My apologies to anyone I confused with my previous post! I do plan a "Ficathons 101" for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
fkficfest; please consider this an installment on that future orientation.
What is a ficathon? A ficathon (or fest) is a game in which people write stories, usually with some common element (e.g. fandom). ( common types )
What is a prompt? A prompt is a seed for a story. It is the request that the writer fulfills. Four examples: ( 2 by Me, 2 by You )
fkficfest; please consider this an installment on that future orientation.What is a ficathon? A ficathon (or fest) is a game in which people write stories, usually with some common element (e.g. fandom). ( common types )
What is a prompt? A prompt is a seed for a story. It is the request that the writer fulfills. Four examples: ( 2 by Me, 2 by You )
So I've signed up for oldschoolfic's December exchange (rules/sign-ups; sign-up deadline is November 15; minimum 500 words). As usual, I asked for Forever Knight, Highlander or Young Blades. I offered those plus Rurouni Kenshin, Monarch of the Glen and Original Battlestar Galactica. I didn't offer any Buffyverse, Trek or other things this time; I hope my very short list doesn't make it difficult for the mod... but I would have restricted it to just FK, HL and YB, if that hadn't seemed very much too greedy.
I hope that all of you who are playing Yuletide are receiving inspiring prompts this weekend, and that those of you running with NaNoWriMo are surpassing all your goals! Good luck and great fun, all around.
oldschoolfic's December exchange (rules/sign-ups; sign-up deadline is November 15; minimum 500 words). As usual, I asked for Forever Knight, Highlander or Young Blades. I offered those plus Rurouni Kenshin, Monarch of the Glen and Original Battlestar Galactica. I didn't offer any Buffyverse, Trek or other things this time; I hope my very short list doesn't make it difficult for the mod... but I would have restricted it to just FK, HL and YB, if that hadn't seemed very much too greedy.I hope that all of you who are playing Yuletide are receiving inspiring prompts this weekend, and that those of you running with NaNoWriMo are surpassing all your goals! Good luck and great fun, all around.
Yuletide sign-ups are open (this is the annual ficathon exchange for obscure fandoms). At this time, six people have requested FK stories, and twelve people have offered to write FK stories. Sign-ups must be submitted by 11/12; stories are due on 12/21. This is the biggest fanfiction game of which I know, and this is its seventh year. I know some of you are playing it; please include FK, yeah?
I will not be playing Yuletide myself, but I will be playingoldschoolfic (for canceled fandoms). Sign-ups are due by 11/15; stories are due on 12/25. I need to work out what stories to request and which fandoms to offer (as I can't under the rules say "FK or HL only" ~g~).
Separately,gen_ficathon is taking a poll about holding a second round. In my opinion, when considering future participation, it is relevant to note that the first round of this exchange ficathon had some challenges, including four writers who never received stories, and three months to release the stories that were submitted. I would personally like to see a plan to address these issues before committing to another round.
I will not be playing Yuletide myself, but I will be playing
oldschoolfic (for canceled fandoms). Sign-ups are due by 11/15; stories are due on 12/25. I need to work out what stories to request and which fandoms to offer (as I can't under the rules say "FK or HL only" ~g~).Separately,
gen_ficathon is taking a poll about holding a second round. In my opinion, when considering future participation, it is relevant to note that the first round of this exchange ficathon had some challenges, including four writers who never received stories, and three months to release the stories that were submitted. I would personally like to see a plan to address these issues before committing to another round.Tuesday morning, oldschoolfic (the ficathon for canceled series) announced a December story-exchange event. FK is eligible! (So is HL.) Sign-ups are open here now through Sunday, November 15. Stories are due no later than Friday, December 25.
(On that schedule, I likely shouldn't play. I don't get many hours outside work; something due after the two three-day weekends at the end of the year would be much better for me -- know of any? But I admit I'm thinking about it.)
Addendum 11/05: Yeah, yeah... I'm definitely going to play in theoldschoolfic event. It's only a question of which prompts to submit and in which fandoms to volunteer.
oldschoolfic (the ficathon for canceled series) announced a December story-exchange event. FK is eligible! (So is HL.) Sign-ups are open here now through Sunday, November 15. Stories are due no later than Friday, December 25.(On that schedule, I likely shouldn't play. I don't get many hours outside work; something due after the two three-day weekends at the end of the year would be much better for me -- know of any? But I admit I'm thinking about it.)
Addendum 11/05: Yeah, yeah... I'm definitely going to play in the
oldschoolfic event. It's only a question of which prompts to submit and in which fandoms to volunteer.Recently on my LJ Friends List:
Memes and Miscellaneous
Ficathons
Fanfiction
Should I say?
Memes and Miscellaneous
- On 10/19,
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endaewen's copy of the second-season DVD set arrived. :-) - On 10/18, gnosticdiva vented a pet peeve in fanficrants, about fanfiction spelling of FK characters' names in general, and in Janette's dialogue in particular.
