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Episode 5 is a bit of ups and downs.

Still some parts with bad pacing. I caught much of it but sometimes It just gets past me.

I have new microphone but I had the level set wrong on it so that has to change.

Used Levelator and it corrected the highs and lows so the sound is more even

Used soundsoap on it and I'm not sure it really did more good then bed. My Ssss sound slurred and it changed my first word in my reading the word "Dame" into an unfixable blob. My original recording sounds fine. 

Also I think I got a bit rushed to being it to an ending, I'm not sure to be honest. As a stand alone the end seems rushed but it may not be rushed if it is part of ongoing story..

Big View

This is episode 5 and we are within an episode of the end of chapter 1  I'm excited to reach that milestone. Chapter 1...DONE! I think what I may do is remaster all the episodes as one large epsode and then move on. Not sure but I'm thinking about it. 

So I hope you are enjoying it so far.

So writing for a podcast is another animal. 

It's not like writing a short story or long story or a script. 

The process follows many of the same steps.

Outline Or as I call it High Points for script writing they call it beats. 

Rough Draft

THen the big eddit. 

That's where I wanted to stop because when you are writing for an ongoing podcast drama or podio book the big Edit is very very important. Trimming everything down to keep things flowing and under time is a big big element of what you are trying to do. 

Here is a trick I learned along the way. I have a word document I call the Palette. When I edit something out, not like a word or a phrase but when I say.. this information is not important I put it in the Palette document. Over the episodes this builds up and someplace down the line when you are short on time or have a space where you can slip something in you have the information right there all ready done and ready to go. 

In other words.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle 

works for the Podcast as well

Reduce = Edit

Reuse = Put on Palette

Recycle = Slip it in down the line.

If it's not one thing its another.

Today was the heat. 

I have my podcasting studio in my attic and I could only edit a little while before the heat of the day and my two large flat screens kicked my ass. 

Ok so I edited my way to the halfway mark. 

I should be able to lay the wood to it in the morning. 

Vrin is pumping away on the art work and I'm living happy. 

I think any day you make some progress is better then just giving up and making none. Sticking with podcasting is the hardest part of the game. Going to spend the next half hour working on the web page. Lets hope I don't fuck at that up now.