#VoiceTeam

[voiceteammods]

Voiceteam is a Discord-based annual event for the podfic community. Teams will earn points for making different voice-based or voice-adjacent creations. For each round, teams will get a list of ten point-earning challenges and then will be set loose to strategize, create, and have fun!

TIMELINE

Sign-ups: April 1–25 Discord server opens: April 27 Check In 1: April 29 Round 1: April 30–May 6 Break 1 and Check In 2: May 7–8 Round 2: May 9–15 Break 2: May 16–17 Round 3: May 18–24 Amnesty: May 25 Tiebreaker: May 26 Chill Optional DIY Afterparty: May 27–31 Results: June 1

This is our fifth year running, and it's always a ton of fun! Click through to the linked post for a TON more info, and then, if it sounds like something you'd enjoy, you can sign up to play!

[fanlore-wiki]

Podtober Encore: Voiceteam

As a throwback to last year's Podtober month, today we're focusing on Voiceteam!

Voiceteam is an annual team scavenger hunt challenge hosted on Discord by members of the podfic community. Teams compete to see who can gain points via a series of challenges. However, this goes beyond just encouraging the creation of new podfic, and often includes quirky or off-beat challenges like: "incorporate a non-human voice into one of your podfics" or "create an audio fanwork that includes no spoken words".

Have you participated in this challenge? Or are you just curious? Come check out its Fanlore page!

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[kiwiana-writes]

VoiceTeam Podfics by Kiwiana: Round One

I'm deep in the weeds of @voiceteam this month, and i was going to wait until round one closed for submissions to post a roundup, but I reached my point cap, so: below are the podfics I recorded and posted this week!

An Amateur's Guide to Piping That Cream and Beating That Meat, written by @firenati0n. Standard podfic is 38 min 29 sec, OR you can listen to me recording a second version of this podfic while trying to make tres leches for the first time in my life, which is 45 min 24 sec and involves way more asides and random commentary.

Alex is an anonymous thirst-trapping chef on TikTok. Henry is an amateur cook who needs a recipe for Friendsgiving. Alex knows Henry's watching. Henry doesn't know it's Alex. Shenanigans ensue.

...But My Boyfriend Is, written by @clottedcreamfudge, 16 min 40 sec

"This," Henry says later, tie still undone but otherwise perfectly presentable as he scoops Alex's t-shirt up off the floor, "is ridiculous. Where did Nora even find it?" "The Internet is a beautiful and mysterious place," Alex says solemnly, taking the shirt from Henry's hands and smiling fondly at it. It delightedly proclaims, 'I'm Not Gay But My Boyfriend Is,' the word 'boyfriend' written in bold, rainbow capitals; it's an absolute masterpiece, and Alex is looking forward to seeing himself on Buzzfeed in a week's time, when he's inevitably papped wearing it.

I Hear It (When I Look At You), written by @affectionatelyrs, 37 min 45 sec

The last thing Henry expects while ordering tea is to come face to face with the man whose dirty voicemail has fueled his fantasies for weeks

kiss me like you love me, written by @getmehighonmagic, 14 min 47 sec

Kinktober 2023 +1. Kissing

You're So Attractive; How Did That Happen, written by @sparklepocalypse, 15 min 28 sec

Henry is a big man. He’s tall — taller than either of his siblings and most of his cousins. His shoulders are broad. Years on horseback have helped him develop decent muscle mass. So when Alex storms into his life like a beautiful, infuriating tornado, Henry fully expects to continue feeling big. But Alex has ways of making Henry feel small, cherished, even precious. (Or, three things about Alex that make Henry feel wonderfully small, and one thing that doesn't.)

Can’t wait to see what round two has in store! In the meantime, though, I have a mountain of reading and writing to catch up on… 😅😅😅

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[comment-exchange]

Calling for Comments

@apple-sapling and I recorded an interview about Comment Exchange yesterday for a project for @voiceteam Mystery Box.

We would like to read out some comments that were left because of Comment Exchange after the interview, so if anyone would like to offer one (or more) of their comments for us to read out, please send them in. The comments can be old or new, and we won't read out your username, just the text of the comment.

