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Description: booknook is a comm all about books! We do weekly RIP (read in progress) posts every Wednesday, occasional memes and host review events. We're always open to reviews, news, discussions etc. about books and book-related things! And while you need to be a member to post, you don't need to be one to comment :D

pendulumscale

movieclub is a community where we nominate and discuss films centered around monthly themes. The theme for March is musicals, and we're currently taking recommendations before preparing for voting. Anyone is welcome to join, and we'll be voting on this month's films on March 6.

We host watch-alongs on Discord for each film on Saturdays at 6:45 pm ET. Joining the watch-along is not mandatory, but it's fun to watch and comment with the group!

We hope you can join us! 🎶🎵🎬

quillpunk

booknook is a new comm for books and reading. About, rules & posting guidelines can be found here.

pendulumscale

movieclub is similar to a book club, but instead of reading, we watch and discuss. Watch-alongs are hosted on Discord, and anyone interested in joining can ask to join! (to avoid spam, the Discord link will not be publicly posted). Each month, there will be a theme and members can submit recommendations to go with a theme. Please do not recommend more than 3 movies per month! Then, after the recommendation period has ended, the group will vote on which movies will make the cut for the month. Expect around 2-4 movies per month.

Watch-alongs are Fridays starting at 6:45 pm ET unless stated otherwise. There is no obligation to join, but if you do come, expect to chat with the group over messenger. No voice calls will be used and all films watched together will have English captioning.

After watching, a discussion post will be created to chat about the film. General shitshooting and shitposting is allowed! This is just a space for people who like film and like to talk to others about film, so nothing formal is expected. However, in-depth reviews are more than welcome!

We hope to see you for the next flick!

eve_n_furter

scanfic is a supportive community for Scandinavian (loving) writers, readers, and reccers to talk about and share fanfiction, fanworks, and fandom.

Anything fan- and Scandinavia-related, and posts in English or Scandinavian languages, are welcome.
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scanfic er en støttende møteplass for skandinavisk (elskende) lesere, forfattere og anbefalere, hvor vi kan snakke om og dele fanfiksjon, fanarbeider og fandom.

Alt fandom- og skandinavia-relatert, og poster på engelsk eller skandinavisk, er velkomne.

yourlibrarian

...for year 3! The

marchmetamatterschallenge is focused on not just new meta, but making sure older meta gets a chance to be read and remain a part of fandom history.

While new meta is also encouraged, the priority for Meta Matters is to make sure meta doesn't vanish with sites or personal accounts when those get closed or moved. That's also why the challenge will be using the Archive of Our Own as a destination site and collection host.

This will be a month-long event kicking off on March 1 with bi-weekly check-ins. March Meta Matters will close on April 1.

Find out more about the challenge through our introduction or the FAQ. Feel free to leave questions on either post.

olivermoss

transmediaclub: For discussion of works by or about Trans People

indeedsir: A Community for all things Wodehouse on Dreamwidth

Been a while since I posted, so a few plugs for these comms!

yourlibrarian

Has February begun? Well March will be here before you know it, and that means that the

marchmetamatterschallenge community will be up and running again to help get you going (or started!) on archiving your meta works on AO3.

While creators have often used multiple sites to host their works, one type of work has generally been left out of fans' efforts at archiving and preserving fanworks -- meta. In many cases, meta posts have not been copied anywhere else other than the location where they were first posted, leaving them hard to find and particularly vulnerable to loss.

So what if we can make a small dent in getting it saved? The March Meta Matters Challenge is focused on not just new meta, but making sure older meta gets a chance to be read and remain a part of fandom history. While new meta is also encouraged, the priority for Meta Matters is to make sure meta doesn't vanish with sites or personal accounts when those get closed or moved.

This is a month long event that kicks off on March 1. There are no signups and anyone can participate, whether here at Dreamwidth or elsewhere.

If you have any questions about MMM, look over how the challenge works, or visit our FAQ or leave a comment!

Also, if you enjoy meta? Check out the over 250 works archived in 2020.

ioplokon

(x-posted to

wrestlingfans)

I've started up a new community for discussing professional wrestling at

pro_wrestling. This is a place more for meta, discussion, and getting to know other wrestling promotions, performers, and fans. I wanted to make a socially-oriented space for wrestling on here - we'll try to get weekly all-promotion discussions going and monthly wrestler spotlights and other recurring themed posts to get people talking to each other and about the wrestling they love. This is also a place to talk about wrestling history, zines, magazines, and other bits of ephemeral wrestling culture! It's a place to share icons and non-fictional writing about wrestling. This isn't a fanfic comm because I feel like the network for that already exists and is well-represented and because that's not something I feel like I have the experience to be comfortable moderating.

So, consider stopping by! I hope to see you there! Membership is moderated, but just as a way to avoid robot-spam. As long as you don't have an empty journal you'll be approved - and if you do have an empty journal, just shoot me a PM & I'll add you!

yourlibrarian

Before you happily kick 2017 to the curb, remember the things that were actually good about it, such as Buffyverse fanworks!

Gifting your fellow fans some lovely items to start the coming year with is a great way to spread a little cheer to all those wonderful writers, artists, vidders, mods, and more who have given you something to smile (or maybe cry) about during 2017.

buffyversetop5 will reopen for its 2017 session on January 1, 2018 at midnight UTC (check that in your time zone) and will remain open through 6 PM GMT on January 16th. The session is open for recs of any fan created Buffyverse works made or continued in 2017 (which includes crossovers).

