Only the person who recorded a story should add a podfic. That means: If author and podficcer are two different people, the podficcer should submit the podfic to NAN, not the author. Otherwise, a podfic is pretty much added
the same way as a story. Please add the story length and file size in
the appropriate field to give listeners an idea what they’re in for. Also, give a link for a text version of the story, in case interested listeners want to check the story first.
Please be aware that submitting a podfic to the archive is not the same as uploading it. That means, you must have a download link handy before you submit your podfic to NAN.
Please do not link directly to audio- or zip files that you are not hosting yourself.
This is generally considered bad form and will attract the scorn and
anger of the webspace’s owner, because you take advantage of their
webspace without providing them with an actual visit. Instead, please
link to a webpage. This means an extra click for a potential listener -
but this extra click is a courtesy to the owner of the website
archiving your fic (for free!). Consider it "payment" in the form of
bringing new visitors.
Here
is an example: If you want to link to Amarok's story "Of Attacking
Trees and Moving Walls" you should not use this direct link:
http://podfic.jinjurly.com/audfiles/2201010174.zip
Instead, link to the podfic entry here:
http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/of-attacking-trees-and-moving-walls
Podfic
entries on NAN will always need to by validated by an admin. That means,
what you submitted will never show up on the site right away. By
putting in this extra step we want to make sure that what you submitted
has all the info needed. If anything (most importantly, the download link)
should not work, we will get back to you to sort things out. Hopefully, the validation process will also make you feel more secure, because there's less chance that you "mess things up" (which is generally not possible anyway, so don't be shy!).