You can link them in the comments here, send me a DM, or ask, or email them to comment.xchange@gmail.com

Thanks for your help!

[flowerparrish]

[Podfic] It's treason, then. | written by @stardustloki

Star Wars: Bail Organa & R2D2 | Rated: T | Length: 14 minutes

R2-D2 and Bail Organa realise that their only option is to kill the Chancellor. R2 might be slightly more enthusiastic about this than Bail is, but Bail isn't going to let the man harm another Corrie ever again.

Podded for @voiceteam for HELLO STRANGER, with cover art by @spoofymcgee!

[klainelynch]

Summary:

Momo on his new family, as they come into his life.

Podfic of adoption is a two-way street (and i choose you every time) by OceanMyth, aka @justoceanmyth

Listen with music (8:26) or with narration only (6:38) at AO3

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Recorded for Voiceteam 2024's Soporific Challenge (Make an audio fanwork that is designed to help people sleep.) I chose this fic because it almost feels like a children's tale in the way that Momo sees the characters we all know and love. If you fall asleep while listening to it, even after Voiceteam is over, let me know in the comments!

[goneahead]

@sishal01 sorry it took me so long to sit down and listen - this is amazing!!! thank you thank you thank you 💖🎧😍💖🎧😍💖🎧!!!!!

[kbirbpods]

kbirb's Voiceteam 2024 (belated) - The Locked Tomb

1. [Podfic of] the choiceless hope in grief by carboncopies, jacks_long_coat, voiced by (kbirb), with (olive2read), with (wilfriede0815), fic by Raxheim

Ships: Gideon/Harrow, Harrow & Ianthe Length: 00:18:30 | Before she makes herself forget, Harrow creates River Bubbles trying to get Gideon to stay Note: a multivoice I participated in in which we each did a scene from the fic! I read the meta data & first scene ❤

2. [Podfic of] bad idea, right? by carboncopies, v0lumnius, voiced by (kbirb), with (olive2read), with (wilfriede0815), fic by arithmonym

Challenge: Cold Read Ships: Dulcinea/Palamedes, Cam & Pal, Cam & Gideon Length: 00:12:08 | Dulcie and Palamedes are in the Situationship of All Time™️, and dyke drama follows Camilla wherever she goes. | Modern AU, texting fic Note: a multivoice I participated in voicing my girl Camilla Hect ❤

3. [Podfic of] She Carpaled My Tunnels, fic by Red Eyes Black Scythe (VisceraNight)

Challenge: Present! for @v0lumnius Ships: Harrow & Ianthe, Mercymorn & Ianthe Length: 00:02:11 | Ianthe complains to Harrow about Mercymorn's teaching methods. | Mentor Swap AU

4. [Podfic of] Oh my Jod they were roommates!, fic by @naryrising [Nary]

Challenge: Present! for carboncopies Length: 00:02:11 | Oops All Lyctors! AU

5. [Podfic of] The lamp of love (Bring me to life), fic by @spaceoperafeerie [gloss]

Challenge: Present! for @wilfriede Ships: Gideon/Harrow, Camilla & Gideon Length: 00:26:01 | Regency AU. Dashing rake Gideon succumbs to the pleas of a very intriguing ghost.

6. [Podfic of] Fresh Start, fic by EleenaDume

Challenge: Bechdel Test Ships: Camilla & Gideon Length: 00:16:42 | Gideon meets Camilla. | College AU

[wilfriede]

[Podfic of] Cultural Sensitivity

A Supercorp podfic Summary:

Kara has developed an interesting habit of kissing Lena goodbye. Directly on the mouth. With tongue. Lena would love to know what it all means.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Length: 15:55

A podfic of Cultural Sensitivity by @gveret-fic, with cover art by irrationalpie.

Listen to it on AO3!

[meggiejolly]

[Podfic] An Unfair Comparison (Roswell, New Mexico)

Podfic [Podfic] An Unfair Comparison  Text an unfair comparison Written by @nellie-elizabeth Read by @meggiejolly Coverart by @film-in-my-soul Length 14:29 minutes Music Chill night looping background music by cyrusNONAME Created for Voicteam Mystery Box 2024

Sumary What if it had been Alex Manes?

