Tomorrow is the first day of

pod_aware, is everyone ready?

Don't forget, if you want something you did or made linked to in the daily round up post, to post it to the community or to drop a link in the daily post.

If you have a podcast that you'd like to be one of the offical ones, please try and get a link to me of it the day before (you can email it to me at parakaproductions at gmail dot com).

If you were one of the people who volunteered to do a round up post, please grab a day:

Monday - dapatty
Tuesday
Wednesday - originally_dw
Thursday - anotherslashfan
Friday - hananobira

paraka

During the week of posting, each morning in the official post for the day a podcast on the day's topic is included. If you are interested in organizing/being on one of the official podcasts, please leave a comment here.

If there are more people than is feasible for a single podcast, we can organize multiple podcasts for that day, so don't be shy about signing up, the more voices and opinions, the better!

paraka

Thank you to everyone who made suggestions about what the topics for this year should be; I couldn't have done this without all the great input I got. Because

pod_aware is for anyone interested in podfic, I've merged some of the ideas together, or put them under a broader heading so that non-podficcers can participate as well.

Without further ado, here are the topics:

November 10: The History of Podfic
This can be the overall history of podfic or your personal history with it.

November 11: Podfic and Other (Fan)Works
It's pretty rare for a podfic to not be related to another fanwork, the most obvious being the fic it's a recording of, but it also other works like cover art, fanart, or fanmixes. What is podfic's relation to other fan audio works? Or non-fannish works like audiobooks?

November 12: Podfic Community and Beyond
As the popularity of podfic grows, podficcers start spreading out and popping up all over the place. Where are those interested in podfic hanging out these days and how are they supporting each other?

November 13: Personal Preferences
Everyone has personal preferences when listening to or creating podfics: length, music, story telling style, rating, etc. This is a chance to talk about some of your favourites, or about various stylistic choices.

November 14: Podfic in the Broader Fannish Context
Why does podfic take off in some fandoms more than others? How can we encourage it in fandoms? Get podfic included in more fannish challenges/exchanges? How is podfic perceived by those who aren't as familiar with it?

paraka

Podfic is this awesome fanwork where dedicated fans create audiobooks of fanfic.

The podfic community is still small enough that many in fandom have never heard of this fun fanwork. Those of us that love podfic love it a lot and sometimes we don't take the time to talk about that enough. So

pod_aware is here to help with both of those things!

How are we going to do this? For one week (November 10-14) every day there will be a topic about podfic, which participants can talk about and/or spread the word about. For each day's topic, we're going to have a little blurb explaining a bit about the daily topic with a link back to the conversation happening.

Those of us who already know about podfic can give our thoughts on the subject, creating a resource for those who don't know about podfic and want to learn more.

And we're going to spread awareness by making stuff! What kind of stuff? Anything! It doesn't have to be related to podfic at all! You can write fic, you can give recs, you can bake cookies, or just write a post, whatever! All we ask is that you include that little blurb wherever you post your fanwork (and we encourage you to post it anywhere/everywhere). That way fans that have never heard of podfic before can find out what it's all about!

We're still sharing ideas for what the official themes of the year will be. Please check out those posts to chime in (DW | LJ | tumblr).

If you'd like to help spread the word about this comm, please feel free to reblog us on tumblr or use this banner:

Help spread the word on podfic (you don't need to be a podficcer to join in!).

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There are no official sign ups for

pod_aware but if you'd like to share ideas, please feel free to do so in the comments.

paraka

November is just around the corner, so you know what that means! Pod Aware! This year Pod Aware will run from November 10-14*, but I need your help to make this happen!

First thing we need, are some suggestions for the daily topics.
Our first round's topics were: Podfic 101/Why We Podfic, Blanket Permission, Author/Podficcer Relationships, Accents, Feedback, Repodding, and Encouraging Podfic.
The topics of our second round were: How We Podfic, Podfic Fandom, Recs, Acting, Special Effects, Collaboration, and Feedback.

As you can see some of those topics have been repeated, and we can repeat them again this year if people want or we can introduce new topics, but I need to know what people are interested in.

Secondly, I need volunteers. I'll need help creating the round up posts, which link to all the entries from the previous day. I'll also need help creating the podcasts that get posted each day.

Please comment to volunteer or share ideas.

