51. On The Joys of Hand Holding and the Woes of Kissing by LastNightFanFictionSavedMyLife & GoodQueenKaro
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While searching for something on my computer, I stumbled upon this old recording of On The Joys of Hand Holding and the Woes of Kissing, which is the first part of “The Mysteries, Joys, & Woes of Hand Holding and of Kissing” by @lastnightfanfictionsavedmylife. @goodqueenkaro recorded this back in late 2020 when I first tried to start ASOFAF.
I love this recording as much now as I did back then because not only is it a cute ficlet and well read, but to me it showcases how anyone can participate in A Song of Fan and Fiction. It is abundantly clear that GoodQueenKaro does not natively speak English, and that does not detract from the story at all. I would argue the accent enhances it. It brings extra vibrancy and character to these characters that we know and love. And with sharing this story in this format, I hope it encourages other non-native English speakers, who might have prior to this episode have been discouraged in participating because of their accent, to take the plunge and reach out. There is no judgement here, only love and acceptance. And someday, maybe we’ll start featuring non-English fics.
Note: GoodQueenKaro is not our first non-native English speaking Singer for ASOFAF. SlatesOwl is from Germany and actively records for this project. Likewise, AzraelGFG is a native German-speaking Hero who features a lot here.
LastNightFanFictionSavedMyLife: AO3 | The Mysteries, Joys & Woes of Hand Holding and of Kissing: On The Joys of Hand Holding and the Woes of Kissing
All credit to George R. R. Martin for creating the characters we ship and world we play in.
The transition music was “Soft Waves - Audio Logo - Coporate Piano” by Frequently Asked Music at MusicRevolution, and acquired with permissions through Adobe Stock.
The intro/outro song was "The Last of the Giants" by Saint James.
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