Scott tell me this

How in the hell do you keep track of all your character voices and personalities? Do you do record sound bites of each character to remind you? Or is it a natural talent of your simply brilliant and twisted mind?

More often than not I mess it up

scottsigler's picture
I tend to go back and listen to previous parts for the same character. I've actually been using the Wiki to go back and find episodes with specific characters, like Tricky Dick, then I listen in and cop the same accent. The major characters aren't much of a problem. Oddly, it's the non-accent characters that give me fits. Bryan is driving me bonkers, I feel like my voice for him is different every time.

Well,

Loser_Love's picture
Bryan's voice is the best! I love it!

Nocturnal

NegativeSniper's picture

In one of the nocturnal books (episode 18-20) you were playing the character mason stone and your voice sort of broke. 

Ancestor is an awesome book, lol


Thanks for the reply

Twowire's picture

FDO! My Wife and I both find that you have the ability to bring your characters to life. Thats why we enjoy your work so much, you can connect with the characters. As for Bryans voice, your got it pegged. Great work, thanks for putting out for (and up with)  us!

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


yeah

Pjotr NL's picture

and you can instantly tell which character is speaking. At some podcast novels you don't always know which char is talking at which time... But not on the stories of our FDO

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


Yes, that was one of the reasons......

sadock's picture

I fell in love with Scott's novels way back when. Even if some of his voices aren't dead on, I adore the unique character they give the novels AND the instant demarcation the switch gives.

Unless you have a talented narrator, it often takes a second or two to realize when they switch between characters in the midst of dialog. It can also be confusing sometimes when they bounce between the omniscent narrator point of view and a character speaking. I've never run into that with Scott's work.

That's one of the reasons I'm procrastinating on beginning my narration of Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. I've got all the permissions, equipment, etc. but have not decided which narration style I want to use yet. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. I am hoping that Scott will write a reply on my other post and "help a bruther out" as he would say....

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his female voices are to die for

treed's picture

cause if ya listen to them enough, ya wish you were dead
MUAHAHAHAHAHA
#1
http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/


Exactly!

Twowire's picture

Now that you mention it. And what a repertoire of voices our FDO has! Amazing when you think about it.

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


you're right

Pjotr NL's picture

but isn't everything He does amazing

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


Touch'e

Twowire's picture

EVERYTHING!

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


Here Here!

SynapticJam's picture

I find myself in agreement!  And that's a lovely lover right corner of you wife's mouth in your pic... assuming of course that it "is" your wife.

SynapticJam on Toast - hhhmmm... tastes like chicken (aka PUVJK) #2 in crack hits (Special?  Ain't I just)


Yes it Is!

Twowire's picture

And thank you! She is shy, didnt want her pic to show. 

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


is there more to your wife

Pjotr NL's picture

or is she only one quarter of a mouth... Tongue outWink

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


Remember

JP's picture
back in the day when they used to jokingly call her, ol' six teeth, or quarter mouth? Yeah, those were the days. Then twowire revealed that there's actually more to her than just six teeth. Since then, the world hasn't been the same. For the Dutch. Oh, I also think your sense of humor is great! Could it be that we three have the coolest wives ever?

 

 

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible


of course we have

Pjotr NL's picture

-

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


I Concur!

Twowire's picture

We are three lucky Amigos!

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


Yeah...

JP's picture
The Three Amigos.

 

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible


Lets see

Twowire's picture

I could be dusty bottoms, JP would be lucky day and Pjotr could be ned nederlander (because it sounds like Netherlander)

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


More clarifacation on the names

Twowire's picture

I'm so old I fart dust, thus Dusty Bottoms. And JP, well damn, we all now how Lucky he is! :)

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


wow your dutch is amazing

Pjotr NL's picture

only your signature has one error in it. It should be "brood ertussen."

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


Thanks Pjotr

Twowire's picture

I know it didnt sound quite right. Its been along time since I spoke any Dutch, was very young, or been around my Mother when shes speaking it.  Dont remember very much, just a few things such as this saying.

[brood en brood met brood tussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


Oh Yeah!

