Post #1324380
2026-04-18 11:49 UTC
#ScribesAndMakers 18Apr—Do you ever read aloud, either to yourself or others?
I do not. Sometimes I'll whisper, but never above that.
In elementary school, we often went around the class and read aloud from textbooks. I was usually made fun of for stuttering through words I didn't know, or jumbling words because I read too fast.
Since then, I don't read aloud, save the occasional quote from what I'm reading to my husband. Fortunately, I've not yet been in a position where I need to.
Replies (2)
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@saposcat@indieauthors.social 2026-04-18 11:56
@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange reading out loud in school was never fun.
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@bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot 2026-04-18 12:50
@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange To me, whispering is still "reading aloud." When I read my own writing out loud it's so I can pick up on things that I miss when reading silently. The volume of my speech doesn't matter. In fact often I'll whisper or mutter. The important thing is that I can hear the writing.