that thing you like (Sherlock BBC) by misspamela, read by crinklysolution

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Title: that thing you like

Written by: misspamela
Read by: crinklysolution
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Link to original text: here 
Length: 46:43 min

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Comments

[luzula]

I've been thinking about pacing lately, and I've realized that to say you read slowly/quickly can actually mean two different things. You can refer to the speed of the reading within sentences, or to the pauses you make between sentences. I used to read the sentences themselves fairly slowly, because as a beginner I was constantly seeing people say "you should always read more slowly than you think". But now I've realized that what actually matters for me, comprehension-wise, is to have enough of a pause between sentences. If I have that, the sentences themselves can be read pretty quickly. And I've speeded up my own reading accordingly.

since I have enjoyed your podfic so much myself over time

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!

[crinklysolution.livejournal.com]

You make an excellent point. I think one of the most interesting things to do with podfic is to see how you can give words more weight by adding more space (but actually time) after it, before what comes next. Too much and you start to wonder if something's wrong, too little and you don't have enough time to understand the words and the meaning of the sentence gets stomped on. And it's easy for me when I edit a section a lot to neglect to add enough pauses after sentences - and the effect when I listen to it is that I start to feel breathless, like there's not enough air. So I'm glad you think that the pacing is good, because I grew up on the East Coast, so I tend to speak quickly, but I don't want to lose the listener by just blasting through. I've started adding pauses between sentences as part of my final editing, which makes the final product feel more relaxed....