by Endo » June 11th, 2014, 9:16 am
As an "amateur hypnotist" myself, I am aware of the same sorts of fears and problems that you have and are experiencing. At first, I was only here for the files, but now I've drifted over to "the other side" after finding that so many of the fetishes I had weren't exactly catered to on this site.
My first file was a combination of several free files on this site, and I cited them all in the description. There was nothing that was explicitly mine in the file, and that's fine. I just needed to figure out the basics in Audacity.
The first part of the answer is easy: Have a good microphone and good editing software. Audacity is free and easy, and offers tons of online documentation to help you out.
The second part is in your voice: Your natural speaking voice, some people may like it, some may not. It may grow on some, it may grow grating on others. With that, there's your tone, pacing, emphasis, and "emotions". I've listened to files where it's a woman speaking, and she's trying to sound sultry or something, and it sounds like she wants to fuck me right then and there. That can distract from the file, or it can add to it. It's all about context.
TTS is a very easy way to bypass the first two things I've mentioned, but most TTS programs and renderings are AWFUL on both accounts. I don't know anyone who enjoys listening to TTS over human speech.
The last part is, of course, your script. Here's an example of what NOT to do, take a listen to it, then read my critique. http://www.warpmymind.com/Files/7800/Male-Triggers-1-Blowjob.php
This file suffers from a bad script and even worse TTS. Specifically HOW this file failed is that it was too rushed, and the listener is unable to absorb and visualize what's going on. Also notice how the language is pretty bland and glosses over descriptions and details very quickly. Doing such a thing will inhibit the listener's ability to visualize, as descriptions and visualization go hand in hand in hypnosis.
Aside from that, you will notice (eventually, or even immediately) that authors use different language and different patterns. One way you can see this is to read a bunch of say, EMG's work, then read some works from another notable author. It's perfectly fine to try to emulate their styles and even blend multiple styles together. I did not go down this route, I decided to make my own style based on whatever flows during the creative process, sort of like mental and verbal diarrhea. Those were my "V1" files, which are/were intended to throw out into the public to gauge reactions to the content as well as my scripting. Right now, I'm in the process of converting those files to "V2" by updating them to be inline with what I've learned about language, flow and other little things. I'm also inserting some suggestions to improve visualization and immersion, as well as longevity in the changes.
It's a constant learning situation, and I've had to do most of the learning on my own. I've gotten precious little feedback despite having individual download counts near 2 thousand on some of my most popular attempts. I've also gotten next to nothing in terms of ratings on my files. My advice for this is to find someone who's active and more experienced than you in scripting, have them look over your work and suggest edits and techniques to try.