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I create BBC Sherlock podfic. Endless hours of our boys falling in love. Buy Me a Coffee? (it only goes to offset costs of places to upload the podfic to) Current WIP podfic status: Let Us Beware (by Prettyvk - WIP). Collection of short ficlets, companion pieces to The James Holmes Chronicles.And Your Very Flesh Shall Be A Great Poem (by CaitlinFairchild - WIP).

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“Of Course” is now up. Inklet #12. I’m up to date with the Inklets now, too. Whee.

It’s a charming bit of fluff if you’re familiar with the AU and need a smile. Just 6:44 in length.

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Ok, peeps.  Here’s the plan.  I don’t like leaving things unfinished, so I’m going to work on getting my WIPs completed (if the story is complete) or up to date with the fic (if it is one of the ongoing series of basically one-shots).

First up, two small one-shots for the ‘ink your name’ verse.  Both recorded and should be able to post within the next week.

Next, now that the author has finished ‘and your very flesh shall be a great poem’, I’ll work on finishing the podfic for it.  She took a break.  I took a break.  She’s completed it.  My turn. :)

Either parallel with that, or after that, I’ll work on ‘The JHC Coda’ sequence of one-shots (in one of my very favorite series, the one that got me started on podficcing in the first place). 

No current commitments for anything past that, but not saying I’ll never record more, either.

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So I was doing some recording tonight.  I have a new cat since last I did any serious recording.  Mid-way through, cat wanders into my room and communicates vociferously.  ‘Nono, there’s no MEOWING in podficcing!’.  She jumps on the bed, wanders over for some pets.  Gets some pets.  ‘Nono, there’s no purring in podficcing, either!!’  Had to wait until she was bored and wandered off again before I could continue.  Sweet girl.  14 year old rescue cat, who was dropped off because she had ‘bathroom issues’, though the writeup also said ‘they weren’t sure if it was really her or another cat they had that had the bathroom issues’.  Good grief.  Anyway, she’s happy with me.

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Alright, my sweets, next up is getting the podfic for “Let Us Beware”, written by the glorious @prettyvk, up to date.

I have all 7 chapters recorded and edited (they are short), and they’ll be going up tonight.  First new one is already up on SoundCloud and Dropbox (links accessible via AO3).

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The final chapter of this podfic has been posted (on AO3, SoundCloud).

Thank you for your patience.

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A lovely way to wake this morning, someone bought me a cup of coffee!  (ko-fi).  That hasn’t happened in quite a while.

I’ve now posted 7 chapters of “The Grating Roar” in the last 2 weeks (almost 9 hours of finished recordings).  4 chapters left and it is done!

*settles down happily to work on editing the next chapter*

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Negative comments are not super motivating.  sigh. 

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She’s ALIVE

(the podfic for “The Grating Roar” has updated)

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Hello! I wish your days are getting better, i just saw you post, I'm sorry for your loss, these are tough times :( I had my doubts if should i say sth or not, i hope that nice words about your work can help a little :) I just found your killing eve podfic, and OMG that was so GOOD, you just made my day (yep, i couldnt help but to listen it at once xD) Villanelle's accent was so cute, but what caught my attention was Eve a lot of times i thought that was actually Sandra Oh, you really nailed it!

Thank you for your kind thoughts and positive feedback about the “Professional Boundaries” podfic.  I greatly enjoyed doing it (such fun characters), though as you could probably tell by my chapter comments, I’m pretty insecure about my ability to do accents.  Glad they passed muster. :)

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Just wanted to let you know that I just finished your Killing Eve Podfic Professional Boundaries and I really loved it. I know you made it a long time ago but I still wanted to let you know!! I was planning on listening to it slowly to survive till season 4 airs, but yeeahh that didn't exactly work out as I finished in about 4 days oops. Anyways I hope you're doing well in these trying times and yeahh just know that your work is appreciated :)

Thank you for writing and letting me know you liked it.  I enjoyed doing it.  Such great characters.

I’m hanging in there.  Still pretty focused on coping with virus related activities.  I hope to get myself motivated to get back to recording/editing soon.

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Hi peeps.  I’m still alive.  Sorry for the hiatus on posting new chapters of my podfics.  I realize that I am atrociously behind.  My spare brain cycles have been very wrapped up in dealing with this wretched virus situation and I’ve been coping by doing things like sewing face masks and 3D printing face shields for medical personnel instead of recording/editing.  Also.  My dad died.  It sucks.  I promise I will finish things.  I cannot commit to a timeframe.

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Best voice ever!

Aww, thank you.  What a nice way to begin the day.

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Sorry for the delay, dear ones.  Chapter 16 of the podfic for “The Grating Roar”, written by Engazed is up. 

It’s long, and disturbing, but wraps up the events that happened with John’s last host.  The story continues in the next chapter, of course, but this is a bit of a milestone.  Stick with me, my sweets.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12946074/chapters/32820654#workskin

(photo by moi, Sept 28, 2019, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area)

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

OMG i wrote 2K today! Day 4 out of 6 at work and I wrote *something*!

(whether it’s coherent or good is another matter…)

For @bagofthumbs <3

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Oooo!!!  I’m so excited!  Thank you <3

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A podfic in the “Good Omen’s” fandom, written by wordstrings.

Author's description:

Part 1 of the Brief History of Culinary Time series, in which Aziraphale and Crowley taste just about everything except for each other, right up until...

Reader’s notes:

A bit of fun in a different fandom than my usual.  If y'all think I could just ignore a new wordstrings fic, I mean, seriously, *wordstrings*, you're looney tunes (meant affectionately).

I still have saved in my inbox a message from wordstrings after I had requested permission to record "All the Best and Brightest Creatures", where she said that 'no one needs permission to podfic, or fanart, or write in my 'verses.  Just so long as no one is copying and reposting, all is well. <3', which gives me the biggest joy, since I really hate to bother authors and it's so stressful asking permission.

So, onward and upwards!  I give thee, wordstrings beautiful words, given voice. 

Enjoy!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20306428

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I am still working on the next podfic chapter of “The Grating Roar”, promise.  It’s just a big chapter and is taking me longer to finish up than I expected.  (runs about 2 hours)

(photo by moi)

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*flails*

new Prettyvk!  In the James Holmes Chronicles series!

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It’s Christmas!