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In your own space, make a list — anything between one and ten things is a sweet spot, but don't feel constrained by that! - of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, or that you'd like someone to make for you.

Hmm, I normally don't think about wishlists too often, but there are a few things ...

1. Recommendations for DW/LJ comms similar to

onedeadplotbunny. A comm where I am held accountable for clearing out some of the plot bunnies that have been hanging around for too long.
2. Icons for The Good Place.
3. Icons for The Simpsons.

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/320040.html

Today's theme is goals. With a big move coming up next month and all that entails, I'm going to keep this list rather modest. Placing under the cut.

( 2020 Goals )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/319706.html

Today's challenge is for pimping communities. I don't have any fandom specific comms but I will pimp a few of my favorite general, writing, challenge, and bingo comms.

Putting them underneath cuts by category.

( general fandom )

( writing )

( Challenges and Bingos )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/319176.html

My fannish timeline

Does anyone even remember usenet and listservs? Or even Yahoo! groups? Well, my first fandoms were the X-Files and Star Trek:TNG on those archaic mediums. At first I just read fanfic- then I discovered x-files fan vids. One of my favorites was all the yummy X-Files men set to "It's Raining Men". That got me briefly into trying my own hand using adobe premiere elements. I made about a dozen Picard/Crusher vids and posted them to LJ where I made some lifelong friends. I also had my first exposure to the toxic side of fandom. I will never understand fans that feel it is okay to harass/attempt to bully others.

Livejournal introduced me to the wonderful world of challenges and omg the land comms (whedonland for example). The land comms nudged me to finally dip into writing fanfic as well as creating more icons/graphics. The whedon shows were my fandom of choice and then I started branching out into other fandoms: too many to list but landcomms and BTVS segued into Bingo/Prompt challenges and Stargate.

I tried tumblr for a bit, but ultimately wound up back at lj/dreamwidth where I found a few excellent writing communities. I'm still addicted to bingos and prompt challenges but I'm also heavily into NaNoWriMo and just writing for the joy of writing.

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/318858.html

So I probably should have done this on Jan 1 -but I spent most of the day revisiting Scrivener and Trello and trying to figure out a good workflow for writing/creating in 2020. I hunkered down and turtled the last few years and lost touch with creative activities and fandom in general. Well new decade, new outlook.

In that spirit here are a few of my favorite fandoms that will likely feature prominently in any challenges/exchanges,

Stargate - a bit obsessed with Jack/Sam (they are one of my few OTPs) but love all the characters. I also write some general/non-ship fic.
Star Trek - TNG - Picard/Crusher and general fic. I've dabbled in the past but will likely add the new Picard series to my list. Discovery is also a strong candidate although a few of the characters bug me sometimes.
X-Files - an oldie but goodie.
The Good Place - A current favorite with lots of possibilities for challenge fills. Hopefully a new fandom to play in this year.

Friending policy - My interests page is horribly outdated but I tend to post bingo cards and challenges as public anyway. Locked entries are all non-fandom things.

Posted on A03 unless otherwise noted. Pairings: [char A / char B] = romantic pairing, [char A & char B] = friendship or I will likely list as Gen. Ratings are based on the G, PG-13, R, and NC-17 system as I'm too old to learn a new system. Word totals are for keeping track for 1_million_words ;D

JANUARY
An Overdue Conversation - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack] Rating: PG-13 2135 words
Hathor's Revenge - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack] Rating: NC-17 5007 words
Mothers - Crossover [Dana Scully & Helen Magnus] Rating PG-13 553 words
Full Circle - Stargate Atlantis [Evan Lorne, Sam/Jack] Rating PG-13 1611 words
In the Cards - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Pete, Sam/Jack] Rating PG-13 1077 words
FEBRUARY
Catherine's Letter - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack,Catherine Langford] Rating PG-13 2597 words
September
Uh, Sam - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack] Rating PG-13 964 words
October
Secret Ingredient - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack] Rating PG-13 538 words
Lifelines - Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis [Sam & Steven Caldwell] Rating PG-13 1610 words
Regrets - Stargate SG-1 [Sam/Jack, Alternate Sam] Rating PG-13 2554 words
Wet Dream - Stargate Atlantis [Rodney/Sam, Rodney/Katie] Rating NC-17 575 words
Cabin by the Lake - Stargate SG-1, AU [Sam/Jack] Rating NC-17 11,373 words
December
Ice Capades - Stargate SG-1 [General] Rating PG-13 800 words
Men of Mistletoe - Supernatural [General] Rating PG-13 987 words

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/318573.html

Round 14 is an amnesty round and even though I found two older cards with partial fills, I decided that fresh year, fresh decade = new start. Maybe after I complete a bingo on this card I can try to do something about the old ones.

( Round 14 new card )

LInks to older cards in case I have time:

Trope Bingo Round 9 card
Trope Bingo Round 6 card

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/318276.html

To help get myself into creating again, I've signed up for a bingo card for Round 17 of

genprompt_bingo. I'll add links to fills as I complete them (fingers crossed).

