Pimpage and an LJ garage sale

[emmagrant01]

Pimpage

1. I've been trying to keep up with my recs journal lately, emma_recs. It's mostly a reading journal, a place where I can post about the fics that I've read and really loved. It's well-organized with tags, so I like to think it's easy to find good stuff there. There are a ton of fics I need to add, too.

2. I've been amazed by how well writing_sex runs. I'm technically the mod, but I've only had to step in twice in over a year of its existence. People post questions there quite often, and the members are quick to respond and highly knowledgable. It's even multi-fandom! If you don't know about it, go and check it out. It's a great resource.

3. Though it hasn't seen much traffic lately, the Chix-Talkin-Fix yahoo group has in the past been a great place to talk about writing. jedirita and I started it ages ago, and every now and then a discussion pops up. I'd like to see it be active again, because I've had some great conversations there. Incidentally, we also started an LJ comm to partner with it (chix_talkin_fix), but it was hardly used at all. If there's any interest in that comm, please feel free to join and post.

4. hd_discussion has been around for a while and is currently being maintained by me and furiosity. We keep meaning to get some new discussions started.

5. hp_infinities and its Yahoo group were a writing experiment that I had high hopes for, but it never really took off -- despite more than 100 people joining the group. I'm not sure if it's dead or not, but if anyone wants to participate, please check it out.

6. I'm the current maintainer of almost_hd, a comm devoted to UST! No, not really -- it's actually more about H/D preslash.

7. après l'école probably doesn't need pimping, but I'll point to it anyway. It has an LJ feed too: apres_lecole.

Comms up for grabs

1. I started hp_quince last fall, and this spring I haven't been able to keep up with it. The idea was that challenges would be posted every week on Sunday, and participants would post fics they wrote in 15 minutes, sort of like contrelamontre. Would anyone like to take it over? Please? I still want to participate, but I don't have time to maintain it, obviously. Taken by wook77.

2. A long time ago, I started a comm called novel_fanfic, thinking it would be a support community for people who were writing novel-length fics. It sort of fizzled out, and nothing has really happened there for a while. In retrospect, a mailing list is probably better for that sort of thing. I'm almost ready to admit that it's dead -- unless anyone wants to take it. Please comment if you want it! Taken by piscaria.

3. hp_x_sw was started, obviously, to showcase HP and SW crossover fics. It currently contains one unfinshed cracky WIP! (*shifty glance at littlesnitch*) If anyone would like to take the comm and make something out of it, let me know.

4. siri_tachi_fic: unfortunately, I think this one is as dead as.. well. I still have an unfinished WIP there, too. I don't know if there's any interest in that little corner of the SW fandom any more.

5. snb_fandom: Stitch n' Bitch fandom! I haven't done much knitting lately, but I'm sure I will when the weather gets cooler. I'm content to just let this one lie fallow, but if someone wants to take it over and do something with it, great!

Comments

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to take over hp_quince if you'd like. I enjoyed participating and it's a really fun idea. I especially liked the prompts you chose to use.

Up to you, of course ;)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I'll go ahead and add you as the maintainer, then. Thanks!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

It's all yours now. I removed myself as maintainer while I was at it. :-)

[shezan.livejournal.com]

*bows low in admiration*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Ah, quit that. ;-)

[okydoky.livejournal.com]

I'm not up to taking over one of these, but i'll definetly check some of them out! xx

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

:-)

[piscaria.livejournal.com]

Unless somebody better qualified steps up to the plate, I'd love to take over novel_fanfic. I always thought it was a fantastic idea. I'd probably make it multifandom, though -- I hope that wouldn't be a problem.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Great! I'll go ahead and add you as a maintainer, and I'll stick around for a week or so in case you have any questions before removing myself. It was already supposed to be multifandom, actually, so feel free to make any changes you want!

[mombi.livejournal.com]

I am so happy you are using emma_recs to talk about stuff you like. Thanks! :-D

[quivo.livejournal.com]

Wow, can't imagine how you keep up with all of those! Thanks for pimping them here, though - I've already joined about two or three ^_^

Cracky WIP?

[littlesnitch.livejournal.com]

Really!

So, Emma, any time to write the next A/D installment?!?

--ls

[drusillas-rain.livejournal.com]

I love writing_sex - there's been some great discussions and great information. Thanks for creating it.

re hp_infinities - what's the status of it at the moment? Are there any stories in progress? I've always been curious about this project (I had originally signed up) because I loved the 'choose your own adventure books' as a child, and because there are so many possible pairings to choose from.
*goes off to read "Keys to Desire"*

[snowqueenofhoth.livejournal.com]

3. hp_x_sw

4. siri_tachi_fic

Man, I wish these weren't so dead. I love both. Unfortunately, I'm not a writer, and only the very vaguest sort of artist, so I never had much to contribute besides props to those who are.
I'd love to see the Siri fic finished, though. ;)
And the Anakin/Draco was fun, if a bit... silly. *g*

[fierydspsition.livejournal.com]

I'd take the stich n'bitch but I don't know what I'd do with it. If worse comes to worse, let me know before getting rid of it or dropping it. I might figure something out, though I'd prefer to leave it to someone else.

[littleroo27.livejournal.com]

Do you think anyone over at SNB would know patterns for the knifty knitters? I started using it as a way to keep my hands busy and am in the middle of two hogwarts scarves, both of which I'm very proud of. But I wanted to know if anyone had made anything bigger then a hat or scarf...

[potter-lover456.livejournal.com]

I hate poppin gup on people's journals, but I'm getting desperate here.

I am going to re-read the OoTP, and I'm looking for communties with theories from it. You know, is Remus evil?, or what really happened in Snape's Worst memory. Then I noticed that you seem to know a bunch of communities, so I'm just asking.