LotR FPF/S

[blackbird_song]

athelingas: Fan-fiction and art featuring the fictional characters in and around the Lord of the Rings trilogy. All characters and pairings welcome. :)

screencap sharing community

[telltale]

Just created screencaps - a place for people to share and find screencaps. The place is up and ready for members to start sharing their screencaps. :)

the phoenix metro area

[truelove]

phoenixmetro is a geographical/locality community for the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area (anywhere from Queen Creek to Surprise, Maricopa to Cave Creek).

Come plan meetups, talk about local exhibits and events, tell us about the awesome concert you're going to, bitch about traffic on the 101 (and the 202 and the 60 and the 51...), boggle at our unseasonably cool temps this Spring, ask where the best coffehouse in your area is, or let people know about the couch that you're selling. As long as it's relevant to the area, it's welcome!

a ton of comms....

[telesilla]

a_gamer_is_me -- an all-inclusive gaming comm for discussion, squee, reviews, fic, icons and anything else having to do with games--where game is defined as just about any gaming practice aside from sports.

a_reader_is_me -- a reading challenge comm where you set your own goals. So whether you want to read 5 books before the end of summer or 75 books in the next year, you're welcome to post about it and review/list your books here.

i_can_haz_fandom -- a pan-fandom macro comm.

porn_battle -- Porn Battle ala Dreamwidth! The first battle will take place sometime around the middle of May--we want to give the dust a little time to settle.

real_person_fiction -- your one stop shop for fiction/fan art about Real People, whether they be actors, musicians, sports figures, pundits or politicians.

random_fic_is_random -- A pan-fandom, all types of fic welcome, challenge comm that changes challenges on a regular basis. We plan to do all kinds of fun things with it; currently we have a tree style challenge going on here.

Reminder: Open Beta Party

[lian]

Hi fresh Dreamwidth members!

If you want to flaunt your shiny new account, come on over to housewarming_dw and join the unofficial open beta party! (For people on continents other than the Americas: no worries, we'll still be here when you get up/when you get home from work.)

(repeat plug posted by special modly permission)

Transgender Support

[floit63]

ftm: For transmen and their friends, family, partners, and allies.
effeminate_ftm: For transmen who fall more on the Emmett side of the gender expression spectrum than the Kinney side.
ftm_adult: Age restricted community for transmale issues that can't be addressed in ftm (lower surgery, sex, pre-top photos, etc).
transgender: For all people on the trans* spectrum and their friends, family, partners, and allies.

Apologies to the ladies, I don't feel comfortable leading a transwomen group as I'm not a woman.

Fantasy writing critiques

[foxfinial]

crits_of_the_fantastical is a community for critiquing the original fantasy writing of other members. Short fiction, novel chapters/excerpts, poetry and screenplays are welcome.

(Please read the rules before posting.)

Baseball

[akatonbo]

Like baseball? You may very well like baseball! It's a general discussion community for baseball fans of all teams and varieties.

Stargate - Daniel/Vala fans

[slm76]

Hi everyone

Happy Friday!

Announcing daniel_vala - for all fans of the Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran relationship in the Stargate franchise. I'll be maintaining it the same as the Daniel/Vala community on Live Journal.

The Tudors

[melina]

thetudors, for all of your 16th century English needs.

Okay, really, it's for the Showtime series, but we do welcome discussion of other Tudors-related stuff as well :)

(no subject)

[allegory]

manga is a general community for anything having to do with Japanese comics whether it's discussion, recommendation, or otherwise. All manga fans are encouraged to join. ♥

Fandom Communites!

[margin_of_error]

None of these look pretty, but I'm working on it:

dek_fic: a community that focuses on fan fiction for all of the shows written or produced by David E. Kelly

spader_fans: a place for fans of James Spader to discuss his work

on_the_bubble: A meeting place to discuss fan efforts to save shows from cancellation

Tattoos, Piercings, and all things Alt

[ashley]

I'm hoping that alt will become your Dreamwidth source for piercings, tattoos, and all things alternative ... and a way to find others who are interested in those things, too.

Writing communities

[magycmyste]

writerstorm - a community for writers and authors to get together and ask and answer questions about their writing. If you're stuck on a plot point, need to find an old-fashioned method of curing illness, or want to see if a race you've created is viable, you can ask here and see what ideas emerge.
If you have any questions or any ideas about the community I might have missed, please feel free to let me know.

NOTE: This is not a critique or feedback community - Do not post full sections of your work here.

publishingqanda  - a community for writers and authors to get together and ask and answer questions about publishing. Writers at any stage in or out of their careers are welcome.

NOTE: Again, this is a question/answer community, not a feedback/critique community.

Have fun!

(no subject)

[flowerofsin]

Just briefly pimping a few communities that some might be interested in:

dc_fandom: a place for fans to share info or fanworks concerning the DC universe.
watchmen: for fans of the graphic novel Watchmen and/or the movie adaptation.
hentai: for fans of erotic anime and manga.

Fan Community - Jacqueline Carey

[geekmama]

jacqueline_careys_fans is a community for the fans of Jacqueline Carey and her books. All fans are welcome and we hope to have a lot of fun speculating about upcoming releases from an author we all adore.

