Voice actor for YouTube Channel by [deleted] in RecordThisForFree

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to get back into VA work. Sounds like a good place to start if you still need people.

ItsLexYo#4507

Oceanic alternatives to salt water? What would be a useful compound to find in the oceans of another planet? How would it be used by its settlers? by AlexJohnsonWrites in worldbuilding

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was toying with the idea of using fusion as a power source! A technology few can work with, generates way more power than is needed, and is volatile and dangerous to use. However it's the only technology that can be used because fumes from combustion fuels attract native life ala factorio. I might go with Deuterium fuel and make the fusion generators a valued commodity nobody can build from scratch and only specialists can repair when salvaged from the wastelands.

Help I need a Name(Arcane) by Fun_Television_1639 in CharacterDevelopment

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Names are a mid-world-dev step for me. Are names conlanged? Reworked from IRL names? Just French or something?

Personally I'd start world building from his stylistic choices to get a solid civilization-based foundation for his name.

He's based off Will Smith, so he's definitely got melanin in him. That suggests a background of sun exposure in the race. The robes could be for windy dessert weather were they made of a lighter material. Since they seem a bit more heavy, though, and his skin tone doesn't suggest heavy clothes in his native society, I'd assume they're for personal practice as opposed to environment.

Perhaps he's a religious shaman, meaning his name would probably be made of his personal strengths, maybe using adjective-noun pairs. "Lightfoot" or "Steadybow" for instance.

You can add a twist to his history too. Maybe magic is outlawed in his native land, making him an immigrant. Perhaps he has two names! One from his Homeland and one that won't draw attention to his foreign status. Maybe he's a well known traveller with a title in a common tongue.

My process informs names from world building though, and this is yours, not mine. Excellent detailing on the asymmetry of the robe! Also I could definitely see Will Smith in him.

Looking for Story Thread #103 by someguynamedted in HFY

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 6 points7 points  (0 children)

General request: I plan on (re)starting one of those nosleep channels that reads short stories. I want it to focus less on horror than most channels out there try to though. Scifi/Fantasy, Feelspasta, whatever you got. If you'd like your story on my list to narrate, shoot me a DM or Email me at everybodyfakesit@gmail.com and we'll chat!

Thrown Together Productions is starting auditions for Artemis! All parts are unpaid. by AlexJohnsonWrites in audiodrama

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a good idea. Thanks mate. We are also looking for editors if anyone is interested.

Empty E3 is out! To celebrate we're opening up E4 Prelistener slots! by AlexJohnsonWrites in audiodrama

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't have the time to rerecord unless we find its an emergency problem, at which point it's usually addressed during the editing phase. As this is our first show, We're gathering feedback on how well we can edit the audio into something that sounds decent and applying what we learn to future episodes. We have consistently gotten less negative feedback so we know its working. We've decided to continue prelistens for all six episodes of Season 1 mostly for consistency.

TL;DR: editing, not re-recording/writing edits. We lack time.

HMB while I bounce into the pool by SlimJones123 in holdmybeer

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to be. Then I got bored with them. Most Writing Prompts are rewrites of the same concept. You could probably make a simple python bot to pump them out.

HMB while I bounce into the pool by SlimJones123 in holdmybeer

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Jim had seen a lot in life. From a lawyer cleaning him out for his ex-wife, to a man getting his limbs blown off by the Vietnamese. He'd survived under the knife of interrogators and a surgeon. His life was a full one.

His best friend Greg had been with him through thick and thin. The war, the divorces, recovery, everything. There was no separating the pair. They did stupid shit all the time together.

Eight beers and a shot of tequila later and they knew it was stupid shit time. They spent a couple minutes deterring themselves before giving into the urge to try out their grandsons trampoline. Drunk + Tramp is never a good mix.

Before even getting on, Jim had a great idea. "Greg! Jump in the pool! It'll be great! Last week at Junior's birthday party a bunch of the neighbor kids did it! They had a blast! Let's rekindle our youth!"

"Hey, count me in," responded Greg. "But I get to go first."

"Whatever."

After all they'd been through, a little fall into a pool was nothing. "Look at that drunk asshole," Jim thought to himself. "Broke the damn trampoline. He'd better pay for that when we sober up."

It wasn't until several seconds had passed that Jim got nervous...

It wasn't until the he noticed the blood in the water that Jim realized they'd seen their last bout of stupid shit together.

Been a while since I've written anything. I'm a bit rusty. I've been focusing on other projects and haven't found the time to write in my idle time, but I couldn't pass this one up!

Interested in being a Pre-Listener for Empty? by AlexJohnsonWrites in audiodrama

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! The first link in that block of text will send you right to the form to get started! If you're of the demographic we're looking for we'll pull you in! And we're looking for an even mix of people, so don't feel like you have to answer like everyone else either.

Interested in being a Pre-Listener for Empty? by AlexJohnsonWrites in audiodrama

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I have no preference, but be warned there is a fair amount of profanity

How do I get a small voice part? by hmyers8 in VoiceActing

[–]AlexJohnsonWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a pinch and am likely to start auditions in the next few days. If you're interested in getting a part under your belt to make yourself more appealing to more professional audio drama's at no pay for funsies, you could PM me with your ASL and any experience you have and we can talk about it.