![]() ![]() I think they succeeded – I think it works. Radio scripts are short and sweet, since people cannot “re-hear” what they missed, whereas with a printed book you can page back to check. Radio or podcast scripts do not require a plot that builds consistently over hundreds of pages, nor multiple, structured developments and climaxes, nor much character development to complement the plot. I wanted to see whether they could cope with the demands of the form of the novel – the form being the challenge, rather than the subject or material. ![]() Because that’s a whole different kettle of fish. ![]() ![]() Having read the pod-cast script collections, in which they combine decidedly freaky ideas with excellent audio scripts, written perfectly to form, I wanted to see whether their writing would be as good in a full-length novel. But before that, they had collected the Night Vale podcast scripts in two volumes, the first called Mostly Void, Partially Stars, published in 2016. 20, 2015, 416 pages)Ĭan the same subjects, settings and characters be successfully used in a podcast, and in published script format, and in a published novel? Take Welcome to Night Vale, by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor: It is their first novel based on their podcast series, Night Vale. “Welcome to Night Vale – A Novel”, by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Hardcover publisher: Harper Perennial Oct. ![]()
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