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Masterpost | Challenge #13 & 14

Challenge #13

In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom!) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Apart from the wikis on fandom.com, I don't think I use anything else. It seems I don't use a lot of fandom resources, haha.

Challenge #14

In your own space, remix an existing work into a new media, and/or rec three or more remixes that do the same. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

OK, for this one, I'm going to self-rec:

Art for Hollow Earth: I created this fanart for a French fanfic (for the short-lived French Big Bang). I'm especially proud of Dean's poster, still today.

Art for Blind Man's Bluff: Created for the WIP BB 2017. I loved how the playing cards turned out. They are my favorite pieces.

Art for Poseidon's Champion: Created for the Small Fandom Bang round 7. I had so much fun trying to recreate the Ancient Greek amphora!

The last one isn't a self rec. It's one of the best thing I've ever received. Remember my fanfic Interlude? I wrote it for the WIP BB 2017, and I was lucky to receive art for it. It's so great! Please look at what kuwlshadow did!

Masterpost | Challenge #10

In your own space, write a love letter to Fandom in general, to a particular fandom, to a trope, a relationship, a character, creator, episode, or it could be your fandom friends. Share your love and squee as loud as you want to. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I've written two of these love letters before (for the Snowflake Challenge ;)), and I'll admit I don't really know what to add from those (if you're curious: 2017 letter and 2018 letter).

Or, maybe just that: even though writing has become more and more difficult for me over the years, I still read fanfics and participate in fandom in other ways, mainly through icon making and photo edits.

If one day, I leave fandom, I'll always remember it with fond memories.

Masterpost | Challenge #8

In your own space, create a wishlist. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

It looks like I always have trouble with this one. Hm, what do I want?

Fanfics to read, always

• I just watched the first season of MacGuyver (2016) so don't hesitate if you have any fics to rec. I'm not really shipping Mac and Jack, but I'm not opposed to it either. Send me your favorites! Reading Crossovers with Hawaii Five-0 would be great too.
• Dynasty (2017) fanfics with Fallon as the main character
• I'd love to read more fics about Sam/Benny (SPN). There are not enough fanfics on AO3 T.T

Icons: SPN, MCU, MacGuyver, Orphan Black, Dynasty (that's all I can think of right now)

I guess that's it.

Masterpost | Challenge #6

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

Here are my recs (all AUs incidentally)

I Am the Night by gottalovev
Fandom: The Avengers - All Media Types
Relationships: Steve/Tony
Summary: That's it. Tony is doomed. He rolls on his back, crosses his wings over his belly and closes his eyes. He'll await death here, misunderstood by the world to the bitter end.
Reason why it is recced: This fanfic is just too cute for words. Tiny bat!Tony is overdramatic but so cute. I want to hug him.

And When You Smile (The Whole World Stops and Stares For a While) by Iggysassou
Fandom: MCU
Relationships: Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony winced as the baby in his arms let out another deafening scream, earning several disapproving frowns and a few sympathetic wince from nearby passengers.

Of all the days for his car to break down and Happy to be on holiday, it had to be the day Peter was throwing the biggest, loudest tantrum in his (albeit short) life. And as if it wasn’t bad enough, Tony hadn’t been able to get a taxi so they were riding a bus home. It was a supposed to be a short ride according to his phone but of course there was traffic because it was both raining and rush hour and Tony felt very much like crying as Peter let out another wail.
Reason why it is recced: I looooove Superfamily, so this is catnip for me.

In Hindsight by nanasekei
Fandom: MCU
Relationships: Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony Stark knows very well how he screwed things up with Steve Rogers. He remembers it. Perfectly.
...Doesn't he?
Reason why it is recced: I really, really loved this fanfic. Tony's pov is heartbreaking but hopeful at the same time. And the writing is just wonderful.

I'm not reccing an icon maker instead of fanworks because everything they do is wonderful, please look at what magicrubbish does with icons.
I'm also a fan of this icon set from aliensamba (Riddick <3) and this icon set from shahallim (The Last of Us, Part 2).

Masterpost | Challenge #2 & #3

Challenge #2

In your own space (or their own space) interact with someone new. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. No need to leave a link for this one, but if you’d like to invite others to join the conversation, please do leave one.

I did it!

.:: ::.

