Yuletide noms + Podbang
Oct. 3rd, 2012 11:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luzulaMy final Yuletide nominations are:
Hainish Cycle - Ursula K. Le Guin (Laia Odo, Shevek, Takver)
3:10 to Yuma (Ben Wade, Dan Evans, Alice Evans)
Deadwood (Joanie, Jane)
So, to podbang or not to podbang. They've raised the wordcount to 30,000 from 20,000 (at least I remember it as being 20,000 before), and in some fandoms, that's a big limitation. Like, there are only four fandoms I could put on that nominations form, I think, and for some of them, even if there are fics longer than 30,000 words that I like enough to record, there's not much to choose from. I guess it just doesn't fit with the way I like to choose fics to record? I choose a fic because I love it and think I'll do a good job of recording it, and it's harder to do that with a lower limit of 30,000 words. It's a big investment in time and energy, and I think I'd maybe want to spend that time recording fics entirely of my choosing. Or I suppose I could offer just due South if it gets past the nomination stage--choosing a >30,000 word fic there wouldn't be hard compared to, say, in Master and Commander.
I am not in any way criticizing podbang, though! Just trying to figure out if it fits me personally. It wouldn't be as hard to decide about participation if I didn't have so much teaching right now. That limits my voice resources so much. : ( Are other podficcers on my flist doing it? I suspect this is an easier challenge to participate in if you're in multiple big fandoms...
Hainish Cycle - Ursula K. Le Guin (Laia Odo, Shevek, Takver)
3:10 to Yuma (Ben Wade, Dan Evans, Alice Evans)
Deadwood (Joanie, Jane)
So, to podbang or not to podbang. They've raised the wordcount to 30,000 from 20,000 (at least I remember it as being 20,000 before), and in some fandoms, that's a big limitation. Like, there are only four fandoms I could put on that nominations form, I think, and for some of them, even if there are fics longer than 30,000 words that I like enough to record, there's not much to choose from. I guess it just doesn't fit with the way I like to choose fics to record? I choose a fic because I love it and think I'll do a good job of recording it, and it's harder to do that with a lower limit of 30,000 words. It's a big investment in time and energy, and I think I'd maybe want to spend that time recording fics entirely of my choosing. Or I suppose I could offer just due South if it gets past the nomination stage--choosing a >30,000 word fic there wouldn't be hard compared to, say, in Master and Commander.
I am not in any way criticizing podbang, though! Just trying to figure out if it fits me personally. It wouldn't be as hard to decide about participation if I didn't have so much teaching right now. That limits my voice resources so much. : ( Are other podficcers on my flist doing it? I suspect this is an easier challenge to participate in if you're in multiple big fandoms...
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Date: 2012-10-06 12:53 pm (UTC)AND, I probably also ought to mention that I love your podfics. You've got a great reading voice.
Oh, thank you! ♥
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Date: 2012-10-11 03:44 am (UTC)