Comments on: The O’Leary Letters – Part Seven http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/ Science fiction fandom, writing, and entropy of thought Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Blitzfike http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Blitzfike Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:52:53 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/#comment-1187 WTF!!! This is VALENTINES DAY!!! Oh Woe is Shannon.. Wow! Great job Kate! Blitz WTF!!! This is VALENTINES DAY!!! Oh Woe is Shannon.. Wow! Great job Kate! Blitz

]]> By: Pete http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Pete Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:20:56 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/#comment-1188 This is Kate's best podcast to date. When I edited this portion of the O'Leary letters, I did my usual striking of idiomatic phrases and and tightening of sentences, but I was astonished at the undercurrent of raw emotion here. Kate has crawled inside of the character of O'Leary to an almost frightening degree, and the podcast tells you in no uncertain terms what O'Leary feels as she is pushed beyond her breaking point. When we had sketched out the story arc for these podcasts, I knew we would have something pretty cool. I never imagined that it would contain the kind of power that it does. As I said before, if you haven't listened to this story arc, start with part one and listen all the way through. Each podcast is only a few minutes long and Kate has done such a magnificent job with them that you're really missing out if you haven't already heard them. This is Kate’s best podcast to date. When I edited this portion of the O’Leary letters, I did my usual striking of idiomatic phrases and and tightening of sentences, but I was astonished at the undercurrent of raw emotion here. Kate has crawled inside of the character of O’Leary to an almost frightening degree, and the podcast tells you in no uncertain terms what O’Leary feels as she is pushed beyond her breaking point.

When we had sketched out the story arc for these podcasts, I knew we would have something pretty cool. I never imagined that it would contain the kind of power that it does.

As I said before, if you haven’t listened to this story arc, start with part one and listen all the way through. Each podcast is only a few minutes long and Kate has done such a magnificent job with them that you’re really missing out if you haven’t already heard them.

]]> By: Kate http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Kate Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:02:13 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/02/13/the-oleary-letters-part-seven/#comment-1189 I don't know what happened in this podcast. You sometimes hear about characters coming alive when their words hit the paper. All I know is that when I started recording, I felt <i>like</i> Shannon, instead of feeling <i>for</i> her. I am weepy, still. Now that I listen to what has become of this podcast, I am desperately sad for her loss, no matter what her circumstances. She may be a figment of Pete's and my imagination, but tonight, she feels real. I don’t know what happened in this podcast. You sometimes hear about characters coming alive when their words hit the paper. All I know is that when I started recording, I felt like Shannon, instead of feeling for her. I am weepy, still.

Now that I listen to what has become of this podcast, I am desperately sad for her loss, no matter what her circumstances. She may be a figment of Pete’s and my imagination, but tonight, she feels real.

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