Misc To the writers of TB2000, would you allow your story to be made audio?

Charmer153

Senior Member
A lot of good stories here, but most people will never get to read them since TB2000 is members only. So, I am asking if the writers would be willing to let someone read their stories for YouTube, or Rumble.
I do not mean just a video of a person reading the stories. We saw how bad that could be when David Crawford tried reading Lights Out, or when Keith Churchill tried to read the Rat's Of NIMH trilogy.
I'm thinking more like the person doing this could use voice modulation to give each character their own voices. Maybe showing different color text as the words are being read. Maybe not. Not everyone can type at 50 words a minute.

Before you agree, please remember, if you do publish someday. You did give permission to do this.
Note... I have not said that I would be the one doing this, or even that it will actually get done. I would like to try, but good microphones are expensive, and voice modulators monthly membership are expensive for my tightly limited budget(and let's be honest, I don't trust AI), so I'm not asking for permission for me to do this, I'm asking the writers if they would be ok with anyone doing this, and I'm putting the idea out, with the hope that I will be able to do it, but if someone else likes the idea, and can do it, have fun.
Unlikely as it is, if anyone else does decide to try this, please tell the story you're working on. Would be disappointing if someone spent a week trying to read a story, just to discover someone else beat them to it.
 

Freebirde

Senior Member
I have had my "Cat and his Dragon" read on YouTube with permission from Reddit. A lot depends on the channel and reader. Secondary consideration would be if they are monetized and if author will be consummated. It would be a case by case basis between author and channel.
 

Wildwood

Veteran Member
I'd love this. It's getting harder for me to find time to read a book and my vision is not what it use to be. I listen to tons of audio books every month and I'm open to any style. My plan, at this point, is to record a few of my favorites on here for my own personal use only for when my vision gets worse than it already is.

I can listen to a book multiple times and never get tired of it. I wouldn't make a good narrator for the general public. My accent is southern hillbilly and people either love it or hate it and I have no plans to change it.
 
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