A story of a young girl who is sent to a place she's never been before in the German mountains to a frightening castle full of pugilistic knights and retainers. (summary to be revised before cataloging). ( Adele de Pignerolles)
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I cut the genres down to two: Historical Fiction and Romance. We don't want a large number of genres; that makes them not meaningful anymore. We want one or two, or at MOST 3 (usually this would include the type of work, such as Dramatic Reading or Poetry, rather than just the genre/subject). The genre isn't a list of all possible facets of the work, but the one or two defining characteristics. Where would this be shelved in a library? (If two other genres fit this work better, let me know. Gutenberg has Historical Fiction in the bibrec tab, so I used that one for sure.)
Edit: Some of the chapters are really long. I hate to split them up, but would it be better if I did?
It's up to you. They may get claimed faster if they're shorter, or they may not. I say leave them as-is. We've never had a project fail due to a couple long chapters.
I apologize Adele, but i'm afraid you can do better than myself for this reading. As you know, I am new. I should have read the introduction first before volunteering. (lesson learned). There are too many German words in this intro for me to be of any valuable service. Sorry to have wasted your time, but i'm backing out of this one.
Mike Justice
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose~ Dr. Seuss
EvenKeel wrote:I apologize Adele, but i'm afraid you can do better than myself for this reading. As you know, I am new. I should have read the introduction first before volunteering. (lesson learned). There are too many German words in this intro for me to be of any valuable service. Sorry to have wasted your time, but i'm backing out of this one.
Mike Justice
That's alright. I've done that with Latin. I don't really know German either, but I try to sound it out the best I can.
Adele
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Finally done grad school and maybe actually able to record again
I actually read it out loud and was trying to sound most of it out. I even considered going to a translate site that has audio to help with some of the more difficult ones. I like challenges, but think maybe I'd better practice a little on here with some easier projects first and build up some confidence. I truly appreciate your assistance so far though.
Mike
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose~ Dr. Seuss
I will try the introduction afterall if I still may. I've had a little practice these past few days with some childrens stories and am ready to "step up".
Mike
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose~ Dr. Seuss
I will try the introduction afterall if I still may. I've had a little practice these past few days with some childrens stories and am ready to "step up".
Mike
Thank you!
Adele
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Finally done grad school and maybe actually able to record again
