A year has passed since Curdie's adventures with young Princess Irene and the hostile goblins deep in the mountain. As Curdie grows up, his faith in the elusive royal Great-Great-Grandmother is fading. When a thoughtless act plunges him into that mysterious presence once again, what will come of it? And what has happened to the good king and his little daughter by this time? ( HannahMary)
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I'm glad to catch you before you did any PLing, Elsa, as I have edited and re-uploaded all three files. I'm re-thinking my pace that was slower than my usual (based on a children's audiobook narrator I enjoy.) But I don't know that it sounded natural enough for me. See what you think of these ever-so-slightly sped-up files. If they sound unnatural to you, I'll switch back to the originals and see what you think. But when I recorded the next three chapters today (not edited yet), I settled into a bit smoother rhythm... I hope!
~ Hannah "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him" - Romans 15:13
Blog: Come Be Still
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I will check consistency of style when I continue listening. I didn't notice anything unusual with the quality of the sped up files. If anything, Chapter 3 sounded slower than the others. Loving the story so (I'm surprised how much is new to me again). Your voicing of the Great-Great-Grandmother is well done. I like how you made her voice thin at first and strong later. Good depiction.
Your reading is smoother now, as you said. I'll let you decide if you want to re-record the first chapters or not. They are just fine as they are, but if it would bother you to not change them, I will he happy to PL those chapters again. But perfection is not necessary!
