The Sound of C: On Giving a Voice to the Words of Others

As I was preparing to record the audiobook version of my forthcoming memoir, Other People’s Words, I had some questions: What do five exclamation points in a row sound like? Four question marks? Strings and strings of periods? My publisher, Spiegel and Grau, had booked three marathon recording sessions for me to narrate the story. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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