Tell me the story of the end…

If you’re reading this I’ve finished the first season of the show. Don’t worry, I won’t spoil anything–at least not yet. I’m planning to write a number of posts about various elements of the show that have been running through my head, but for now I’ll keep things general.

I was thinking earlier tonight about how strange it is that you can put so much of yourself into something and really have no idea what it is you’ve created. Does it come together? Does it count for something? Maybe, maybe not. Much later in the story, in a moment I haven’t even written yet, a character asks if one note of music can make a difference in the world. We haven’t quite gotten there, but music will become a major thread as the story continues.

Music and storytelling have a lot in common. Oral story telling, especially, often relies of rhyme and rhythym. Most of the time this is chalked up to the fact that these things help the storyteller remember the story, but I’ve always thought that was missing the point. A spoken story is meant to be HEARD. A good storyteller wants the audience to enjoy the experience of listening to the words; they want the audience to feel the flow of the story from beat to beat.

Hopefully you’ve enjoyed listening to this first season of the show. Darien has escaped from the Kraken (okay, minor spoiler), but his story isn’t close to over. It will take us deep into the moon, to underground cities, to the walls of an ancient palace, and at last to…well, I don’t want to say too much.

There will be a short break, no more than a month I hope, between seasons while I re-record the first 10 episodes with my new microphone to bring the audio quality up to snuff.

Until then, keep an eye on this page for updates. I’m going to try to do weekly posts where I talk about the making of the podcast: where I’m happy with things, where I think I could have done better, and just in general what I find interesting in the work.