Uncanny Stories is a collection of tales of the supernatural. Eerie, startling and, of course, macabre, they are also terribly civilized and incredibly filmic. May Sinclair was an innovator of the moden thriller fiercely admired by H.P. Lovecraft; a late Victorian who was also a precursor to Virigina Woolf. She combines the traditional ghost story with a twisted psychological approach incorporating the revelations of Freud and Einstein. Two lovers are doomed to repeat their empty affair for the rest of eternity...A female telepath is forced to face the consequences of her actions...The victim of a violent murder has the last laugh on his assailant....An amateur philosopher discovers that there is more to Heaven than meets the eye. It is best to read these tales in your bed on a dark, windy night while the Gothic and supernatural swirl about you. If your floorboards creak, then so much the better. ( )
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Keywords that describe the book:
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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 Uncanny Stories. 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: "Uncanny Stories, by May Sinclair. "
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair. 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 Uncanny Stories, by May Sinclair. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Example filename uncannystories_##_sinclair_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. uncannystories_01_sinclair_128kb.mp3)
Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: May Sinclair
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Uncanny Stories
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Thanks so much! I have read some chapters here now, but this will be my first solo. My county currently has a "shelter in place" which gives me not much else to do for the next few weeks so I should hopefully get out the first couple stories during that time. I'll probably have some questions, so I really appreciate the help!
Have you been able to log in to the Magic Window? I'll fill in the title of the first story, then you can do the rest, ok? Please let me know if you have any trouble. When you're able to log in and navigate it, we'll move out of the launch pad
Have you been able to log in to the Magic Window? I'll fill in the title of the first story, then you can do the rest, ok? Please let me know if you have any trouble. When you're able to log in and navigate it, we'll move out of the launch pad
I have logged into the Magic Window, thank you for all the links and docs to help because this is definitely going to be a learning experience! I have added the rest of the section titles and even uploaded the first chapter successfully!
And yes, welcome Tiffany! I appreciate your PL. My main weak spot always seems to be volume, so definitely let me know if that (or obviously anything else) needs to be adjusted.
Awesome! I'll move this project over to Going Solo. Rhiannon, next time you log into the Magic Window, would you please add the running time for the first section in the column for Notes? I use it to verify that things are transferred correctly when the project is over and I put it in the catalog.
Just coming to update that I am working on "Flaw in the Crystal". It's a longer story and I haven't had as much time to record, but I'm chipping away at it. Thanks again for the PL, Tiffany!
I had to break up "The Flaw in the Crystal" to 3 parts because it is a much longer story than I realized. All are ready for PL. I'm not sure if I needed to have the whole intro on each part, so I can remove if necessary or do whatever to make it flow best. Thanks!
RhiannonD wrote: ↑May 26th, 2020, 12:04 pm
I had to break up "The Flaw in the Crystal" to 3 parts because it is a much longer story than I realized. All are ready for PL. I'm not sure if I needed to have the whole intro on each part, so I can remove if necessary or do whatever to make it flow best. Thanks!
You can use the regular intro or the soloist intro disclaimer, up to you
RhiannonD wrote: ↑May 26th, 2020, 12:04 pm
I had to break up "The Flaw in the Crystal" to 3 parts because it is a much longer story than I realized. All are ready for PL. I'm not sure if I needed to have the whole intro on each part, so I can remove if necessary or do whatever to make it flow best. Thanks!
You can use the regular intro or the soloist intro disclaimer, up to you
By the way, do we need more sections in the MW?
Thanks!
I'm not sure about needing more for the MW. As far as I can tell this was the longest story and I think the others should still be under an hour.