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Doctor Who Audio Fic

For fans, by fans

This journal may contain adult concepts.

Created on 2009-03-17 19:20:49 (#19122669), last updated 2009-08-16

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Basic Info

Name:	Doctor Who Audio Fanfic
Membership:	Open
Posting Access:	All Members, Moderated
Description:	For all your audio fanfiction related needs!

About

Welcome

Welcome to dw_podfic, a community that's here to serve the greater good. Ever found yourself reading a fanfiction where you're a little pressed for time? Or that you've been lying in bed at night wondering what happens next? Or how it would be to listen to your favourite story on-the-go? Just imagine the prospect of having fic stowed away on your iPod for lazy days, boring meetings and the odd night where you just can't get to sleep. That's what we're all about: a place for you to find your favourite fics, in audio format! You can browse easily by author, reader or category to find your favourites, and perhaps even some you didn't know about. Here's how it works:

What to do

As an author: You've written your fic. It's taken you days, weeks, months or possibly years and, finally... you can sit back, safe in the knowledge that your epic saga is, at last, complete. But something still nags you. You're not quite ready to let go of your favourite tale just yet, you want to do something... more. You want it to be heard, not just read. So, what do you do? You come here and search through the list of reader volunteers, people who have kindly offered their services to those of you who just want that little bit extra. Alternatively, if no one on the volunteer list tickles your fancy, you're free to make a direct request to the community by filling out the appropriate header in the 'Headers' section below.

Anyway, once you've got yourself your reader, between you, you agree on a schedule, how much will be read, how many chocolate buttons will be given in payment... then, after your reader has saved/edited/produced the recording, they upload it (to megaupload, for example) and submit to us, right here (with credit, of course)! Voila! All your regular readers are now able to hear your wonderful tale in audio format. Ain't that grand?

Of course, if you want to read/record for your own work you can just cut out the middle man and upload to us straight away. For the readers, there's nothing like listening to a story that's read by the very author you love ;)

As a reader: You've just finished reading what you consider one of the best pieces of fiction you've ever read. You think to yourself, "I know just what this needs -- this needs to be heard by others, everywhere!". You feel compelled to tell the author their work should be recorded, voiced to everyone. So, what do you do? You visit our request post and leave a comment as specified, requesting the fic and the author's name. You then await our diligent team of monkeys to get in touch with said author and check their permission on the idea. If the green light is given we'll then conduct a search for a reader of the fic (you'll be free to volunteer, of course) and before long your requested fic should be up on our servers, too. If you love it enough, you can transfer it to your mp3 player/ipod and have your favourite fic with you wherever you go. Sounds like heaven!

As a volunteer: You're fairly confident in your reading aloud skills and you want to put them to good use (perhaps you just like the sound of your voice, who knows?). You think maybe you're not sure if you can write, but you'd really like to give something to the DW fandom you've grown to love so much. You know, put something back into the community, as they say. This is your chance. You simply sign up for volunteer reading, with the appropriate credentials requested, and when you're lucky to be contacted by an author set up a conversation with them (email, IM, we don't really mind how you do it). Between you, you arrange how much of the fic needs to be read, if there's a deadline for it, accents, format etc. and you set about recording it all. Once you're done you send it to your author for a final check, then upload it (via megaupload, or some such) and post it here with the appropriate header! Sounds... easy? I promise? *g*

Headers

Here are the headers we expect on entries from the volunteer readers (that is, the post made directly to the comm once a fic has been recorded) and authors requesting a reader for their fic:

This is the header to use if you're posting up a recording
Title:
Author:
Read by:
Filetype:
Length and Size:
Audio Download Link:
Link to fic:
Brief Summary (as provided by author):
Rating:
Characters:
WARNINGS (if any: if not, don't include it in the header):

This is the header for authors requesting readers for their fic
Era:
Pairings/Characters:
Genre:
Warnings:
Rating:
Length of fic:
Work in Progress or Complete?:
Brief Summary:
Other Notes:

You can ~~ramble~~ comment in your posts as much as you like (in fact, the more the better!) but we do ask you put whatever you have to say behind a cut. Unless it's a brief P.S., or something, in which case you're probably fine :P No need to worry about us chasing after you with pitchforks. You can learn what an lj-cut is and how to use it here.

Rules

Yes, it's time for the section that nobody likes and even less pay attention to. It's the rules. I'll try to keep them brief.

1. THIS IS NOT A FANFICTION POSTING COMMUNITY. I cannot stress this enough. Please do not post links to your works here, at any point, unless you're including an audio link. Nobody comes here to read, they come here to listen. So heed the rules. 'Sides, if you don't, I'll ban yo' ass ;)

2. Be civil to each other. If you don't like a recording that's your problem, not the reader's. Please don't make comments like "Ugh, what a crappy reading" or "This story sucks!" and such. It does nobody any good. And it'll get you banned.

3. This community is open to all. That means whatever era of Who you're from, whoever you ship, whatever you write, you are welcome here. Consequently, it also means that we don't accept bashing of ANY sort. 'Bashing' is considered painting a character in a purposefully negative or derogative light. It's a no-no here, as in most places.

4. This community is only for DW fandom. All spinoffs should go to their appropriate communities (such as, for example,

tw_podfic for Torchwood podfics) and RPF is definitely not allowed. Crossovers are, of course welcome - no matter which show or what degree Doctor Who is involved - and we welcome anything else with open arms :)

5. Entries are also moderated. Once you're a member you'll have posting access, but for the first post at least you will have to wait until it is okayed by a mod. Sorry about this, it's just an easier way to keep on top of things.

6. Be courteous! If you download/save an audio file, thank whoever read it (and whoever wrote it!) for doing such a kind thing. It takes a long time to record a fic, and even longer to write it!

7. Tag your posts, people. There's a reason they're there. A comprehensive list can be found here. It's only so that others can find your work, you know ;)

8. Please take heed of our Golden Rule, details of which can be found here. Anyone who breaks this rule will have their future posts put on moderation. Which we don't particularly want to resort to! :(

9. Enjoy yourself here. Fics are made to be enjoyed by the readers and, if it weren't for you guys, fandom would be fairly empty. We love you. So remember it! (:

Suggestions

Though these aren't rules (as in, you won't get 'sanctioned' for not following them :P) the following are advised as common courtesy and shall probably be updated as the community flourishes. You're well advised to keep track of them :)

1. Although this is a 'podfic' community, suggesting it's the idea to upload your fic in m4b format - the format that iPods used for Audiobooks - many users will not have iTunes. The defualt uploading format should be mp3, with any extra formats you want to add thrown in as separate download links.

...Well, that's extensive! </sarcasm>

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