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pbrayThe narrator of the upcoming audio book emailed me to request pronunciation assistance, commenting that I had created a specific and vibrant world. I'm pretty sure that's a code phrase that means fantasy novels with invented languages are a freaking pain in the ass :-)
In any case, I'll be putting together a pronunciation guide for him to use. And once again having to face the fact that the villains in this story sound an awful lot like Silver-rats when read aloud.
Could be worse. As I recall, buried in the Devlin series is a minor character whose name I pronounced differently each time I read it aloud. When it comes time for that one, I'm thinking dealer's choice will be the correct answer.
In any case, I'll be putting together a pronunciation guide for him to use. And once again having to face the fact that the villains in this story sound an awful lot like Silver-rats when read aloud.
Could be worse. As I recall, buried in the Devlin series is a minor character whose name I pronounced differently each time I read it aloud. When it comes time for that one, I'm thinking dealer's choice will be the correct answer.
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Date: 2013-05-29 06:36 pm (UTC)My books are going to be audiobooks in the UK, apparently (hey, maybe in North America too at some point...), and I'm already freaking out a bit about pronunciation assistance, since they are (i.e., book 1 is, and books 2 and 3 will be) full of place names and personal names and bits of dialogue in Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Why did I ever think that was a good idea?!
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Date: 2013-05-29 06:51 pm (UTC)There's always the option of punting and letting the narrator decide how things are pronounced, which some authors have done. I'd like a little more control over the process, so I'll be recording the key words and phrases and sending as an MP3.
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Date: 2013-06-03 02:02 pm (UTC)Reminds me of the story of the Harry Dresden audio books-- Butcher intended the name Marcone to rhyme with Capone, as in Al Capone. But when James Marsters was narrating the audio books, he pronounced the e, as in Marconi. Oops.
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Date: 2013-06-03 02:37 pm (UTC)I would do it as you do because I am forever making up pronunciations to things.