Could You Win an OTW Trivia Contest?
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Would you like to find some OTW trivia? If so, we've got prizes for you! How many questions can you answer? https://goo.gl/A8bPvD
otw_staff posting in otw_newsWould you like to find some OTW trivia? If so, we've got prizes for you! How many questions can you answer? https://goo.gl/A8bPvD
Find and Replace
Sep. 25th, 2017 08:49 amgoss...is truly a blessing. Thank you, Microsoft Word.
- Any version of Mycroft other than "Mycroft" makes me want to die inside. (My, Myc, Myke, Croft. WTF. I'm just waiting to come across "Ycro". LOL.)
- Also, who is Noah? Sheriff Stilinski's name is John, dammit. :b
So what are *your* favourite "Find and Replace" words in fic?
- Any version of Mycroft other than "Mycroft" makes me want to die inside. (My, Myc, Myke, Croft. WTF. I'm just waiting to come across "Ycro". LOL.)
- Also, who is Noah? Sheriff Stilinski's name is John, dammit. :b
So what are *your* favourite "Find and Replace" words in fic?
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This week in writing, 9/24
Sep. 24th, 2017 03:02 pmdira…Next week will probably be better? I moved a week ago today, and came down with a cold a few days after that, so this has not been a week conducive to doing… much of anything. (Except playing Stardew Valley. So much Stardew Valley.) But I am alive! And I did write more than zero words this week! And I am trying to get back into familiar routines, so here we are.
WIPs currently active: 6
Words written this week: 817
WIPs that got no words this week: 3 - broken dick epic, ace!Bitty longfic, Jack/Bitty kidfic
WIPs that did get words this week:
Born in the Blood: 223, and I have nearly! made! an important! transition! almost! maybe!
Slavefic #6: 203, and Threetoo! is thinking! some thoughts! about! something! I think I remember what I figured out about this literally a month ago! probably!
Kinktober fic for Day 1 (Bucky/Steve): 391, and I have remembered that the key to writing genuinely short PWP for me is “start with both characters in bed and at least one of them naked” so good job me.
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WIPs currently active: 6
Words written this week: 817
WIPs that got no words this week: 3 - broken dick epic, ace!Bitty longfic, Jack/Bitty kidfic
WIPs that did get words this week:
Born in the Blood: 223, and I have nearly! made! an important! transition! almost! maybe!
Slavefic #6: 203, and Threetoo! is thinking! some thoughts! about! something! I think I remember what I figured out about this literally a month ago! probably!
Kinktober fic for Day 1 (Bucky/Steve): 391, and I have remembered that the key to writing genuinely short PWP for me is “start with both characters in bed and at least one of them naked” so good job me.
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Sep. 24th, 2017 01:15 pmcimoreneA baffling new trend @ work is people who wait in line to ask a cashier to personally unlock a cabinet without realizing its contents are locked up because they are valuable.
Or then again:
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CUSTOMER: Does it work?
ME: It is over 20 years old, as you can see from the fact that it is a giant Nokia brick phone, and so I doubt that it currently has a charged battery since it wouldn’t -
CUSTOMER: Well, then it won’t be very useful! What good is a phone that you can’t call with?
ME: You can probably get a battery elsewhere, but people might just collect them.
Or then again:
CUSTOMER: 39 euros!! How can a Barbie be 39 euros???
ME: Well, sometimes they cost even more than that, but in this case, it’s kind of fancy… the pink wedding tux… and it’s obviously pretty old, probably from the 80s…
CUSTOMER: Why would anybody pay 39 bucks for a Barbie doll???
ME: Indeed, but I think people collect Barbies.
CUSTOMER: Oh!! They do??? Ohhhhhh.
ME: Our regular, not-collectible Barbies are over in the toy department, not in this cabinet of rare items.
CUSTOMER: Oh!! They are? I’ll look in the toy department.
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Long Weekend | 90s Alt/Rock | Website | The Defenders | Drawesome
Sep. 23rd, 2017 12:34 pmgoss- LONG WEEKEND FTW! \o/ \o/ \o/
- Today's turning out to be a 3 Hours of 90s Alt/Rock Hits kinda day. ^___^
- Website
Lately I've been enjoying tinkering with my website: igoss.net/archive. I barely know anything about php and css, but like playing around until, through trial and error or happy accident, I get the result I want. I'm really glad that I finally fixed the menu. It's now on a separate (and easily updatable) page, hence the having to teach myself php thing. That meant going back and manually changing the code and extension in what felt like billions of files, but at least from here on out, updating the menu will only mean changes to a single page. :b
It's been about 4 years since I've done a proper update, so it's slow going. I've uploaded some 2017 fanart to the site, but still have to deal with all 2013-2016. Plus I now gotta give MCU fanart a whole page for itself. Eh. Keeps me occupied when I need to take my mind off RL stresses. - The Defenders
I spend this week *finally* watching The Defenders. Just finished episode 6 - just 2 more to go. Surprisingly, I'm really enjoying it? I don't even find Rand that utterly annoying (except for his hair). I'm sort of liking how every character has clear flaws, and the push-pull of having to work with each other. I particularly get a kick out of Jessica Jones being 100% done with everyone, especially Matt.
