Ah, here it is! I see why I missed it: it's from while I was away last weekend and never caught up. Yes, I would like to try Journalfen as well. I like IJ, but clearly a lot of people are bothered by it and seem to be leaning towards JF.
Requested Journal Name: firefly124 Alt Journal Name: firefly_124 Email: dvmailbox2000-journalfen@yahoo.com Age: 39 (yes, really, no not for the third time ;)
Go, listen, and comment. Let us know what you like, what you don't like, what we can do to improve, and whatever else you feel like telling us.
I only gave a quick comment because I was pressed for time and afraid that if I didn't say something right away I'd forget to come back and say anything at all. (Again.) And I talked about it a little on YIM with ubiquirk, though not in a whole lot of detail. So here's some slightly more detailed feedback, which I'll x-post to the feedback form on the Podcast page if you like.
I really liked the story discussion on "Swing Time," not least because it pointed me to a great story I might otherwise not have found. I'm not much for HG/DM, but if you lot thought it was worth discussing, I was willing to give it a read, and I'm glad I did.
Similarly, I enjoy the art reviews because they point me to things I otherwise might not find and your reviews give me a clue what I'll find when I get there, which is always nice. Unfortunately, a couple of the links have either expired or just don't work. The link to "Ausmac's Art Piece" directs me back to the Podcast page, and Sharpfish's link turns up a 404 Page Not Found error. But the others were lovely (or funny, as in the case of the "Mean Art").
::squints:: There is just no way to punctuate that last bit that looks right. Anyway, onward.
The commercials are always amusing, though I don't recall the specifics of them just now.
The discussion of "Funky Smut Scenes" was good, and something I'd like to hear more of. What doesn't work is all well and good, but it can be very challenging to figure out what *does* work. Or rather, when things that don't work in one context will work in another. Sometimes it's down to what vocabulary the POV character is most likely to use, sometimes it's more to do with the tone you're trying to set for the scene, and sometimes neither of those things really seems to clearly indicate the best approach. So I hope it's a segment that SW69 will continue to expand upon.
The Writing Corner is similarly helpful. I do try to give thought to which character gets POV for any given chapter or scene, but don't tend to vary from 3rd person limited omniscient, and it was good to be reminded of the reasons to consider the other options that exist.
And Snape's Overture, as I've already told you, was great. And now I'm trying to find the Podcast file so I can replay it and say something more coherent, but I don't know what I saved it under, and it's not showing up in my Windows Media library. ::headdesk::
On the downside, there seemed to be more sound problems than in the previous two eps. At a few points, there was a metallic noise that sounded like someone trying to work a cigarette lighter right next to a microphone, and in the DH discussion at the end there were points where I could tell someone must be speaking but couldn't hear them and other points when several people's voices were speaking at once and I couldn't follow what was being said.
Also, though at this late stage of the game I don't think it's a big deal, the Fandom Gripes section had a major spoiler in it, despite assurances all spoilers would be kept out until the specific DH discussion at the end. It was obviously unintentional, as it was when SW69 was talking about the kerfuffle on WIKTT and she quoted the spoilery subject line in question. The book's been out for nearly a month, so, again, I don't think it's a big deal, but someone might.
Despite these few drawbacks, though, I thought it was a very enjoyable listen overall and I'm already looking forward to the next one.
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Requested Journal Name: firefly124
Alt Journal Name: firefly_124
Email: dvmailbox2000-journalfen@yahoo.com
Age: 39 (yes, really, no not for the third time ;)
Go, listen, and comment. Let us know what you like, what you don't like, what we can do to improve, and whatever else you feel like telling us.
I only gave a quick comment because I was pressed for time and afraid that if I didn't say something right away I'd forget to come back and say anything at all. (Again.) And I talked about it a little on YIM with
I really liked the story discussion on "Swing Time," not least because it pointed me to a great story I might otherwise not have found. I'm not much for HG/DM, but if you lot thought it was worth discussing, I was willing to give it a read, and I'm glad I did.
Similarly, I enjoy the art reviews because they point me to things I otherwise might not find and your reviews give me a clue what I'll find when I get there, which is always nice. Unfortunately, a couple of the links have either expired or just don't work. The link to "Ausmac's Art Piece" directs me back to the Podcast page, and Sharpfish's link turns up a 404 Page Not Found error. But the others were lovely (or funny, as in the case of the "Mean Art").
::squints:: There is just no way to punctuate that last bit that looks right. Anyway, onward.
The commercials are always amusing, though I don't recall the specifics of them just now.
The discussion of "Funky Smut Scenes" was good, and something I'd like to hear more of. What doesn't work is all well and good, but it can be very challenging to figure out what *does* work. Or rather, when things that don't work in one context will work in another. Sometimes it's down to what vocabulary the POV character is most likely to use, sometimes it's more to do with the tone you're trying to set for the scene, and sometimes neither of those things really seems to clearly indicate the best approach. So I hope it's a segment that SW69 will continue to expand upon.
The Writing Corner is similarly helpful. I do try to give thought to which character gets POV for any given chapter or scene, but don't tend to vary from 3rd person limited omniscient, and it was good to be reminded of the reasons to consider the other options that exist.
And Snape's Overture, as I've already told you, was great. And now I'm trying to find the Podcast file so I can replay it and say something more coherent, but I don't know what I saved it under, and it's not showing up in my Windows Media library. ::headdesk::
On the downside, there seemed to be more sound problems than in the previous two eps. At a few points, there was a metallic noise that sounded like someone trying to work a cigarette lighter right next to a microphone, and in the DH discussion at the end there were points where I could tell someone must be speaking but couldn't hear them and other points when several people's voices were speaking at once and I couldn't follow what was being said.
Also, though at this late stage of the game I don't think it's a big deal, the Fandom Gripes section had a major spoiler in it, despite assurances all spoilers would be kept out until the specific DH discussion at the end. It was obviously unintentional, as it was when SW69 was talking about the kerfuffle on WIKTT and she quoted the spoilery subject line in question. The book's been out for nearly a month, so, again, I don't think it's a big deal, but someone might.
Despite these few drawbacks, though, I thought it was a very enjoyable listen overall and I'm already looking forward to the next one.