In the future, people will be fitted with clockwork devices in their heads which, among other things, allows them to travel through time. Well, it seems one of these devices has frizzed-out, and a Clockwork man appears in the middle of a cricket match in 1923. The Clockwork Man by E.V. Odle is believed to be the first instance of a human-machine cyborg appearing in literature. ( Mark Nelson)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Fantasy Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: audiobook, science fiction, fantasy
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The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! START of recording (Intro):
"Chapter [number] of The Clockwork Man. 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 Clockwork Man, by E.V. Odle. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of The Clockwork Man by E.V. Odle. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Only if applicable, say: "[Chapter title]"
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 Clockwork Man, by E.V. Odle. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Example filename clockworkman_##_odle_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. clockworkman_01_odle_128kb.mp3)
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: craigdav1
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
Just want to mention as folks peruse this post that I am happy to work with new or inexperience proof listeners. If you’ve considered trying PLing, please don’t hesitate. You don’t have to commit to DPL either; I’m fine with a team as well.
LCaulkins wrote: ↑December 19th, 2019, 10:06 am
This is going to be my book for the 2020 Popsugar prompt for a robot/cyborg/AI character. heh
And it has a three-word title.
oh! Another PopSugar reader?
I've got the 3-word title covered from the unread books in my room, but I'll be on the look-out from LibriVox for an anthology, a Bechdel test-passer, a made up language, and I may just stretch the published-in-2020 with one of my solos. I'm pretty sure I'm out of luck finding a book here with social media featured. ;D
~Lynette* - Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
Thank you! This is going to be my book for the 2020 Popsugar prompt for a robot/cyborg/AI character. heh 