- On 10/12, cousinmary played the episode title meme with FK.
Ficathons
- On 10/24, abby82 clued us in about oxoniensis's second "Fall Fandom Free-For-All." There is one FK request so far, for Nick/Janette (that's "Immortal Beloved" or "IB," for anyone who doesn't know).
- On 10/23, havocthecat very kindly promoted the fkficfest (about which you will hear more; oh yes...).
- On 10/16, oldschoolfic opened a poll to gage interest in a "December Carnival" all-holiday exchange ficathon. (This is the periodic ficathon celebrating out-of-production fandoms like FK.)
Fanfiction
- On 10/31, ithildyn counted her Divia-flashback story "Shattered" as a Halloween story for its overall creepiness.
- On 10/25, abby82 posted a character study in the form of a five-scene story titled "five facets of a metro homicide detective," starring Tracy and Nick, which I was privilaged to beta-read.
- On 10/23, gnosticdiva posted a short piece titled "That Time of the Month," starring Natalie and Nick.
- On 09/10, merfilly posted a near-drabble titled "An Earthquake," starring Lacroix. (I missed this one back when it was first posted.)
Should I say?
- On 10/30, under lock, someone reminisced about the long-gone days of long journeys to celebrate FK with each other.
- On 10/22, under lock, someone used FK as a theoretical example to illustrate optimal fanfiction recommendations.
- On 10/16, under lock, someone posted at length about potential FK stories she has in mind to write.
The story written for one of my prompts in gen_ficathon turned up this week (the author generously picked it up as a pinch-hitter after someone else defaulted). This is the ficathon for celebrating fanfiction beyond romance. Titled "Hero," by alexajohnson, it's for my Star Trek '09 prompt. The other prompts I submitted in that event were Forever Knight (of course), Highlander, Young Blades, and Star Trek: The Next Generation -- highest number of prompts requested/allowed in any ficathon I've played in yet.
Speaking of ficathons,oldschoolfic is running a poll about holding a "December Carnival" all-holiday exchange event. This is the ficathon for celebrating out-of-production fandoms. They're guaging interest, dates, and preferred minimum length, to start. If you're interested, please drop by. (If FK is eligible this time, and if I think I have good odds of getting an FK or HL asignment, and if Real Life keeps itself to itself, I plan to play. A lot of "if"s, I know -- but three Buffyverse assignments in a row this year! I'm fond of the Buffyverse, but I've got to come home to my own fandoms to recharge my hobby.)
Still speaking of ficathons,fkficfest is up. It's not quite ready for members, insofar as we have some testing yet to do with posting from different accounts, and holding and releasing a queue -- I've never modded a community before -- and you don't need to live through that on your Friends List/Reading Page. But if you're interested in taking a look, please let me (or co-mod amilyn) know what you think. We plan for sign-ups to begin in February, and stories to release in May.
I've been out of touch. I'll catch up this weekend!
gen_ficathon turned up this week (the author generously picked it up as a pinch-hitter after someone else defaulted). This is the ficathon for celebrating fanfiction beyond romance. Titled "Hero," by alexajohnson, it's for my Star Trek '09 prompt. The other prompts I submitted in that event were Forever Knight (of course), Highlander, Young Blades, and Star Trek: The Next Generation -- highest number of prompts requested/allowed in any ficathon I've played in yet.Speaking of ficathons,
oldschoolfic is running a poll about holding a "December Carnival" all-holiday exchange event. This is the ficathon for celebrating out-of-production fandoms. They're guaging interest, dates, and preferred minimum length, to start. If you're interested, please drop by. (If FK is eligible this time, and if I think I have good odds of getting an FK or HL asignment, and if Real Life keeps itself to itself, I plan to play. A lot of "if"s, I know -- but three Buffyverse assignments in a row this year! I'm fond of the Buffyverse, but I've got to come home to my own fandoms to recharge my hobby.)Still speaking of ficathons,
fkficfest is up. It's not quite ready for members, insofar as we have some testing yet to do with posting from different accounts, and holding and releasing a queue -- I've never modded a community before -- and you don't need to live through that on your Friends List/Reading Page. But if you're interested in taking a look, please let me (or co-mod amilyn) know what you think. We plan for sign-ups to begin in February, and stories to release in May.I've been out of touch. I'll catch up this weekend!
The Fall 2009 oldschoolfic fest (the one for canceled series) released this weekend, with a total of eight stories in six fandoms. One of them, "The Fall Rolled in on the Back of Summer" by abby82, is FK! Written for a prompt by me! (My entry, "What Remains has Always Been," was written for a BtVS request.)