*I initially listed the 13-17 as the days, but that's because I fail and was looking at the month of October instead of November.

paraka

pod_aware is officially over for 2012! We had lots of great submissions and discussions. I know some of us got caught up in discussions/RL/ran out of time and weren't able to participate during the week like they wanted, so for the next week, if you still want to do something for

pod_aware you can! Just drop me a link and I'll have your work added to the masterlists.

paraka

Here are all the links for Day 7: Feedback. Please drop me a comment if I missed anything of if something needs to be fixed.

Encouragement
Day 7 - Feedback by

vassalady

Meta
Pod-Aware meta: by

greedy_dancer

Podcasts
Pod Aware 2012 Day 7: Feedback by

lunchee and

revolutionaryjo
Pod-Aware Podcast: Accents by

letsgofriday,

paraka,

sylvaine,

waterspodfic

Podmeta
Podfic Feedback Toolbox:5 ways to give great podfic feedback by

knight_tracer

paraka

Welcome to the sixth day of

pod_aware, sorry this post is late!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

Podfic doesn't have to be a solitary fanwork. It can be fun to collaborate with others create multi-voiced project, to work with an author on the story, to add visual or extra audio to a podfic. o find out more information on podfic and podfic collaborations, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, here's a podcast hosted by

bessyboo and

helens78 with

reena_jenkins,

k_town,

alexwlchan,

jenepod,

luzula,

sinope and

klb as guests.
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

paraka

Welcome to the fifth day of

pod_aware!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

These days, more and more podfics have special effects added for clarity, atmosphere or to add new layers of meaning. Everything from music, to voice filters, to sound effects. To find out more information on podfic and special effects, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, here's a podcast from

heard_the_owl,

leish,

k_town and

klb
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Links from the Podcast
Teen Wolf- Muerdago read by

anatsuno

Avengers- The Butterfingers GDI Stark Guide to Problem Solving read by

kalakirya

SPN- and indeed there will be time read by

chemm80

J2- In a Brand New West read by

heard_the_owl

Bandom-MCR- Spin and Rinse read by

reena_jenkins

SPN- Crush read by

crinklysolution

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

paraka

Welcome to the fourth day of

pod_aware!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

Podfic is more than just saying words aloud—it's performing them, expressing one reader's experience of the story and sharing it with the world. To find out more information on acting in podfic, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, we have 2 podcasts around today's theme:

One from

dr_fumbles_mcstupid,

klb and

opalsong.
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

And another from

catestarks,

luzula and

fleurrochard.
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

paraka

Here are all the links for Day 2: Podfic Fandom. Let me know if I missed anything.

( Info )
( Memes )
( Podcasts )
( Podfic )

If there are any additional links that need to be added to the list, or mistakes that need correction, please leave a comment!

paraka

Welcome to the third day of

pod_aware!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

With the increasing number of podfics out there, it can sometimes be hard to navigate to find the ones that best suit you. Recs are great way to find podfics well-loved by others or share the gems you already know and love. To find out more information on podfic and podfic recs, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, here's a podcast from

catestarks,

croissantkatie and

paraka
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Podcast Recs/Links
Rule of Thirds by

adistantsun (Harry Potter, Remus/Sirius 21:27)
Time of Your Life by

aphelant (American Idol S7, David/David 2:29:24)
the true story of what once was by

sweetgadget (Fairy Tales, Snow White/Sleeping Beauty ~18:00)
No More Ugly Naked Guy by

lunchee (Friends/Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin 11:31)
Giving Orders in Bed for Dummies by

hananobira (Bandom, Pete/Patrick 3:25)
Pastimes and Lifestyles by

sophinisba (Merlin, Gwen/Morgana ~1:47:00)
Experimental Science by

otrame (Doctor Who, Gen 26:41)

fire_juggler's Masterlist of Recs

resonancepodcast by

lunchee and

revolutionaryjo
Amplirecathon tags: 2010 on DW 2011 on DW 2012 on DW 2012 on LJ

paraka's Pinboard Recs (263 of them!)

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

paraka

Welcome to the Second day of

pod_aware!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

For many of us, podfic is more than just a fanwork, it's a community. We form friendships, support each other, discuss our shared passions and push each other to new forms and heights of creativity. To find out more information on podfic and podfic fandom, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, here's a podcast from

bessyboo,

hananobira,

heard_the_owl,

jenepod and

paraka
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

Round Up

paraka

Welcome to the first day of

pod_aware!