We may not be stylish at the moment but with time and patience we hope to become a great community. So come check us out!

NJ Community

[unit76]

newjersey is dedicated to discussing all things New Jersey.  Tell us your opinion on local politics, promote your band or favorite place to eat, share pictures of NJ landscapes, tell us about your Weird NJ excursions.  The community is about whatever you want to talk about, really, as long as it is somehow related to NJ.  

(no subject)

[ms_danson]

intj - Is a place for INTJs (and INTJ friendly people) to share experiences and discuss what they see as worth discussing. It's run by two of the three mods from the INTJ community on LJ.

CSI: New York communities

[zeldaophelia]

Three CSI: New York communities:

csi_newyork - for general CSI: NY discussion
csi_newyork_fic - for CSI: NY fic
csi_newyork_pics - for CSI: NY graphics

Girly Bits

[closetedfangirl]

girlybits is a women's health/sexual health discussion community.


I'm not interested in modding it for the long-term as I created it just because I knew it was something I wanted to participate in and didn't see anything similar here yet. So, if you're interested in possibly being a mod/admin for this comm and would take it seriously, let me know :)

Beatles and more...

[naraht]

denmark_street is a community that's intended to focus on the Beatles and their circle, but within the wider context of the musical and cultural life of London and Liverpool in the sixties. Hopefully we will have interesting discussions, debates, pictures and resources on offer.

Please join in the fun!

Soapmakers Community

[lauredhel]

Hi,

I just start a community for soapmakers and prospective soapmakers, here:

Dreamwidth Soapmakers Community

I've kicked it off by compiling a few resources and posting a few photos.

Asexuality community

[nine]

I just created a community, asexuality, for discussion about asexuality, (see Wikipedia) and for people who are asexual.

massage therapy

[ftfisher]

massagetherapy: a general community for massage therapists and anyone else who is interested massage!

Regular folk, feel free to post questions about massage therapy, talk about why you get massage, and anything else that comes to mind that is related. Therapists, feel free to share tips and tricks, talk about how to approach a particular condition, post articles of interest, give us your thoughts on a particular modality, etc.

Classic Literature Book Club

[ex_pseudonymous328]

readingtheclassics is a brand new community where book lovers can gather together to read and discuss a different classic novel every month.  The book for May is The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 

Join, read, and start talking. I hope to see you there!

Bump for Archery Comm

[red_trillium]

Just a small bump for the arrow_rest community I created last week. It's a place for archerers and non-archerers interested in the sport to discuss all things bow and arrow. It's a bit quiet right now with only a few of us around. I'd love to get more activity & diversity. I enjoy traditional archery but would like to see posts for other types.

Feel free to stop by and check us out!

New Harry Potter Community

[ks8170]

hp_add_me 

A Harry Potter friending community :)

new communities

[zannah]

Hi - I'd like to invite people to join and post to a variety of new communities:

anime - self-explanitory: for fans of anime!

beauty - all things beauty and health related: makeup, hair, fashion, skincare, fragrance, and more?

design - for those that love design in its various forms

gaming - gamers of all sorts welcome! video games, board games, tabletop games, etc.

journals - for people who love keeping a journal in any form

kawaii - I love cute.

I would love to see these become active, so please join and tell your friends!

Richmond, Virginia!

[boosette]

greater_richmond, for Richmond Virginia and the towns surrounding which Richmond City daily threatens eat.

And Richmond *does* eventually eat the towns surrounding it.

Tolkien (and horses)

[ce_jour_la]

For J.R.R. Tolkien, because his work is phenomenal:

jrr_tolkien: A community for general discussion of Tolkien's written work, up to and including film adptations.
jrr_tolkien_fic: A community for fanfiction based on or about Tolkien's work.
jrr_tolkien_graphics: A community for graphic art based on or about Tolkien's work.


And, unrelated to Tolkien:

equestrian: A community for discussion of all things equestrian--post photos for critique, ask questions, or discuss topics coming up in the equine world.

*Please note, these are skeleton communities that will be building over the next few days. This is just to let you know they're up and available! :)

A Merlin comm

[bleu4bleu]

merlin_vids : A comm for fan-made videos based upon the BBC television show Merlin.

Check it out and start posting your work! :D

Creating your circle

[xancredible]

We thought, now that DW is in OpenBeta, it is time we all made some new friends and got going! After all: DW wasn't created just for fun and kicks but so people can meet and have fun, right?

So, we bring you drawthecircle, a community to host your friending memes that used to clog up your personal journals!

Come over, have a look at our Fandom House Warming Party and come back to find more friends!

meow

[cranberry]

cats 

For cat lovers.  Share pics, ask advice, and just generally *squee* with me over our feline friends.

(no subject)

[cleo]

fem_thoughts is a new community for meta about women and/or femslash!

Check it out!

European Music

[ennika]

eurorock is a community to discuss and discover music of all kinds from Europe. The focus is on those small bands that haven't made it internationally yet (especially those singing in non-English languages) but it's pretty much anything goes.

(not only for Indies desperate to find bands that none of their friends have ever heard of, but I guess we'll have something for those too)