The inauguralgen_ficathon fest (the one for other-than-romance) is still waiting for the final entries to be submitted. They've released twenty-two (about half of their total) in fifteen fandoms so far. One of them, "The Code of Friendship" by foxy11814, is FK! (My entry, "From Now On," as previously mentioned, was written for a BtVS request.)
With my co-moderator, I am planning to soon begin setting up that little FK-only event, with stories to be due May 18 (the LK anniversary). I'm figuring we'll want about two months to write, so assignments would be distributed no later than March 23 (hopefully sooner), sign-ups due by March 18, sign-ups open on February 18. Sound about right?
oldschoolfic fest (the one for canceled series) released this weekend, with a total of eight stories in six fandoms. One of them, "The Fall Rolled in on the Back of Summer" by abby82, is FK! Written for a prompt by me! (My entry, "What Remains has Always Been," was written for a BtVS request.)The inaugural
gen_ficathon fest (the one for other-than-romance) is still waiting for the final entries to be submitted. They've released twenty-two (about half of their total) in fifteen fandoms so far. One of them, "The Code of Friendship" by foxy11814, is FK! (My entry, "From Now On," as previously mentioned, was written for a BtVS request.)With my co-moderator, I am planning to soon begin setting up that little FK-only event, with stories to be due May 18 (the LK anniversary). I'm figuring we'll want about two months to write, so assignments would be distributed no later than March 23 (hopefully sooner), sign-ups due by March 18, sign-ups open on February 18. Sound about right?
The first ten stories in the gen_ficathon queue have been released. None are FK so far, but one happens to be my AtS/BtVS story "From Now On," starring Faith and Wesley, written to tielan's prompt. (Thanks to ![[info - personal]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
leela_cat and much_madness for beta-reading!)
This is my second Buffyverse story. My first was "Fortune Prove" (written forfemme_fic), and my third comes due on September 1 for oldschoolfic. It's a Buffyverse year! :-)
Next year, we're having that FK event. ;-)
gen_ficathon queue have been released. None are FK so far, but one happens to be my AtS/BtVS story "From Now On," starring Faith and Wesley, written to tielan's prompt. (Thanks to leela_cat and much_madness for beta-reading!)This is my second Buffyverse story. My first was "Fortune Prove" (written for
femme_fic), and my third comes due on September 1 for oldschoolfic. It's a Buffyverse year! :-)Next year, we're having that FK event. ;-)
Okay, that's as caught up as I'm going to get! :-) Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List and DW Equivalent:
Vids.
On 08/02,abby82 shared her new FK vid "Vampire," which she describes as "copious amounts of big, scary vampire fangs" from throughout FK.
Memes.
On 08/07,havocthecat played the Massive Top-5 Meme, and listed Janette as the second of her "Top 5 Bad Guys/Girls." And when ithildyn played the same meme, she listed FK as the second of her "Top 5 Fandoms."
Cast and Crew.
Ficathons.
Fanfiction (including Fancomics).
Vids.
On 08/02,
abby82 shared her new FK vid "Vampire," which she describes as "copious amounts of big, scary vampire fangs" from throughout FK.Memes.
On 08/07,
havocthecat played the Massive Top-5 Meme, and listed Janette as the second of her "Top 5 Bad Guys/Girls." And when ithildyn played the same meme, she listed FK as the second of her "Top 5 Fandoms."Cast and Crew.
- On 08/02, pj1228 recommended and reviewed Passage, a historical documentary featuring Nigel Bennett, filmed on location in London, the Orkney Islands and Nunavut.
- On 07/19, abby82 shared a photo-spread on John Kapelos's appearance on Lois and Clark.
- On 07/01, abby82 let us know that Jim Parriot's new show, Defying Gravity, airs on ABC this summer. It stars Christina Cox, who starred in Lifetime's BloodTies, but is much more importantly known for her Joan of Arc in FK's "For I Have Sinned" and her traffic cop in FK's "Close Call." ;-)
- On 06/28, ithildyn posted a link to YouTube footage of the famous Green Eggs and Ham reading by Nigel Bennett and John Kapelos at Syndicon '97. Natsuko Ohama is with them. (I was actually at that con! You will not be surprised that the "Unsuited" affiliation was invented following this event.)
- On 06/26, pj1228 let us know that Nick Knight has at last been released on DVD in Germany (titled Twilight Vampire Cop), and she reviewed all the interesting peculiarities of the voice-over casting as well as the titling.
- On 06/03 (I missed it the first time around), abby82 shared that Nigel Bennett is reportedly up for a lead in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
Ficathons.
- On 07/19, both amilyn and abby82 clued us in to the matrithon, a ficathon celebrating female characters 40+ years old (Janette is listed). Prompt claiming runs till 07/31. Art and vids as well as stories: stories must be at least 500 words. Posting 09/07-10/05.
- On 07/15, both havocthecat and abby82 shared news of the First Annual Femslash Kink Meme (a Nanette prompt was submitted).
