[solo] Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill - philc

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Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill ( - 0) and others.

This book can now be found in our catalog at http://librivox.org/charlie-and-his-kitten-topsy-by-helen-hill/
A darling story of little Charlie and his adventures with cats and kittens and how he became many things. Also how the kitten Topsy, unhappy with being a kitten and having his face washed, tries different life styles with different animals but finally makes the right choice. Imagination is a large part of these stories and they will be listened to with great enjoyment by many children - and adults probably! ( Phil Chenevert)
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      • Project Code: hj6miD2C
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Helen Hill) : n/a
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Violet Maxwell) : n/a
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Post by linny »

Phil,
This looks adorable. I wish I could find books like this for a solo. How do you do it? My process is combing through titles, get distracted down one bunny hole or another, finally realize how much time I have put in, get frustrated, give up for a few months before repeating the process. :roll:

May I get us started with chapter 1, please?
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linny wrote:Phil,
This looks adorable. I wish I could find books like this for a solo. How do you do it? My process is combing through titles, get distracted down one bunny hole or another, finally realize how much time I have put in, get frustrated, give up for a few months before repeating the process. :roll:

May I get us started with chapter 1, please?
Hi Linny! Actually I got this title from suggestions forum. Carolin has put many many great suggestions there so she did the work for us. [ Thank you Carolin!] Anyway, why not do this one as a solo? You would do a great job and it IS a nifty bunch of stories. Just let me know and I can easily switch it to solo.
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Post by linny »

Suggestions forum...of course. That's silly of me. I've found a few projects to DPL that way.

It would likely take me 3 months to complete this on my own. School stuff keeps getting in the way of free time. As a group project we can probably get it in the catalog before then so I'll leave it up to you. If you don't mind a bit of a delay then I'm happy to take it. It really does fit what I have been looking for.
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linny wrote:Suggestions forum...of course. That's silly of me. I've found a few projects to DPL that way.

It would likely take me 3 months to complete this on my own. School stuff keeps getting in the way of free time. As a group project we can probably get it in the catalog before then so I'll leave it up to you. If you don't mind a bit of a delay then I'm happy to take it. It really does fit what I have been looking for.
It is all yours linny! Three months? Four months? 8 months? A year? no problem . I will put you in as BC and make it a solo but leave it in the Launch Pad to see if a DPL may show up. I predict this will give you some refreshing fun breaks from hectic life. How could Charlie and his kitten not be fun? :D

EDIT: I will change the first post to let you use the shorter intro after he first section but you knew all about that, eh?
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DPL? Well, I'd be happy to for Linny!
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silverquill wrote:DPL? Well, I'd be happy to for Linny!
Well, Hot Ziggidy Dog! That would be very nice Larry. Thanks!
Moving this to Going Solo. :thumbs:
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Post by linny »

Thank you both!

Phil, well, this is one way to commit to a solo. :lol: Thank you, I think Charlie is just what I need. Don't worry about editing the first post for the shorter intro. I think Larry and I can make due.

Larry, give me a couple of weeks to get started. Term paper is due this weekend...I should probably stop thinking about it and actually start writing something. :oops: Oh, and feel free to note pronunciation or anything else you think could be improved.
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Ah, term papers! I remember those :mrgreen:

Back in my day, it was real cut-and-paste --- like with paper, scissors and tape -- to assemble a rough draft, long nights over my Royal portable typewriter and a stack of erasable bond. In medical school it was stacks of journals on microfilm and microfiche, real high tech stuff. But, it's what finally gets down on paper that matters, and that internal process hasn't change; it's called thinking!

Follow your own pace on this, and I'll keep and active bookmark whenever you're ready.
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Post by linny »

I have to say I’m not a fan of text on Archive but I was persistent and step one of the process is complete. Chapters are all printed. Yes, I realize that isn't environmentally friendly of me but it’s my process and I do recycle. :-P

I will be using the following for intros and endings.

START of chapter 1:
Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org.
Chapter 1 – How Charlie Made Topsy Love Him.

Subsequent chapters:
Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain.
Chapter #, title

END of recording:
"End of [Chapter #]"

At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Charlie and His Kitten Topsy, by Helen Hill. Read to you by, Linette Geisel, Month, Year"
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Post by linny »

Returning student here preparing for a second career. I certainly remember research before the internet.

I did however walk out of an interview test once because I had become accustomed to a word processor and couldn't remember how to set the tabs up on a typewriter. The setup was part of the timed typing test so it was useless to continue. :oops:
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linny wrote:I have to say I’m not a fan of text on Archive but I was persistent and step one of the process is complete. Chapters are all printed. Yes, I realize that isn't environmentally friendly of me but it’s my process and I do recycle. :-P

I will be using the following for intros and endings.

START of chapter 1:
Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org.
Chapter 1 – How Charlie Made Topsy Love Him.

Subsequent chapters:
Charlie and His Kitten Topsy by Helen Hill. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain.
Chapter #, title

END of recording:
"End of [Chapter #]"

At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Charlie and His Kitten Topsy, by Helen Hill. Read to you by, Linette Geisel, Month, Year"
:clap: Excellent and a good start. I agree with everything. I am not a fan of IA text also but sometime it is necessary ......
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Post by silverquill »

All looks good! IA is a pain most of the time. I routinely cut and paste into a document then read from my tablet. But, yes, sometimes we need it.

Yeah, I've done the back to school, second career journey. Probably on my fourth or fifth "career," in my so-called retirement :roll: Always something new and surprising.
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Post by linny »

OK, Larry. Here we go. First couple of chapters are up. Be truthful. This is pretty close to how I would read if I were with the child. Too much? I can take it down.

Be careful if you use headphone. I do tend to set the volume high. When it gets derived at Archive it somehow gets dropped by 3dB.

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/charlieandhiskittentopsy_01_hill_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/charlieandhiskittentopsy_02_hill_128kb.mp3
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Post by linny »

Larry,
I have next week off so I should be able to make significant progress on this. Do you think you'll have time to check one of the chapters for style before I get too far ahead?
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