What is Spoken Sunday?
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Today is not Sunday, but I figured it's as good a day as any to tell you about Spoken Sunday, if you're not already familiar with it. Readers can find a list of *free* mini-podcasts each week of some sort of new fiction. There's been a relatively low turnout lately, so I wanted to take this opportunity to spread the word to the writers I know and let them know how they can participate.
So, first-up, if you are a reader, you can always find the latest contributions by going to the Write Anything page and checking the "Spoken Sunday" category page. Click on the entry that you want and then check the comments for that post. You can also click on the "Mister Linky" icon to see the entries.
And now, if you are a writer, here's how you can participate in Spoken Sunday:
Check their guidelines .
Essentially, you podcast your fiction, post it on your blog and then add the link to your podcast on Sunday when the Spoken Sunday collector is posted at Write Anything.
Not sure how to podcast your fiction? Here's one way …
Sign up for a free account at Audioboo .
Choose whether to record your audio on your iPhone or Android phone (you'll need to download the appropriate app) or record directly on the web.
Do your audio recording and upload or import into Audioboo.
Make a blog post and embed a link to your audio recording (from your "my profile" tab, click the title of the audioboo that you want to embed and click "embed". This will bring up a pop-up window with the html for your recording. Simply copy/paste this html into your blog post (in html mode).)
Copy the permalink for your blog post (not the general link to your blog, but the link to your specific post), hop on over to Write Anything when the collector is posted on Sunday and add your link to the "Mister Linky" and also to the comments of the post.
All that remains is to tweet about your entry using the "#SpokenSunday" hashtag and spread the word on Facebook also.
See how easy that is? Providing audio recordings for your fiction may make it more accessible for some readers or may make it more enjoyable for all readers. I've had many people tell me that listening to an audio version of a story just adds to their reading experience.
So, why not give it a try? Have you tried audio recording before? Do you like audio recordings, as a reader? If you have questions about Spoken Sunday, please share in the comments and we'll track down the answers.