Fanfiction (including Fancomics).
- On 07/29, someone under lock recommended "Support Group for Fanfic Characters, Slash Chapter, Forever Knight and Many Other Fandoms" by cousinshelley.
- "Forever Janette" continues (WIP) on Rich's Comix Blog. And don't miss the the video version of the first three installments!
- From 07/08-07/10, cousinmary reposted in four parts her 1999 story, "That Old Black Magic," which asks, what if the plane crash hadn't happened?
- On 07/15, abby82 described how she left a Janette/Natalie prompt at the First Annual Femslash Kink Meme, and in less than two hours, received "AU (Very AU)" by... well, it was posted anonymously, but then merfilly accepted the thanks for it, so...
The prompts for the oldschoolfic and gen_ficathon events came through at the end of June. While of course they're all very interesting and I'm doing my best to craft things to please my recipients, not one of the prompts I received -- 3 from one game, 4 from the other -- are FK.
I think that we should hold an FK-only ficathon/fest/game/event. Not today, not tomorrow, but... in the not-too-distant future. (Before Yuletide? After? Later in '10?) It would doubtless be a very small game, but what I'm thinking is: if three of us played in an FK-only game, that would be three new FK stories, while when three of us play in a multi-fandom game, we're lucky to get even one new FK story.
This is not to say that I don't esteem multi-fandom games! I love other fandoms, too. (For example, is there anyone out there recommending HL gen? How about Duncan/Tessa? Pretty please?) But like the bumper stickers say, I would rather be playing FK.
( Here's the idea. What do you think? )
oldschoolfic and gen_ficathon events came through at the end of June. While of course they're all very interesting and I'm doing my best to craft things to please my recipients, not one of the prompts I received -- 3 from one game, 4 from the other -- are FK.I think that we should hold an FK-only ficathon/fest/game/event. Not today, not tomorrow, but... in the not-too-distant future. (Before Yuletide? After? Later in '10?) It would doubtless be a very small game, but what I'm thinking is: if three of us played in an FK-only game, that would be three new FK stories, while when three of us play in a multi-fandom game, we're lucky to get even one new FK story.
This is not to say that I don't esteem multi-fandom games! I love other fandoms, too. (For example, is there anyone out there recommending HL gen? How about Duncan/Tessa? Pretty please?) But like the bumper stickers say, I would rather be playing FK.
( Here's the idea. What do you think? )
The gen_ficathon moderator has temporarily reopened sign-ups, and asked participants to consider adding prompts and/or fandoms, hoping to ease matching. She specifically calls out Forever Knight as a fandom needing more prompts (also HL, B5, LotR, ST:TOS, ST:TNG, SJA and a few more).
She would like to offer every writer two compatible prompts, which is generous, pragmatic -- and ambitious, perhaps? I would like to help her matching, but of the neglected fandoms listed, my original requests covered three (probably meaning I'm part of the problem; darn) and I'm not familiar with most of the rest. I'll keep thinking on it.
As we're talking ficathons, just a reminder that sign-ups for the nextoldschoolfic event come due June 30 (Tuesday).
gen_ficathon moderator has temporarily reopened sign-ups, and asked participants to consider adding prompts and/or fandoms, hoping to ease matching. She specifically calls out Forever Knight as a fandom needing more prompts (also HL, B5, LotR, ST:TOS, ST:TNG, SJA and a few more).She would like to offer every writer two compatible prompts, which is generous, pragmatic -- and ambitious, perhaps? I would like to help her matching, but of the neglected fandoms listed, my original requests covered three (probably meaning I'm part of the problem; darn) and I'm not familiar with most of the rest. I'll keep thinking on it.
As we're talking ficathons, just a reminder that sign-ups for the next
oldschoolfic event come due June 30 (Tuesday).Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:
Cast and Crew.
On 06/22,abby82 marked Catherine Disher's birthday by quoting CD's enthusiasm for Snakes & Ladders and excerpting an interview with CD from just before her Gemini win.
Ficathons.
Fanfiction.
Memes and Miscellaneous.
Cast and Crew.
On 06/22,
abby82 marked Catherine Disher's birthday by quoting CD's enthusiasm for Snakes & Ladders and excerpting an interview with CD from just before her Gemini win.Ficathons.
- On 06/18, the oldschoolfic moderator wondered why sign-ups were down this event. Hopefully, they've picked up since. (Sign-up deadline: 06/30.)
- On 06/05, gen_ficathon put up sign-up posts for beta-readers and pinch-hitters. (Sign-up deadline: 06/25. Today!)
- On 06/04, amilyn encouraged FK folks to come play with her in the two FK-eligible ficathons this summer.
- On 06/04, gen_ficathon put up sign-ups and rules and the official fandoms.
- On 06/03, oldschoolfic announced and began taking sign-ups for their fourth event (all out-of-production fandoms like FK are eligible this time, no exceptions).
