#podficcer resource

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documenting my journey to really actually making podfic!

EDIT!!! 2026.02.11 we are at 1 1/2 YEARS bedtime stories podfic ~~ ヽ(´ー｀)ノ posted something today for the first time in forever!

this post is gonna be an ongoing series of links (in the replies) for blog posts that inspired me to DO THE THING! it's like tracking what bits of tumblr i was interacting with almost in real time.

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EDIT: 2025.03.10--i've also been making updates of podfic resources and personal stories in the replies!

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to everyone i have reblogged with the xk_s_reads tag, and especially those who replied to me: i just want to tell you that your post was part of the inspiration & motivation that led me to making & posting my very first podfics!!! tysvm!!!

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follow my podfic tag — xk_s_reads !!!

what's possibly coming up next for recording??? 🔮 podfic teaser (...used veeeery sporadically lol)

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my self-aimed ao3 work notes / instruction guide so i remember how i do the podfic thing (CONSTANTLY UNDER REVISION lol)

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BABY'S FIRST AO3 POSTED WORK !!!

[podfic] Just One More by MaelstromOfEmotions

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baby's first podfic experiment

https://www.tumblr.com/xiaokuer-schmetterling/772445948782821376/hope-poem

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tyvm for the support & encouragement in chats

@ferntasie @maelstrom-of-emotions @travelingneuritis @keriarentikai @geck-motj

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ao3 resources

the list prev in this section compiled into the 'references' chapter of my podficcing notes to self/instruction guide: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62233522/chapters/160984369

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pinyin pronunciation resources (bc i make a lot of danmei-origin podfic)

i took a semester of mandarin chinese in community college forever ago and this is something i found that is catchy and quirky and funny and memorable. it's part 1 of a 4 video playlist. actually really helpful if you pay attention to the shape of the mouse's mouth. the grouped consonants all have the same mouth shape with sequentially further back positioning of the tip of the tongue on the roof of your mouth fyi

this is a pinyin guide by user @pumpkinpaix and it has an accompanying transcript with tone markers and embedded audio!

https://pumpkinpaix.tumblr.com/post/619038202237452288/hello-cyan-you-have-the-cutest-voice-one-thing

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btw this is the image in my mind anytime i say I DID THE THING or similar

motivational art by @thelatestkate

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podficcer & ao3 fic author LIFE HACK

OMG FRIENDS GUESS WHAT I JUST DISCOVERED ABOUT AO3 TAGS COMPLETELY BY ACCIDENT!!!???

if you copy & paste a comma-separated list of tags (such as those in the various sections of the pre-prepared one found in the popup when you hit the SHARE button on a fic) into the tag box on your new work (or editing a posted work) AND THEN hit enter or tab or comma. the form auto-parses it into an official tagset !!!

btw. you can do the same c&p thing with tumblr tags (in the browser only tho) if you have them listed out in notepad. each tag on a separate line and prefilled with the # at the beginning of the line.

idk if this works with any other format or delimiter lol i just know that these do work !!! UPDATE: c&p a set of prepared tags as a comma separated list Works For Tumblr Too 🎉✨🎉

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podficcer resource (mxtx specific)

pronunciation example videos (this is cool bc you can watch the speaker's mouth shape !!!)

the untamed / mdzs

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heaven official's blessing / tgcf

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didn't watch this one yet. saving it for later (bc it's 90mins long lol). might be useful!

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podficcer resource!!!

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PODFICCER (and fic author) RESOURCE: things i learned about HTML today

-> from this reference work on ao3: A Complete Guide to 'Limited HTML' on AO3 by CodenameCarrot (please go leave a comment if you find anything here useful !!!)

EDIT: OMG Y'ALL I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH NERDY GEEKY FUN TWEAKING MY PODFIC HOW-TO GUIDE WITH THIS STUFF

headings, blockquote, div

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html currently allowed by ao3 html sanitizer

a. abbr. acronym. address. b. big. blockquote. br. caption. center. cite. code. col. colgroup. details. dd. del. dfn. div. dl. dt. em. figcaption. figure. h1. h2. h3. h4. h5. h6. hr. i. img. ins. kbd. li. ol. p. pre. q. rp. rt. ruby. s. samp. small. span. strike. strong. sub. summary. sup. table. tbody. td. tfoot. th. thead. tr. tt. u. ul. var.

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in-line (text) formatting tags supported by ao3

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OMG LOOK AT THIS !!! IDK WHEN I WOULD EVER USE THIS BUT LOOK HOW COOL !!!

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paragraphs & p formats: archiveofourown.org/works/5191202/chapters/161901154#AddParagraphs

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omg I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED HOW TO GET THAT LINE BREAK THINGY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE !!!

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interactive pinyin chart

Learn how to pronounce Mandarin Chinese with audio demonstrations and video explanations for every possible sound combination in the languag

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NOTE TO SELF

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from a post in the podfic community:

reminder to all you lovely people that the tag "podfic welcome" exists on ao3

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podficcer resource! online interactive written chinese dictionary

look up written chinese characters (just copy and paste into the search bar!), and the results are the pinyin equivalent, pronunciation and english definition!!!

This is a living Chinese dictionary that lets you contribute your Chinese learning experience to the community. Not only are your search res