Bright Moon, Who Goes Farther Still, by hossgal (Watership Down)

[luzula]

Title: Bright Moon, Who Goes Farther Still
Author: hossgal
Reader: luzula
Fandom: Watership Down gen
Rating: PG
Length: 1 h 37 m 15 s
Author's summary: Who is the teller, and who is the one whose tale is told?
The wind twists, turns into what it had once been;
Who is the foundling, and who is the seeker bold?
The rain flows down the hills and becomes the sea again.

Notes: This story interweaves one of the rabbits' traditional tales with Hyzenthlay's story in Efrafa before she escaped to Watership Down. I love the focus on the does, and I also love the oral storytelling structure--it's so much fun to read aloud. This is the first time I experiment with using sounds other than my own voice. These ones are recorded in the woods close to where I live, and are used only to mark transitions in the story (no speaking over sounds). Thanks to the author for letting me record it, and thanks to malnpudl for helpful beta-listening! This story was recorded as a birthday present for akamine_chan, who loves Watership Down as much as I do.

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Points: 5 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 16 = 28

Comments

[cybel]

New fandom? But you've already recorded a couple of WD podfics.

[luzula]

Yes, I know! And I didn't give myself points for a new fandom, either. I thought that tag was meant to show that there wasn't a tag for that fandom on the comm yet.

[cybel]

No, it's a secret code for archivers that the fandom isn't in the Audiofic Archive yet, though I do use it to remind myself to add the fandom tag to the comm as well.

It gets a bit confusing with the two amplificathons. I don't create a fandom tag to the other comm when an entry isn't crossposted, so a fandom might have a comm tag here but not on LJ and vice versa. Also, I don't add the tag to later challenge entries after it is in the Archive even though they still get the extra points throughout the current challenge. If any of that makes sense!

[winkingstar]

http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/bright-moon-who-goes-farther-still
http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/bright-moon-who-goes-farther-still-audiobook

Yay, more Watership Down from you! So excited! :)

[luzula]

I think you'll enjoy it! This is my favorite Watership Down fic ever.

[thingswithwings]

I loved this reading! Your pacing and your enunciation really brought out that "fairy tale" feeling, especially in the storytelling parts. I also enjoyed the nature noises you used for transitions - it gave the story a sense of space and context.

[luzula]

Thank you so much! I love reading fairy-tale-style stories, and I'm glad you got that feeling from it, too. And this was my first time using other sounds than my voice, so it's good to know that it worked.

Hey

[(Anonymous)]

Finally got around to listening to this.

(I should have picked a better room to set up the computer in, this one has a horrific amount of dust in the air, keeps getting in my eyes. And my allergies are making my nose run something fierce.)

Anyway. You did an okay job with this, and I just wanted you to know. Bird song noises were really cool.

Best -

- hg

Re: Hey

[luzula]

Oh hey, thanks for the feedback! : )