Fanfiction.
- On 06/20, cousinmary posted "The 24th of the Month" (PG).
- On 05/27 and 05/26, cousinmary reposted some old stories: "Dead Bastard" (PG) and "Mutual Acquaintances."
Memes and Miscellaneous.
- On 06/23, ithildyn drank LaCroix water.
- On 06/21, abby82 let us know that Kristen's Knight Vision is back up, ISP problem solved.
- On 06/14, abby82 premiered her new fansite, including an FK division. It's not much stocked yet, but she has an extensive NK:FK comparison in the works.
Everyone else knows this already, right? Forever Knight is on Hulu, with seasons one and two up for free online viewing -- with commercials. (To view without commercials, purchase episode downloads from Amazon for $1.99, or of course the DVDs.)
I pinged Hulu for the first time this weekend while signing up for theoldschoolfic ficathon (sign up by June 30; this is the one for any genre, in out-of-production fandoms only). My FK prompt references an episode, which should be easy, I thought. Rewatch just one episode, and all set! But what if my prompt recipient doesn't own the DVDs, or they're packed away, or something? It seems Hulu will serve nicely.
I had already signed up for thegen_ficathon event (sign up by June 25; this is the one for gen only, in any fandom), so now I'm conclusively in both FK-eligible events this summer. In over my head? We'll see. :-)
I pinged Hulu for the first time this weekend while signing up for the
oldschoolfic ficathon (sign up by June 30; this is the one for any genre, in out-of-production fandoms only). My FK prompt references an episode, which should be easy, I thought. Rewatch just one episode, and all set! But what if my prompt recipient doesn't own the DVDs, or they're packed away, or something? It seems Hulu will serve nicely.I had already signed up for the
gen_ficathon event (sign up by June 25; this is the one for gen only, in any fandom), so now I'm conclusively in both FK-eligible events this summer. In over my head? We'll see. :-)So sign-ups continue at two upcoming FK-eligible ficathons: gen_ficathon (sign-up deadline 25 June) and oldschoolfic (sign-up deadline 30 June). I've now signed up for one, and will sign up for the other in time.
Because thegen_ficathon sign-ups are public, I can share a current FK-participation tally:
Becauseoldschoolfic's sign-ups are screened, I can't do the same, but they have achieved at least one FK story in each of their previous events.
Stray thought: You know what it seems as if no one requests? Vachon's crew. Surely someone should prompt for Urs, Screed, Bourbon and the wide-eyed guy with the hair...
gen_ficathon (sign-up deadline 25 June) and oldschoolfic (sign-up deadline 30 June). I've now signed up for one, and will sign up for the other in time.Because the
gen_ficathon sign-ups are public, I can share a current FK-participation tally:- FK Prompts Submitted: 4 (here, here, here, and here)
- FK Writers Offering: 5 (here, in addition to those above)
Because
oldschoolfic's sign-ups are screened, I can't do the same, but they have achieved at least one FK story in each of their previous events.Stray thought: You know what it seems as if no one requests? Vachon's crew. Surely someone should prompt for Urs, Screed, Bourbon and the wide-eyed guy with the hair...
We have two (2) FK-eligible events this summer! FK won a place among the official fandoms of the new gen_ficathon, and of course FK is always eligible for oldschoolfic, by definition. Their timeframes overlap, but it's not impossible to participate in both. I'm planning to give it a whirl. I hope you will, too! (I would enjoy receiving FK prompts to write. ~g~) I have not yet signed up for either, but just because I need to plan and ponder my prompts. (What makes a high-quality prompt? Different things for different people, I'm sure.)