Twowire's picture

She's all woman very much to my delight! Tongue out 

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


Thank god

Pjotr NL's picture

wouldn't that look strange when you're in church on your wedding day trying to shove a ring on one quarter of a mouth an than having to kiss that too.... Tongue out

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


It might, but then again

Twowire's picture

When we took a flight anywhere I could carry her in my pocket and save on the fare! I love a Dutch sense of humor!

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


What voices?

JP's picture
Are there voices...? (hehehehe)

 

 

- Verveces tui similes pro ientaculo mihi appositi sunt. (I have jerks like you for breakfast.)


no

Pjotr NL's picture

only those that you're hearing inside your head. You know the ones telling you to come to this site and talk about all kinds of unnecessary  interresting things posted on here. 

My voices made me change that. They wouldn't stop screaming...

 

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


But,

JP's picture
they're speaking Dutch!

 

 

- Everything takes longer than it does.


stelletje klootzakken die stemmen van jou

Pjotr NL's picture

 et les voix de Wolf aussi

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


Klootzakken?

Twowire's picture

I havent heard or been called that in years!

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


couple of what? Just Dew it!

Wolf's picture

couple of what?

 

Just Dew it!


klootzakken would translate into...

Pjotr NL's picture

... A**holes

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.


 (ο) 

Wolf's picture

 (ο)

Just Dew it!


ROFLOL

n8man's picture

bad time for that signature
Nate Dogg... "life is hard. But it's one helluva lot harder if you're stupid"- -John Wayne


This old boy just don't Dew

Wolf's picture
  • This old boy just don't Dew it!

He done Dewd it!

Twowire's picture

(JK) Wolf!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


My Dad used to call me klootzak

Twowire's picture

Jokingly that is. He had told me that was ball sack or scrotum.

["No matter where you go, there you are"] - And Sigler always knows where there is!


That's OK, I was almost 14

Wolf's picture

That's OK, I was almost 14 before I realized my name wasn't really "Dammit"! 

Just Dew it!


LOL

gmanvsfreeman's picture

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane


What your family nickname G-Man

Twowire's picture

Other than G-Man that is!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


I don't have one at the moment, I think

gmanvsfreeman's picture

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane


You're not sure?!?!

sadock's picture

That says something in and of itself. No wonder you're a junkie. You've been driven to it. Don't worry. Papa Sigler loves all minions equally. At least until he decides to go on a murderous rampage, that is.


-- hit Podiobooks.com for undiluted crack by our FDO! --


What do you mean driven to it?

gmanvsfreeman's picture

I am the only Junkie in my family so far. Trying to change that. I might be misinturpreting your use of the words...

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane


perhaps

sadock's picture

I meant you were suffering from a lack of love at home so you had to look elsewhere. You found comfort and warmth under Papa Sigler's wing.


-- hit Podiobooks.com for undiluted crack by our FDO! --


My bad

gmanvsfreeman's picture

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane


And in the junkie world

JP's picture
we call the FDO's murderous rampage "tough love."

 

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible


Speaking of "Tough Love"

Twowire's picture

Hopefully the FDO will be spreading it around to some of us Junkies

in the last chapters of Nocturnal!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


Yes, but he's had it rough lately

sadock's picture

so I completely understand the delay. There was an extended family crisis and he still has his editor riding his ass to get Contagious in on time. Paid work has to come before free stuff so it totally makes sense. The FDO has not forgotten us.

We will also have the Obsidian story soon. That was pushed back a week as well. It is now slated for late August. I'll get it produced as pure crack onto Podiobooks within 24-48 hours after it drops in JCs feed.


-- hit Podiobooks.com for undiluted crack by our FDO! --


Hope the FDO and Evil Queen

Twowire's picture

are doing as well as possible. I know we're not forgotten. Family first,  I can wait as long as it takes.

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


And when he's completely back in the saddle...

JP's picture
there's gonna be a spasm of gore; a veritable goregasm...

 

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible


Maybe

Twowire's picture

a mass killing of Junkies! The would be a monumental goregasm!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!


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