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!

Tuesday 21 August 2007

Mommy's a bit overwhelmed...

It's been more than a week since I've posted any story from Bethany. She took a break from storytelling for a few days when she came down with influenza last week, but has returned to it with a vengeance, since a couple of days or so back. But I already have a big backlog of recorded video and some audio, now this latest flood of stories... I managed to miss recording most of them this time...

One big problem is she's now taken to continuing her story throughout the day, sort of like telling it in installments. Which means if I miss a section, then there's a big hole in the story.. almost all her recent stories have started with "Aladar's New Adventure", so it's one long series of adventures, and within them, Aladar continues to evolve. She's still into the dramatics and perambulation, but she's also using a lot more narratives. Her vocabulary and story themes continue to astound me.

I will try to get back in transcription stride as soon as I can..

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