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wingedwords · 8 years ago

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Fandom Snowflake Challenge Day 1

Okay I know this challenge has been over for two days already, but just go with it.

Day One’s Prompt:

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

This was kind of hard for me because I’m so new to creating fanwork myself. At first I thought to myself, oh no I haven’t created any fanworks! But then I remembered podfic, duh. Even still, I only have seven works to choose from.

1. Podfic of Shaken Still by echoinautumn [ST:DS9 Julian/Miles/Keiko]

Summary by echoinautumn: After Julian makes a different choice on the runabout in "Body Parts", Keiko and Miles do their best to make him feel like he belongs.

My first rec would have to be my first podfic. I can’t remember what made me choose it but I’m still fond of the fic. I recorded this before I even tried to establish a podficcing voice, and I was up-talking almost every sentence. The quality is surprisingly good for the first three minutes and then something goes terribly wrong, but I love my recording anyway.

2. Podfic of your mask may as well be cellophane if you’re trying to hide from me by AppleJuiz [Daredevil Matt/Foggy]

[image description: Podfic Cover art. The background is a picture from inside of an apartment of a fire escape and a brick building across the street. Over the picture are words in orange letters that say “your mask may as well be cellohane if you’re trying to hide from me” on the top and “A Daredevil fanfic written by AppleJuiz read by wingedwords” on the bottom.]

Summary by AppleJuiz: “Hey Karen,” he whispers, because Matt is in the other room, and he doesn't really want to share this with Matt yet. So many years of pining over Matt and it still feels like he's cheating ever time he's interested in someone else. “Can I ask you something a little… weird?” “Sure,” Karen says, sitting up a little straighter. “Is something wrong?” “No, no, nothing wrong,” he assures her. “Just… When you got rescued by the man in the mask, did he... flirt with you?”

My most popular podfic is also the one I am proudest of. It’s not my best quality work, (I’m so new to podficcing that every time I make a new podfic, it becomes my best work by virtue of practice) but there are so many new things that I tried with this recording: music, different voices (though you can’t really tell), coverart, formatting. Also I think this coverart is one of my prettiest, though the image doesn’t even belong to me (I’d source it but it’s been copied on so many websites so many times I couldn’t find the original source).

3. Podfic of Flirting With Disaster by willowbilly [ST:AOS Kirk/McCoy]

[image description: Podfic Coverart. The background is a picture of the San Francisco skyline with part of the Golden Gate Bridge in the corner. Over the picture, large orange words read “Flirting With Disaster”, and below that smaller white words read “written by willowbilly, read by wingedwords”]

Summary by willowbilly: "The shuttle is small, just a two-person craft, but it's warm, at least, which is nice given the fact that in lieu of actual clothes Bones has mutinously decided to use his blanket as a cape over his ratty tank top and sweats, shove his feet into the tall, thick synth-sheepskin slippers Jim had gotten him as a joke gift on his birthday, and call the resulting ensemble good enough of an outfit for the occasion. It's not like he's a debutante at a ball, after all; just trudging after Jim to the turbolift while resentfully clutching his not-coffee close to his chest, glowering both at the world at large and at the back of Jim's head in particular."

This is one of my newest podfics and it really helps show where I’m at in terms of podficcing ability. The sound quality is better and my podfic voice is more established. Also it’s a really great story which made it a lot of fun to record.

#podfic #snowflakechallenge2017 #star trek #mckirk #jim kirk #leonard mccoy #deep space nine #julian bashir #miles o'brien #keiko o'brien #daredevil #matt murdock #foggy nelson

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wingedwords · 9 years ago

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[Podfic] Evidence of Things Not Seen

[photo is podfic cover art for the fic described below. There is a pink and blue background. Data and a human version of Data in the foreground outlined in blue and yellow and Julian Bashir, Geordi La Forge, and the Deep Space Nine Space station in the background. The text at the top reads “Evidence of Things Not Seen written by Raven, read by winged words, A Star Trek Fanfic.”]

Title: Evidence of Things Not Seen [PODFIC] Author: Raven (singlecrow) Reader: wingedwords Pairing: None Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rating: G Tags: Alternate Universe (ish) Length: 00:10:47 Summary: "We're really looking at Data as he would be if he were human," Geordi says, wonderingly.

Download/Stream: AO3 | kiwi6 || 5 MB

This podfic is for @just-a-funny-little-brain, for the Star Trek Secret Santa fanwork exchange. The prompt was "Something featuring Data and Bashir interacting" which is the best thing and should totally happen more often. This fic doesn't have that as the main focus but they are there, and it is great. I really hope you enjoy it. Happy Holidays!

#star trek secret santa #star trek #ds9 #tng #data #podfic #cover art #julian bashir #geordi la forge

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wingedwords · 9 years ago

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Podcast rec list

My old podcast rec/request list is still getting notes so I figured I’d make a new list with everything I’ve downloaded since then. Favourites are italicized*.

Audio drama (Fantasy)

Alba Salix, Royal Physician* - Follows trials and tribulations of Farloria’s head witch of the House of Healing, Alba Salix. It is a 6-part mini-series (+ bonuses) with no future episodes currently planned.

