Life! (not immortality)

(Or, as Skieswideopen calls it: "enabling." ~grin~)

• The multifandom "Gen-in-January" game on the_fic_trader remains open through the end of January.


• I will post the annual fkficfest/fkficfest survey in the final week of January. (When is best to schedule the ficathon this year? What rules and mechanisms can we improve from last year? How can we attract more players? How can I be a better mod?)


• rarewomen is on for 2013! This year, there's no distinction between large and small fandoms. Under 500 stories on AO3 and also under 500 on FF.net featuring a canonically female character? She's eligible if nominated. I played last year and may well play again this year. Timeline:
  • 01/24-01/31: Discuss nominations.
  • 02/01-02/07: Nominate.
  • 03/01-ish: Assignments go out.
  • 04/28: Stories due.
  • 05/04: Stories release.


• shipswap is running a "Rare Ship" exchange event. I won't play, but I will read if my fandoms win stories. Timeline:
  • 02/01-02/28: Nominate.
  • 03/06-04/08: Sign up.
  • 04/15-ish: Assignments go out.
  • 06/15: Stories due.
  • 06/22: Stories release.


• The het_reccers community is presently seeking volunteers to write "Fandom Manifestos," and still needs sign-ups for FK, HL, BSG'78, etc. Separately, they are always seeking recommendations of high-quality het fanfiction in any fandom (no sign-up needed).


• casestory Big Bang sign-ups opened on 01/01.


• blue_eyed_1987 is running a multi-fandom "Pretend Dating/Relationship" fest.


• wehappyfew is running a multi-fandom AU drabble fest.


• Not fiction-related, but just so you know: There's a fanart_recs community!

Recently in FK on my LJ F-List and DW R-Page:

Ficathons and Fests

• On 12/29, the fandom_stocking mod called for volunteers to ensure at least one treat for every player.
• On 12/26, Yuletide Madness went live with one FK story: "The Man Who Had Everything." There are no regular FK Yuletide stories for 2010.
• On 11/30, sharpest_asp announced the next round of her "Gen in January" fest, which happens on the_fic_trader.

Fanfiction

• On 12/28, under lock, someone mentioned that natmerc has begun uploading to the AO3, including two FK stories.
• On 12/24, waltd announced a new FK Christmas story, the twelfth in his calendar series.
• On 12/23, foxy11814 began posting a WIP called "The Newcomer" (Nick, Natalie, Lacroix).
• On 12/19, sharpest_asp announced her "Old Times Not Forgotten" (PG; FK/HL; Janette/Amanda) for the Femslash Advent Calender.
• On 12/05, lastscorpion announced that she has finished uploading to the AO3, including five FK stories.

Actors

• On 12/21, under lock, someone noted that audiences may vote for 2010's favorite plays and actors in the Toronto Awards. GWD and NB are both nominated.
• On 12/19, pj1228 pointed out the new site forkni-l.com, announcing FK alumni stage appearances.

Miscellaneous

• On 12/17, hyper_roo in fk_fanfiction asked after a story titled "Death has no Dominion."
• On 12/16, mysticalcat7 reported that forkni-l digests for the year 2000 are now all archived online.
• On 12/04, 1_mad_squirrel in last_writes requested recommendations of FK/BtVS fanfiction in which Lacroix and Spike meet.

Airings

Chiller will air FK three times in January: 01/03, 9AM-3PM, second season; 01/19, 9AM-3PM, first season; and 01/29, 8AM-2PM, first season.  (What's exciting here is that they're running second season in the original aired order this time, with "Crazy Love" as the finale!  Cool.)

Before I list all the exciting FK blog posts you guys have treated us to lately, I'd like to note a development elsewhere.  Foreverknight.org has made the official debut of its Website Archive, which is greerwatson's project to preserve FK sites that would otherwise have been lost when Geocities shut down.  She has been working with authors like hearts_blood to ensure that things that people meant to go down stay down, but everything that should be saved is saved.

And while we're speaking of things one step aside from my usual scan, everyone already knows about the FK Wiki, right?  I believe that has been mainly susanmgarrett and greerwatson's project so far.  [Addendum 02/16: Susan observes that the project is actually Greer's, and she "deserves every molecule of credit for that work." My mistake! Well-deserved applause toward Greer, please.]

