Note for the future: find a better way to do author sign-ups. Just--so that is out there. Find a better way to do them. And there are more this year, which I verified by going to look and yes, of course intellectually I know a challenge has a period of years of escalation before they reach terminal and either plateau or slowly and painfully die, but--still.

That is so freaking cool. Don't mind me. I'm petting my challenge and not reading the first ones up until I get through page ten on author sign-ups. That's my reward for being good and doing my work. I am very motivation-oriented.

Right.

DVD Commentary Challenge

DVD Commentary Challenge is up and running. There's been one significant rule alteration that is just basically a way to get more commentaries mentioned this weekend. If you are interested in participating or simply wish to look at the all the posted commentaries so far--yes, there are people who have already posted them. I love my life!--mosey to the community, dvd_commentary.

Dead Letter Variations Challenge

We have a month left until the end of the Dead Letter Challenge, so you have plenty of time to kill a character and write a letter. Rules are fairly loose--I want an epistle and I'm not picky how dead they are to get it. Read the rules, ponder universal mysteries, be morbid.

Well, That's It

I have no plans to be interesting for at least, uh, a month. I am, however, attempting to write porn and rediscovering the fact that doing it in a new fandom is hideously embarrassing. Wait, just think about it. It's like dating, you know? Writing porn isn't necessarily a commitment--whee boy, would I be a hell of a fandom slut if that were true--but it's a fairly large fannish step. Actually, for me, when I'm willing to mutilate anyone, it's a marriage, but just go with the metaphor. This is the part where you have to you know, hope that thing you learned in that last fandom with your tongue and the electrical outlet isn't considered all icky. What if no one else does that? Does that make you a pervert? Yes, actually, but we celebrate that. What if everyone does it up against a wall with a carrot? Christ, I hope not, I can't face organic vegetation. It's like this with every fandom. Especially with one who has had ten million partners before you or so the archive seems to imply.

(You know the worst? QaF? Full freaking panic attack; I mean, you really can't beat canon unless you--well, you can't. There were canonical orgies, kink, and drug use and prostitution. I mean, people, there's a reason I tried het there. That was edgy and kinky and weird.)

dS == easiest fandom in the galaxy? y/y?

Welcome to my Monday. It's actually not too bad.

To celebrate the month of June, the glory of summer, the beauty of nature in the wild, I bring you:

( dead letter variations challenge )

Dead Letter Variations Challenge

The first Dead Letter Challenge originated with Kate Bolin AKA katemonkey circa early 2000s. I am reviving it because seriously, how cool are dead letters?

Here are your rules. Don't worry, they're easy. In fact, they're identical to the original.

Rules

take a character.

kill him/her.

let him/her write one last letter. it can be to the world. it can be to a particular person. it can be to no one.

s/he's died, and this is all that remains.

Rules II

1. Any fandom, any length, slash, het, gen, other, RPF and FPF welcome.
2. There are no limits on how many people can do the same character or same fandom.
3. You can do as many letters as you want.
4. Please link to the story in comments here so I can create a link directory. And you know, read it. Since I seriously seriously love these stories.

The challenge extends from June 2, 2008 through August 31, 2008 at midnight CST.

A huge, huge thanks to squigglepie for creating the image for this as well as three icons, which you are totally at your liberty to take. They're kinda--well, gorgeous. Really, really gorgeous. And deeply spooky, yes?



Format

When posting the link, please give the following information:
Fandom
Pairing (if applicable)
Spoilers (if applicable)
Character writing letter
Link

Story List - updated 7/25/2008, 11:22 PM CST

***** denotes a story just added to the list

( story list )

Questions, comments, remarks, ask away. Or you know, write. Examples from the previous challenge are at the original site here.

Now. Go out and kill a character, please.