tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post8041704348725039594..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Let’s Talk About it - Dan HollowayKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1181270712780307092011-06-19T09:41:56.451+01:002011-06-19T09:41:56.451+01:00Dan - thanks so much for the tip about using html ...Dan - thanks so much for the tip about using html for moving pictures - I will try that next time! You are a genius as well as an acrobat.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67679877427404213902011-06-17T15:39:39.840+01:002011-06-17T15:39:39.840+01:00One of the people in our show is a slam poet who n...One of the people in our show is a slam poet who never uses any kind of script<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0LL-R-QYdw <br />It's exactly that sense of having ythe audience absolutely captivated that is what makes it so thrilling as a writer. People can *tell* you they were captivated as they read, but you can't beat actually seeing it.Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45666379224499007722011-06-17T14:45:21.067+01:002011-06-17T14:45:21.067+01:00Great post, Dan. Personally the thought of reading...Great post, Dan. Personally the thought of reading aloud terrifies me! You've probably never met Alison Davies from Nottingham, but she's a performance storyteller. I've listened to her do dark fantasy - with no script - and have the audience utterly spellbound. It's magical - if you can do it, which clearly you can!Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61430031000048420902011-06-17T14:00:09.713+01:002011-06-17T14:00:09.713+01:00Yes, Ann, it does exactly that (and adds lots of s...Yes, Ann, it does exactly that (and adds lots of space) whenever I do it. If you have a big screen you can drag it around, but easiest is to go to the html tab (as opposed to the compose one) and cut the html for the picture (it will be the bit surrounded by [img]...[/img] and including thiose tags) and then paste it into the appropriate part. You can then tab back to compose to check it.<br />Shout if it doesn't work and I'll see what I can sort out.Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-25939291249679849232011-06-17T13:33:56.883+01:002011-06-17T13:33:56.883+01:00Enjoyed reading your post Dan, and have to agree t...Enjoyed reading your post Dan, and have to agree there's nothing better than reading to a young audience and watching their expression out the corner of your eye. Wonderful!<br /><br />Also, I too was impressed by the fact that you can talk at a 45 degree angle but more than that - how did you manage to upload more than one photo? I tried on my blog but it kept placing my second picture right next to the first, instead of after the text I'd written.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53685260874947896692011-06-16T17:08:45.530+01:002011-06-16T17:08:45.530+01:00What's very exciting is that we are starting t...What's very exciting is that we are starting to get some fully integrated performances ready - Two of our eight cuts gallery writers, Stuart Estell and Penny Goring have already collaborated (you can play it at http://stuartestell.co.uk/), Stuart composing the music whilst Penny reads a stunning story, and I'm working with electronica artist Rabid Gravy on something to perform in the autumn. A good friend of mine, Dave Griffiths, former lead singer with the band Witches, has a super project at www.greychildren.co.uk with an actor narrating his words over a soundtrack he's composed.<br /><br />I don't think a publisher would make a difference either way with the performing (other than they may have palpitations about what I'd perform where). I did my first full literary festival at Stoke Newington a couple of weeks ago and we sold out, which I hope will be a good CV point. The kind of events that suit what I feel most at home with are the fringes, and they don't seem to care whether you have a publisher or not. So far, getting invited to Literary Death Match and Grit Lit has been on word of mouth, and we'll be doing Edinburgh next year but instead of main literary festivals (I run an event called Not the Oxford Literary Festival that pulls in a fair old crowd during our festival here, because I really don't like regular festivals) I'll be looking to do events like Latitude and Port Eliot. Even fairly mainstream places seem to be willing to have us without publishers - Blackwell's seem to be willing to let us run riot, for example, and Clerkenwell Tales have asked for us after seeing us at Stoke Newington. I think a lot is to do with the fact that performance tends to work best with short pieces, and they're just not on publishers' radar - so venues don't really mind.Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44156099821480799512011-06-16T16:03:33.978+01:002011-06-16T16:03:33.978+01:00Maybe this post could also be called "Let'...Maybe this post could also be called "Let's sing about it"...? I like the idea of combining words with music to make a performance.<br /><br />Interesting that you are not seeking a publisher, Dan, because as a natural performer you'd be in high demand at lit festivals and in schools (though maybe not the latter with the Literary Death Match...)Katherine Robertshttp://www.katherineroberts.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-601862826428190332011-06-16T13:06:42.253+01:002011-06-16T13:06:42.253+01:00Yes, and the text to voice things are wonderful bu...Yes, and the text to voice things are wonderful but just not the same. There are more and more podcasts of poetry and the like available online that can be a really high quality.<br /><br />It takes many years' practice and lead boots :))Dan Hollowayhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Company-of-Fellows/dp/B004PLMHYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76667431709521268472011-06-16T12:55:48.934+01:002011-06-16T12:55:48.934+01:00Love listening to people reading - just wish audio...Love listening to people reading - just wish audio books were a bit cheaper! It brings a whole new dimension to a book; even though you may have already read it and know it well, in some ways it's like hearing it anew.<br />Oh, and I'm dead impressed by the way you can stand at 45 degrees without keeling over. Bet that skill comes in dead handy after a few drinks! <br />(Karen :-) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24436370246663017772011-06-16T10:02:44.872+01:002011-06-16T10:02:44.872+01:00And you're brilliant at it - your work on the ...And you're brilliant at it - your work on the page is incredible but when I listen to you read it the words positively danceDan Hollowayhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Company-of-Fellows/dp/B004PLMHYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22395293874133070592011-06-16T09:28:38.144+01:002011-06-16T09:28:38.144+01:00I never thought I'd enjoy reading my work to a...I never thought I'd enjoy reading my work to an audience - I was uncomfortably nervous the first time - but I've got in to the total buzz of it over the past 2 years & even rather enjoyed it at Stoke Newington. <br /><br />Penny (@triplecherry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com