This Marie Corelli novel falls in the realm of fantasy and science fiction with a steampunk element. The story centers around Morgana Royal, a powerful woman who invents an airship, and Roger Seaton, her love interest who has control of a destructive power. She explores her capacity to love, as well as his. Moreover, she questions whether she is of this world and this time, or some other realm altogether. ( Amy Gramour)
How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction; Fantastic Fiction/Fantasy Fiction; Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction; Romance
Keywords that describe the book: time travel, speculative fiction, steampunk
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording: START of recording (Intro)
"Chapter [number] of The Secret Power. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Say: "The Secret Power by Marie Corelli. [Chapter]"
END of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of [Chapter]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of The Secret Power by Marie Corelli. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
secretpower_##_corelli_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. secretpower_01_corelli_128kb.mp3)
Example ID3 V2 tags
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Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Artist: Marie Corelli
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: The Secret Power
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: alg1001
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Welcome aboard, Erin!
Thank you for DPLing. I will move us to Readers Wanted.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
This look like a very interesting story.
May I take sections 1, 2 and 3? I can probably record more, but I don't want to risk taking more than I can handle at one time.
Hi Jared,
That is a good strategy. It is easy to overclaim and then get bogged down. Sections 1, 2, and 3 are yours.
Thank you for starting this off.
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
7 is yours.
Thank you, FC.
How would you like your name to appear in the catalog?
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hello, I'm a newbie and would like to try my hand at chapter 8. I'm happy to be listed Leena Emsley.
I have a question - how do I make sure I pronounce names in the same way as everyone else in the other chapters?
Hi Leena,
8 is yours. I don't expect much variation on the name pronunciation. Listeners will know. If you are worried about one, feel free to post and get some feedback on the pronunciation.
Have fun!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hey, I'm not going to finish this book. Read the first couple chapters aloud just to get a feel for it and at least so far it's just not interesting to me. I took some time to think about whether I would keep going and I've decided not to. Hope I'm wrong and it gets way better.
So just to be clear, I'm not going to read chapter 7 for this book and you can remove me from the list. Thanks, and sorry for the extra effort.
leena2015 wrote:Hello, I'm a newbie and would like to try my hand at chapter 8. I'm happy to be listed Leena Emsley.
I have a question - how do I make sure I pronounce names in the same way as everyone else in the other chapters?
Don't spend too much time worrying! The point is to enjoy yourself - and Corelli can be gloriously fun. I'm looking forward to proof listening to your recording!
-Erin
FCMendel wrote:Hey, I'm not going to finish this book. Read the first couple chapters aloud just to get a feel for it and at least so far it's just not interesting to me. I took some time to think about whether I would keep going and I've decided not to. Hope I'm wrong and it gets way better.
So just to be clear, I'm not going to read chapter 7 for this book and you can remove me from the list. Thanks, and sorry for the extra effort.
Hi FCMendel,
I will reopen it.
Thanks for letting me know.
I hope you find something you like better.
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
