Snowflake Challenge: Days 4 & 5
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narya_flameHad a busy few days, so playing catch up!
Day 4
In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you.
This year I've seen so many people wishing that fandom would chill the F out and be a bit nicer, which I definitely agree with. In that spirit, I'm going to adapt something from my Silmarillion Writers' Guild holiday wish list, which was intended to encourage people to take a breath and look at the world, but also to use their fannish instincts at the same time:
Notice the world around you; find (and photograph?) a little corner of it that makes you think of your favourite fandom setting. That could be a tapestry that reminds you of Cintra, a weird landscape feature that could have come straight out of Star Wars, a ruin that Marcus Flavius Aquila might have seen in all its glory, a bar where you think the Avengers might gather, or a flower you think Sam Gamgee would love.
If you feel comfortable linking to pictures in the comments, I'd love to see what you come up with!
Day 5
In your own space, talk about an idea you wish you had the time / talent / energy to do.
Hmm. Well, my Tolkien fic ideas list is enormous, but I've accepted that I'm never going to write everything on it, and that's OK; I'm not going to beat myself up over the ones I don't get to. The list is a lovely resource to have in its own right.
I can't really think of much else that would be relevant to this particular challenge, so I'm calling that done!
Day 4
In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you.
This year I've seen so many people wishing that fandom would chill the F out and be a bit nicer, which I definitely agree with. In that spirit, I'm going to adapt something from my Silmarillion Writers' Guild holiday wish list, which was intended to encourage people to take a breath and look at the world, but also to use their fannish instincts at the same time:
Notice the world around you; find (and photograph?) a little corner of it that makes you think of your favourite fandom setting. That could be a tapestry that reminds you of Cintra, a weird landscape feature that could have come straight out of Star Wars, a ruin that Marcus Flavius Aquila might have seen in all its glory, a bar where you think the Avengers might gather, or a flower you think Sam Gamgee would love.
If you feel comfortable linking to pictures in the comments, I'd love to see what you come up with!
Day 5
In your own space, talk about an idea you wish you had the time / talent / energy to do.
Hmm. Well, my Tolkien fic ideas list is enormous, but I've accepted that I'm never going to write everything on it, and that's OK; I'm not going to beat myself up over the ones I don't get to. The list is a lovely resource to have in its own right.
I can't really think of much else that would be relevant to this particular challenge, so I'm calling that done!
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Date: 2022-01-11 09:35 pm (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-11 09:40 am (UTC)Accordingly I have made several posts:
Cultivating Kindness in Fandom
How to Make Fandom More Inclusive
Improving Community in Fandom
>> Notice the world around you; find (and photograph?) a little corner of it that makes you think of your favourite fandom setting. <<
This is one piece of my fairy window, which is full of plants and sparkly things.
https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/6069203.html
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Date: 2022-01-11 09:43 pm (UTC)And I love your fairy window, that's beautiful :D
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Date: 2022-01-11 10:03 pm (UTC)You're welcome.
>> And I love your fairy window, that's beautiful :D
It's actually a bay. There's another small window the same size on the far side, and one in the middle. Today is sunny so the window sparklies are throwing rainbows and dazzles everywhere.
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Date: 2022-01-14 08:45 pm (UTC)Earlier today, I was looking across the river. There was a gap in the growth along the banks, framing a view of the meadow beyond and in the middle of the gap a birch. The sun was slowly setting to the left and it lit the trunk and branches of the tree up like gold and fire; it could have been any of Tolkien's otherworldly trees! Then as the evening sunlight faded, the colours gradually withdrew and, in the dusk, the tree merged with the rest of the background.
Not a photo (I could not have photographed it), but I thought you might like me to tell you anyway!
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