Comments on ROW80-3 22/09/2019 -And now, for something completely different.TypePad2019-09-22T19:58:56ZRavenshttps://www.ravensview.ca/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.ravensview.ca/2019/09/row80-3-22092019-and-now-for-something-completely-different/comments/atom.xml/Shan Jeniah Burton commented on 'ROW80-3 22/09/2019 -And now, for something completely different.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e20240a4d5c1b1200b2019-09-24T03:05:19Z2019-09-25T13:17:52ZShan Jeniah Burtonhttp://shanjeniah.comVery exciting stuff happening for you, Mike! Enjoy Toronto, and see you next round!<p>Very exciting stuff happening for you, Mike! Enjoy Toronto, and see you next round!<br />
</p>Rui Chan commented on 'ROW80-3 22/09/2019 -And now, for something completely different.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e20240a4d556ee200b2019-09-23T06:47:49Z2019-09-23T16:24:59ZRui Chan I've been toying with the idea of reading some pieces too, so of course I like it. You do have...<p>I've been toying with the idea of reading some pieces too, so of course I like it.<br />
You do have a good reading voice! As for the story (very Harry Pottery), it has a nice pace and your reading gives it justice.</p>
<p>LENGTH<br />
One FF at a time seems perfect as people's attention is around 3-5 minutes only! Plus on Twitch, people keep going from channel to channel. <br />
It's more interesting with your own work because it's something new. There are already tons of classics in audio version, so unless it's connected to your work somehow, I don't see the point.</p>
<p>FORMAT<br />
Twitch then YouTube seems to work fine but the thing with Twitch is that it's live, so hesitations and so on will be there. That's not necessarily a problem (it can be more human too!) but that's something you should keep in mind.<br />
I would personally go with a slideshow of pictures connected to the story, but that's me again. If you show yourself reading, it's also about you, whereas if you don't it's only about the story. Also, if you have a new release, you could open with a shot from the webcam to show the book.<br />
Just a static picture makes it more of an audio than an actual video.<br />
So then again, it depends how you see things here. </p>
<p>LONG TERM<br />
Not sure here. You can get quite a good mic for less than $100 FYI. But the sounds was not too bad.<br />
The blog can be one place to share things but I'd start with the places where lots of people are. In the end, I would definitely blog about it too, but that would not be the starting point.</p>
<p>MONETIZING <br />
Stay on Twitch for starters and see where that goes. It's part of Amazon so Prime members get a free subscription every month if I remember well. (I let Hubby handle that as he's way more there than I am.) Also, remember to talk about the rest of your work to try and generate sales.<br />
I think this kind of videos are more about getting a community and being out there anyway so I would not count on it as a big source of revenue.</p>
<p>Hope that helps you in your thought process.</p>