January Fandom Stuff
Feb. 4th, 2023 10:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sultrybutdamagedSo since I’m trying to use this journal more, I figured I’d do a little round up of my fandom life for the last month.
Back in December, I decided I needed to sign up for more fic events, since I haven’t finished a fic since 2021 and probably 80% of the fics I’ve ever managed to finish were for big bangs or exchanges. So I signed up for a multi-fandom event (I won’t name it in case I’m violating the rules somehow) and like usual I offered way too many fandoms/pairings. And when I got my assignment, there was one book fandom on there (the Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake) that I hadn’t read but was on my tbr, so I figured, okay, I’ll read the books in January and be ready to bang out a fic. Because I’m a multi-shipper, yeah, and these are all f/f ships so… I’ll like one of them, right?
Yeah, turns out not so much.
I liked the books, but not to the point of wanting to expand on the story or do anything with any of the suggested pairings. So now I’ve spent the last three days rushing my way through a reread of a different series so I’ll remember enough to write a fic for it. At least I really like the pairing in this one.
I’m doing a Classics challenge on Storygraph for 2023, so in January I read Wuthering Heights. Loved the gothic vibes, hated pretty much everything else about it. Next month’s read is Orlando by Virginia Wolfe, which I’m a lot more excited about.
I’m kind of in a TV slump. I was feeling historical fantasy recently so I tried Carnival Row (loved the world, didn’t care about any of the characters) and The Nevers (there was stuff I liked, but the Joss Whedon-y direction of the character arcs felt way too predictable.) I’m trying to get better at DNFing stuff I’m not enjoying so I dropped both of them. I’m watching Willow now and I like but don’t love it, which is too bad because these lesbians are adorable and I want to support them.
Interview with the Vampire consumed all my attention for the last couple of months, so you’d think I’d be watching Mayfair Witches, but I’ve only seen the first episode so far. I need to catch up. I liked the pilot more than I expected to, given the reviews, but the main actress rubbed me wrong and I haven’t been motivated to get back to it.
I dunno, I miss having a fandom thing I’m really excited about, even if it’s just fic.
Oh! But! My birthday is coming up and Harley Quinn is doing a Valentine’s Special that I am choosing to see as a present just for me.
Back in December, I decided I needed to sign up for more fic events, since I haven’t finished a fic since 2021 and probably 80% of the fics I’ve ever managed to finish were for big bangs or exchanges. So I signed up for a multi-fandom event (I won’t name it in case I’m violating the rules somehow) and like usual I offered way too many fandoms/pairings. And when I got my assignment, there was one book fandom on there (the Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake) that I hadn’t read but was on my tbr, so I figured, okay, I’ll read the books in January and be ready to bang out a fic. Because I’m a multi-shipper, yeah, and these are all f/f ships so… I’ll like one of them, right?
Yeah, turns out not so much.
I liked the books, but not to the point of wanting to expand on the story or do anything with any of the suggested pairings. So now I’ve spent the last three days rushing my way through a reread of a different series so I’ll remember enough to write a fic for it. At least I really like the pairing in this one.
I’m doing a Classics challenge on Storygraph for 2023, so in January I read Wuthering Heights. Loved the gothic vibes, hated pretty much everything else about it. Next month’s read is Orlando by Virginia Wolfe, which I’m a lot more excited about.
I’m kind of in a TV slump. I was feeling historical fantasy recently so I tried Carnival Row (loved the world, didn’t care about any of the characters) and The Nevers (there was stuff I liked, but the Joss Whedon-y direction of the character arcs felt way too predictable.) I’m trying to get better at DNFing stuff I’m not enjoying so I dropped both of them. I’m watching Willow now and I like but don’t love it, which is too bad because these lesbians are adorable and I want to support them.
Interview with the Vampire consumed all my attention for the last couple of months, so you’d think I’d be watching Mayfair Witches, but I’ve only seen the first episode so far. I need to catch up. I liked the pilot more than I expected to, given the reviews, but the main actress rubbed me wrong and I haven’t been motivated to get back to it.
I dunno, I miss having a fandom thing I’m really excited about, even if it’s just fic.
Oh! But! My birthday is coming up and Harley Quinn is doing a Valentine’s Special that I am choosing to see as a present just for me.
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Date: 2023-02-05 08:14 am (UTC)Interview with the Vampire was very good, and I am looking forward to more Harley Quinn for sure. <3
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Date: 2023-02-05 07:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-02-06 05:09 pm (UTC)I've consumed like 5 or more new-to-me canons just because I wanted to make an exchange gift with them (it was always tv shows or movies, never books). :D I was lucky to always end up liking the canon and the characters, and really enjoying the assignment. But also I'm not a writer, I draw fanart, so it would be much easier to draw characters I didn't care about than it would be to write them.
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Date: 2023-02-06 09:50 pm (UTC)I got into both Harley Quinn and Harlots so I could write fics for exchanges and they’re two of my favorite shows so I really thought my track record was going to work for me this time too.