A handful of fannish links

My entire house smells like homemade chicken stock, which always feels like a cozy smell to me. I've spent most of the day reading — I finished one book, started another, and read and commented on everything that looked appealling in the Madness collection. I've been enjoying seeing people's Yuletide recs posts — it's always so interesting to me to see the sheer variety of people's tastes and fandoms.

I thought I'd gather some links to fannish resources/challenges here on Dreamwidth, even though I assume most people know about them.

The first is the comm recthething. The clue is in the name — it's a community focused on gathering recs for fanworks. I plan to share my Yuletide recs there after I've posted them, as well as to the yuletide comm.

Apparently Tumblr is up to its usual shenanigans, and there is likely to be an influx of Tumblr discontents joining Dreamwidth. I was reminded, in this context, of the existence of fictional_fans, which is intended to be a low-stakes space for people new to Dreamwidth (or returning here after a long absence on other platforms) to get a feel for the site, while also serving as a space for general fannish discussion.

And finally, I'm considering doing snowflake_challenge for the first time ever this January. I've never felt that I had enough time to do the challenge properly, but I've always wished I could participate, so I've decided that I will make the time for it. So ... expect fannish navel-gazing ahead.