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your post, somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

There are so many ways to create podfic and so many ways to listen. We might engage with podfic curled up in bed, in our closet, while commuting or at the gym, in our bathroom with makeshift soundproofing. To find out more information on podfic and how we podfic, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

To get us started, we have 2 podcasts around today's theme:

One from

bessyboo,

dr_fumbles_mcstupid and

k_town.
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

And another from

anatsuno,

jenepod and

opalsong
Downloads: MP3 or M4B

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the masterlist!

Day 1 Roundup Here

paraka

This year's Pod Aware is set to start in a matter of hours! Are we all excited? Ready and raring to post?

Before we get started, I have an exciting announcement to make. This year you can not only follow Pod Aware of Dreamwidth and Livejournal but you can also follow on Tumblr! Thank you to

revolutionaryjo and

war_kitten for running it.

And if you'd like to follow along on Twitter,

podfic will be tweeting links all week.

paraka

pod_aware is here to help with both of those things!

How are we going to do this? For one week (November 12-18) every day there will be a topic about podfic, which participants can talk about and/or spread the word about. For each day's topic, we're going to have a little blurb explaining a but about the daily topic with a link back to the conversation happening.

Those of us who already know about podfic can give our thoughts on the subject, creating a resource for those who don't know about podfic and want to learn more.

And we're going to spread awareness by making stuff! What kind of stuff? Anything! It doesn't have to be related to podfic at all! You can write fic, you can give recs, you bake cookies, or just write a post, whatever! All we ask is that you include that little blurb wherever you post your fanwork (and we encourage you to post it anywhere/everywhere). That way fans that have never heard of podfic before can find out what it's all about!

To see the daily themes this year will be:
November 12: How We Podfic (Round Up) - creation and consumption
November 13: Podfic Fandom (Round Up) - where to go to get started, places to hang out, atmosphere, etc.
November 14: Recs (Round Up) - share some, talk about your favourite rec'ers or amplirecathon, etc.
November 15: Acting (Round Up) - how podficcers approach the text, how various styles are received, etc.
November 16: Special Effects (Round Up) - music, sounds effects, voices, etc. How to add them as a creator, how you enjoy them as a listener
November 17: Collaboration (Round Up) - between multiple podficcers, podficcers and the author, beta, coverartists, etc.
November 18: Feedback (Round Up) - back by popular demand!

If you'd like to help spread the word about this comm, please feel free to use this banner:

Help spread the word on podfic (you don't need to be a podficcer to join in!).

pod_aware ||

pod_aware

( Podcasts )

paraka

November is still a ways off, but I wanted to start thinking about what the daily themes for this year's

pod_aware could be.

Last year's topics were Podfic 101/Why We Podfic, Blanket Permission, Author/Podficcer Relationships, Accents, Feedback, Repodding, and Encouraging Podfic. While I'm not opposed to repeating topics again this year I'm also hoping for some change ups.

So, what kinds of topics would you like to see this year?

paraka

pod_aware is now officially over. I can't believe the level of participation we got and the generally just how amazing everyone was!

I've seen quite a few comments saying "I planned to do X but ran out of time" (quite a few times from me directly, like for the 2 daily podcasts that are still missing :S). If people have projects that they still want to submit you can post it this week (related to any day you'd like) and we'll add them to the round up posts.

Next week I'll post a round up of all the days.

paraka

OMG, this is the last theme of this year's

pod_aware. I have so many THOUGHTS and FEELINGS! I can't believe the level of participation, the meta, the love, the general awesomeness that has come from this week. ♥

To post a work for

pod_aware, please include the following in your notes or somewhere easily visible to help spread awareness about podfic:

Podfic as a fan art is still relatively small, even if it's growing quickly. There are positive steps that can be taken to help podfic as a fan art grow. To learn how check out pod_aware on LJ or DW.

To make it easier for you, you can just copy and paste from here:

Today's podcast is going to be a bid late, we'll make a post when it's up and ready. :S

Feel free to talk about today's theme in the comments and if you post

pod_aware stuff off the comm, make sure to drop us a link so we can add you to the round up post!