Okay!  Recently on my LJ Friends List and DW Reading Page:

Ficathons

• fkficfest: The FK-only ficathon community is open (welcome post), and the sign-up post will go up on Thursday 02/18 (three months before the final due date, 05/18).  (Several people very kindly gave us a shout-out: my co-mod Amilyn, Havocthecat and Wiliqueen.)
• femslash_today: On 02/10, I learned that "Femslash Today" is having its annual multifandom porn battle.  Entries are welcome through 02/19.  There are three intriguing FK prompts (no FK entries as of 02/14, as far as I can see).
• 17daysinfeb: On 01/28, celli noted a multifandom ficathon about the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.  FK's characters could easily be in Vancouver during the Olympics!  (As of 02/14, there are no tags, and seem to be no FK entries.)
• halfamoon: To see FK-tagged entries on "Halfamoon," go here.  There don't seem to be any yet for 2010, but the event doesn't close for many hours yet.  (On 01/26, abby82 remembered her FK contribution last year, and encouraged us to all play this year.  On 01/21, havocthecat let us know that the community was gearing up for its annual 02/01-02/14 multifandom celebration of female characters.  FK's characters are eligible.)
• Porn Battle IX: The final total was three FK entries, all by gnosticdiva.  (On 01/27, gnosticdiva catalogued her contributions to Porn Battle IX.  On 01/26, abby82 noted that the event was open and running through 02/01.  On 01/19, abby82 announced that prompts were being accepted that week (prompts, FAQ).)
• Gen in January: The final total is one FK entry, by sharpest_asp.

Fanfiction

• On 01/30, I posted "In a Family Way" (PG-13, Gen, Nick and Lacroix and Others).
• On 01/27, sharpest_asp posted "A Shared Bottle" (PG, Gen, Nick and Janette).
• On 01/27, gnosticdiva posted "Menage a Trois" (NC-17, Pairing, Janette/Nick/Natalie)
• On 01/27, gnosticdiva posted "Partners" (NC-17, Pairing, Nick/Tracy).
• On 01/26, gnosticdiva posted "Making Up" (NC-17, Pairing, Natalie/Nick).

Vids

• On 01/28, abby82 posted her '09 Vidding Year-in-Review, noting three FK vids and one NK vid for the anniversary.
• On 01/31, abby82 shared the reveal that the vidder behind the FK "Cemetaries of London" is giandujakiss.  (This was the only FK vid in Festivids this round.)

Recommendations

• abby82 continued her FK recommendations on crack_van through the end of January.  Since my last round-up, she's pointed out:
  • "Memories" by falcon_horus (rec)
  • "Cold Comfort" by Klytaimnestra (rec)
  • "Keeping it Together" by Ell H. (rec)
  • "Hiding Out at the Raven" by fickitten (rec)
  • "Last Minutes" by Me (rec)
  • "Gay Vampire Toronto Cop Fathers Alien Love Child" by The Lurkers (rec)
  • "The Hands of Time" by Stephen L. (rec)
  • "Why Should I Cry For You" by lizbetann (rec)
  • "Farewell, Old Friends" by kirbyfest_fiction (rec)
  • "Physical Therapy" by Ophelia P. (rec)
  • The Dorian Stories by susanmgarrett (rec)
  • Vid: "In A Dark Place" by kristin1228
• On 01/31, abby82 mused on her contributions to crack_van over the past two months, and encouraged us all to participate.

Assorted Goodies

• On 02/06, gnosticdiva mentioned that she's working on the Dark N&N site, including moving it to a new host; the move might cause some very temporary outages.
• On 02/03, hearts_blood announced a dive back into FK fanfic!  The very next day, she wrote, lost, and found an outline for a new story.
• On 02/02, abby82 pointed us to a great sale on Deep Discount, of any FK season for $11.98.  Unfortunately, the sale did not last long.
• On 01/22, gnosticdiva shared the FK-related content in four different vampire reference books.
• gnosticdiva has been sharing reviews and commentaries as she rewatches the series.  02/01: Nick Knight.  02/02: "Dark Knight" and "Dark Knight, The Second Chapter.

wiliqueen has kept her eye on medie's gift to fandom, fandom_stocking, and let us know that it's up and running with sign-ups.  This is a hidden-until-reveal gifting fest, with no claiming and no assignments, no minimums or maximums, just prompts and good will.  (So far, three of this year's posted stockings, including Wiliqueen's and Amilyn's, include FK on their mini-wishlists. Eight include HL. None YB, or my other fandoms that make FK look crowded by comparison. ~g~ Not that all my hobby time is not already pledged to oldschoolfic this month! ~g~)

( Wishes and Won'ts )

sharpest_asp has proposed a "Gen in January" ficathon.  It will be prompt-claiming style, rather than assignment driven.  Minimum 500 words, gen only, any fandom, any characters -- including, of course, FK.  (Gen, as recently discussed, is defined as every kind of plot and theme in human experience except romance and sex.)