The robot dog thing you mentioned sounds - as a pro-doggo person - heartbreaking. It’s like the Spielberg movie - Ai, where she leaves the android boy in the woods. 😢
Enjoyed this very much (and special thanks for the Mir reference!) but want to comment that while print may distance readers from authors, those readers hear voices on the page: those pesky characters who yell a lot and beg the reader's attention and court their continued engagement from book to book. I know this, because readers tell me so. And because all the novelists I know depend on it. Print may not be "oral" but it's definitely *not* silent.
Not often, but at least as early as Plato. Might want to consider the first quotation marks (1540) as the appearance of "voice" in print, meant to be read silently. Character speech is marked by "say" verbs in earlier manuscript--but those MSS were meant to be read aloud to hearers, so there's your orality.
Enjoyed this very much (and special thanks for the Mir reference!) but want to comment that while print may distance readers from authors, those readers hear voices on the page: those pesky characters who yell a lot and beg the reader's attention and court their continued engagement from book to book. I know this, because readers tell me so. And because all the novelists I know depend on it. Print may not be "oral" but it's definitely *not* silent.
I was about to use text to voice for this article but I decided against it because reading is faster, and also I would get mad at non Default voices reading Default work
totally bonza piece...bravo!!!
Thank you 🙏
The robot dog thing you mentioned sounds - as a pro-doggo person - heartbreaking. It’s like the Spielberg movie - Ai, where she leaves the android boy in the woods. 😢
It broke my heart. I remember watching it at like 10
Yeah, i think a lot of people surprised themselves by feeling that way, about an android.
They’re like babies
Yeah… they’re sadly too trusting.
Enjoyed this very much (and special thanks for the Mir reference!) but want to comment that while print may distance readers from authors, those readers hear voices on the page: those pesky characters who yell a lot and beg the reader's attention and court their continued engagement from book to book. I know this, because readers tell me so. And because all the novelists I know depend on it. Print may not be "oral" but it's definitely *not* silent.
Yes, definitely agree!
I think there’s something about how there was limited internal monologue before print
Not often, but at least as early as Plato. Might want to consider the first quotation marks (1540) as the appearance of "voice" in print, meant to be read silently. Character speech is marked by "say" verbs in earlier manuscript--but those MSS were meant to be read aloud to hearers, so there's your orality.
Enjoyed this very much (and special thanks for the Mir reference!) but want to comment that while print may distance readers from authors, those readers hear voices on the page: those pesky characters who yell a lot and beg the reader's attention and court their continued engagement from book to book. I know this, because readers tell me so. And because all the novelists I know depend on it. Print may not be "oral" but it's definitely *not* silent.
I was about to use text to voice for this article but I decided against it because reading is faster, and also I would get mad at non Default voices reading Default work
Should I clone my voice
I’m surprised you haven’t, but just kept it private like I have with mine.
I haven’t cloned your voice (obviously I’m a fan) the same way that Celestino doesn’t do lewd stuff with Asuka, out of respect 😤🫡
Yay you read it
If we humans didn't have **ancient** traditions of treating non-humans with respect, we wouldn't have dogs! Also I feel like I shared this already but just in case, https://jods.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/lewis-arista-pechawis-kite/release/1
I HATE receiving voice memos… I want to chat through text only, like I am still using AIM
I hate it from some people, like folks who send them all day. I’m trying to discretely text @ mommy and me!
👏👏👏
I love this.
thank you!