This is a great idea! It's definitely interesting to see what readers think of as their best work. For me, I have two and they've both been recced already, but here they are again with the insider's notes.
Light On (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/search/node/%22light%20on%22) by lavvyan When I first read this, it just ached to be read aloud. I am in love with the idea of podfic as a continuation of oral traditions, so I'm always especially happy to record folkloric fics. This one was just so beautiful and I was extremely proud of how it turned out. It's been recced as a lullaby podfic, and that's how I feel about it, too: quiet and soothing and reminiscent of those fireside tales of long ago.
Wide Open Ocean (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/search/node/%22wide%20open%20ocean%22) by setissma Oh my goodness, this one has been recced three times this year! I can't tell you all how much that means to me. This fic just touched my heart in such a profound way when I first read it, so I really wanted to try and capture that. Whenever people mention this podfic, so many of them mention my melancholic voice. And it's true, that sadness and loneliness was definitely a huge part of what touched me about the fic. It comes across so well in my voice because that's exactly how I felt at the time. I had recently moved 3,000 miles across the country to start grad school and I was having a hard time settling in and finding my feet again, so it was easy to pour all of my loneliness into my reading. But at the same time, it's actually a really happy fic for me. Besides the obvious happy ending, I love the way the fic conveys John's passion for the ocean. I'm not a marine biologist, but that great joy is translatable to my own passions. This is still one of my most beloved comfort fics/podfics (yes, I can listen to my own podfics, even though I always feel weird admitting that); it just settles around me like a soft blanket every time.
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Re: Request for Self Recs
Date: 2011-03-27 11:50 pm (UTC)Light On (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/search/node/%22light%20on%22) by
When I first read this, it just ached to be read aloud. I am in love with the idea of podfic as a continuation of oral traditions, so I'm always especially happy to record folkloric fics. This one was just so beautiful and I was extremely proud of how it turned out. It's been recced as a lullaby podfic, and that's how I feel about it, too: quiet and soothing and reminiscent of those fireside tales of long ago.
Wide Open Ocean (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/search/node/%22wide%20open%20ocean%22) by
Oh my goodness, this one has been recced three times this year! I can't tell you all how much that means to me. This fic just touched my heart in such a profound way when I first read it, so I really wanted to try and capture that. Whenever people mention this podfic, so many of them mention my melancholic voice. And it's true, that sadness and loneliness was definitely a huge part of what touched me about the fic. It comes across so well in my voice because that's exactly how I felt at the time. I had recently moved 3,000 miles across the country to start grad school and I was having a hard time settling in and finding my feet again, so it was easy to pour all of my loneliness into my reading. But at the same time, it's actually a really happy fic for me. Besides the obvious happy ending, I love the way the fic conveys John's passion for the ocean. I'm not a marine biologist, but that great joy is translatable to my own passions. This is still one of my most beloved comfort fics/podfics (yes, I can listen to my own podfics, even though I always feel weird admitting that); it just settles around me like a soft blanket every time.