Get ready for REC-TOBER
Originally posted by birdsofshore at Get ready for RECTOBER
Please join us for a month of recs!
Rectober is an idea to encourage reccing, reading, enjoying, commenting, sharing and discussion about fic and art during the month of October. Why not take part in Rectober by pledging to make rec posts during October, and encouraging other reccers by commenting on their posts?
All fandoms, pairings, genres and ratings are welcome! Bring on the recs!
How to rec:
This is totally up to you! But here is a reccing template, with the usual info, which you can use on your journal if you are not sure how to get started. Some people like to write a lot, and include excerpts, but a simple link to the fic with a sentence or two about why you enjoyed it can be just as useful.
Title:Title
Author/Artist:
Rating:
Word Count:
Warnings:
Summary:
Why I loved it:
Excerpt(optional):
You can rec on your own journal, or at reccing communities, or cross post to both. hd_storyroom is a reccing comm devoted to Harry/Draco, and they are happy to receive recs from anybody. If you know of others for your fandom / pairing feel free to promote at this post.
If you post to your own journal, it helps to leave the post unlocked so that it's available to everyone. It would be great to have a collection of links to people's Rectober posts. If you've made a post, feel free to link to it at this post.
If you don't want to write recs yourself:
You can still take part in Rectober by reading and commenting. It's great to let a reccer know if you enjoyed reading a fic they recced, or even if you haven't read the fic yet but just like the sound of it from their post.
Also, if you enjoy a fic that's been recced to you, you can let the writer know in a comment that you came to it via a rec. Often people feel like nobody reads their recs! I have heard this many times, and it sometimes puts people off writing rec posts.
Please join us for a month of recs!
Rectober is an idea to encourage reccing, reading, enjoying, commenting, sharing and discussion about fic and art during the month of October. Why not take part in Rectober by pledging to make rec posts during October, and encouraging other reccers by commenting on their posts?
All fandoms, pairings, genres and ratings are welcome! Bring on the recs!
How to rec:
This is totally up to you! But here is a reccing template, with the usual info, which you can use on your journal if you are not sure how to get started. Some people like to write a lot, and include excerpts, but a simple link to the fic with a sentence or two about why you enjoyed it can be just as useful.
Title:Title
Author/Artist:
Rating:
Word Count:
Warnings:
Summary:
Why I loved it:
Excerpt(optional):
You can rec on your own journal, or at reccing communities, or cross post to both. hd_storyroom is a reccing comm devoted to Harry/Draco, and they are happy to receive recs from anybody. If you know of others for your fandom / pairing feel free to promote at this post.
If you post to your own journal, it helps to leave the post unlocked so that it's available to everyone. It would be great to have a collection of links to people's Rectober posts. If you've made a post, feel free to link to it at this post.
If you don't want to write recs yourself:
You can still take part in Rectober by reading and commenting. It's great to let a reccer know if you enjoyed reading a fic they recced, or even if you haven't read the fic yet but just like the sound of it from their post.
Also, if you enjoy a fic that's been recced to you, you can let the writer know in a comment that you came to it via a rec. Often people feel like nobody reads their recs! I have heard this many times, and it sometimes puts people off writing rec posts.