gen_ficathon is bright new. oldschoolfic, on the other hand, has held three events to date, and I've played them all ("A Delicate Balance" (FK), "Fearful Symmetry" (FK) and "So This is Home" (HL)) and found them quite satisfactory. With two events so close together, I'm going to have to aim at shorter stories (as much_madness is always telling me to). Pity: I will get a whole week off work for the first time in over a year just before the assignments go out. If only it were after! :-)
gen_ficathon, and of course FK is always eligible for oldschoolfic, by definition. Their timeframes overlap, but it's not impossible to participate in both. I'm planning to give it a whirl. I hope you will, too! (I would enjoy receiving FK prompts to write. ~g~) I have not yet signed up for either, but just because I need to plan and ponder my prompts. (What makes a high-quality prompt? Different things for different people, I'm sure.)| Gen Ficathon I | OldSchoolFic IV | |
| Fandoms: | Official Fandoms List | Any Out-of-Production Fandom |
| Posts: | Rules and Sign-ups | Rules and Sign-Ups |
| Sign-ups: | June 04-25 Sign-ups are public. |
June 03-30 Sign-ups are screened. |
| Assignments Sent: | June 28 | July 01 |
| Deadline: | August 11 | September 01 |
| Minimum Length: | One/1000 words | One/1000 words or Two/500 words |
gen_ficathon is bright new. oldschoolfic, on the other hand, has held three events to date, and I've played them all ("A Delicate Balance" (FK), "Fearful Symmetry" (FK) and "So This is Home" (HL)) and found them quite satisfactory. With two events so close together, I'm going to have to aim at shorter stories (as much_madness is always telling me to). Pity: I will get a whole week off work for the first time in over a year just before the assignments go out. If only it were after! :-)gen_ficathon Fandom Voting is Open
Voting for the official gen_ficathon fandoms is open, and will remain so through June 3. A total of 92 fandoms were nominated! The winners of this vote will become the list from which every participant must make minimum offers/requests (in addition to any wild cards) so that matching can work. Fingers crossed for FK. :-)
Voters may name up to five fandoms. Voters are requested to vote for only those fandoms they are most likely to write/request, and also to vote only if they plan to participate. (I considered voting only for FK and HL, lest my votes push others ahead of my best beloved. But on reflection, I went ahead and named the next three things on their list I believe I could write most credibly. I may feel differently another day, but tonight those were ( list )).
gen_ficathon fandoms is open, and will remain so through June 3. A total of 92 fandoms were nominated! The winners of this vote will become the list from which every participant must make minimum offers/requests (in addition to any wild cards) so that matching can work. Fingers crossed for FK. :-)Voters may name up to five fandoms. Voters are requested to vote for only those fandoms they are most likely to write/request, and also to vote only if they plan to participate. (I considered voting only for FK and HL, lest my votes push others ahead of my best beloved. But on reflection, I went ahead and named the next three things on their list I believe I could write most credibly. I may feel differently another day, but tonight those were ( list )).
I just discovered that a multifandom gen_ficathon is coming our way! Excellent. With no animosity toward the infinite wonderful flavors of romance, I consider gen my natural habitat.
I nominated FK in their fandoms poll. The next step, says their rules post, will be voting for the official fandoms May 27-June 3. As is customary, participants must offer to write in a minimum number of designated fandoms for the game to be manageable. FK will need to achieve "official" status on the ballot to make it likely we'll see FK written in this event. They plan to send assignments on June 28, with a posting deadline of August 11.
(The moderator seems to bepaperflowered. I'm not acquainted with her. Are you?)
Addendum: Shall I define "gen"? It originally stood for "general." The current usage seems to be that all fanfiction can be divided into gen or romance, and that romance can then be subdivided by the identities of the participants. Both gen and romance may have any rating; it's a matter of subject, not severity.
gen_ficathon is coming our way! Excellent. With no animosity toward the infinite wonderful flavors of romance, I consider gen my natural habitat.I nominated FK in their fandoms poll. The next step, says their rules post, will be voting for the official fandoms May 27-June 3. As is customary, participants must offer to write in a minimum number of designated fandoms for the game to be manageable. FK will need to achieve "official" status on the ballot to make it likely we'll see FK written in this event. They plan to send assignments on June 28, with a posting deadline of August 11.
(The moderator seems to be
paperflowered. I'm not acquainted with her. Are you?)Addendum: Shall I define "gen"? It originally stood for "general." The current usage seems to be that all fanfiction can be divided into gen or romance, and that romance can then be subdivided by the identities of the participants. Both gen and romance may have any rating; it's a matter of subject, not severity.
The femme_fic queue is released! This is the "We Love Female Characters" ficathon, with a wide mix of fandoms and genres. There are unfortunately no FK stories this time (only falcon_horus and I submitted FK prompts), but there are over fifty stories celebrating female characters! Take a glance at the catalogue post, and you're likely to see something in one of your fandoms.
I received a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jenny Calendar prompt imagined byhavocthecat, and wrote "Fortune Prove" in response. Of the prompts I submitted, pervyficgirl picked my Marvel Comics Scarlet Witch prompt, and wrote "Magic Mirrors Looking at People Who Belong to Us," which indulges me by crawling into the canon space after issue #12 of the second V&SW limited series (which they should reissue now).
