Fandom Snowflake: Challenge 7 Fandom Resources

[fuzzyred]

Challenge #7

In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom!) Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



I don't have many fandom resources, because I mostly just read fanfic and use the filter feature on AO3. However, there are some related resources that I use frequently, so I'll share those here.

Reading Resources
First: "Love is for Children" by ysabetwordsmith. This is an Avengers fandom series that centers around non-sexual ageplay and team-family. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read, has a good mix of fluff and hurt/comfort, and has so many amazing resources linked, including many for trauma, PTSD, and other psychological problems.

Another excellent source of supplementary links is the Polychrome Heroics series, especially the Shiv thread, also by ysabetwordsmith. Be warned, this is an absolutely MASSIVE amount of content, and tends to be like flypaper for eyeballs. Some of it can also be quite intense, particularly in the Shiv thread, so be mindful of your headspace and preferences. It is excellent original fiction though, with superheroes and supervillains that are much more complex than just people who punch things, and there are so many resources for therapy exercises, making your town and the world a better place, and all kinds of inter/intrapersonal skills that you need to get through life.

Writing Resources
If anyone is into writing poetry, or just needs some inspiration for a new form of work, this list of short poetic forms is fantastic. There are familiar ones as well as ones I'd never heard of before, and perusing this list gave me a whole lot of ideas for writing short things early last year. Link found courtesy of ysabetwordsmith (are you noticing a theme yet)?

Another great resource for writing is the allbingo community. There are themes every month, it's a low pressure, high encouragement zone, and it's a great way to get prompts if you often find yourself stuck for ideas or just want some new ones. It works well for both fandoms and original works, and you can even host a bingo fest of your own if you want to see something in particular. Check out the <https://allbingo.dreamwidth.org/197786.html>event calendar for upcoming fests and to inquire about running a fest, if that interests you.

Comments

[goddess47]

I love your list! Writers who deal with, let's say, delicate topics who can provide resources for further reading and learning are a treasure. So it's great to have these listed so we can share them all!

I'm adding both those reading resources to my list to check out when Snowflake is complete.

Thanks for joining in!

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I'm glad I could turn you onto new resources. I find ysabetwordsmith is absoutely phenomenal at providing extra resources for her reading material. She also makes a lot of How To and instructional posts, if you're looking for more info and don't mind non-fictional posts.

dialecticdreamer is also a great resource for gentle fiction, and she will sometimes provide additional materials as well. Mostly I enjoy her stuff so much because she is really good at using stories to explain things that mainstream media often leaves out (like how to comfort people when upset, or account for varying skill sets/abilities).