And I'm actually finding some time to post! It's a miracle! I know I am behind with a couple of things; namely I haven't done the January Count yet, nor have I done up the Long Challenge (LC) schedule due to start at the beginning of March - ulp! I need to get on those! The LC will come first, as I need to check my host/s are ready to dive into ( Read more... )

Hey everyone, kaige68 and I will be running a Rare Pairs challenge for March, and we need your help! We want to gather some writing prompts for part of the challenge, so here's your chance to offer up any bunnies you haven't got time for, or indeed any new ideas, that you think would suit a rare pairing ( Read more... )

This month's Darker Side topic is Stockholm Syndrome : a phenomenon where people held against their will for an extended period of time can develop empathy, affection and even loyalty for their captors. Hrm, sound familiar? It's rarely addressed directly within the story, but the result, if not the psychological description, underlies a lot of ( Read more... )

What happens when you turn a character from your favorite fandom into a serial killer? Disturbingly, sometimes very little. *eek* Some SKAUs are as simple and canon compliant as looking at a military, police or supernatural hunter character through a slightly different lens and asking "what if all those 'necessary' deaths are what (s)he's living ( Read more... )

Welcome to the Darker Side! In case you missed the initial discussion, these posts are going to explore some of the more 'warning-worthy' topics and tropes that we see and use in fic. They are meant as both prompts and discussion topics, so if you are inspired to write a fic, post a bunny, link to an example of things 'done well', discuss in ( Read more... )

It's bingo month, and yeah, it's a late start for the prep, but if we all prompt like crazy, and some of the folks who have done them before help make the cards pretty, I figure we can be card claiming by the weekend.

[Card catagories]So, this month's card categories shall (unless someone gives a really awesome suggestion) be ( Read more... )

I thought I'd post all of the ridiculous New Year Resolutions I made up for the weekend challenge. There were awesome creations sparked by some of these! Check them out here: weekend challenge.

I don't think all the resolutions were taken so here they are in one list. Feel free to use any of them if you'd like!

( Ridiculous New Year Resolutions )

So I missed posting this on the weekend, but this week is Asexual Awareness Week, which promotes understanding of asexual, aromantic and demisexual individuals. While I don't personally fall into any of those catagories, I do think awareness of the variety of human conditions is a good thing, both as people in general and as writers ( Read more... )

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