snowynight

( Challenge #4 )

As a kid, I was an avid reader of books and manga. I also watched a lot of animes. It's interesting to trace their influence on me.

Five canons that have shaped my fannnish life

( Fandoms mentioned: Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sailor Moon, Angel Sanctuary, Getbackers, Star Trek: the Original Series and Marvel comics 616 )

5 Very Specific Ship Dynamics I Enjoy

( Fandoms mentioned: Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sailor Moon, Angel Sanctuary, Getbackers, Star Trek: the Original Series, Due South, Harry Potter and Marvel comics 616 )

( Challenge #2 )

This year, my goal is to

• fulfill my pledge (at least 120 writing days this year) in getyourwordsout


• finish my original fantasy wip


• Works on and finish my another original fantasy idea because someone has asked about it and said they would like to see it finished


• Reading books on my (too long) to read list

Challenge #13

In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

All fics are either based on fairytales or a retelling. I really love how the writers engage with the classical tales and come up with something creative and intriguing.

( Rumpelstiltskin, Ugly Duckling & Little Red Riding Hood )

Challenge #11

In your own space, Talk about your favorite trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My favourite trope is pining, as long as the person doesn't think they're entitled to being loved back. I love it in all favours: Mutual but both are unaware/can't do anything about it, one-side that grows into mutual, a person who stoically pines and cares for years resigned to the hopelessness, denial of feeling breaking out... It's a great source of angst that can be resolved happily.

Rec list:

Star Trek: the Original Series (James T. Kirk/Spock)

Bitter Glass by killabeez: A story about regrets and second chances. Faced with the news of Kirk's death in Generations, Spock tells the story of a thirty-year friendship that defied all categorization. (Crossover with Star Trek: TNG) Originally posted in 1996.

The Diver by Carolyn_Spencer: One does not need to be well trained in the paths of logic to discern the meaning of the vision. I am the diver, and he, of course, the sea.

Challenge #9

In your own space, celebrate a personal win from the past year: it can be a list of fanworks you're especially proud of, time you spent in the community, a quality or skill you cultivated in yourself, something you generally feel went well.

I wrote for at least 120 days last year, reaching my pledged habit goal in getyourwordsout

Challenge #7

In your own space, interact with a community or a fic. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Done on beautifulmechanical

This is a great community to discover new music.

Challenge #4

In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My headcanon for Star Trek: the Original Series

- When Spock was in Starfleet Academy, he went all out in experiment with his human side. He worked hard and played hard, including a lot of casual sex. He was a scientist. The biggest fear came from the unknown. Only through experimentation we improve (or disprove) our theory. He could only control himself better through knowledge. It was also strategic to know more about humans than people realize. This was when he picked up some popular culture like Halloween celebration. He didn't talk about this like he never brought up his parents.

- Spock is an anti-hero figure who never quite fits the social expectation, a trait shared by his mirror counterpart. He will be very happy to have Jim by his side in a community that accepts him for what he is. Meanwhile, Jim's dream is have Spock by himself in a never ending adventure. They are such a good pair.

Challenge #2

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for your fave character, ship or fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Sherlock Holmes/James Watson

I am very happy that the complete cases of Sherlock Holmes series has entered public domain this year because they are my first love in the world of detective novels.

Holmes is intelligent, observant and has so much energy to burn in solving mysteries, while Watson is the down to earth action man narrator. They are different in personalities, but they care deeply about and trust each other. Holmes's calm is broken when Watson is in danger, while the emotional reunion shows how affected Watson is. While both are independent and capable men, they belong at each other's sides, no matter during an investigation or sitting by the fire.

The success of the Sherlock Holmes book series has led to numerous adaptation, pastiches and inspired many stories with Homes cameos or imaginary relatives/descendants of Holmes. The first traced print pastiche was published in 1893. Writers such as Stephen King have their Holmes pastiche story published in anthologies. (Stephen King is very good at writing Holmes and Watson.)

Adaptation:

I really like the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie because it's fun to watch and very slashy. Miss Sherlock is a modern Japanese genderswap AU, which I didn't know I need before.

Media inspired by Holmes

In Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles, the popular bad guys Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran unravel mystery for their gain, like an evil counterpart of Holmes and Watson.

"A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight" is choose your adventure game that the player character is a ex-military doctor partnered with a brilliant detective (Sounds familiar?) in a land of magic, social conflict and revolution. The brilliant detective is a potential love interest.

Challenge #14

In your own space, post your pictures of your fandom scavenger hunt results. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



Look around your current space, whether digital or brick-n-mortar. Post a pic or description of:

1. a fannish item: I have an old phone wallpaper of Sailor Moon, who looks divine in the picture. When I was a kid I was a big fan of the original Sailor Moon anime 

2. something round: a coin 

3. something that is your favorite color: I like purple. One of my saved phone wallpaper is a stylish night mountain with a lot of purple. 

( Cut for the pictures )

Challenge #12

In your own space, tell us who you would recast in a film, tv series or webseries, or maybe someone voicing a cartoon or videogame. Or who would you cast to play a character in a book, comic or maybe even your own fiction! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I almost skipped this challenge because I am really bad at visualizing characters, but I feel that Ariana Neal can make a good Hermione.