Fandom Snowflake 2020 - Challenge #3

[scrubjayspeaks]

Challenge #3: Pimp Your Favorite Communities, Fests or Challenges!

I'm not much involved in communities or events. I'm not the lurker I once was, but I'm still hesitant to get involved with events. Anything that has a longer time commitment or distant deadline traditionally ran the risk of getting preempted by either my day job or my health issues. While I can write to simple or loose prompts, recipients and assignments tend to make me freeze up. So I'm not a great match for a lot of the big events I've heard of.

I'm working on a bingo card from allbingo this month, though, and I've got three out of seven prompts written for the pattern I'm trying to make. So hey! Progress! I like how relaxed that community is, because I can focus on getting something small done, rather than falling into a "perfection or bust" mentality that makes me just give up.

I also did pod_together the last two years, which I really enjoyed. It's the only time I've ever collaborated like that. Normally, I would be too particular about my writing process to be able to share control. But as the podficcer, I have a more zen attitude about exploring ideas and doing things differently.

I like the community over at crowdfunding, though I mostly haven't participated in the monthly events. I've told myself a bunch of times that I want to get more active over there--it's a lovely group of people sharing prompts and making things and supporting creators--and I'll keep trying to make that happen eventually.

And fandomcalendar is a nice resource. I'm usually just watching events in other fandoms as they go by without any inclination to sign up myself, but it's still nice to get regular pings about what events are out there. And sometimes, it'll be the first place I hear about something super cool.

Comments

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I appreciate the signal boosts.

>> I've got three out of seven prompts written for the pattern I'm trying to make. So hey! Progress! <<

Go you!

>> I like how relaxed that community is, because I can focus on getting something small done, rather than falling into a "perfection or bust" mentality that makes me just give up.<<

It's designed to be low-stress and fun. :D

>>I've told myself a bunch of times that I want to get more active over there--it's a lovely group of people sharing prompts and making things and supporting creators--and I'll keep trying to make that happen eventually.<<

Leaving prompts is the easiest way to get involved. It only takes a minute or two.

[fadedwings]

A great bunch of comms ♥