I haven't even gotten to the end as yet, but I'm already looking forward to more in this 'verse. I mean, I'm not gonna subject myself to watching S1 Iron Fist - let's not get crazy - but I'm definitely gonna go check out more of Jessica Jones (I'd only seen the first 2-3 eps). - Inktober
I'm psyching myself to try Inktober, since it's definitely gonna be integrated intodrawesome's challenge activities for the entire month of October. I want to attempt to create something daily for the first week. And maybe stick to weekends for the rest. We'll see how it goes. At least I have the official list of Prompts to get my creativity going: ( 2017 Inktober Prompt List )
I'm thinking of trying brushwork with ink, not just using a pen or marker. Will be interesting experimenting with an ink pot, and painting in monochrome as well. I tend to lean heavily on colour blending to create visual impact in my art, so it will be a good opportunity to play around with positive/negative space etc. instead, to get that sense of drama.
OTW Guest Post: Henry Jenkins
Sep. 21st, 2017 11:06 amotw_staff posting in otw_news
“News of the OTW bubbled up from many directions at once, most likely through my associations with Escapade, but also through an academic colleague whose partner at the time was involved. I was so excited to hear about the emergence of this fan advocacy network which brought together fannish lawyers willing to help protect our fair use rights as fans; fan scholars publishing their work through a peer-reviewed journal; fan programmers using their skills in support of the community; and of course, an archive where fans controlled what happened to their own works without the interference of web 2.0 interests.
Each of these things is important on its own terms, but taken together, this organization has been a transformative force, in all senses of the words, for fans and their rights to participate.”
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25 Things to Know About the OTW
Sep. 18th, 2017 10:06 amotw_staff posting in otw_news
We've been around a while now, so as part of celebrating our 10th anniversary here are 25 things to know about the OTW! https://goo.gl/FuuMWS
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Art (Flora Friends - DCU/Guardians of the Galaxy)
Sep. 17th, 2017 08:17 pmgossLast night, I finally saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2! Poor Baby Groot, I decided to give him a friend. *g*
Title: Flora Friends
Artist:goss
Rating: PG (partial nudity)
Fandom: DCU, Guardians of the Galaxy
Characters/Pairings: Poison Ivy, Baby Groot
Content Notes: Created for thedrawesome Challenge #8: Non-Dominant Hand. I used my left hand to draw with pencil and paint with watercolour. I have never tried to use a paintbrush with my non-dominant hand, so I'm really happy with the way it came out. It did take me twice as long (if not more!) than it usually would though, plus my wrist kept cramping from the unaccustomed movement. Also, my name is signed backwards, because for some reason it's easier for my left hand to write stuff mirror-imaged. :b
Preview:
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Title: Flora Friends
Artist:
gossRating: PG (partial nudity)
Fandom: DCU, Guardians of the Galaxy
Characters/Pairings: Poison Ivy, Baby Groot
Content Notes: Created for the
drawesome Challenge #8: Non-Dominant Hand. I used my left hand to draw with pencil and paint with watercolour. I have never tried to use a paintbrush with my non-dominant hand, so I'm really happy with the way it came out. It did take me twice as long (if not more!) than it usually would though, plus my wrist kept cramping from the unaccustomed movement. Also, my name is signed backwards, because for some reason it's easier for my left hand to write stuff mirror-imaged. :bPreview:
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Transcript of OTW 10th Anniversary Chat with Seanan McGuire & Martha Wells
Sep. 17th, 2017 01:19 pmotw_staff posting in otw_news
What were some of your early experiences like when your work gained its own fans?
*MarthaWells
I think my favorite experience is seeing the fan art, and seeing fanfic from my books show up in Yuletide. That’s hugely exciting to see fanfic and fan art of your work, especially to someone who was a fan from way back in the print zine era.
*SeananMcGuire
The first time something I’d created showed up as a fandom option for Yuletide, I literally cried. Happy tears! But it was like, HOLY WHAT NO HOW OMG VIXY LOOK AT THIS DO YOU SEE THIS. It’s amazing. It’s still amazing. I can’t read any of the fanfic of my own work, but knowing it exists makes me so happy.
Transcript for 10th Anniversary Chat with Christina Lauren and Catherine Roach
Sep. 16th, 2017 07:38 pmotw_staff posting in otw_news
What things have you been excited to see in recent years, either regarding fandom or work in your genre(s)?
*Catherine R.