The Behemoth - 15-year-old Madyson tells the story of the Behemoth, a large, lumbering beast that has emerged from the waters off of Cape Cod. It will be a 20-part mini-series.

Hello From the Magic Tavern - An improv comedy podcast hosted by Arnie, a man who accidentally passed through a portal into the land of “Foon”. Every week Arnie interviews patrons of the Vermilion Minotaur tavern including monsters, wizard, and adventurers.

Audio drama (Horror)

Alice Isn’t Dead* - A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead, encountering not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman along the way. This podcast is produced by the same people who brought you Welcome to Night Vale.

Archive 81 - These are the recovered tapes of missing archivist Daniel Powell, posted by a well-meaning friend hoping to locate him.

Help Me - Nicole investigates the mysterious death of her friend Olivia and possible link to a dangerous entity. It is a 15-part mini-series with no future episodes currently planned.

Limetown* - Radio host Lia Haddock investigates the sudden disappearance of the residents of Limetown. It is a 7-part mini-series (+ bonuses) with future seasons (and possibly a TV show) in the works.

Return Home - Jonathan Baker returns to his home town after being contacted by a mysterious entity. Episodes are broken up into multiple parts aired every week, with breaks between episodes.

Audio drama (Pseudo-radio show)

The Black Tapes* - (horror) A weekly radio show hosted by Alex Reagan that investigates unsolved paranormal phenomenon documented by the Strand Institute. They also produce TANIS.

The Message* - (sci-fi) Nicky Tomalin documents the work of a team of cryptologists as the attempt to decipher an alien message. It is an 8-part mini-series.

Good Morning Zakera Ward - (sci-fi, Mass Effect) A morning radio show set in the Mass Effect universe. It is an 11-part series that appears to have ended abruptly, but is still worth a listen if you’re a fan of the games.

King Falls AM - (sci-fi/fantasy) A late-night talk show from quaint town of King Falls that is frequently interrupted by peculiar happenings and paranormal events.

TANIS - (horror) A docu-drama series hosted by Nic Silver exploring the myth and conspiracy of Tanis. They also produce The Black Tapes.

Welcome to Night Vale - (cosmic horror) Community radio updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events.

Audio drama (Sci-Fi)

ars PARADOXICA* - A journey through spacetime and the Cold War with Dr. Sally Grissom, a physicist send back in time when an experiment goes awry.

The Bright Sessions* - The recorded therapy sessions of Dr. Bright, who provides support for patients with unusual talents. ((It’s more of a paranormal drama that a true sci-fi)).

The Bunker - A breakfast radio show broadcast back in time to us from the post-apocalyptic year 2414. It’s a 12-part mini-series, and the developers are currently working on another sci-fi series that will be titled Mars Corp.

EOS 10* - The adventures of two maladjusted doctors, their medical team, and a hypochondriac ex-prince aboard an intergalactic travel hub.

Kakos Industries - Corporate announcements for Kakos Industries, a corporation dedicated to helping you ‘do evil better’.

Liberty - Tales from Atrius, a colony cut off from humanity and racked by civil war, and the surrounding lawless expanse known as the Fringe. It consists of multiple mini-series.

Sayer - Acclimate to life on Earth’s man-made second moon, Typhon, with the assistance of the self-aware AI SAYER.

Thrilling Adventure Hour - A podcast in the style of an old-timey radio show consisting of the regular sub-series ‘Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars’ and ‘Beyond Belief’ as well as other segments.

Wolf 359*** - Follows the crew of the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station as they orbit around the red dwarf Wolf 359. This is my all-time favourite series - you should be downloading it right now… unless you’ve already heard it in which case you should definitely treat yourself and listen to it again.

Informational

Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History - As the title implies, this is really hardcore history. Episodes are exceedingly well-researched and is surprisingly easy to listen to considering the density of the subject matter.

Lore - A podcast examining myths and folktales alongside the true dark stories that either inspired or arose from them. A chilling listen that also has a TV show in the works.

Myths and Legends - Re-tellings of both popular and obscure legends that make them very accessible to a modern audience (i.e. people like me who DON’T read Beowulf in it’s original Old English for fun in their free time).

Sleep With Me* - Honestly, I have no idea what this podcast is actually about because Ackerman’s ramblings are so soothing I’m usually asleep shortly after turning it on. If you have insomnia and problems falling asleep to silence (like myself), this is a must-download - it’s more engaging that rain/wave/whale noises but you don’t have to worry about missing anything.

Literature

Escape Pod - Every episode consists of a sci-fi short story from a variety of sub-genres, and they are generally 30-60 minutes in length. If you enjoy Escape Pod, also check out their fantasy (PodCastle) and horror (PseudoPod) podcasts.

The NoSleep Podcast - Narrations of short horror stories posted to the NoSleep reddit board. It’s featured horror stories for every squick and trigger imaginable so be careful with this one if you aren’t into hardcore horror, and definitely heed the warnings at the beginnings of episodes.

