Snowflake Challenge 3

[cmk418]

I've done challenge 1 (updating my fandoms list with All For The Game) and 2 (Jan 2 post with goals actually done the day before the challenge came out). Here's challenge 3

Challenge #3

Create a wish list of fandom things (podfic, graphics, playlists, canon recs translations, research help, vids, sky's the limit!) that you'd like to receive. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

1) More participation at hardtime100. This writing community for HBO's OZ has been chugging along for a little over 20 years. There are over 300 drabble prompts and over 100 fanfic prompts that participants can tackle and the word counts are fairly relaxed. Gone are the days of strict 100 word drabbles so if you've ever dabbled in the OZ fandom, come on back and give it a whirl. And if you don't feel like writing, I'd be happy to have some new prompt ideas.

2) Icons of strong female characters

3) Book recommendations - standalone fiction. I like a lot of mainstream/lit fiction, books with a lot of humor throughout would be nice, but I can also handle heavier material. Would like to read more books by women and/or BIPOC and/or LGBTQ authors.

That's all I have at the moment.

Comments

[tjs_whatnot]

This writing community for HBO's OZ has been chugging along for a little over 20 years.

TWENTY YEARS?!? THAT'S AMAZING!

Okay, I have some book recs for you from queer authors.

Alexis Hall. I've loved everything I've read of his. They’re all funny and they also have a lot of heart--especially "Boyfriend Material" and its sequel "Husband Material." If you only want a stand-alone, "10 Things that Never Happened" is his latest and it's awesome too!

T.J. Klune. I feel weird reccing him because I ~technically~ haven't finished any of his books, but I'm reading two now and really loving them, so maybe I should hold off... but they're funny and also have Asexual MCs which makes me all sorts of happy. Those are "How to be a Normal Person," and "In the Lives of Puppets."

Sher Lee's "Fake Dates and Mooncakes" hits your female and BIPOC boxes (and maybe queer?) And is delightful. ❤️

[cmk418]

Yes, it was around before I got started writing for fandom, my first piece of fanfic was actually posted there, and I got the job as moderator a few years ago and still love it.

Thank you for the recs. I'm going to see if my local indie bookstore has "Fake Dates and Mooncakes" because that's the one I'll tackle first. I've heard/seen a bunch about "Boyfriend Material". (I technically don't mind series, having read the heck out of the All for the Game series this past year, but I do mind if I don't know they're going to be series going in and then get to the end of the book for the "but wait, there's more".)

[tjs_whatnot]

I technically don't mind series, but I do mind if I don't know they're going to be series going in and then get to the end of the book for the "but wait, there's more".

I hate that too, but with BM, it is such a complete and satisfying book that the second one is just gravy and not a necessity. ❤️

[asphaltcowgrrl]

Butting in here but... Boyfriend Material is one of the few books I wish I could unread so I could read it again. And... I've heard the sequel is awful so you can call it a standalone? LOL

[cmk418]

It probably would be for me anyway, because I'm a bigger fan of reading budding relationships than established ones.

[asphaltcowgrrl]

Same here. I like the continuing relationship as well, but as a hopeless romantic, the getting together is always the best part.