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[green]

I can't keep saying 'I miss the COMMUNITY of fandom' and then not do anything to contribute to/foster said community.

I'm writing, though. Lots of writing. I've been working on this one fic for about 6-7 months now. Just hit 50k on it. I'm hoping the first draft is almost done. And then I will have lots and lots of editing. But I have faith in this story. I think it's going to be good.

Two goats from across the street came to visit me today while I was taking out the garbage. I love goats! But I did not know these goats, so that made me wary. Another neighbor came along and tempted them back home with Cheez-Its.

Right now there is a physical therapist here in my home with my mother. Mom needs help. She's not using the walker she got, but then again there aren't many places she wants to go where she can use it. She wants to be outside, but the yard is bumpy and the wheels on the walker/rollator can't handle the terrain.

We've also got a companion from an agency who comes in twice a month who can take mom to places or pick up meds or vacuum and dust the house. It takes a lot of pressure off me, but it's only one day every other week. (So far)

Ummmm not much else going on. Meg is doing well. I'm hanging in there. We're alive.

Comments

[ride_4ever]

*encourages your writing*

[green]

Thank you kindly, friend!

[trobadora]

Glad to see you around, and yay for the writing! Cheering you on for your fic!

[green]

Thank you! *hug*

[lunabee34]

*Hugs*

That's so much writing. Huzzah!

[green]

It is sooo much writing. I don't know what I'm going to do once it's done and posted. Probably collapse for awhile (and play video games). Thank you!

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>I can't keep saying 'I miss the COMMUNITY of fandom' and then not do anything to contribute to/foster said community.<<

Things I've done that you might like to explore:

"Activating Communities"

"Follow Friday Master Post"

"How to Hack the Snowflake Challenge"

"Improving Communities on Dreamwidth"

"Improving Community in Fandom"

Re: Thoughts

[green]

These links are much appreciated! Thank you!

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

*bow, flourish* Happy to be of service! I want to encourage anyone who is interested in community building activities.

[shipperslist]

I'm hanging in there. We're alive.

And considering how the world is right now, this itself is a win! Lovely to see you. 💜

[green]

Lovely to see you, too! *hughughugs*

[pattrose]

Good luck with the story. What is the fandom. That’s a gigantic word count. Your mom will be in BB my thoughts. Hope she starts doing better soon. I’m glad you’re all doing well.

[green]

Thank you! The fic is Teen Wolf, it's a Peter/Stiles story, which is the majority of what I've written for the past 10 years. I dip into other fandoms sometimes but I always go back to them. Good news is that I finished the first draft last night!

[pattrose]

Congratulations. 😁

[red3_standingby]

YOOO I get you, I'm always trying to re-enter fandom every few years and then be like... where is everyone? OH YEAH I FUCKED OFF AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS A LIFE TOO. Anyhow, it feels sad but understandable.

[green]

I'm currently in Teen Wolf fandom (and have been for over 10 years now) and I do have friends in the fandom and people to geek out with. But finding those people and places are even harder now. So much discussion comes in small Discord servers and you've got to find the right people to get invited to them and then there's still stuff you miss that's elsewhere. Tumblr is good for some stuff, but there's not a big sense of *community* there, you know?

Good luck finding your people.

[red3_standingby]

I'm glad you still have your Teen Wolf people, that's such a great thing! I'm lucky that a lot of my in-person friends are also in fandom, but I do miss the COMMUNITY. I think it's okay also to carve out your own corner and keep going there though, so I'll keep working on that.