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Day 13: In your own space, set some goals for the coming year.

I've been thinking about this, and I've decided my main goal is just to publish my stuff! I am kind of tired of having these debates with myself about whether or not to post things, so as much as I can, my mantra is going to be: If I take the trouble to finish it, I'll post it. (Maybe not always to my main AO3 account, but somewhere.)

I think that's a big enough goal for me. I would like to write a longer story (say, 40K), but I don't want to put too much pressure on the ideas that I have. I'm just going to write them as long as they are. I think I'll eventually get there through experience.

Day 14: In your own space, talk about what you think the future holds for fandom.

I hope that fandom thrives because it's such a lovely thing and I enjoy my little piece of it so much. I don't know what's next, but I plan to be there.

Day 9: Commit an Act of Kindness

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Hmm, this one is a little tricky for me in the context of fandom. I beta-read a fandom friend's original fiction last night, but I don't really consider that an act of kindness because I really wanted to read it.

Tonight I am going to start working on a fanvid to post for a friend's birthday. I guess that counts? But again, I'm excited to do it.

I also reached out to my first fandom friend, who unfortunately has been pulled away by life stuff, and let her know I'm still thinking about her. I also sent her this gorgeous Angel gifset because I think she'll really like it.

Day 7: Try something new.

I need to actually write today, since it's been forever, so I'm just going to embarrass the hell out of myself and post this thing I made awhile ago. It was definitely an example of me trying something new. I was psyching myself up to finish up a Buffy/Angel story and so I made a teaser trailer for it. It's laughably bad, especially since I don't have the editing skills needed for something like this. But I did find it motivating to give myself the blockbuster treatment. This fic is a total wish-fulfillment romance genre-y thing, where Buffy (with Pike) shows up at a Wolfram & Hart party post-Chosen.

*blushes* *hides face*

"" (Watch on YouTube)

Update (1/19/19): YouTube finally realized I used *gasp* 26 seconds of Taylor Swift and blocked this, so I deleted it. Those of you who saw it can consider yourselves lucky! :D

Day 5 - Promote three communities, challenges, blogs, pages, Twitters, Tumblrs or platforms and explain why you love them.

buffyversetop5 (or on LiveJournal): An excellent source for Buffyverse recs! I gobbled these up when I first started reading Buffyverse fic, and I contributed some of my own recs in the most recent round.

iwillrememberyoumarathon Tumblr: I help run this blog with my friend Mrs Gordo, so this is self-serving, but I still love it a whole bunch. It's been pretty quiet since the 2018 IWRY Marathon ended, but we've got plans for the future, and a fantastic set of recs for Buffy/Angel fans. This year will be the 20th anniversary of I Will Remember You first airing, so it should be special!

su_herald (or LiveJournal or Tumblr): Yet another self-serving rec! I'm one of the editors (Sundays) and I still can't believe that this newsletter continues to come out on a near-daily basis! I've discovered so many great things though the Sunnydale Herald and I'm sure you will too.

Day 6 – Create a fannish wish list.

Hmm, this one is hard. I guess...

1) More new Buffy/Angel fic. We've got a bit of a feast-or-famine thing in our corner of the fandom, with November and then the rest of the year. It would be nice to get a little more sprinkled throughout, though I feel bad even saying this because it's amazing there's any at all, considering how old the fandom is and how late I came to it.

2) More — or recs for — Faith/Dawn, Faith/Cordelia and Faith/Willow fics. Yes, I ship Faith with like every female character. :D

3) Gunn fic recs. I haven't read much Gunn-centric fic and I'd like more. Pairings with Wesley or Fred are good. I particularly love him with Anne Steele. But I'm open to pretty much anything.

I got behind yesterday, so this post is doing double duty.

Day 3: 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.

I recently wrote about my favorite Buffy episode on Tumblr, so here's an edited version of that:

( Why I love I Only Have Eyes for You )

Day 4: Comment to someone you haven't ever interacted with before or introduce yourself to someone you've interacted with and friend/follow them.

I was really excited to see escritoireazul mentioned in the Herald yesterday (rec'ing beer_good's fabulous Olly Olly Oxen Free), since I'm a fan. Commented and subscribed!

Day 2: Rec at least three fanworks that you didn't create.

I really love recs! So...

Three Fics

As Time Goes By: "In its own, unexpected ways, the Hyperion Hotel remains the last help for the hopeless in the vast wasteland once known as Los Angeles."

If I had to choose just one Buffyverse story, it would be this Casablanca/AtS mashup. It's just. so. good. Half the fun is finding out which AtS characters Yahtzee placed into which Casablanca roles, so I won't do any spoiling. But some fun little tidbits include: 1) The story follows the Hays Code, 2) It's told entirely in black-and-white (no references to color), and 3) I'm given to understand that it made a whole lotta shippers really mad.

The Quality of Mercy: OK, yes, I'm including two Yahtzee stories. Not sorry. Yahtzee is just my favorite. This is a post-Epiphany story in which Riley shows up in LA, and it's so much more satisfying as a follow-up to both the Buffy/Riley relationship (though Buffy does not appear) and Epiphany than what either show actually did, in my opinion.

All Ways: I just re-read this Buffy/Angel/Spike story recently, and it blew me away again. Kita's use of language is so beautiful that it makes me ache.

Three Metas

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer vs "Buffy The Vampire Slayer": I rec'd this beer_good meta on Tumblr recently, but I'll do it again! This essay almost singlehandedly made me appreciate Season 7.

Prophecy Girl: Mark Field was pretty much the reason I got sucked into the Buffyverse fandom and I've remained a huge fan of his. His essay on Prophecy Girl is one of my favorites.

I Will Remember You: Angel and the Oracles - What's Going On?: A great breakdown of IWRY by a2zmom, with a lot of good discussion in the comments.

Three Visual Works

Closer: This vid by lucystonersix is sooo fun! I love the song, and it makes me ship everyone! At least for the length of time they're on screen. :D

Plath-inspired B/A gifset: This just hit me in the gut. I love it so much.

The Scientist vid: This B/A vid by MrsESsmich is so cleverly done. A classic! (Warning for lots of flashes, though.)

Day 1: In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane.

My happy place is between the pages of a book, or meandering amid the lines of fanfic. Pretty standard, really. But I have found that not reading — and specifically, not reading fiction — is associated with a decline in my mental health. It really works to get me away from the deeply rutted pathways of anxiety.

The other thing that I have found to be an especially happy place for me since coming to fandom is vidding. It's so absorbing. There's so much detail work with hitting the beats and hunting down the right clips. I like how it requires focus and creativity but is not as soul-chipping as writing can feel sometimes. Also, my standards for myself are much lower than with writing. :D

Happy New Year!

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