Snowflake Day 3

[prisca]

Challenge #3: Pimp Your Favorite Communities, Fests or Challenges!

I do love low-pressure multifandom challenge communities because they offer lots of writing ideas for my (mostly small and unknown) fandoms. Big Bangs and exchanges are only stressing me out, so I usually try to avoid them.

Here are some communities I'm a member of:
Drabble communities
- drabble_zone (works can be 100 or 200 words)
- 100words (only 100 words are allowed)
- anythingdrabble (works can be 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 words)

31_days (every month there is a new list with every day prompts. Check out the January prompts if you are interested)

100fandoms (there is a table with 100 prompts you have to fill with 100 different fandoms)

fffc (a multifandom community for every kind of fanwork which offer various challenges during the months. I do co-mod the DW comm, while the main community is still at Livejournal)

prompt_dump (unfortunately on hiatus because of lack of interest, but I still do love the idea of comment fics. There are already a lot of prompts which are waiting for getting filled - maybe from you?)

I am also in love with getyourwordsout, a yearlong community to help you build a regular writing habit. Signing up for 2020 is still open until January 15.

Comments

[enemytosleep]

Not sure whether you already follow, but writethisfanfic is a low key group that helps people complete projects (no sign ups or commitments required).

[prisca]

I will check it out, thank you.

[deemoyza]

Thank you for this list! I've been looking for ways to get involved here on DW. :)

[prisca]

You're welcome.

[buggyfiction]

Thanks for this, I just signed up for GYWO, the sign up is open until Jan 15th!

[prisca]

Upps ;)

[fadedwings]

Such a great list of comms ♥

[prisca]

I do love writing coms, but I have to be careful where I sign up to, otherwise, it starts to stress me out.

[wenchpixie]

These look great (and drabbles at 100 words! :D #HillsIWillDieOn)

[prisca]

I know, but there are also double drabbles, triple drabbles... Might be a bit cheating but these are the rules of the communities, and I can live with it ;)

[wenchpixie]

oh for sure, it's when they're 723 I get a bit grumpy about it ;)

[tjs_whatnot]

*sigh* I remember when I used to LIVE for comms like this. You've inspired me to try my hand again at the old drabble-low key love. ♥

*bookmarks*

[prisca]

Drabbles are fun, though not so easy to write as some people think. It can be tricky to tell a story in exactly 100 words.

[craterdweller]

*waves from a fellow gywo member*

100famdoms looks interesting but I'm not sure I have 100fandoms. Nice list!

[prisca]

I don't have them either, but there is no time limit, so I try to write for every new movie/new series I watch one drabble. It will probably need some years to complete the table but it's fun.

[tellshannon815]

That was my thought when I first started that challenge. In the end, I actually ended up coming up with a few more that I hadn't thought of, you may find you have more than you think?

[autobotscoutriella]

Thank you very much for the links! I'm going to check out 31_days and fffc--those look right up my alley.

[prisca]

Would be great to meet you there.

[sparrow2000]

This is an awesome list, thank you for sharing. I'm really stuck in my own rut in fandom and in the communities I read and write in, so some of these might be a real shot in the arm.

[prisca]

Stepping out of your comfort zone can be a good idea now and then. I am wildly resolved to try out some new (writing) comms this year.

Try this ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

For low-stress communities with prompts, I recommend allbingo and "crowdfunding. Both run new fests each month.

Re: Try this ...

[prisca]

Thank you, I will check it out.

[tamaraaeknight]

fffc helped me through a difficult writers block. I've subscribed to 31_days to see what their prompts are like.

[prisca]

That's great to hear :) I do like 31:days because the prompts often are a bit out of the norm. And because the prompt list usually is on some days before the start, it gives you enough time to check them out.

[tamaraaeknight]

I looked at the list for January and liked how it looked but I'm going to wait for the next list to go up before I start.