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sweettiff_14

Ah, finally a LiveJournal

Aug 20, 2008 09:03

So, I'm totally new to this whole LiveJournal thing and truly hoping I can figure it out. While I'm not an author I love fanfic and have recently found my fave authors LJ sites to be incredible! I don't want to be a lurker, so I created this site. Mostly its so I can comment on people's stuff and so that if they care, they can find out a little ( Read more... )

newness, lurking

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shiv5468 August 20 2008, 17:14:15 UTC

Hello, and welcome aboard

sweettiff_14 August 20 2008, 19:57:09 UTC

Thank you...I love your icon sooo much. Seriously, I just sat here and stared the first time I saw it. I still can't decide if I like the wink or the sneer better. Hmm...better stare some more!

lady_rhian August 20 2008, 17:35:05 UTC

Welcome! *big smile* You'll love it here -- lots of fabulous writers, readers, and artists lurking about. The fact that you review puts you high up above a lot of readers... not that there's a ranking, but reviews are the currency that writers trade for, and... yes. I'll stop expounding on that.

May I recommend the hgss_digest as a way to keep up with your favorite WIPs and the grangersnape100 for their weekly drabble challenges (great reading!). The quiz_sshg is a themed quiz on our favorite duo, obviously, and it is a great way to find new stories! Also, the sshg_exchange is starting up again (it produces epic amounts of new HG/SS fiction), and the sshg_awards may be starting round three soon -- they're still deciding. Given your f-list, I take it HG/SS is one of your favorite pairings, so that's what I've kept my suggestions to. :-)

Again, welcome!

sweettiff_14 August 20 2008, 19:55:45 UTC

Thank you! Yeah, I love HG/SS and I love reading all the exchange fics, they're always so good! I figure that since I'm not contributing to the fiction that is out there I'll support the authors who do contribute! Hopefully, soon I'll be a beta with Perfect Imagination and then I'll be able to help even more!

Thanks for the warm welcome, it was a surprise to see comments already!

bluestocking79 August 21 2008, 14:07:55 UTC

Hello! Glad to meet you. lady_rhian has already given you most of the links I would have suggested, but I can tell you that I highly recommend them. You'll meet a lot of people and find some wonderful stories that way, and better yet, people will get to know you.

Congratulations on taking the plunge and joining LJ. I know it's tough to delurk--I only got up the courage to do it about a year ago--but I think you'll find that the rewards are worth it. Believe me, if you're reading and reviewing, you're already contributing to the fandom. :-)

sweettiff_14 August 21 2008, 21:32:32 UTC

It's nice to know that there's other who understand! I always feel bad checking out other people's pages without them knowing who I'm am...like a peeping tom or something! Anyway, thanks for the welcome. And just wondering, where does everyone get the cool icons?

bluestocking79 August 22 2008, 01:31:30 UTC

I definitely understand. It took me a long time just to set up my LJ, and even longer to begin actually writing anything, but once I did, I enjoyed myself and made great friends.

As for icons, it varies. The one I'm using here is my default, and I made it myself. You can look in my profile to see where some of my others come from. In fact, I suggest that when you see an icon you really like, you check out that person's profile and see where they're finding them. They should have credited the icon maker there. There are also certain icon-making communities that you might want to browse or friend, like wicked_visions and swanboat_icons. pearle9240 does a LOT of SS/HG icons, and subvers also makes icons from time to time. You'll find a lot, once you start looking.