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Guys, I did something crazy! My computer was just broken for like almost a month. Er . . . so that's one reason I haven't been around. The other reason is I've been taking the crack pills. Apparently, because I just created this: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
19thc_exchange. And then I posted the following message at like a bajillion places. Okay, like 5. But what is wrong with me? Why I am I doing this? Why can't there just be good North and South fanfiction without Mr. Thornton committing rape without yelling surprise, and without Margaret bursting into tears every other second? Why why why? Okay, here's the message I posted. I guess you guys can read it. ;o) :
19thc_exchange is a fic exchange for fanfic based on period dramas. “Period dramas” includes literature written during the 19th century in any part of the world; movies, television shows, and mini-series based on that literature; and original movies, television shows, and mini-series set during that time. Here is an overview of the purpose of 19thc_exchange.
Exchanges will occur in rounds, and each round will have a theme. One theme may be an author; the fics exchanged will only be relevant to that author’s work. One theme may be young adult period literature and media. One theme may be non-English speaking countries. Etc etc.
The first round is Jane Austen. Read more about it here.
If you are interested in exchanging Jane Austen fic, or other period drama fic in the future, join the comm. The sign up post for Round One goes up March 23rd, 12:00 AM PST.
Please pass the word along to anyone you think might be interested. I am currently looking for people to make banners in order to advertise both19thc_exchange and Round One. If you are interested, please contact me, or reply to a post at 19thc_exchange.
19thc_exchange. And then I posted the following message at like a bajillion places. Okay, like 5. But what is wrong with me? Why I am I doing this? Why can't there just be good North and South fanfiction without Mr. Thornton committing rape without yelling surprise, and without Margaret bursting into tears every other second? Why why why? Okay, here's the message I posted. I guess you guys can read it. ;o) :19thc_exchange is a fic exchange for fanfic based on period dramas. “Period dramas” includes literature written during the 19th century in any part of the world; movies, television shows, and mini-series based on that literature; and original movies, television shows, and mini-series set during that time. Here is an overview of the purpose of 19thc_exchange.Exchanges will occur in rounds, and each round will have a theme. One theme may be an author; the fics exchanged will only be relevant to that author’s work. One theme may be young adult period literature and media. One theme may be non-English speaking countries. Etc etc.
The first round is Jane Austen. Read more about it here.
If you are interested in exchanging Jane Austen fic, or other period drama fic in the future, join the comm. The sign up post for Round One goes up March 23rd, 12:00 AM PST.
Please pass the word along to anyone you think might be interested. I am currently looking for people to make banners in order to advertise both
19thc_exchange and Round One. If you are interested, please contact me, or reply to a post at 19thc_exchange.
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Spark interest and recruit for JA fanfic? Where are they doing this?
I do not know those users, though damned_colonial replied to my heads up about this fic exchange.
JA was my first online fandom. Every two years or so I swing back to it, and I'm always disappointed by the lack of quality stuff.
The only Gaskell I've read is N&S, but I don't recommend it. I love some aspects of the issues involved, and the same can be said for the characters, but God, I hated the writing. I like the adaptation, but it's one of those things where I like the ideas in the adaptation more than the adptation itself. I pretend it's like . . . a music video of the thing I actually want to see.
Where's elsewhere?
Elsewhere for 19th c. fiction is yes, DWG, and several other individual sites about books/adaptations from then. And fanfiction.net.
I'm looking forward to AO3.
...you sure you don't want to write just a tiny little 1000 words of a JA piece?
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Here's a start. :) And age_of_sail's been quite active. There are some other, quieter comms trying to make a start, but mostly I'm thinking of individual conversations I've noticed here and there -- people taking the trouble to rec things they run across.
I pretend it's like . . . a music video of the thing I actually want to see.
Hah. That's a great description of the way I feel about a lot of media.
...you sure you don't want to write just a tiny little 1000 words of a JA piece?
Tempting! But I've already got three story commitments this spring, eek!