[SOLO]Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott - brrot

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Flower Fables, by Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
A Queen of fairy subjects asks her Maids of Honor to tell stories while they wait for the sun to rise. Tales including The Frost King of The Power of Love, Eva's Visit to Fairy Land, The Flower's Lesson, Lilly Bell and Thistledown, Little Bud, Clover Blossom, Little Annie's Dream or The Fairy Flower, Ripple the Water Spirit, and Fairy Song. (Summary by Cassandra A. M.)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/163

Target completion date: 2024-02-29

Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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Magic Window:



BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales; Short Stories/Single Author Collections

Keywords that describe the book: adventure, fantasy, short stories, fairy, Royalty, lyrical

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Flower Fables. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Flower Fables, by Louisa May Alcott. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Flower Fables, by Louisa May Alcott. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Flower Fables, by Louisa May Alcott."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: flowerfables_##_alcott_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. flowerfables_01_alcott_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: brownrottger

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
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Hi there, I will MC and DPL this project with you. I will be right back with your Magic Window and further instructions since this is your first solo.
Best,
Christine
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Your Magic Window is in place. As Soloist, you are your own Book Coordinator (BC). Since this is your first Solo, you will need to follow the instructions for first time BC login. For your convenience, here are the instructions for that excerpted from the guidelines for BCs.
Accessing the System – First Time Login

Use this Link to go the main login screen: http://librivox.org/workflow
Click on Login (for BCs & MCs)
Enter your forum username.
Click “Forgot Password” (Note: Your forum password will not work here!!)
You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link and enter a password and submit the form.
Go back to the main login screen and use the new password you entered above to log in to the system.

Here is a link for more detailed instructions: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Soloists:_How_to_update_the_Magic_Window#Accessing_the_System_%E2%80%93_First_Time_Login
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brownrottger wrote: January 18th, 2024, 11:27 am Hi there, I will MC and DPL this project with you. I will be right back with your Magic Window and further instructions since this is your first solo.
Best,
Christine
Thank you so much! I can't wait to start recording!
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Wow! All set for that! Off to Going Solo!
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Section 0 is in the MW, Ready for PL.
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Section 0 is PL ok. Very enjoyable listening!! Your pacing is impeccable.
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Yay! And thank you. I have to keep reminding myself to slow down. I’ll have section 1 up soon.
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RedPandaPages wrote: January 22nd, 2024, 6:32 pm Yay! And thank you. I have to keep reminding myself to slow down. I’ll have section 1 up soon.
You are doing a great job of it!
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Section 3 is in the MW, Ready for PL.
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RedPandaPages wrote: February 9th, 2024, 10:11 am Section 3 is in the MW, Ready for PL.
Yay! This is in line for PL.
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Section 3 is PL ok. Excellently read! One optional edit at 5:23 insert the name of the next "Lily Bell and Thistledown" story after "told me this tale of" This will help the sight impaired listeners with the continuity of the book.
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brownrottger wrote: February 9th, 2024, 3:16 pm Yes, I was thinking of doing that but I wasn't entirely sure if that was allowed or considered going off-script. I updated it and it is in the MW, Ready for Spot PL (hopefully I'm using that term right).
Yes, I was thinking of doing that but I wasn't entirely sure if that was allowed or considered going off-script. I updated it and it is in the MW, Ready for Spot PL (hopefully I'm using that term right).
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Spot On! Section 3 is PL ok.
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Sorry I haven't been updating as much as I wanted to. I've been dealing with some mental health issues, but hopefully, I'll be uploading more chapters soon.
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