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Whoo, so I've missed a few days.

Going to go back and catch up while I have some free time!

So the day 4 challenge was...

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.

So, fannish wishlist.

I guess one item on the list would be enthusiasm! It sometimes feels difficult for me to really get into new canons, or sometimes even go back to old ones, and I've never been a terribly prolific fanfic author, as can be seen from my AO3 account. (I mostly just do exchanges, to push myself into writing by way of getting an assignment and a deadline.

And another would be the drive to actually get into some sort of fandom community. I've never been awfully good at internet communities. On forums, I tend to wind up mostly lurking; I just seem to have trouble getting engaged. I've occasionally popped into the Yuletide IRC, but I didn't really do much of that this year.

But those are both things nobody can get me but myself, so. ;)

On the matter of fanworks--

This is highly-specific, I know, but I've thought for ages that there really ought to be at least one Utena AMV out there set to Emilie Autumn's song "Rose Red." It's just so perfect for Anthy! If I were to ever get into vidding, that's definitely on my list of projects.

Also, I think "Teen Idle" by Marina and the Diamonds is also a great song for an Utena AMV.

Fanfic-wise... I'm really into AUs that introduce some fantastic element into canon that isn't there in the original. Last night I binged on some of the fics in the AO3 collection Psychic Wolves for Lupercalia, which, man. Psychic wolves. I'm totally into that business (even though I've never read the canon said psychic wolves are sourced from). I also really enjoy some soulmate mark fic (especially when the author really gets into the deeper implications of a society where soulmates exist--how do people go about finding soulmates? What if you never find yours? What does it really mean to be someone's soulmate anyways?) And wingfic! People growing wings, or people just having wings, really appeals to me for some reason. And I also love a good dæmon AU. So--I guess my wishlist consists of more of that general sort of thing in fandoms I'm into.

More generally, I'd love a new canon to get into--preferably something sci-fi/fantasy with femslash potential.

Now, the Day 5 challenge was:

Recommend a fannish or creative resource.

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this page, Writing Realistic Injuries, yet--I bookmarked it ages ago. It seems like a pretty useful guide to writing about injuries realistically.

Also, someone else has almost certainly mentioned this, but I love Written? Kitten! as a self-motivator for reaching a given wordcount. (You can even customize it, if you prefer puppies or ducklings or dinosaurs or something else.)

Other than that... as far as fannish resources go, I mostly just use fandom wikis to double-check canon details, which are pretty easily Googlable by anyone. :P

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 fandom memories is from the 2009 Yuletide Fic Exchange.

That year, the fandom I matched on was The Giver, a YA novel by Lois Lowry. I first read it when I was in fifth grade or so; it was one of the first dystopias I read, and it really stuck with me. It was great to revisit it via fanfiction.

The fic ended up being a bit over 7k words, which felt rather long, for me (I still tend to write shorter works). As always, I was a bit nervous to see if my recipient would like it.

And they did! My recipient left a long and lovely comment in which they talked about how much the book had meant to them when they were younger, and all the things they'd liked about my fic. I was thrilled to know that I'd done a good job, and my fic also got quite a few other nice comments, as well. Eight years later, that fic is still one of my favorites among all the fanfics I've ever written.