tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post5885984371615078056..comments2023-10-19T17:34:21.067+01:00Comments on Jason Arnopp's Bloggery Pokery (RIP): Five Reasons To Read Your Work AloudJason Arnopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-21861017871181009182014-06-16T20:00:34.898+01:002014-06-16T20:00:34.898+01:00Great advice as always!
I always read everything ...Great advice as always!<br /><br />I always read everything I write out loud. Well, not this comment. That'd just be a bit weird...<br /><br />I also ensure I do read-throughs of every script with my long-suffering partner. That way I can see the if the dialogue bounces back-and-forth like it should... or just sounds stale and dull.<br /><br />Reading outloud is fantastic to understand pace too. Finding yourself being a bit bored of reading out your own words is both terrifying and brilliant.<br /><br />And having Final Draft or some other computer read it out for you? God no... that just sounds weird. And often accidentally hilarious. <br /><br />Hope people take heed of your advice sir. Great points there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461726836841916924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-29095299661071510372014-06-16T10:35:14.480+01:002014-06-16T10:35:14.480+01:00Thanks David - great idea.Thanks David - great idea.Jason Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-740803847539890342014-06-16T08:20:37.828+01:002014-06-16T08:20:37.828+01:00Absolutely, reading your work aloud works. And whe...Absolutely, reading your work aloud works. And when you've done that, print out two copies. Keep one for yourself [along with a pen] and give the other to a friend. Ask them to read your work out loud. No prep, no advance warning, just a straight sight reading. <br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because we writers auto-edit as we go along [often without even noticing]. Because we persuade ourselves to overlook the little stumbles. Because stopping to mark something destroys the rhythm of you reading out loud. Get somebody else to read and you will hear every glitch, every flaw, every dodgy moment. It's terrifying, but useful.<br /><br />IMHO, obviously!DAVID BISHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.com