cmk418 | Catching Up on Some Snowflake Challenge Entries

Challenge #7

In your own space, interact with a community or a fic.

Wrote a prep post at

halfamoon for the upcoming fest.

Challenge #11

In your own space, Talk about your favorite trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.

In no particular order-
First kiss - I like the romance of beginning relationship fics rather than established ones
Mutual pining/idiots in love - So long as the pining ends up being requited love at the end
Christmas - particularly gift exchanges
De-aging - maybe my favorite among the AUs
Marking/possessive behavior/collaring - my favorite kinks to read and write

Challenge #12

In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year.

1) Lose 20 lbs. Last year, I had a hand-wavey "some weight" goal, so I thought I'd make it more concrete. Exercise more.
2) Work on archiving last year's works (and check my lists from previous years to make sure there wasn't anything I missed
3) Put hangers on my art and display it
4) Read/finish five books. I'm currently working on "Hell of a Book" by Jason Mott which my sister gave to me for Christmas and "Moby Dick" because occasionally I get the urge to read something considered a classic.
5) Write my way through the

femslashficlets prompt list - I've written for some, but there are quite a few that I haven't touched yet. Hopefully they won't close the comm until I'm done with them.
6) Keep up with my

hardtime100 prompts as both a moderator and a writer.

Challenge #13

In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create.

Baby, It's Cold Outside (OZ) by

vanillalime - This fic was written for me for this year's

oz_magi and it's just terrific.

vanillalime does a great job of showing Tim McManus and Sean Murphy's relationship through the years with Christmas as a backdrop.

Will and Testament (Top Gun: Maverick) by PurpleArrowzandLeather - It's a series of three fics where a now deceased Iceman leaves instructions on the care and feeding of one Pete "Maverick" Mitchell to Cyclone. It's very funny.

White Noise (L.A. Confidential) by Devilc - Closing with an old favorite. I love the idea of Ed leaving LA behind to see what could happen on a visit to see Lynn and Bud in Bisbee. And what happens in Bisbee is very nice indeed and deserving of its M rating.