from me, zvi

[zvi]

So, something came up in the discussion about changes that I'd like to talk about.

Is podfic for the writer, or is it an independent work of the reader?

We've got a couple of models about fanwork in fandom. There's fanfiction or fanart based on the source, which is clearly not for TPTB. And we've got art made for a particular fanfiction, which is generally presented as for the author of the fanfiction. And we've got exchange challenges, where the story written is a gift for the recipient. But we've also got prompt challenges and remix, where you're working based on story or prompt of a particular person, but it's really specifically not a gift.

Where does podfic fall in that spectrum? And, because of where it falls in the spectrum, should the authors whose work is being read treat it as a gift, or as an independent fanwork that they criticize to the extent/in the same manner as they would anything else?

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Comments

[torachan]

It had never occurred to me to consider it for the writer. I mean, it is nice for the writer to know someone liked their fic enough to want to record it, but the motivation of the reader is not to do something for the author (unless the author has specifically asked for it). I mean, I've never even listened to the handful of recordings of my fics because I don't listen to podfic. So how could it be for me? It makes me happy because people liking my fic makes me happy, but clearly there is other motivation involved for the reader.