Challenge #3

In your own space, tell us who, from one of your fandoms, would you most want to have dinner with (or tea, or a random afternoon visit), And why? This could be a creator, an actor, a costumer, a set designer, a director, a character, a composer, anybody! What would you talk about? What are you dying to know? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

This is a tough one. Technically, they are not from my fandoms but I would love to meet and talk to Stephen King, and just talk about his writing process and the types of stories he'd like to write. The other author I'd love to speak to is Douglas Adams. I'm just in admiration of the way he writes and it's fascinating how he could make the absurd seem logical. And funny! I just want to pick his brain, to see where it all  comes from.

Masterpost | Challenge #1

In your own space, introduce yourself! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I expanded a little my profile. I admit, it was not easy the few things I wrote in there haha. Have a look at it if you want!

Masterpost | Day 13

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I'm using the list I created last year.

( For ref, my old list with comments )

For 2018:

Writing Things:

• Reread, correct and rewrite the completed novels.
• Continue writing fanfics. Well. It's more: finish more fanfics.
• Write MORE in French. Honestly apart from NaNoWriMo, I hardly write in French anymore. The goal is: write more regularly fanfics in French.
• Write more regularly in general ;)

Non-Writing Things:

• Read more. I don't read enough books, even though I try to read as much in French as I do in English (I have a system when I alternate between 1 book in French/1 book in English).
• More Photoshop edits.
• Another podfic.
• Travel.

Masterpost | Day 7

In your own space, create a love meme for yourself. Let people tell you how amazing and awesome and loveable you really are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Surf the comments and find people to give love to.

Forgot I'd skipped this. 

So. 

Love me?

Masterpost | Day 8

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

At first I was going to talk about a movie (Memento by Christopher Nolan) because it's one of my all-time favorite movies that I watched several time but I changed my mind. Instead, I'm going to talk comics, and one in particular: SODA.

SODA (Wikipedia) is the story of David Solomon (So-Da), a NYC cop who lives with his mother, Mary. She doesn't know he's a cop, and he does everything to hide it from her because of her weak heart (and the fact that her late husband was Sheriff and was killed on the job). She thinks he's a priest.

( Cover )

I love this comic book. I read almost all the volumes several times. It's part of my childhood/teenage years comics. The situation is ridiculous: a cop disguising himself as a priest to avoid upsetting his mother. The whole city knows Soda isn't a priest but his mother is still oblivious. The character, Soda, is smart, kinda lonely cowboy, and a crack shot. I love all the characters, qualities and flaws.

Favourite volumes:

• Lettres à Satan (Letters to Satan)

In this volume, Soda reveals why he started disguising as a priest. I love this volume because you learn a lot about Soda's past when he first arrives in NYC. It's a mix of thriller/horror, quite dark for the series but awesome.

• Dieu est mort ce soir (God Has Died Tonight)

This was the first volume I've read of this comic series. My mom had only bought from the 4th one (she probably borrowed the first 3 from the library). In this volume, a hitman is on the loose in NYC, his next victim is shown on a 100-dollar bill. Soda must find him before the hitman does. All the victims are linked to one person, nicknamed "God." The whole volume is a race against time and it's absolutely thrilling. You see Soda's badassery and there are a few scenes in this that I love and could reread a hundred times.

• Et délivre-nous du mal (And Deliver Us from Evil)

In this volume, Soda and his mom go back to their hometown, Providence, Arizona. There, Soda learns more about his father than he thought. What I love here is Soda finally learning what happened when his father died and why it happened. You can see he's really not over it, and his mother is still heartbroken and you just feel for them (and then the action arrives and the truth is revealed... well, only to Soda.)

Note: I think Soda is my first fictional crush. For real.

Masterpost | Day 5

Recommend a fannish or creative resource. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Reading the comments helped me find what to rec.

Best resources for me:

• In English: Thesaurus and Merriam-Webster.
• In French: Larousse (definition), Conjugaison (tenses), CRISCO (synonyms) and CNRTL (definition, etymology and vocabulary).
• For both languages (when I remember the word in the incorrect language or don't know it): WordReference (translation & definition) and Linguee (definition and contextual translation).

There are others that I'm forgetting. French Canadians also have GREAT resources on the French language.

I only found this subreddit recently but it's absolutely amazing if you need ideas or writing prompts.

Now, onto "Free" pictures: DesignerPics, Pexels, Gratisography. All the pictures are under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.

My main Photoshop resources: yeahps (tutorials, tools, resources, etc.), FontSquirrel (fonts), Freepik (textures), Brusheezy (brushes).
In French, Collectif Team8 has great tutorials (free and premium).

Screen capture resources: Home of the Nutty, Screencapped, KissThemGoodbye.

Sorry for all these links, I went a little overboard.