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pbray ([personal profile] pbray) wrote2013-05-29 02:03 pm

Vibrant world

The 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.

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2013-06-03 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah.

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.

[identity profile] libwitch.livejournal.com 2013-06-03 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I always pronounce it as Butcher would - but I have never heard the audio books - my coworker assures me they are worth listening to just for the Toot Toot impression.

I would do it as you do because I am forever making up pronunciations to things.