A Very Brief Manifesto
If I am ever a big fancy published author, and as a big fancy published author am invited to read a segment of my big fancy work for a public radio program or for some big fancy gala in my name, I hereby make this promise to you: I will not read to you with That Voice.
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
The NPR voice or the over-inflected-open-mic-coffee-house-poetry-reading voice?
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
The “I’m not interested in telling a story, I’m interested in sounding like an author” voice. Youstartoutveryfastbut then slow dooooown . . . a little, kindofendingina quesssstion mark ordash –?