It will take me weeks to read my way through the ficathon, but I want to note up front that there are new stories byhavocthecat, amilyn and falcon_horus from my LJ F-List (did I miss anyone?), and that I had the privilege of beta-reading for amilyn and seshat_maat. I'd also like to thank my own generous beta-readers: amilyn, batdina, much_madness and wiliqueen.
femme_fic queue is released! This is the "We Love Female Characters" ficathon, with a wide mix of fandoms and genres. There are unfortunately no FK stories this time (only falcon_horus and I submitted FK prompts), but there are over fifty stories celebrating female characters! Take a glance at the catalogue post, and you're likely to see something in one of your fandoms.I received a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jenny Calendar prompt imagined by
havocthecat, and wrote "Fortune Prove" in response. Of the prompts I submitted, pervyficgirl picked my Marvel Comics Scarlet Witch prompt, and wrote "Magic Mirrors Looking at People Who Belong to Us," which indulges me by crawling into the canon space after issue #12 of the second V&SW limited series (which they should reissue now).It will take me weeks to read my way through the ficathon, but I want to note up front that there are new stories by
havocthecat, amilyn and falcon_horus from my LJ F-List (did I miss anyone?), and that I had the privilege of beta-reading for amilyn and seshat_maat. I'd also like to thank my own generous beta-readers: amilyn, batdina, much_madness and wiliqueen.I've spent all my hobby time for the past several weeks on my femme_fic story. One kind beta-reader has already looked at it and, because of the grace period, it will get another scrub. Here's hoping it will be at least the sum of its parts.
It's not FK, which is why I haven't been posting. (Well, that and life... you know the drill.) I've written outside FK before, of course, but this is my first go at this particular fandom (BtVS), and it's also my longest story yet outside FK. I noticed that given an FK prompt, I tend to rewatch one relevant episode many times, but given a non-FK prompt, I tend to try to review (literally, re-view) all remotely relevant canon. I think perhaps I must adjust my scale the next time out, asmuch_madness often tells me. :-)
This secondfemme_fic event marks the first anniversary of my ficathon participation. They're a lot like list challenges, but the exchange aspect and the deadline are key differences that really ramped up my production. I just wish I had more hobby time to go around!
femme_fic story. One kind beta-reader has already looked at it and, because of the grace period, it will get another scrub. Here's hoping it will be at least the sum of its parts.It's not FK, which is why I haven't been posting. (Well, that and life... you know the drill.) I've written outside FK before, of course, but this is my first go at this particular fandom (BtVS), and it's also my longest story yet outside FK. I noticed that given an FK prompt, I tend to rewatch one relevant episode many times, but given a non-FK prompt, I tend to try to review (literally, re-view) all remotely relevant canon. I think perhaps I must adjust my scale the next time out, as
much_madness often tells me. :-)This second
femme_fic event marks the first anniversary of my ficathon participation. They're a lot like list challenges, but the exchange aspect and the deadline are key differences that really ramped up my production. I just wish I had more hobby time to go around!Today, the last day of February, is the last day to sign up for the femme_fic 2009 ficathon event (I've signed up) or to contribute to falcon_horus's Fleur Mini-Ficathon (I'll post today).
An exchange-style ficathon can be a great opportunity to ask for a story that you've always wanted to read, but perhaps can't quite manage yourself; perhaps your ficathon match will have just the right background or inspiration to bring it to life! (butterflykiki wrote me an outstanding HL story starring Methos and Tessa in that line last year.) Okay, okay, enough with the nudging... :-)
femme_fic 2009 ficathon event (I've signed up) or to contribute to falcon_horus's Fleur Mini-Ficathon (I'll post today). An exchange-style ficathon can be a great opportunity to ask for a story that you've always wanted to read, but perhaps can't quite manage yourself; perhaps your ficathon match will have just the right background or inspiration to bring it to life! (
butterflykiki wrote me an outstanding HL story starring Methos and Tessa in that line last year.) Okay, okay, enough with the nudging... :-)femme_fic ficathon fandoms compiled
Have you been waiting to see what's on offer before signing up for the femme_fic ficathon? (As a reminder, this is the multi-fandom story exchange starring female characters.) We are now heading into the final week (sign-ups close February 28) and you can see all the requests and offers in detail on the sign-up post. And you can see my own sign-up here, and havocthecat's here, and amilyn's here, and falcon_horus's here... did I miss anyone on my f-list?
For your convenience, I've compiled the requests and offers. Here are the fandoms in which people hope you are willing to write: ( List ). And here are the fandoms in which people will be happy to write if you ask: ( List ).
Even if you're not playing yourself, consider perhaps passing on the link to the game? Spread the news? It looks like a nice line-up, but it could use a lot more Forever Knight! :-) (Or, you know... how about Highlander? Young Blades?)
femme_fic ficathon? (As a reminder, this is the multi-fandom story exchange starring female characters.) We are now heading into the final week (sign-ups close February 28) and you can see all the requests and offers in detail on the sign-up post. And you can see my own sign-up here, and havocthecat's here, and amilyn's here, and falcon_horus's here... did I miss anyone on my f-list?For your convenience, I've compiled the requests and offers. Here are the fandoms in which people hope you are willing to write: ( List ). And here are the fandoms in which people will be happy to write if you ask: ( List ).
Even if you're not playing yourself, consider perhaps passing on the link to the game? Spread the news? It looks like a nice line-up, but it could use a lot more Forever Knight! :-) (Or, you know... how about Highlander? Young Blades?)
