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V.L. Augustin's avatar

Delightful story - the voice is perfect!

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

Love the way you nailed the speech.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thanks! I feel like it works best read aloud. Maybe I need an audio version...

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

I hate the sound of my voice. No audio for me thanks.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Oh I do as well, I'd definitely ask someone else to do the audio on my behalf!

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Terra's avatar

Absolutely perfect and the voice is wonderful! Reminds me of a ghost tour I took in Savannah, GA. Really a sweet little story.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thanks Terra! 😊 That ghost tour sounds like fun.

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Newton Webb's avatar

That was a ton of fun! I really liked the nugget about Poor Sorry Phil, overall the piece was a lovely bit of cozy gothic.

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A E Deakin's avatar

I am learning so many new genres right now

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Newton Webb's avatar

I'm pretty sure I just made up Cozy Gothic, but knowing the internet it probably already exists and has a dedicated following.

Tim Burton movies spring to mind, Dark Shadows, for example.

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Maureen's avatar

I liked it! I kept waiting for a scary part, even though you said it was a cosy. :) I loved the pencil drawing, too. It was a good choice to set the scene.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

I'm always a fan of ghostly things. Thanks for writing and sharing it 👻

I liked the choice of tour guide narration, and the dancing ghost was cute. It's always good to try things out of our comfort zone - I'll be publishing a story on my Substack this weekend which strays outside my usual territory too.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thank you! I'm not used to writing more positive things but it's where my writing brain is at. And I will check out your story when it's published. Wishing you a great writing week.

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Mata Haggis-Burridge's avatar

Sometimes even horror writers write happier things 🙂 You have a good week too!

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

I used Spotify, they had a robot voice, pretty good. Better than my noise anyway.

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