True Crime

Serial - I don’t think it’s possible to be a podcast fan and not have (at the very least) heard about Serial. If you haven’t listened to it yet, definitely give it a go - there’s a reason it was at the top of the (Canadian) iTunes store for close to a year. It’s produced by ‘This American Life’, which is another professionally-produced podcast worthy of downloading.

Someone Knows Something - A series produced by CBC that examines unsolved cases of missing or murdered individuals.

Thin Air Podcast - Two English majors investigate cold cases by examining evidence and interviewing people involved with the original investigation.

Pending - I either haven’t started these or haven’t listened to enough to categorize them, but most have been rec’d by multiple sources so check them out!

A New Winter - A first-hand account of the unsolved murders and disappearances of 25 people in a small UK village.

The Cleansed: A Post-Apocalyptic Saga - (audio drama - sci-fi) An epic post-apocalyptic saga set in a world ravaged by fossil fuel scarcity.

Greater Boston - An audio drama set in Boston that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical.

Hadron Gospel Hour - (audio drama - sci-fi)A sci-fi comedy/adventure following a duo of scientists stranded ouside of spacetime in the Hadron Bunker.

Jim Robbie and the Wanderers - (audio drama - sci-fi) Follows two female musicians travelling surreal America with their robot companion, Jim Robbie.

Monster Talk - (informational) Examines the science behind cryptozoological and legendary monsters.

The Night Blogger - (audio drama - paranormal) It appears to follow blogger Brian Foster’s encounters with the paranormal.

Our Fair City - (audio drama - sci-fi) A campy (their words), post-apocalyptic audio drama.

Pete’s Paranormal Chronicles - (audio drama) In 1996, Pete Schwartz began work on a documentary series called Pete’s Paranormal Chronicles, but his sanity began to unravel during the production of the program and he became completely immersed in a nationwide conspiracy.

The Twilight World of Ultimate Smoothness - A podcast chronicling the decline and fall of radio veteran Greg Willis. It is a 6-part mini-series.

Ruby: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe - (audio drama) Ruby is a hip, tough-talking detective hired to track down the malefactors who are manipulating the media on the planet Summa Nulla (the “high point of nothing”).

Unexplained - (informational) A podcast about strange and mysterious real-life events that continue to evade explanation.

As always, if there’s a podcast you like that’s missing from this list, please drop me a line (message, ask, fan mail, raven, etc. etc.) and I’ll check it out! I’ll also be adding a podcast link to my blog featuring this list with updates. Enjoy~

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wingedwords · 9 years ago

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There is a quote which I thought was attributed to Hugo that is something along the lines of "they think me the tide when I am the flood" but I can't seem to find it? Do you know if that is his? I thought Jehan said it in the brick but maybe he doesn't?

It is a quote from Hugo, but it’s not in Les Mis. It’s in a poem titled “Dans l’ombre” and it goes “Tu me crois la marée mais je suis le déluge” aka “You believe me the tide and I am the flood” which I like a lot :3

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Anonymous Collections and Disappearing Works: An AO3 Mystery (that’s not actually a mystery at all)

I’ve seen several people in the past 2 weeks post in utter confusion about their works disappearing after they were notified that they’d been added to a collection - or not notified at all. This sounds like a deep mystery, but it’s not.

A somewhat new feature on AO3 is the ability to invite works to a collection. Each user can set their preference to either accept all such invitations automatically or decide each one manually. You can also set whether to be emailed about invitations or not. These settings are under your “Preferences” menu, in the “Collections, Challenges and Gifts” section.

Recently, several users have started creating collections instead of using personal bookmarks for a topic. This is fine! These users then started inviting works to those collections. Also fine! That’s what the system was designed for.

Some of those collection owners got excited about the Anonymity function that collections can turn on or off. They decided to make their collections anonymous. To protect anonymity, if a work is listed in a collection that is set to anonymous, the work does not appear on your personal works page. This makes sense if you enter a challenge and it has an anonymous period before reveals - having the work appear on your personal works page would break anonymity pretty badly!

Unfortunately, I think most people setting Anonymity on these new invitation-only collections don’t realize that they’re making people’s existing works disappear from their works pages. If you have “Automatically agree to your work being collected by others in the Archive” and “Turn off emails from collections” both checked, your work might seem to literally vanish. Someone adds it to their collection, you don’t get an email because you turned those off, and you never find out what happened.

However! There’s a very simple solution.

Go to your works page (http://archiveofourown.org/users/YOUR USERNAME/works).

Select the button “Works in Collections”.

All your works in collections will pop up, and all the collections will be listed in the filters.

Skim down to find your missing work, or use the filter list to look for a collection you don’t remember seeing before and filter by it.

Edit your work.

Under “Post to Collections / Challenges”, press the “x” beside the collection’s name.

Save your work.

This will remove your work from the collection - for now. If this happened to you, I highly recommend turning off “Automatically agree to your work being collected by others in the Archive” in your preferences to avoid the work being re-added to the collection by a confused collection owner who doesn’t understand what happened.

Collection owners, please make sure you understand what Anonymity does before enabling it! For most invitation-only collections, it doesn’t make sense to enable that, because the works already exist and have names attached to them on the archive.

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