You're right. If you were the reason that Alex went to war, I'd hate you.

The thing was, Max hadn't expected Michael to look so shattered about it.

An imagined extended conversation between Max and Michael.

[sweatersinthesummer]

Scorpius Malfoy Orchestrates a Double Date (T, 18 minutes)

I made another podfic for Voiceteam, this one is a great little Scorbus fic with a side of Drarry, written by @roseharpermaxwell. It's in the first person POV, which is just really fun to record, for some reason.

Enjoy!

[mistpodfics]

Serrated written by zombified_queer | @zombified-queer

A The Hotel Podfic performed by mistbornhero, @aliteralgarbageheap, Avanie with a cover by Amanita_Fierce for VoiceTeam filling the challenge 3 Minute Masterpiece

Madam Hotel can be really fun. The staff just needs to learn to trust her.

Podfic Length: 02:10 minutes

[wonderlandiangeek]

List of Podfics I posted for Voiceteam 2024:

I just realized I've totally forgotten to post here about any of the works I did/was a part of for voiceteam, so. Here. Have a list of all of them, LOL.

WEEK 1:

Immersion Chamber: Mom and Dad by au_ruler Sk8 the Infinity, MatchaBlossom, Sk8 fam fluff

Weighted Blanket: work song (crawl home) by animediac MDZS, SangCheng, Hurt/Comfort

WEEK 2:

Cold Read: Lawful Good Paladin vs Literal Chaos Demon by kisahawklin MDZS, Wangxian, D&D AU Leave Me Dry by kaci3PO Just Roll With It, Fish and Chips, Ace Gill

Crossover: Lan Jingyi and the Adventure of the Immortal Cultivator by litbynosun MDZS/TGCF, juniors & Xie Lian, minor Hualian and Wangxian

Soporofic: can't snooze love by silverinerivers Sk8 the Infinity, Renga, confession fluff

WEEK 3:

Word of God: Something Blue by ladylapislazuli MDZS, Wangxian, Introspection

Bechdel Test: I Wish I Had That With You by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection She-Ra, Catradora and Spinetossa, Hurt/Comfort

I also was a part of the multivoice for i don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me by livinginaworldofnoise for Brain Art!! (MDZS, Crack, Among Us AU)

[kiwiana-writes]

VoiceTeam Submissions by Kiwiana: Round Two

I recorded less podfic for @voiceteam round two than one would generally expect, but that's because I threw myself into the mod dare with gusto. The mod dares each round aren't worth points (though submissions you make to meet the mod dare get all their USUAL points), but they are a fun challenge and a real blast to pull together with your team. This round's dare was: I dare [each team] to complete all ten Round 2 challenges using a fandom that has 20 or fewer fics total on AO3.

And I looked from the dare, to my ARC of The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, to the dare, to my ARC... and, well, I'm no mathematician, but zero is in fact less than 20.

What this did mean is I mostly took point on writing this round, as I threw together a couple of little ficlets for my teammates to then record. Though I did manage to actually pod something as well!

THE PAIRING

[Podfic] No Ordinary Friend, written by @cha-melodius, read by @kiwiana-writes with cover art by @thesleepyskipper: 22 min 25 sec

It started when they were two idiot fifteen-year-old boys talking about sex like it was something other than a foreign concept for either of them, vowing that if they had a threesome they’d do it together and not really acknowledging what that might mean. It started when they were thirteen, when Calum pulled him out of the surf and, in his delirium from the blood loss, his best mate had looked like an angel with the sun behind his golden hair. It started when they were ten and got in a scrap over the right to be called Calum in their class instead of some other nickname, then promptly decided that actually they’d both be Calum and let everyone else sort it out. (Or, the Calums' story, from Monaco to Palermo)

Steep my senses in forgetfulness, written by @kiwiana-writes, read by @amanita-fierce with cover art by @b13-maybethistime: 400 words, 3 min 14 sec

Theo can hear the way the ocean rolls up to the shore, lapping up over the beach before falling back, summoned into the chill of the Atlantic.