( card below the cut )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/317438.html

I generated a card from the bingo card generator using the kinks and sex/romance categories. I called it my NSFW card. The January challenge was to complete an unusual bingo (ie non-single line or blackout). I used 4 adjacent prompts to create a postage stamp.

( NSFW card )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/318186.html

Still one of my all-time favorite bingo comms:

hc_bingo

( excited for this card )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/316427.html

genprompt_bingo - One of my favorite bingo comms (because of all the possible prompt categories).

Here's my card for Round 14:

( Round 14 Card )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/315533.html

After completely dropping the ball on Round 8 (received a card and never worked on it), I'm trying to get back into the bingo/challenge mindset this year. During February thru May

hc_bingo runs a monthly amnesty mini-challenge. Requestors receive 4 prompts and a challenge. This month it is to make a postage stamp fill - i.e. all 4 prompts have to be used in a single work.

Here's my card for Feb. Wish me luck :)
( mini card )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/314799.html

Day 13:
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Finish 3 WIPs
Revise 2015 NaNoWriMo fanfic novel
Read 12 books
Post 3 new fanmixes

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/314184.html

Day 12

In your own space, create a fanwork. Make a podfic, an icon, a sketch, a meta, or a rec list. Arts and crafts. Cross stitch. Draft an essay about a particular medium. Put together a picspam or a fanmix. Write a review of book you love, a ship manifesto, a you-should-be-listening-to-this-band essay. Create something. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Icons from a new show (Travelers)
( Travelers icons )

Icons from a show that was before it's time - Legend starring Richard Dean Anderson & John de Lancie
( Legend icons )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/313946.html

Day 10
In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. (Or a few!) Tell us what makes it work for you, and why it appeals to you so much. Talk about what you like to see in fanworks featuring that theme most. Feel free to include recs and examples! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

( My answer )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/313847.html

Day 8

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

( Day 8 )

Day 9

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I keep a link of Master Fics and Graphics postings stickied each year which is as far as I usually go in promoting works I've done. But in the spirit of the snowflake challenge ...
( Day 9 )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/313576.html

Recommend a fannish or creative resource. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Stargate Timeline - Not only does it have airdates of episodes -- which can be helpful if you are trying to place something that happened in Stargate Atlantis in regards to what was happening say in Stargate SG-1 -- but if you click on a year, it will list all related Stargate events (character births/deaths, major events, actors/actresses affiliated with Stargate - click on 1969 for example).

Not necessarily fandom/fannish but a few useful tools that can be used for free (for basic use)

Toggl - Great if you say want to do word sprints or another timed task - Or if you want to track how long you spend working on something ...

Trello - If you like to make lists - or lists of lists - I have one board that I track bingo, exchanges and other challenges I've signed up for, one board that tracks writing projects through draft versions, whether it is off to beta, or completed, one board for tracking which episodes I've screencapped - obviously I like to make lists, LOL

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/312883.html

In your own space, create a fannish wishlist. No limits on size or type of fanwork; just tell us what you’d like to see. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. And if you grant a wish, do the same thing!

( My Wishlist )

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/312580.html

In your own space, post recs for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Always hard to pick only a few, so many excellent works out there, so I thought I'd focus on fics gifted to me. I've separated them by fandom - but otherwise they are in no particular order. I don't think you could go wrong with any of them.

Fandom - Doctor Who
A Variety of Valentines by ANGSWIN - The Tenth Doctor celebrates four very different Valentine's Days.

Fandom - Grimm
Tangled Web - by OhWilloTheWisp - Adalind tries to gather the courage to tell Nick that her powers have returned. But the risk of losing everything she has is too great, and she finds it easier to hide her nature than to Nick the truth. When the case Nick is working comes too close to home Adalind might not be left with a choice.

Fandom - Highlander: the Series
Pass/Fail by LadySilver - When Methos is charged with a murder he didn't commit, he needs Joe's help to solve the case before the police find out about the one he did.

Fandom - Stargate SG-1
The Sweetest Words by angelus2hot - Unspoken words are now out in the open.

Fandom - Star Trek: The Next Generation
neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words by sixbeforelunch - "Deanna nodded once to herself, adjusted her hair, straightened her uniform, and set out to conqueror the day. Nine hours later, she was ready to admit that the day had won."

Fandom - The Flash
Not So White by haldoor - Barry and Cisco take a break from fighting crime, along with the team; this is a slice of a conversation they might have if they ever visited the British Post Office in Antarctica

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/312457.html

Day 2

In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, crazy times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

One of my favorite things about fandom is the power to reach so many across the globe. And when those people band together to do good works -- like donating to a celebrity's favorite charity on their birthday -- It's amazing! Small individual donations add up. And it really feels good to do something positive.

Crossposts: https://craterdweller.livejournal.com/312134.html

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