alisanne

Oops, for some reason I thought this was a 14 day challenge, but yay that I have one more day!



Day 15

Talk about why you participated in Snowflake &/or what you got out of it. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I have participated for...*checks*...5 years! I began in 2014, skipped 2016 for health reasons, and here I am.

Doing Snowflake seems to reground me in fandom, if that makes sense? It rekindles my love for my fandom, makes me think about why I'm here, and about the joy I get out of fandom. This such a huge part of my life that not everyone in my "real life"(I hesitate to call it that since why can't my online life be real? Grr) knows about, and Snowflake gives me a chance to celebrate it.

Plus, I generally get new friends out of Snowflake, which is fun.

And I love that it's always different, yet similar! I love the day where we do recs, and where people have to self rec since then it gives me things to read. *g*

Basically, as long as I remain enthusiastic about fandom, I'll prolly do Snowflake.

In sum:

Day 13

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

These are all fannish goals.

1. I'd like to finish my currently unfinished drabble series' (Snape: Horcrux Hunter, Snarry Wisdom, H/D Aurors). And then maybe resist starting any new ones. :P

2. I'd like to continue writing poetry! That was fun last year. :)

3. This one is more amorphous. I'd like to be more content in what I manage for fandom. This is my hobby, my happy place, but I do tend to put pressure on myself when I don't manage to do everything I think I should, so...I'd like to relax a bit more about it all. :)

Day 11

In your own space, talk about your creative process(es) — anything from the initial inspiration to how you feel after something’s done. Do you struggle with motivation or is it a smooth process? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve to pull out when a fanwork isn’t cooperating? What is your level of planning to pantsing/winging it? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So I totally stole this from brumeier, but it's pretty much how fic happens for me. ( The Creative Process )

Day 9

Commit an Act of Kindness. In your own space, share what you’ve done, talk about what you’ve done, or simply leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I've been wracking my brain about how to fulfill this one all day.
The best I could come up with is:

1. I left several comments for friends' creations today.

2. I checked in with my beta reader, who recently had surgery and is still recovering. ♥

3. I am pimping this fest at the behest of a couple of Flisters. *g*

Day 7

Stretch yourself a little and try something new. Go play in a new fandom or with a new pairing. Try working in a new medium. Or check out some fanworks that are new to you. (The recs from Day 2 might be a good place to start.) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

New to me? *snorts* These days I'm barely playing with the stuff that's old to me sigh.

Still, I managed something. *g*

Title: Stepping Up
Author: alisanne
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Harry Potter/?.
Challenge: Written for harry100/harry100/harry100's prompt # 354: One Step Forward, and as my answer to snowflake_challenge's challenge # 7.
Rating: R
Length: 100
Warnings: Het? LOL.
Beta(s): torino10154.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Read Stepping Up on LJ/IJ/DW.

I made the pairing a surprise because, well, I have to get my kicks somehow. ;)
It's a new one for me, though.

Day 5

In your own space, promote three communities, challenges, blogs, pages, Twitters, Tumblrs or platforms and explain why you love them. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Because of my OTP love, my first rec is for the home of all things Snarry: snape_potter. They exist for people to post stories and art, of course, but people also can post meta, questions, searches... Plus, they host two of my favorite fests, the Snarry-A-Thon which posts around Easter, and the Snarry Swap, which just finished posting. And they're incredibly organized! They have the entire year planned out ahead of time, whereas I can't even plan what's for breakfast tomorrow. :P

If your taste runs to kink, then I present: daily_deviant.
The site had been in a bit of a slump for a while, but seems to be reviving with the addition of new members. Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can find just about any ~unusual kink there, just search the tags. Disclaimer: yes, I'm a member, so this could be seen as a tad self-promotional. *shrugs*

Finally, I present one of my very favorite fests of the year, bar none: hoggywartyxmas. This fest is chock full of rarepair and characters studies, and I don't know how the mod manages it, but the creations are always stellar. I always rec a ton of art and fic from it and often times have trouble not just reccing the whole thing and calling it good.

And, as a bonus (and because I always do this, so why quit now?), I'd like to pimp the drabble communities, i.e. snarry100, snape100, neville100, hp_nextgen100, harry100, dracoharry100, mixandmatch100, femslash100, just to name a few. I think drabbling is an underrated writing activity. IMO, it helps you hone people's writing skills. Give it a try!

Day 3

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Last year I mentioned how much I adore sassy!Harry, so this year let's discuss the formation of the Golden Trio.

( Trio Feels )

Happy New Year, all!

Along with everyone else I vow to post more regularly and since I have joined getyourwordsout once more, I am even going to try to make my goal this year. :)

But this post is for Snowflake, so without further ado:




Day 1

In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Let's see. Many things give me joy and keep me sane, chief amongst them being you guys, my Flist! ♥

DW is definitely a happy place for me, followed by Pinterest, and Tumblr. :)
I suppose I do have to mention Seekers Notes, too, since playing it does keep me smiling.

Outside of cyberspace, I'd say my bed is my happy place with its cool, soft sheets and big, fluffy pillows into which I can snuggle... *happy sigh*

Also, when I sing with my choir. There's something about singing in a group that heals my soul. :)

Day 14

In your own space, create your own challenge. Whatever your challenge is, and have fun with it! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I have seen a ton of fabulous responses to this!
I'm going to go with a personal challenge to myself this time.
( I suck at doing this thing, so feel free to ignore if/when I actually attempt it )

Day 12

In your own space, create a fanwork. Make a podfic, an icon, a sketch, a meta, or a rec list. Arts and crafts. Cross stitch. Draft an essay about a particular medium. Put together a picspam or a fanmix. Write a review of book you love, a ship manifesto, a you-should-be-listening-to-this-band essay. Create something. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

So I've never written a ship manifesto, which made me wonder how the Snarry ship manifesto would read, which gave me an idea for today's hogwarts365/hogwarts365 ficlet. So thanks, Snowflake! <3

Title: Relationship Manifesto
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter.
Word Count: 365
Warnings: None. Dialogue only.
A/N: Written for hogwarts365's prompt # 225: “Have 10 friends who believe in your dreams than 100 friends who never do. It's not about numbers; it's about purpose.”― Israelmore Ayivor, Let's Go to the Next Level, Life Lessons, Rise to the challenge.
Beta(s): sevfan and emynn.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Read Relationship Manifesto on LJ/IJ/DW.