List of Unrecorded Horror, Ghost Stories and Weird Tales: Short Story Collections

[flavo5000]

Well, the problem is that I've hit the max length of the first post, and there are actually other collections I'd like to add. So unless I remove them as they're recorded, I won't be able to add them without creating another thread (and we already have 3 weird fiction threads as it is. I wouldn't want to confuse people even more.)

If you'd still like to keep the "completed" titles, you can use your second post in the thread to add those viewtopic.php?p=1977687#p1977687
It does make for more work, but it serves well if you want to keep the lists as historical records of what's been done since the first post. Just a thought!

Actually, never mind my previous post. I got bored this morning and added them to the second post, including the ones in progress as well.

[CornyDweeb]

How do I claim "Sun" by D.H. Lawrence? Does someone need to create a page for it first? I'm still a relatively new reader here.

[msfry]

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Oldtown Fireside Stories (1873) [56,396 word count]
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50129

I noticed this on the list. I recorded it years ago, in 2015.
https://librivox.org/oldtown-fireside-stories-by-harriet-beecher-stowe/

[flavo5000]

How do I claim "Sun" by D.H. Lawrence? Does someone need to create a page for it first? I'm still a relatively new reader here.

That one is short enough that you should be able to just record it for the short ghost and horror collection here: viewtopic.php?t=95590
You don't have to claim it. Just record it and the follow the instructions in the first post of that thread to upload it.

[flavo5000]

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Oldtown Fireside Stories (1873) [56,396 word count]
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50129

I noticed this on the list. I recorded it years ago, in 2015.
https://librivox.org/oldtown-fireside-stories-by-harriet-beecher-stowe/

Yep, I'll remove it from the list. I think the "Sam Lawson's" at the front of the Librivox collection threw me off.

[Inkell]

Could I launch one of these as a group project? In the sense of both are these collections okay to do and do I have enough experience yet?

[flavo5000]

Could I launch one of these as a group project? In the sense of both are these collections okay to do and do I have enough experience yet?

Sure, you can launch whatever you want! That's what they're here for.

As far as whether you have enough experience to BC a group project, that's more up to you. There's a handy-dandy FAQ with lots of tips that should help you decide:
https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_To_Become_A_Book_Coordinator

[Inkell]

Sure, you can launch whatever you want! That's what they're here for.

As far as whether you have enough experience to BC a group project, that's more up to you. There's a handy-dandy FAQ with lots of tips that should help you decide:
https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_To_Become_A_Book_Coordinator

Yeah I've read all that stuff and I still don't really know what to think but thank you anyway, good to know these are good to use because I think a short story collection is a good place to start

[adr6090]

Wow! So many that I would love to BC, not enough time though. I did bookmark this thread so it could still come to fruition.

[adr6090]

~group momentafter_##_buchanan_128kb.mp3, (1841 - 1901)

will fill in before final posting. (Summary by April )

Source text (please read only from this text!):https://archive.org/details/the-moment-after-a-tale-of-the-unseen

Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.

New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.

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

Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process unless you are the BC or PL. Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!

[MW]xxxx[/MW]
========================================
This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

• Project Code: MRK9ZPTb
• Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_Buchanan (Robert Buchanan)
• Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): does not exist
• Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
• Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
• Original publication date (if known): 1890
• If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
• Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:

========================================

Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: will fill in when close to final posting.

========================================

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.

Say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of ~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan. 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."] "~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan, by Robert Buchanan. 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 ~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan, by Robert Buchanan."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: groupthemomentafterataleoftheunseenbyrobertbuchanan_##_buchanan_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. groupthemomentafterataleoftheunseenbyrobertbuchanan_01_buchanan_128kb.mp3)

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

(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)

MC to select: xxxx

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.

[flavo5000]

~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,, by Robert Buchanan (1841 - 1901)

will fill in before final posting. (Summary by April )

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/the-moment-after-a-tale-of-the-unseen/page/22/mode/2up

Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.

New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.

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

Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process unless you are the BC or PL. Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!

[MW]xxxx[/MW]
========================================
This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

• Project Code: MRK9ZPTb
• Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_Buchanan (Robert Buchanan)
• Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): does not exist
• Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
• Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
• Original publication date (if known): 1890
• If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
• Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:

========================================

Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: will fill in when close to final posting.

========================================

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.

Say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of ~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan. 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."] "~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan, by Robert Buchanan. 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 ~group,The moment after: a tale of the unseen,.by Robert Buchanan, by Robert Buchanan."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: groupthemomentafterataleoftheunseenbyrobertbuchanan_##_buchanan_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. groupthemomentafterataleoftheunseenbyrobertbuchanan_01_buchanan_128kb.mp3)

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

(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)

MC to select: xxxx

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.

This would need to be posted as a new topic over here: viewforum.php?f=28

A couple of things to call out before posting it though:
1. For the title, it should just be <Title of Book>, by <Author>. What you have there now should basically be the title of the new topic with the ~[GROUP] at the front.
2. The filename should be shortened considerably. I'd suggest just having it as "momentafter_##_buchanan_128kb.mp3".
3. The current link to the text is linking to somewhere in the middle of chapter 2. I would just shorten it to this: https://archive.org/details/the-moment-after-a-tale-of-the-unseen

[msfry]

Hi April. Just offering this in case someone gets the idea that posting in this or other threads is way to launch a project. It isn't.

TO LAUNCH A NEW PROJECT, do your homework so you can answer the questions asked by the Template Generator, hit Next, copy the generic text generated, then go to the Board Index near the top of any forum page, look for the New Projects Launch Pad, click, hit New Topic, paste in what you copied, then make adjustments as necessary so it fits your particular project. Preview until you're satisfied, then hit Submit. Then the hardest part . . . . wait for an MC to come along and adopt your project.

[adr6090]

Hi April. Just offering this in case someone gets the idea that posting in this or other threads is way to launch a project. It isn't.

TO LAUNCH A NEW PROJECT, do your homework so you can answer the questions asked by the Template Generator, hit Next, copy the generic text generated, then go to the Board Index near the top of any forum page, look for the New Projects Launch Pad, click, hit New Topic, paste in what you copied, then make adjustments as necessary so it fits your particular project. Preview until you're satisfied, then hit Submit. Then the hardest part . . . . wait for an MC to come along and adopt your project.

Thank you. I have launched new projects in the past. It seems as though the knowledge must just escape me, bothersome it is. I will most certainly "refresh" my mind, follow the steps and try again.

[flavo5000]

I've added a bunch of new story collections to the first post!

[msfry]

I have just finished the word counts on this project, which I see in your list, and will launch it shortly as a group project.

Algernon Blackwood
Incredible Adventures (1914) [100,679 word count]
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43816