A new comm, and a question

[dolorosa_12]

I am very much Not Coping (with, well, take your pick of the conga line of political horrors parading their way around the world), which has made posting (and indeed, being online at all) very difficult. As such, this is going to be brief.

You may have seen this already on your own Dreamwidth feeds, but inkstone has set up a bullet journalling comm, bujo, if anyone's interested. I've started using a bullet journal this year; I've always been a dedicated planner, and I'm combining bullet journal use with the online management tool Trello, as well a standard weekly planner, because one form of organiser is never enough!

I also have a question for those of you who regularly participate in fic exchanges. Last year I had a kind of vaguely defined goal to participate in more exchanges than Yuletide, and ended up doing both Night On Fic Mountain, and My Old Fandom (as well as Yuletide). I enjoyed both immensely, and if they run again, I'll definitely be signing up. In fact, I enjoyed writing for those exchanges so much that I'm completely hooked, and want to participate in even more! That's where you come in. I'm asking for recs for fic exchanges that you particularly enjoyed. It probably helps a bit to know more about what I liked about the exchanges in which I've participated thus far:

They were for small fandoms (not big megafandoms) and not fandom-specific

Participants could write gen or shipfic (I think I'd be happy to participate in a gen-only exchange, but to be honest I prefer the flexibility)

The lower word-count limits were low - 1000 words is fine, but a 5000-word lower limit would probably be difficult for me

They weren't happening at the same time as Yuletide, or immediately before or after

Based on those preferences, are there any exchanges you'd particular recommend? I like writing fic that centres on female characters (M/F, F/F, or female character-centric gen), if that helps.

Comments

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

What is a bullet journal?

I was just in a fest that was fun, but it's definitely fandom-centric.

I'd personally like a fest that's not only multifandom, but neither gen NOR ship centric. Like you, I prefer flexibility. People have all kinds of relationships and dynamics, so sticking to just one can be a little difficult.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

A bullet journal is a kind of organiser/planner where you schedule events according to monthly goals and weekly activities. The video (http://bulletjournal.com/) on the bullet journal website might make things a bit clearer, as it's hard to explain without visual representation. In the basic format, all you need is a notebook and a pen, but some people go all out with elaborate colour schemes, washi tape and stickers. I tend to stick to the basics. I'm already a very organised, planning sort of person, so bullet journalling is basically a fancy new format for something I was already doing: writing up weekly/daily lists of tasks and crossing them out when I had done them.

Sorry to take so long getting back to you. I've been avoiding the internet due to politics making me miserable and despairing.