Snowflake Challenge #7

[killclaudio]

snowflake_challenge -- Challenge #7:

In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom!) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

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Alright then! *opens bookmarks*

• I haven't been spending much time on DW lately, so I don't know where all the activity is happening, but both fandomcalendar and fandom_on_dw are great for announcements of challenges, fests, new communities, etc. It's a good place to start if you like creative events.


• recthething is a great place to look for recs or chat about what you've been reading/looking at.


• Flamebyrd's Bookmarklets - I've only tried a couple of these, but there's lots of useful stuff for making your AO3 experience a bit smoother.


• Carene Waterman's Bookmarklets - you know that annoying bug that puts extra paragraphs in a fic? The StripEmpties bookmarklet will get rid of them so you can read without ridiculous amounts of scrolling. I use it all the time.


• The 100 Words Prompt Generator - sometimes I use it when I'm stuck for ideas or just need an excuse to noodle around.


• unconventionalcourtship's Random Pairing Generator, which uses summaries from romance novels but the names of fandom characters


• I'm not going to include writing advice or we'll be here all day, but there's a special place in my heart for Doris Egan's essay Potato Chips, which is all about unabashedly writing for your id, whatever that might be.

Comments

[goddess47]

I do appreciate FandomCalendar and have learned about Fandom_on_DW from Snowflake. You're right, they are both great for learning about what else might be going on in fandom.

I'm going to make a note about Flamebyrd's list to check out after Snowflake. Making AO3 even better is a good thing!

Thanks for sharing and joining in Snowflake!

[killclaudio]

There's so many handy little tools in there! Thank you for running Snowflake, I'm having a lot of fun.

[rekishi]

Oh, the 100 words prompt generator looks interesting for when stuck in a rut, thank you!

[killclaudio]

It is! Sometimes none of the prompts really work for me but occasionally I get inspired.

Actually, you've just reminded me that there was another prompt generator I wanted to add to the list; unconventionalcourtship's Random Pairing Generator. It uses summaries from melodramatic romance novels with the names changed for fandom names, which makes it a bit cracky but a lot of fun.

[rekishi]

oh, that is very neat 😂