CROSSOVER: RWRB/THE PAIRING

A Prince in the Pâtisserie, written by @kiwiana-writes, read by @amanita-fierce with cover art by @b13-maybethistime: 568 words, 3 min 48 sec

“Um,” is all Theo manages, and it’s only then that Kit actually looks up to register who is standing in front of them. And, yeah. He totally gets why Theo was shocked into silence, now. “Parlez-vous anglais?” Alex Claremont-Diaz asks, his smile somehow even more blinding in person than it is on TV—and, yeah, maybe Kit only really started paying attention to US politics when Ellen Claremont was elected. Sue him. “I really hope so, cause I’m pretty sure Henry’s getting sick of translating for me.”

The third and final round starts this weekend; maybe I'll actually go back to doing more podficcing for this one 😉

Permission statements are your best friend as an author, if you want people to podfic or otherwise transform your fics! If you've never created a permissions statement and you love a good template, there's a good one from @fanworkspermissionstatement here that can help: https://www.tumblr.com/fanworkspermissionstatement/721421909534851073/reblogging-for-an-update-now-with-new-faq-and

[stripedscribe]

FIC WRITING REVIEW 2024

Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening for coming up with this!

Thanks to @42donotpanic for tagging me!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some qualitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either. Artists and gif makers, please also join in with any quantitative or qualitative stats or facts you want to share about your year.

I was going to say this year was quieter but I think it was just more scattered, with smaller fics and events.

Words and Fics

124,814 words published in 2024

52 posted works

Top 3 Pairings

Dungeons and Dragons Characters (20) thanks whumptober

Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson (7)

Matt Murdock & Franklin "Foggy" Nelson (7)

(It gets a bit weird from there, with a *lot* of 1s and 2s due to taking part in @42donotpanic's multivoice pods!)

Top 5 by Comments

Juice Boxes Filled With Blood - 35

The Only Good Cop in New York (DDE rarepair minibang, art) - 14

Same Shit, But It's A Different Day - 13

A Lie In Juxtaposition - 11

Even Heroes Die - 8

Top 5 by Kudos

A Lie In Juxtaposition - 129

Same Shit, But It's A Different Day - 60

Recipe For Love - 46

Juice Boxes Filled With Blood - 43

[PODFIC] Recipe For Love - 16

Top 5 by Hits

A Lie In Juxtaposition - 1194

Same Shit, But It's A Different Day - 706

Juice Boxes Filled With Blood - 678

[Podfic] Safe Place - 478

Recipe For Love - 469

Fandom Events in 2024

Immediately forgets everything I did this year...

I wrote Recipe For Love as part of the Avocados in Love discord server 'secret satan' exchange!

I joined Stirfbot for the DDE minibang, pinchhitting with an embroidery piece!

I finished my Bad Things Happen Bingo, finally!

I've been chipping away at my Kill A Character Bingo, onto 9 out of 25 with three prompts currently in the works in some collabs!

Somewhere on a back burner there's Marvel Pet Bingo, stuck at 4 out of 25 but that at least got one more this year!

Whumptober took place, and I had my usual fun, but this time with our DnD guys, and a recounting of all the horrors that they are put through! Thank you @feenyxblue for being the greatest dm, and @udekai, @seaglassxng and @blissful-thinker for the stories we are making with our guys! May the next year bring more shenanigans.

And I'm midway through my first VoiceTeam Mystery Box!

Writing Reflection

It's been on and off this year with writing, IRL events throwing spanners in the works as they tend to do! I started podficcing properly this year, which has been fun to learn and expand on.

I aim to expand on what I write, with 147 Daredevil fics under my belt so far its probably time to experiment with some different fandoms, and perhaps bring in some crossovers!

Tagging: Anyone I tagged up there so far, as well as @amazing-spiderling, @pomegranate-belle, @mutuallyprime, @ravenmold, @metaderivative

[flowerparrish]

[Podfic] Hearing Is Believing | fic by @inexplicifics

The Witcher: Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer | Rated: T | Length: 8 minutes

It turns out bleeding all over a half-finished magical working has consequences, Geralt. Thankfully, they're not actually that bad.

Podded for Voiceteam 2024 as a PRESENT for Chantress! Cover art made by CainPods!