[COML]Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life-Hannah W. Smith-mas

[Peppersnoodles93]

The Christian's secret of a happy life by Hannah Whitall Smith (1832 - 1911) .

This Christian book is written in a easy and understandable way, where the strong biblical points are clear and and applicable. The richness of the truths explained, will make one want to listen to it over and over again. The book writes about our part and God's part in the Christian life. It also reveal many secrets to the Christian life. "Today it is your happy privilege to prove, as never before, your loyal confidence in the Lord by starting out with Him on a life and walk of faith, lived moment by moment in absolute and childlike trust in Him." quote from the book. It is a must listen to Christian classic. (Summary by peppersnoodles93)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-christians-secret-of-a-happy-life-by-hannah-whitall-smith/

1. 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'd 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.
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3. 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.
4. Where do I find the text?
   Source text (please only read from this text!): http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23286637M/The_Christian's_secret_of_a_happy_life
5. 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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   Magic Window:

   
   
   BC Admin
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   This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and readers (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
   • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 20
   • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: yes
   • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Whitall_Smith
   • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
   • Date of first publication: 1875
   
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   Genres for the project:
   religion
   
   Keywords that describe the book:
   Christian; religion; happy; life; uplifting; classic; secret
6. BEFORE recording:
   Please check the Recording Notes:
   http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
   
   Set your recording software to:
   
   Channels: 1 (Mono)
   Bit Rate: 128 kbps
   Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
7. DURING recording:
   Please leave no more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!
   
   Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
   Start of recording (Intro)
   • "Chapter [number] of The Christian's secret of a happy life . - 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]"
   • Say:
     " The Christian's secret of a happy life , by Hannah Whitall Smith . [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 Christian's secret of a happy life , by Hannah Whitall Smith . "
   
   Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!
   
   Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
8. 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 (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
   
   Save files as
   128 kbps MP3
   christianssecretofahappylife_##_whitallsmith.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. christianssecretofahappylife_01_whitallsmith.mp3)
   
   ID3 V2 tags
   (To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/What_is_ID3)
   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!
   
   Title: ## - [Section title]
   Artist: Hannah Whitall Smith
   Album: The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
   
   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:
     http://upload.librivox.org
     
     (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
   • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: mas - MaryAnnSpiegel
   • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
   • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.

Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Pepper,
I can MC this for you. Back in a bit with the MW.
MaryAnn

ETA - MW is up and ready for you to enter section headings.
M.A.

[fiddlesticks]

I am the DPL for this project!!

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

I am the DPL for this project!!

Great fiddlesticks. I've put you in the MW. We will move to Readers Wanted when Peppersnoodles has seen that the MW is up.
M.A.

[Peppersnoodles93]

Aww, thank you girls! You all are awesome! DPL and MC...WHOOPPPPEEEE! Haha. I will get right to it.

Thanks again...you all made one BC very happy!

Kimberly

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Moving this project to readers wanted.
MaryAnn

[Peppersnoodles93]

Hi MaryAnn,

I would like to add the "link to text" in the MW. How do I do that.

Also, there's a poem right after the Preface and contents. http://www.archive.org/stream/christianssecret00smit#page/n17/mode/2up
Shall we skip that or include it?

Thank you

[Peppersnoodles93]

They also split the book into three parts. Do I need to include that in the chapter titles?

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Pepper,
Judgement calls on all of them. The preface is short so you could ask that reader to also read the poem, or you could leave it out. Your choice (BC gets all the tough decisions, don't you know! )

Parts - I don't have an answer. For the MW, I don't think it adds much to just put "Part x" before the chapter # and title, so I think you either leave it out of the MW (and the title tags) all together or you put the part # [part title] before every chapter # and title. Either way would be fine. The second makes for long title tags, but that's ok.

In the reading, you have the same choices. Either the reader ignores the part # and part title, or the reader is asked to read the part number and part title before every chapter.

I kinda like the later for the intros - because the part titles do tell you a bit about how she has structured the book and where you are . . . but her chapter titles are good enough that this may not be necessary.

How about that for six of one and half dozen of another?

And lest people think I never answer any question , the links in the MW follow this format (which you have already figured out):

<a href="http://www.put.link.here">text</a>

MaryAnn

[Peppersnoodles93]

Pepper,
Judgement calls on all of them. The preface is short so you could ask that reader to also read the poem, or you could leave it out. Your choice (BC gets all the tough decisions, don't you know! )

I decided that we could put them together.

Parts - I don't have an answer. For the MW, I don't think it adds much to just put "Part x" before the chapter # and title, so I think you either leave it out of the MW (and the title tags) all together or you put the part # [part title] before every chapter # and title. Either way would be fine. The second makes for long title tags, but that's ok.
In the reading, you have the same choices. Either the reader ignores the part # and part title, or the reader is asked to read the part number and part title before every chapter.

I decided to not to do parts because it seemed a little bit useless and confusing...

I kinda like the later for the intros - because the part titles do tell you a bit about how she has structured the book and where you are . . . but her chapter titles are good enough that this may not be necessary.

For the readers, I would think it would be good when they say "Part 1 chapter 1..." to say the parts cus it's part of the text.

How about that for six of one and half dozen of another?

I didn't quite understand this sentence...

Anyways, thank you much!

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Sorry about that. "Six of one, half dozen of another" means . . .

Well, both sides of that phrase equal 6. So after all arguments are considered, the sides are evenly balanced and which ever side you pick is fine. I also use it when blah blah blah is just another way to say the same thing as yackity yack. We can debate whether it's blah blah blah or yackity yack, but they are really just six of one and a half dozen of the other - meaning they are all the same.

I guess I picked that up from my parents somewhere in the dark recesses of memory . . .

MaryAnn

[Peppersnoodles93]

OHhhhhhhhhh.... I get it! Haha, yep! Sounds good. Now, if *I* can be patient to wait for readers!

[jchesnut]

Could I please claim sections 00 through 04?

Thanks,
Jeff

[jchesnut]

Oops! I meant Sections 00 through 03.

Jeff

[Peppersnoodles93]

Yes, thank you Jeff!