Fandom things

[sholio]

1. The Spring Equinox Vidding Exchange archive is now open. Their theme: "Sources from the 90s." (I had other things I was going to do with my afternoon than watch vids, but you know how it goes ...)

2. The Space Swap archive is also open for reading! I have a fic in there, because I picked up a pinch hit for it awhile back.

3. Signups for Not Prime Time, a midsized-fandom exchange, are open. I am probably going to sign up for it, but haven't gotten there quite yet. All the Netflix Marvel shows, Agent Carter, Stranger Things, Umbrella Academy, and Schitt's Creek are all eligible and have tags in the tagset, just to name a few.

4. I have not yet stopped being completely gone for Iron Fist, as my latest fanfic offerings no doubt reveal.

Me in chat to sheron earlier: "I SWEAR the next thing I write in this fandom is a) going to have a plot other than "random goons kidnap people for h/c purposes", and b) is going to involve characters other than Danny and Ward."

... You wouldn't think getting tired of h/c would be a thing for me, but I'm really starting to get the urge to write something with an actual plot that's not just 5K of feels. That being said, I think the last fandom that made me go this head-over-heels for just writing endless words of h/c and feels was White Collar. I'm also slightly amazed that in just 6 months, or so, this fandom has jumped up to #3 on my AO3 stats page for most fics written. (Though technically it should be #4, because I haven't ever gotten most of my SGA fic onto AO3 and there is A LOT OF IT.)

Since I linked someone to this on AO3 today - for anyone who wants to be dragged kicking and screaming into this fandom join me in my current shiny place, allow me to refer you back to my so you wanna watch Iron Fist? post from last year, a.k.a. a guide to getting past the first few episodes for people who bounce off them. (I understand that not everybody likes or is going to like this show. I don't expect you to. But you know, just in case you were interested ...!)

Incidentally ... over the last year or two, I've mostly stopped crossposting fic or even fic notifications here, unless it's for an exchange, and just putting it on AO3 with notifications posted at sholiofic. I am writing a lot more fic than you'd know from reading my journal. I think I kinda just got out of the habit during a time when I wasn't writing a whole lot, but I've been fairly prolific lately. Lately it's been largely focused on Iron Fist and/or the Marvel Defenders shows, with some Agent Carter, Stranger Things, and various other stuff I'm into. Should I start posting those here again? Actually, because everyone loves clicking little boxes ... let's do a poll.

Poll #21859

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 67

When I post a new fic on AO3, what should I do about it on my DW journal?

Crosspost the entire fic, like in the old days.
3 (4.5%)

Post a notification that links to AO3, but not the whole fic.
44 (65.7%)

I would feel a bit spammed, honestly. I can follow you on AO3 if I want the fic.
1 (1.5%)

It's your journal; do what you like!
18 (26.9%)

My answer cannot be contained in a mere radio button! See comments.
1 (1.5%)

There are no right or wrong answers here, and I'm not going to feel bound by the poll results. I'm just curious if there is still interest in reading fic here or not.

Comments

[schneefink]

If you don't want to post an announcement to DW every time you post a fic to AO3, you could maybe do a "fic I posted recently" round-up post every once in a while.

[sholio]

Oh, the roundup is a good idea! I kinda do that anyway with exchanges.

[alessandriana]

+1

I answered "it's your journal" because, well, it is, but I think a roundup would good. (Sometimes I miss the AO3 notification emails.)

Also, my paranoia makes posting things somewhere else as backup seem like a good idea, even though AO3 is unlikely to disappear.

[sheron]

I'll believe it when I see it XD

[sholio]

Hey, now. I am capable of following through on things! Sometimes. XD

[sheron]

So my choices are (a) you continue to write iddy h/c or (b) you write plotty fic. .... Do I have to pick just one? XD

[sholio]

Well, that's a point. I am entirely capable of doing both at once.

[sheron]

"random goons kidnap people for h/c purposes plottily"

:D

[krait]

Notification, excerpt, or just shrieking incoherently with a link is all good.

I did think, after answering, that fic length probably makes a difference; I was mostly thinking about fics of significant length (10K+ wordcount), so I think "post the whole thing" is also eminently reasonable if we're talking about shorter fics! And of course ultimately "it's your journal; do what you like!" is my underlying principle anyway. :D

[sholio]

"Shrieking incoherently with a link" - LOL. :D

Yeah, I think it might end up depending on what kind of fic it is and how much of it there is. Just knowing that people aren't like overwhelmingly "nope, we don't want to hear about it" is very reassuring!

[krait]

Look, sometimes it's really exciting to be able to point and say LOOK AT THE THING HERE IT IS THIS THING IS FINALLY FINISHED!! And that ends up being all you can think of to say. :D

[trobadora]

For the poll: Crosspost the entire fic, because redundancy is good. But if you'd rather not, crossposting notifications would be great. I like seeing what people write on my flist. :)

[sholio]

Thank you! :) I like seeing what my flist is up to, also. It's reassuring to know that people aren't overwhelmingly like "nope, don't care, don't want to see it." XD

[scioscribe]

I'm always fond of random goons pointlessly kidnapping people. :-)

Also, I voted for the AO3 link, but would like to express my delight with the "cannot be contained in a mere radio button" option.

[sholio]

As someone above said, I can always have random goons plottily kidnapping people instead. XD

[mrkinch]

Or the first option, I mean, it's one click to fic in either case. Subscribing on AO3 is great if one just wants the fic, but I like seeing that flist folks in whose fandom I am not, are writing. Weirdly, it makes me feel less bad that I'm not writing.

[sholio]

Yeah, I really like seeing what people on my flist are up to, even if I'm not in their fandoms! It's comforting to know that people following me wouldn't mind if I do that - I mean, what it comes down to is that it IS my journal and I can do what I like, but it's still nice to know that.

[kore]

I like notifications! I'm not really on Tumblr and I don't always get the email from AO3.

[sholio]

Thank you! :D Yeah, I like seeing what people are up to, and what fandoms they're in.

[kore]

Yeah exactly, even if I don't share the fandom. (Altho friends writing fic has gotten me into several fandoms, LOL.)

[makamu]

I would love for you to do notifications (not least because your fic was the catalyst that got me watching IF), but of course "this is your journal" applies. No matter the way I get ahold of your fic, chances are I'll like or love it...

[sholio]

Awwww YAY, that's a definite tick in the plus column for me; thank you! :D Actually, I need to get back into talking more about my fandoms on this journal, just in general. I used to do it more.

[rmc28]

Late-to-answer, but I just wanted to say that I get your AO3 notifications but even so, it's cool to see when people-I-follow are excited about their newly-posted fic, whether they crosspost it or just link to AO3.

And also, posting a monthly or fortnightly roundup can work, with or without the individual notifications.

[cornerofmadness]

Thanks for the link to the vidding exchange. Some great stuff there!