Fannish adventurings

[thisbluespirit]

1. I am writing Dracula (TV 1968)/Doctor Who, with Ace meeting the others post-canon for the hc_bingo April crossover challenge. This is what happens if nobody gives me prompts and I'm doing a Seventh Era manifesto while making gifs of Dracula. The downsides are that I don't know if I can finish it in time, as I'm not really that great right now, and probably nobody but me would want to read it anyway, so it will probably die in my notepad if I don't. So I will try.


2. I sort of accidentally bought a paid Dreamwidth account the other day while trying to see if it was now possible for me to do so. (It hadn't been before for a lot of UK users). Well, it is now, and I have 100 icon spaces, which I am fast filling up. Journal-space is just so much less fun without icons; everything has perked up now. I am getting all the icons I need for comms and writing purposes while wondering about making original Element icons and also how many Silver and James Maxwell icons a person might be able to get away with. And is there any justification for Mrs Mortimer icons? (I still love her even if I have mostly stopped going on about Public Eye.) Plus, I need to find new icons for new things. And it's more fun to make them when you might be able to use them, even if only for a year.

Anyway, this is what happens if I get really annoyed at not having my Dracula icon any more for the third time in three days.


3. I am working on a Seventh Doctor Era manifesto for tardis_library. It's very hard to narrow down the recs! At the moment, I have a good list but it is free of some of my most favourite Seven authors which feels pretty weird and wrong. I have a growing list of things that will need reccing separately on the comm afterwards now. Which is also good, as long as I remember to do it!

(Talking of which can a person justify separate Ace and Seven icons, or should she just have a Seven 'n' Ace one still, or even have all three? But then 100 icon spaces are not unlimited icon spaces especially if you are a multifannish person with multiple comms and also one of those fandoms is Doctor Who and you like all 56 years it and the audios and some of the books...*)

Oh, and ruuger has posted their Twelfth Doctor manifesto for the same challenge, so you should definitely look at that. (Posted on TARDIS Library's first birthday, too! I am thrilled that it has come this far in these fallen days. <3)


3a. I've been planning to do a rec set for the genprompt_bingo square "genderswap" as a way of dealing with it (not my trope, and I wanted to do the border bingo) but just as I'm getting on nicely with it (especially after realizing that it also includes Rule 63 fic), I had an idea on how to fill it myself. Self, that is just inconvenient. I've been making this rec set possible for a year now!




* There may be some other advantages to having a paid account, but I'm all about the 100x100 icon spaces.

Comments

[persiflage_1]

and also one of those fandoms is Doctor Who and you like all 66 years it and the audios and some of the books...

*coughs* 56 years. *coughs*

Have fun with your icon-ing.

[thisbluespirit]

LOL, maths was never my strong point!!

[persiflage_1]

Oh mine either. In fact, I double-checked that it wasn't 66 years. But my first thought was definitely "It's not THAT long since the 50th anniversary!"

[thisbluespirit]

I'm particularly woolly-headed today! I thought yesterday was two days ago, so I suppose adding a decade onto DW's total is fairly reasonable.

*hugs back*

[persiflage_1]

That's okay - I've slept so badly all week, I've had to check which day it is multiple times per day.

*squishes*

[thisbluespirit]

*points to important use of icon space*

:-D

[persiflage_1]

*big damn grin*

[auroracloud]

That is excellent use of icon space!

[auroracloud]

100 icon spaces are not unlimited icon spaces especially if you are a multifannish person with multiple comms and also one of those fandoms is Doctor Who and you like all 56 years it and the audios and some of the books...*

*nods* So very true. And I'm not even that multifannish (also, all my other fandoms are books) and I haven't yet seen all the episodes or read any of the books, and still... yeah.

Yay icons, though!

(I keep feeling I've got way too few Two era icons, and I've got like a dozen, so I for one won't judge you for having separate Ace and Seven icons! I'm still discussing with myself specifically how many icons of Jamie and Two clinging I should have before it's enough. I never did say I knew how to be reasonable about stuff.

[thisbluespirit]

I have a Two icon again now! When I only had 15 I had to stick to one New Who and one Classic, I didn't. I think next year, even if it comes down to food or icons, who needs food? ;-)

[auroracloud]

Yay for Two icons!

Hehe, yes, I'm basically permanently broke this year and I still keep a paid account because icons. They're so pretty. And they're such a part of this type of journalling!

[moon_custafer]

I am writing Dracula (TV 1968)/Doctor Who, with Ace meeting the others post-canon

Oooooh

[thisbluespirit]

:-D

[liadt]

Sounds like you've got lots of fun fannish activities to play with:)

I think Dr Who fans should automatically be given extra icon spaces when the lead character keeps changing their face it's hard to just have one! And there's all the companions ...

[thisbluespirit]

I like to keep myself busy. :-)

I think Dr Who fans should automatically be given extra icon spaces when the lead character keeps changing their face it's hard to just have one! And there's all the companions ...

Ha, yes, although somehow I think Dreamwidth might not buy it, especially since Star Trek fans could probably make a similar case, and comic fans and...

[astrogirl]

Yay for Seventh Doctor manifesto! I do love him so. *hugs him* And, yes, I think one can 100% justify having icons of Seven and Ace, both together and separately. (I have an Ace, and a Seven-and-Ace. No just Seven, though, now that I think about it. Maybe that's an oversight. :))

but just as I'm getting on nicely with it (especially after realizing that it also includes Rule 63 fic), I had an idea on how to fill it myself. Self, that is just inconvenient.

Selves always come up with fic ideas at the very worst times. (Says the person who was taking notes on fic ideas at work yesterday so I don't forget them when I actually have time to write.)

[thisbluespirit]

Yay for Seventh Doctor manifesto! I do love him so. *hugs him*

It's for the whole era, because I don't like to make things easy for myself. :-D

And I decided that I can have 3 while I do the manifesto and then maybe ration it back later when I am doing something else and want All the Icons for that. Not having a Seven icon if you want one is definitely an oversight, though!

Selves always come up with fic ideas at the very worst times.

Yes, although I suppose I should have realized that the inevitable consequence of putting together recs would be inspiration for how to also write something. Mind, I haven't actually written it, so the rec set has the best chance still!

[astrogirl]

It's for the whole era, because I don't like to make things easy for myself. :-D

I also love the whole era. *hugs it too*

Yes, although I suppose I should have realized that the inevitable consequence of putting together recs would be inspiration for how to also write something.

Other people's fic only sometimes inspires me. Usually when it's bad, and I get the itch to do it right. :)

[thisbluespirit]

That's a great Ace icon! <3

Other people's fic only sometimes inspires me. Usually when it's bad, and I get the itch to do it right. :)

Ha, well, that's a thing, too. I don't usually get inspired by specific things in it (well, unless I do) but I realize when I haven't been reading fic much (which happens a lot these days, the brain being what it is), that it's one of the reasons I stop writing. As soon as I do some more general fic reading, I get all fired up again about whatever fandom it is, and what you can do with fic.

[elisi]

This is what happens if nobody gives me prompts and I'm doing a Seventh Era manifesto while making gifs of Dracula.
This is what fandom is for.

Talking of which can a person justify separate Ace and Seven icons, or should she just have a Seven 'n' Ace one still, or even have all three?
Well, it depends. I'd say upload what you like, and then once you have run out of space you'll realise what you really need. What would you be willing to delete to make space for something more important?

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, that's what I decided! I have all three for now, and later, when I've used more spaces, and am doing something different in a different fandom, I can combine them back to one.

:-D