(Aside: Is something weird with icons on LJ today? My Schanke userpic is displaying as someone's fairy userpic.)
Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:
Ficathons
Individuals
Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:
Ficathons
- Celebrating Female Characters. The femme_fic ficathon, on 02/01, began accepting sign-ups. They're unscreened this year, so take a look! A wide variety of fandoms are offered. Only one FK request is up so far, and while it's a very nice request, it would be outstanding if there were more. (I'm hesitating over my sign-up because of Real Life obligations, or there would be two already. But, you know, seduce me with more FK prompts and offers, right? ~g~) Sign-ups are open through 02/28.
- Celebrating Claire Rankin Characters. falcon_horus, from 01/23 through 01/28, collected prompts for her Claire Rankin-characters drabble-a-thon. The prompts went up on 02/01, and there was a dash of conversation about Fleur and Natalie on 02/07. All the drabbles posted so far are about Rankin's non-FK characters; I intend to produce at least one for Fleur.
- Female Characters, and also NC-17. abby82, on 01/23, promoted two separate ficathon-style events, "Porn Battle VII" and halfamoon, for which FK is eligible. The halfamoon community celebrates female characters, and their event runs 02/01-02/14.
Individuals
- Icons. ithildyn, on 02/03, pointed us to her freshly updated icons-to-share page, which includes FK icons, among many others.
- Meme. The "extras to order" fanfiction meme drew FK responses from hearts_blood here and from amilyn here. And ithildyn here and havocthecat here offered, but no one asked them about FK.
- Actors. pj1228, on 01/30, reviewed Just Buried, newly released on DVD (Region 1 only), which co-stars Nigel Bennett.
- Conventions. Someone who posted under a lock on 01/29 announced the "Breakout Before Moonlight" con this summer in London, and noted that while it's mainly a Moonlight con, some longtime FK fans will be there.
- Nostalgia. Someone who posted under a lock reminisced on 01/28 about a wacky multi-fandom round-robin story (including FK) that we participated in long ago. Thanks for the memories!
- Wiki. susanmgarrett, on 01/19, mentioned that she has been putting story listings on the Forever Knight Wiki, and invited authors to drop by and list their stories, or clean up entries. Separately, apparently someone had mislisted her as a Perk. Egad.
- Fiction and Actors. abby82, on 02/01, posted a new story, "Illusions of Mortality," written for, um, "Porn Battle VII." On 01/21, she shared scads of GWD photos from American Psycho 2 (2002), which she says was an intentionally campy movie costarring William Shatner. Ger plays a psychiatrist.
The 2009 femme_fic ficathon is now accepting sign-ups here. (As a reminder, this event celebrates female characters, minimum 1K words, sign-ups throughout February.) Voting determined that FK will be a wildcard fandom again this year, so participants will need to sign up for two of the voted-in fandoms in addition to FK (or, you know, some other fandom ~g~). What's different this year is that the sign-ups are not screened, so you can look over what has been requested/offered, and perhaps even craft your entry to match. This was a very good event last year.
And the Claire Rankin-character Drabble-a-thon (hereinafter the Fleur Mini-Ficathon) is now open here. Submissions are accepted throughout February (no claiming, no limits). Some new Fleur stories would be cool (but of course her Atlantis and Voyager characters are also eligible). Thanks to everyone who submitted Fleur prompts! For your convenience, I'm sharing them here: ( prompt list ) And thanks to falcon_horus, for having the idea, and hosting!
femme_fic 2009 Ficathon
femme_fic is holding a 2009 ficathon (exchange style, 1000+ words). As you may remember, this multi-fandom fanfiction community focuses on female characters. They are polling for which fandoms to include this round. Please consider participating in the ficathon -- and of course in FK in particular! We have many marvelous female characters, both recurring and guest, who merit starring roles and fresh angles. Natalie, Janette, Tracy, Cohen... Urs, Grace, Norma, Alma, Brianna, Fleur, Divia... Myra, Jenny, Sara, Amy, Cynthia... Erica, Emily, Marian, Mai, Alyssa, Sylvaine, Lisa, Tawny, Sofia, Alexandra, Alix, Catherine, Angel, Gwyneth, Serena, Amalia, Ellen/Monica/Jacqueline, Rebecca, Denise, Bernice, Bridgette, Francesca... Barbara, Jody...
Here's an abbreviated event timeline:
- Sign Ups: Through February
- Assignments Out: Early March
- Stories Due: Early May
In the 2008
femme_fic event -- my first ficathon -- I wrote "Starwort" (FK) for a request by falcon_horus, and havocthecat wrote "Three Months Out, Six to Go" (BtVS) for a request by me. This was great, but because FK was a wildcard fandom last year, there was relatively little of it to go around. To increase the likelihood of FK stories for us all, please be sure to vote for FK now if you'll be willing to write it. And request it when you sign up!