I first started capturing her storytelling using the video mode on our digital camera, around about April, but she soon refused to let me film her. So I tried writing her stories while she told them, using pen and paper. That lasted for only a few stories too, before she caught on. Since then, I've been recording her using a mini MP3 recorder, which is pretty unobtrusive, and transcribing the audio later. She then objected strongly to this as well... Nowadays I use a combo of MP3 and video to record her before transcribing. I only manage to record a fraction of the stories she tells. I always have a backlog of stories on the recorder that still need transcribing, as it's impossible for me to keep up with her. To help new readers, I've marked my favourite stories with a star (*), so at least you have somewhere to start if you don't know where to begin. Don't forget to check the older archives too - there are some gems in there as well!

Thursday 24 May 2007

Why the lack of new stories...

The reason I haven't posted any new stories for a few days now is not because she hasn't been telling them - she has - but because she suddenly became suspicious of me writing while she's talking ("mom, what are you writing?") and refused to continue unless I put the pen/pencil down - same with the camera. But I still have a last trick up my sleeve ;) - I managed to locate my old MP3 recorder, and she thinks, at least for now, that I'm enjoying some music on it just like on my iPod.

OK, I thought I'd recorded 4 or 5 stories from today, but apparently not - I messed up the recording settings and nothing recorded :(. Dumb me... oh well... I'll have to try again.
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