Thank you so much for constantly making the life of substack writers easier. I will certainly try out the podcast- and other audio options. That said -- am I possibly the only one here who LIKES to read a piece (vs. listening to it)? Maybe that's because I'm old. I prefer real books to Kindle etc. Just curious...
Thank you so much for constantly making the life of substack writers easier. I will certainly try out the podcast- and other audio options. That said -- am I possibly the only one here who LIKES to read a piece (vs. listening to it)? Maybe that's because I'm old. I prefer real books to Kindle etc. Just curious...
Not alone. The world is noisy enough without having the voice of every writer in my head also. I prefer text for many reasons.
Not everyone has a voice built for radio, many people have vocal ticks and resonances that are terrible to listen to. Unfortunately my brain will zero in on anything that irritates it so the entire podcast message is lost because I keep focusing on their lipsmacking, nasal sounds or that one pitch that gets hit whenever they get excited.
Most people ramble when they talk or engage in idle chatter if another speaker is present. Things that simply don't interest me at all and waste my time. This rarely turns up in writing because it's obvious in writing when you are off on a tangent.
You cannot easily scan a podcast or video.
Reading has a meditative effect, it slows brainwave activity and calms the nervous system. Audio and video are distracting and stimulating adding to the unnecessary noise of life. If others like it good for them, but it's not for me. I came to substack specifically to get away from noisy formats.
always a reader, the grief of last 6 yrs made not reading same sentence over & over impossible! Silenced mind w/zen thought and am not only reading (yay!) I'm writing & expressing thoughts too!
I too prefer reading to listening, Jessica. And I prefer pages in my hands rather than electronic copies. That said, electronic books work very well for researching my topics. When I highlight points I want to refer back to, electronic books retain all the highlighted parts in a section at the back. Wonderful for easy perusing, and copying and pasting if need be.
And I trialled the poll feature asking my readers if they would like the option of listening to a narration of my newsletters. 90% said yes. So, I'll be learning to use the voiceover feature very soon.
Thank you so much for constantly making the life of substack writers easier. I will certainly try out the podcast- and other audio options. That said -- am I possibly the only one here who LIKES to read a piece (vs. listening to it)? Maybe that's because I'm old. I prefer real books to Kindle etc. Just curious...
Not alone. The world is noisy enough without having the voice of every writer in my head also. I prefer text for many reasons.
Not everyone has a voice built for radio, many people have vocal ticks and resonances that are terrible to listen to. Unfortunately my brain will zero in on anything that irritates it so the entire podcast message is lost because I keep focusing on their lipsmacking, nasal sounds or that one pitch that gets hit whenever they get excited.
Most people ramble when they talk or engage in idle chatter if another speaker is present. Things that simply don't interest me at all and waste my time. This rarely turns up in writing because it's obvious in writing when you are off on a tangent.
You cannot easily scan a podcast or video.
Reading has a meditative effect, it slows brainwave activity and calms the nervous system. Audio and video are distracting and stimulating adding to the unnecessary noise of life. If others like it good for them, but it's not for me. I came to substack specifically to get away from noisy formats.
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always a reader, the grief of last 6 yrs made not reading same sentence over & over impossible! Silenced mind w/zen thought and am not only reading (yay!) I'm writing & expressing thoughts too!
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I know just what you mean, Jessica. Holding a real book has a different type of energy and I will always prefer them to the electronic kind.
I too prefer reading to listening, Jessica. And I prefer pages in my hands rather than electronic copies. That said, electronic books work very well for researching my topics. When I highlight points I want to refer back to, electronic books retain all the highlighted parts in a section at the back. Wonderful for easy perusing, and copying and pasting if need be.
And I trialled the poll feature asking my readers if they would like the option of listening to a narration of my newsletters. 90% said yes. So, I'll be learning to use the voiceover feature very soon.
I think this is sound advice. Thank you. I agree, personal preferences shouldn't limit how one publishes. I should learn voiceover too. ;)