Sign-up for Chapters 4 & 6

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

It's that time again! This round of Reading LOTR Aloud will work a little differently. I've been counting up chapter pages, and Chapter 4 is a very short one at only 12 pages, as are most of the following chapters up until 'The Council of Elrond' (which is a whopping 32 pages long and will present a different challenge!) Tolkien clearly wasn't consistent with his chapter lengths, lol!

Because of the shortness of the upcoming chapters, my fellow mods and I have decided it would make more sense to do two chapters at once rather than severely limit the number of participants or give each person only a few paragraphs to read.

When I did a trial run of this project a while ago, the chapter we read was Chapter 5, A Conspiracy Unmasked. For that reason, we will be skipping over Chapter 5 and instead read Chapters 4 & 6. (I will post links to the previous reading of Chapter 5 when we are done with this month's readings.)

I hope this is as clear as mud! :)

Ideally, it would be great to have 20 readers, 10 for each chapter, without duplication if possible so everyone has a chance to participate. In signing up, if you have a preference for either Chapter 4, A Short Cut to Mushrooms, or Chapter 6, The Old Forest, please let me know. I will do my best to accommodate everyone's requests. If you don't have a preference, I'll randomly assign a section to you.

Additionally, if you are one of those brave souls who doesn't mind reading a bit of poetry or singing a song, let me know! I already have the names of a couple of people who are willing to do this, but it's helpful to know in advance who else is game for the challenge! :)

So, sign-ups will run from today until next Monday, January 19th. You will then have a week to practice and the actual readings will begin on January 26th.

I'm really looking forward to another reading!! Yay! :D

ETA: we have a full complement of readers! Thank you all so much!

Comments

[tariana.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a go, Ellen. :) I don't mind either chapter and I'd be okay with the poetry, but I don't think ANYONE wants to hear me sing, LOL!

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

Me please! Short cut to mushrooms please and no poems or singing. :)

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Yes please! First section of Ch 4 pretty please!

*borrows Stef's Bambi eyes and bats them.

[dreamflower]

I'm fine with either chapter, and I would be glad to do a bit of singing or poetry reading!

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Tari! I'm so glad you'll be participating again, and you're willing to read poetry! Yay!

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Okie doke!! You're all signed up. *hugs*

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

You got it!

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thank you so much!

[ink-gypsy.livejournal.com]

Damn, I posted my reply at your journal instead of here. What I asked there was whether we'd each be getting a section to read from both chapters, or just one, but after reading your post here, I understand what you have in mind.

I don't have a preference as to chapters. I'll let you decide and hope I'm up to the challenge. :-D

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeee!!! *packs up kidney in ice*

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

ROFL!! What am I going to do with it???

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

That's okay. It's a little convoluted this time, but it doesn't make sense to give each person only a handful of paragraphs to read.

And I am absolutely certain you are up to the challenge! :D Thanks for signing up again!

[shirebound]

Sign me up! :)

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so glad you'll be participating this time. *hugs*

[bjtp.livejournal.com]

Count me in! :)

I am definitely going to get the Gizmo thing now that I have a built-in microphone!

I would love to get a bit from The Old Forest, I think it may be my favourite chapter!

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I'd like to read again and if possible I enjoy chapter four. If it's filled, I still want to read though. : )
I don't mind poetry reading but I cannot sing. I have a singing voice that will frighten dogs so I can do a poem reading but no songs.

[telstar-gold.livejournal.com]

I'd prefer Ch4, but don't mind the other if it's all taken. Will do poetry, but NO SINGING! :)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I've never tried the voice post thing--if I can figure it out, I'd like to join. I don't have a paid account but Bingo does, so I could use it through his LJ. I'd be willing to do poetry singing. I prefer reading dialog to narrative whenever I get the chance. I have the movie voices stuck in my head, so I'd be trying to suggest them. Who isn't looking forward to reading Smeagol? (-;

[ex-rogerpit.livejournal.com]

If there are still open slots in either chapter, I'll be happy to take one. Singing and/or poetry at your discretion.

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

I'd love to do it-- but please, not Tom Bombadill for me, for I am allergic to poetic hippies hey dilly dilly-o.

[bjtp.livejournal.com]

♥ Your icon just made me wobble. :)

[bjtp.livejournal.com]

Poor Tom! XD

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I have bad news! Gizmo is no more apparently, at least not for LJ. :((

Tweedle (who lives in the UK, I believe) did something a little different as she couldn't get a voice post to work. http://www.box.net/shared/9z2s0rezz0

I'm going to see if I can get more info from her and how she did her post!! Stay tuned!

And I will definitely give you a section from The Old Forest!

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

Chapter 4 is not filled, and I will definitely give you a section from that chapter! :) And as we don't want to frighten any listening dogs, lol, I will make sure you don't get any songs, only poetry!

Thanks so much for participating again, GW!!

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

It shouldn't be a problem to give you a section of Chapter 4. And I'll keep that in mind about the singing. :D

Thanks for signing up again!!