Jen you could read the dictionary and it would be a success so never be worried. cant wait to put this on my ipod.
I'd prefer Jen reading the phone book over the dictionary.
"A. Aaronson..555-555-5555"
Must be a Canadian thing ;)
We're crazy over here in the colonies.
LOL. You guys crack me up. :D
Jen, wow, it was excellent, I love the music and the way it was read was great. Not a dull moment, what a nice deepening of the character. As Tony the Tiger would say "GREEEEAAAAAAAAAT!"
Quote from: moyer777 on February 19, 2009, 07:03:35 PM
Jen, wow, it was excellent, I love the music and the way it was read was great. Not a dull moment, what a nice deepening of the character. As Tony the Tiger would say "GREEEEAAAAAAAAAT!"
:D Thank you.
Great, really looking forward to listening to this.
You have a brilliant recording voice Jen so I know I won't get bored.
Jen this was awesome. It flew by i was so absorbed in the narration. Great job.
Yep it was great. What a backstory! I wish I could write like that!
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on February 26, 2009, 12:37:03 PM
Jen this was awesome. It flew by i was so absorbed in the narration. Great job.
Quote from: Dangelus on February 26, 2009, 12:44:45 PM
Yep it was great. What a backstory! I wish I could write like that!
Thank you both. :)
I've gotten to the recent Ready Rooms now and have been listening this while doing various household bits and pieces.
I started out by just listening but found it a little hard to pick up. What I realised was that I was trying to listen to it analytically (for pointers etc as a new RPG writer). Once I started doing something else to keep me physically occupied I found I easily settled into the story and rather than trying to consciously monitor what is being said, I was imply absorbed into the tale being told.
It's quite a compelling story actually and easily works as an RPG chapter in its own right - albeit one that spans a number of years.
All credit to Jen, both for writing and presentation. I can only hope to have a character with similar depth one day.
:) Thank you Feathers. I'm glad you enjoyed it.