So start checking your download folders, your tags, your bookmarks and memories to see what you enjoyed this year and what you want to make sure the Buffyverse community doesn't miss from 2017. If you want to help spread the news, several artists have made us starter treats to entice friends to the party. If you have any questions about the session, ask them here!

lindseyblythe

Undiluted and Unfiltered Fandom News, Trends, and Discussions

bitch_fit

susanreads

Have you ever come out of the cinema saying "That's two hours of my life I'll never get back"? Read a book recently that made you want to throw it across the room? Did last night's TV make your brain bleed?

Get it off your chest and spare other people the pain.

anti_recs is the place to post your reviews of things you wish you'd left well alone, whether they jump gleefully aboard the fail bus, ought to have a trigger warning, or are just boring or incomprehensible. Crossposts and links to posts on your own journal welcome.

newredshoes

It seemed like a shame that DW had no Shakespeare community; thus,

thegreatglobe is available for your delectation. I've just posted open reaction posts for the two aired episodes of The Hollow Crown, but please please please feel free to talk about any Shakespeare or Shakespeare-derivative thing you so please!

elsane

Interested in opera? Please check out the brand-new community

operatics, for any and all things related to opera, from performance to fanworks. Discuss your favorite singers, your favorite operas, your favorite roles -- or your favorite YouTube videos. Fic or fanmixes also welcome.

telesilla

product_junkies is your one stop ~~shop~~ community for beauty and grooming products! If you want to talk make-up, perfume, hair products, bath and body products, face stuff and moisturizes, or beauty tools, this is the place. We welcome product reviews and discussion, recs for beauty blogs or YouTube gurus, pictures of your awesome manicure or your latest Ulta haul, requests for recommendations and pretty much anything you can bring back to beauty products. We also allow sales/swap posts if you're looking to get rid of that nail polish or bottle of BPAL or you have a beauty related etsy you're welcome to post.

We're a little slow right now and we'd love to see more traffic, so come on over and tell us about what beauty product you're into right now.

elf

sps, or Slushpile Sleuths, was created for ebook reviews after discussion at the Mobileread forums. (They also wanted a short URL so it was easy to remember & share around away from DW, hence the abbreviation.) It's intended to focus on indie and self-published ebooks, rather than the mainstream ones that get plenty of reviews for the print versions that (mostly) work for the ebook versions.

I expect a lot of reviews about Smashwords books, but Lulu and Feedbooks are also welcome, along with reviews for author releases at their own sites.

Indie ebook quality is hit and miss, and they're scattered on so many different sites that there's no nice simple software to show which ones are read and liked most. This needs people. I had grand thoughts of a template and tagging system and teams of readers coordinating their efforts... apparently, it's not gonna happen like that. At least not right away. I'm perfectly happy with "just throw your commentary about specific ebooks here," and we'll sort out reviewing options later.

So come join

sps, and either review the ebooks you've read, even if it's just a link and "I liked this! Hot!" or "Don't waste your time; the typo-monster ate this one," or read what other people have to say and maybe find some gems you would've overlooked.

You can also join

ebooks for ebook sources, ereader advice, and conversion tips. Or just grumbling about how your favorite childhood books aren't available as ebooks yet.

ysabetwordsmith

crowdfunding was created 9/9/10 and actively seeks new members. This community exists to connect creative people and patrons of the arts. Early posts offer background information on crowdfunding and how to practice it as a creator or donor. Crowdfunded projects will be added to the community's Links list as people announce them, with priority given to projects hosted here on DW or at least run by somebody with a DW account.

This doesn't closely match extant tags, so I made my best guesses. I recommend adding "networking" as a tag.

What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding (aka Cyberfunded Creativity) is a new, growing business model. It allows creative folks such as writers and artists to sell their goods and services directly to online audiences. It enables viewers to support their favorite creators, which encourages them to produce more goodies. It cuts out the middleman. CFC can be done through blogs or personal websites, in assorted variations. For a good example of a crowdfunding project, check out the serial

wonder_city.

What this community offers for creative people:
Use

crowdfunding to promote your crowdfunded projects and reach a wider audience. You may explain how your particular CFC project works: what you produce, what crowdfunding model you use, what your perks are, etc. You can ask for people's input on projects or decisions when you aren't sure what you want to do. Discussions of CFC theory and practice, success or failure, are also welcome. All kinds of creativity are welcome: writing, art, music, webcomics, crafts, etc.

What this community offers for patrons:
Use

crowdfunding to find new projects to view and/or support. You may also share your exciting discoveries of projects that you think other viewers might enjoy. Give creators feedback about what kinds of methods or perks you like. Compare/contrast cyberfunded creativity with conventional business models. Full reviews of CFC offerings are especially welcome.

For service providers and seekers:
In cyberfunded creativity, the creator has to do or hire everything. Use

crowdfunding to find freelance artists, editors, programmers, etc. to handle aspects of your project that lie outside your own skills. Likewise, promote what you can do for potential customers. In both cases, mention if you're open to barter -- this works especially well with matched skill sets such as swapping writing for art or editing for writing. Post thoughtfully and don't spam.

Current Mood: busy

susanreads

oursin

Have you ever encountered a fictional character that the author intended you to think wonderful or sympathetic, and just found them really, really annoying? Not the ones they intended to be annoying, the ones they just assume you will love? The author thought they were creating a romantic, brooding, angsty hero but what comes over is a passive-aggressive pouter? or expects you to sympathise with their ever-so-sensitive heroine struggling against the vicissitudes of her existence when you can't stop thinking 'snap out of it and get a life'?

Don't you think these characters would be all the better for being repeatedly slapped around the chops with a wet codfish?

Come over and join codswallopers!

Polls currently still open:
Wuther My Codfish (Wuthering Heights)
Pride and Codfish (Jane Austen characters)
Slap that cod (general section)
Death of a Codfish: the annoying detectives poll

And soliciting nominations for the 'Is this a codfish I see before me' Shakespearean character most in need of a wet codfish across the chops.

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