I really like fanfiction and its explosion on the internet. I think fanfic is a great way for people to learn the craft skills of writing. Many of my college students fall in love with writing that way: by reading fanfic and then starting to write it themselves. I always encourage them to go for it! I love the supportive structure it creates for imagination and fantasy to run wild. I think that realm is so important. Imagination lets us explore quandaries of desire and justice and truth and conflict: all the central problems of what it means to be human.
*Christina L.
It’s been incredibly exciting to see so many writers from our fandom specifically or fandom in general out there publishing books. Of course we all know the big ones—EL James, Cassie Clare—but there are others from the Twi world that had fantastic voices and ideas and who are now also bestsellers. Sally Thorne, Alice Clayton, Nina Bocci, Leisa Rayven, Mariana Zapata, Amanda Weaver—all of these women wrote fantastic fic.
Mail | Inktober | Chris Cornell | TV | TGIF
Sep. 16th, 2017 01:56 amgoss- Mail!aerye, your letter came in the mail today! The Wonder Woman stamps are the COOLEST! :D :D And the card was such a perfect match. What a cute little surprise to come home to. <3
- Drawing
I'm thinking about participating in Inktober this year. It's encouraging to note that daily posting isn't the only way to take part - there's also the option of doing an ink drawing every other day or simply once a week during the month of October, which would work for me. Lately, I've gotten quite comfortable doing art using a combination of pencil shading and watercolour, so it would be a good opportunity to move out of my comfort zone and get practice using pens and ink.
I'm also thinking about integrating the challenge into the community activities atdrawesome - maybe encourage members to create weekly posts sharing Inktober entries they work on, over the next month. - Chris Cornell
Ever since his death, and especially in the last month or so, his voice, his music's been stuck in my head all the time. It's weirdly disconcerting. It's like my brain can't seem to process or get over a loss that I didn't even think about or miss until it was gone. - TV
In the two weeks since the school term has started, I've watched more tv than the entire summer vacation. I've been losing 1-2 hours sleep every night catching up on Orphan Black (S5) and Wynonna Earp (all of S2), and just started The Defenders this evening. I feel like it's been working as a great distraction to ease me back into the work stress, and it's what's been getting me through the last couple weeks. - I know I probably say this every Friday, but OMG THIS WEEK WAS THE LONGEST. Weekend, I *truly* LOVE YOU.
Transformative Works and Cultures releases No. 25
Sep. 15th, 2017 10:21 amotw_staff posting in otw_news
TWC's issue 25 is out! Essay topics include book history, women's writing, Teen Wolf, World of Warcraft, Sherlock, cosplay, Lego, Harry Potter & more https://goo.gl/dN3m5a
Yuletide noms!
Sep. 14th, 2017 06:24 pmastolatThey close tomorrow so hurry and get your nominations in!
Mine are:
Witcher: Geralt, Emhyr, Ciri, Dandelion (duh)
Dragonriders of Pern: Menolly, Robinton (I totally want Menolly/Robinton NOT SORRY)
Dune (the book): Paul, Jessica, Stilgar, Feyd -- I don't know exactly what I want here, I think I want some outsider POV on Paul maybe?
My runners-up were:
Rome: Pullo, Vorenus, maybe Octavian -- man, I would love a story that undid what the show did to Octavian in S2 so much
Gladiator: Maximus, Commodus
Brimstone: Ezekiel, The Devil
Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon: Eric, Hank, Sheila, Venger
Battle of the Planets: Mark, Jason
and my perennial hope-springs-eternal Dracula: the Series: Lucard (hope doesn't really spring very far lol)
I am totally not mentioning these here in hopes that someone has a spare nom they wouldn't mind using on one of these. ;)
Mine are:
Witcher: Geralt, Emhyr, Ciri, Dandelion (duh)
Dragonriders of Pern: Menolly, Robinton (I totally want Menolly/Robinton NOT SORRY)
Dune (the book): Paul, Jessica, Stilgar, Feyd -- I don't know exactly what I want here, I think I want some outsider POV on Paul maybe?
My runners-up were:
Rome: Pullo, Vorenus, maybe Octavian -- man, I would love a story that undid what the show did to Octavian in S2 so much
Gladiator: Maximus, Commodus
Brimstone: Ezekiel, The Devil
Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon: Eric, Hank, Sheila, Venger
Battle of the Planets: Mark, Jason
and my perennial hope-springs-eternal Dracula: the Series: Lucard (hope doesn't really spring very far lol)
I am totally not mentioning these here in hopes that someone has a spare nom they wouldn't mind using on one of these. ;)
Five Things Naomi Novik Said
Sep. 13th, 2017 10:31 amotw_staff posting in otw_news
As part of our Five Things an OTW Volunteer Said series, we have a special anniversary edition with OTW co-founder Naomi Novik. She discusses its evolution during her 10 yrs volunteering for it: https://goo.gl/nJXJrY
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