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Come one, come all, and gather 'round for the announcement of the winners of the fifth AppleDash contest! The long wait is over!
We had a staggering 17 entries this time with a whole lot of first-time entrants, as well as the return of some seasoned veterans. In all, you all wrote 205,267 words (the longest entry being 30,005) over 57 chapters. That's seriously impressive!
Congratulations, Mr. Tchernobog. Your work will now be even more widely known to even those who, unfortuanetly, haven't the time to come and read it themselves. I'm happy for you.
Just read it. It was great! You've got a really nice level of personality in your voice, but you went a little silly in some parts. You slipped out of the author (of the book) voice, which was a shame. I think you did Twilight and Derpy's voices really well. AJ was too twangy though. Overall, nice work.
385370 Why, thank you! The reason i slipped out of the authors voice was because i felt that when it was the authors notes, the author was speaking to the reader (pony) so it should be in his voice. Then when the chapters started it would become more of an essay. As it turned out it still was kind of from his prospective. When I'm reading i make decisions up on the spot, and i wasn't sure how long i could keep my european/austrailian accent going. Thats a very interesting comment about my applejack voice in comparison to twilight. Now that i think about it, my initial goal for my voices is that they are differentiated (you can tell them apart). For applejack, i would simply use a southern accent. However, due to the excessive amount of ponies with american accents, differentiating twilight required thinking about her intonation and feeling and trying to get a higher pitch that was just below pinkie pies. I guess the end result was i spent more effort on twilight than applejack. I'll be sure to think about that more in the future. And is it possible you could be more specific than twangy? One adjective is hard to work with. Thank you for your feedback. Usually feedback isn't as revolutionary as yours was. Thanks!
385825 If I had any complaint for this, is that you made it a bit too much of a commentary as well as a reading. Don't get me wrong, i welcome opinions on parts and all that, but not in the middle of a reading! :P
Hmm. Twangy. If I had to describe it, your accent was a little too strong. AJ's voice is deeper and smoother. I think it's the kind of think you'd pick up with practice, so keep trying!
387163 The first canon one, I think. Ponies with very few lines are the hardest. Especially derpy because she'll be a major charecter in a whole lot of stuff
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Congratulations, Mr. Tchernobog. Your work will now be even more widely known to even those who, unfortuanetly, haven't the time to come and read it themselves. I'm happy for you.
Nice.
Although the only fic readings I listen to are RDP.
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Isn't that more MSTK-ish though? Which means I'd hope mine doesn't end up there
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No, MST3Ks tend to "riff" the fic. RBD tends to... I don't even know... Improv, I guess?
Like their reading of Cupcakes involves pranking Cthulhu, gorilla costumes, inflatable rafts, spurned sexual advances, and moonlight serenades.
384479 //dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Spike_lolface.png
Hey, congrats man! I've never listened to a fic reading before, but I might give this a go.
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That would be awesome, please do that
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Huh? Who are you, lol.
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The reader in question!
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Ah, that makes sense, heh. Okay, I'll listen to it tonight.
Listening right now. First I've ever heard and have to say, very nice! It was a pleasure hearing this story read as it was. //dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Lyra_smile.png
Aaaah damnit, I still haven't gotten around to reading it, so listening before I've even read it would be a bit of a crime. Consarn it, conflicteed.
Still, grats!
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great work!
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Just read it. It was great! You've got a really nice level of personality in your voice, but you went a little silly in some parts. You slipped out of the author (of the book) voice, which was a shame. I think you did Twilight and Derpy's voices really well. AJ was too twangy though. Overall, nice work.
Oh, and you've got a really cute giggle too.
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Why, thank you!
The reason i slipped out of the authors voice was because i felt that when it was the authors notes, the author was speaking to the reader (pony) so it should be in his voice. Then when the chapters started it would become more of an essay. As it turned out it still was kind of from his prospective. When I'm reading i make decisions up on the spot, and i wasn't sure how long i could keep my european/austrailian accent going.
Thats a very interesting comment about my applejack voice in comparison to twilight. Now that i think about it, my initial goal for my voices is that they are differentiated (you can tell them apart). For applejack, i would simply use a southern accent. However, due to the excessive amount of ponies with american accents, differentiating twilight required thinking about her intonation and feeling and trying to get a higher pitch that was just below pinkie pies. I guess the end result was i spent more effort on twilight than applejack. I'll be sure to think about that more in the future. And is it possible you could be more specific than twangy? One adjective is hard to work with. Thank you for your feedback. Usually feedback isn't as revolutionary as yours was. Thanks!
-multifanficaday
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If I had any complaint for this, is that you made it a bit too much of a commentary as well as a reading. Don't get me wrong, i welcome opinions on parts and all that, but not in the middle of a reading! :P
wow awesome Tcherno!
385956 Agreed, and I'll admit, it may be a downfall of being well read, but when mispronunciations happened, I couldn't help cringing.
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Hmm. Twangy. If I had to describe it, your accent was a little too strong. AJ's voice is deeper and smoother. I think it's the kind of think you'd pick up with practice, so keep trying!
Also, which Derpy voice were you aiming for?
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The first canon one, I think. Ponies with very few lines are the hardest. Especially derpy because she'll be a major charecter in a whole lot of stuff