Fandom Snowflake Challenge
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queer_scribblingDay #2: In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year.
Goal: I would like to finish archiving my AO3 fanfic on SquidgeWorld Archive.
I have fanfic for a specific fandom left. I did a self-imposed challenge, so I have to mirror the collections, but other than that, I think it's just the multi-chaptered fic. (In hindsight, I probably should have stuck with a definite system like working a certain way chronologically instead of jumping around. However, as long I post to Squidge and AO3 at the same time for future fanworks, I shouldn't add too much to my backlog.)
Goal: I would like to read at least one book from my To Be Read pile.
My To Be Read pile isn't a set list, and it's amorphous enough to include literal books I got as Xmas or birthday gifts years ago and e-books that I've heard I should try. I don't want this to feel like a chore, so I'm not setting a certain number or time frame - one book a month, one chapter a week, or any number higher than one by the end of the year. (While I do hope to finish at least one book, I do want to leave myself some wiggle room to also decide to not finish a book I'm not enjoying.)
This goal was very specifically inspired by a Tom Gauld comic I saw on Tumblr:
Caption copied over from the Tumblr post from Tom Gauld (creator of the comic): Title: New Year's Resolution. Panel 1: A figure sits at a desk composing a note which reads "This year I will devote myself to reading serious literature, forsaking easy pleasures and tirelessly seeking out truth and profundity in the work of the greatest writers". Panels 2 through 5: The writer looks at the note then scratches out various portions. Panel 6: Most of the note has been scribbled out leaving only the following words: "This year I will... read... for... fun."
Goal: In a throwback to 2022, I'd like to post something into the PF Fandom Calendar community once a month.
I'm not making any guarantees about finding All The Events or anything, but I like having a concrete measure of trying to contribute towards 'community or 'fandom' abstractness. As I poke around Dreamwidth more, I'm sure I'll run into events, and I feel like this is a good way to get the "let me share the shiny thing I just found" impulse out.
Honorable Mentions:
When it comes to writing fanfic, this year feels like a fallow year. I tried to do a one prompt per month event in 2023, and I added to my perpetual work-in-progress pile with non-event fic. I'd rather avoid turning fanfic into a source of stress and being unable to write fic for several years (you know, for a second time), so I don't have any plans to specifically write fanfic for a particular event. If I get inspiration later in 2024 or make progress on a WIP, that will be a nice bonus, but it won't be a set goal.
As someone who hasn't kept detailed notes for past knitting projects, the process of keeping anything on my WordPress or Ravelry up-to-date has turned into a multi-year stumbling block. It would be really nice if I could finally get everything caught up, but let's be real, "to do: Everything" has not been a successful goal so far. I may need to see if I can trick my brain into updating certain things with pre-drafting and outlines, so I'm not actually hunting down all the information I need to post on WP or update the project on Ravelry at that moment. (Because "do I have that photo of the mittens" will derail the train of thought.)
Goal: I would like to finish archiving my AO3 fanfic on SquidgeWorld Archive.
I have fanfic for a specific fandom left. I did a self-imposed challenge, so I have to mirror the collections, but other than that, I think it's just the multi-chaptered fic. (In hindsight, I probably should have stuck with a definite system like working a certain way chronologically instead of jumping around. However, as long I post to Squidge and AO3 at the same time for future fanworks, I shouldn't add too much to my backlog.)
Goal: I would like to read at least one book from my To Be Read pile.
My To Be Read pile isn't a set list, and it's amorphous enough to include literal books I got as Xmas or birthday gifts years ago and e-books that I've heard I should try. I don't want this to feel like a chore, so I'm not setting a certain number or time frame - one book a month, one chapter a week, or any number higher than one by the end of the year. (While I do hope to finish at least one book, I do want to leave myself some wiggle room to also decide to not finish a book I'm not enjoying.)
This goal was very specifically inspired by a Tom Gauld comic I saw on Tumblr:
Caption copied over from the Tumblr post from Tom Gauld (creator of the comic): Title: New Year's Resolution. Panel 1: A figure sits at a desk composing a note which reads "This year I will devote myself to reading serious literature, forsaking easy pleasures and tirelessly seeking out truth and profundity in the work of the greatest writers". Panels 2 through 5: The writer looks at the note then scratches out various portions. Panel 6: Most of the note has been scribbled out leaving only the following words: "This year I will... read... for... fun."
Goal: In a throwback to 2022, I'd like to post something into the PF Fandom Calendar community once a month.
I'm not making any guarantees about finding All The Events or anything, but I like having a concrete measure of trying to contribute towards 'community or 'fandom' abstractness. As I poke around Dreamwidth more, I'm sure I'll run into events, and I feel like this is a good way to get the "let me share the shiny thing I just found" impulse out.
Honorable Mentions:
When it comes to writing fanfic, this year feels like a fallow year. I tried to do a one prompt per month event in 2023, and I added to my perpetual work-in-progress pile with non-event fic. I'd rather avoid turning fanfic into a source of stress and being unable to write fic for several years (you know, for a second time), so I don't have any plans to specifically write fanfic for a particular event. If I get inspiration later in 2024 or make progress on a WIP, that will be a nice bonus, but it won't be a set goal.
As someone who hasn't kept detailed notes for past knitting projects, the process of keeping anything on my WordPress or Ravelry up-to-date has turned into a multi-year stumbling block. It would be really nice if I could finally get everything caught up, but let's be real, "to do: Everything" has not been a successful goal so far. I may need to see if I can trick my brain into updating certain things with pre-drafting and outlines, so I'm not actually hunting down all the information I need to post on WP or update the project on Ravelry at that moment. (Because "do I have that photo of the mittens" will derail the train of thought.)
