The Challenge 2022!

[mesotablar]

Challenge 15: In your own space, create your own challenge.

I started writing last year because I had the opportunity and I had an idea, I didn't really interact much.

This year I want to change that. I already am!

Because others doing this Snowflake Challenge have been generous with their knowledge I now know about more challenges to do!

I've signed up to one, I'm preparing for another, and I have completed the Snowflake Challenge! I hope to do at least 5 more challenges this year!

I challenge you to recommend any 'any fandom' challenges you know! and do one yourself!

Comments

[spikedluv]

I've mentioned some these before, but I'm not sure if you saw them:

smallfandomfest - current round ends Jan 31, next round begins May 1
smallfandombang - currently open for artist sign-ups
trope_bingo - new cards available
ljbookbingo - new card went up for 2022
fandomtrumpshate - creator sign-ups open 1/31.

I hope you get a lot more challenge recs!

[mesotablar]

oh yes, but thankyou for mentioning them again! The small fandom ones are right up my alley

[spikedluv]

\o/ As a fan of small fandoms, I'm thrilled to hear it. *g*

[kingstoken]

Here are some challenge recs:
*seasonsofdrabbles - every season they have a multifandom drabble exchange, the winter one is closed, but a spring one should be coming in a few months
*wipbigbang - where you dust an old unfinished long fic and commit to completing it, as a bonus you get art
*Fluffuary - fluffy writing prompts for everyday of February

[mesotablar]

I have a feeling wipbigbang is the only way I'm going to get my longfic finished...

I'd not heard of Fluffuary before but I'm already commited to Febuwhump, so maybe next year!

[enemytosleep]

It's so cool that you took last year's Snowflake and have turned it into an ongoing thing! I will of course rec sunshine_challenge in July. I hope you find a bunch of new spaces to explore and enjoy this year!

[mesotablar]

I've already checked it out and it looks so fun, especially as it is July! June to October are my best months for writing :)

Try this ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

allbingo hosts a fest each month. Some are generic, like the current Story Sparks or next month's Valentines. Others are based on a specific fandom, like the NCIS bingo from last year, but players can use the prompts any way they wish. For fandoms I'm not familiar with, I really like taking a quote or phrase from them and applying it to one of my own.

I already have a goal of participating in at least 6 bingo fests this year. And I've already got a line bingo in Story Sparks.

Re: Try this ...

[mesotablar]

allbingo is definitely on my wishlist!

wow, 6 Bingo fests and you already have a line bingo? you are so productive!

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> allbingo is definitely on my wishlist! <<

Then definitely watch for the Valentines fest in February. It has anti-Valentines and platonic prompt sets if you're not into the sex/romance stuff. There's an asexual/demisexual list on the Bingo Card Generator too.

>> wow, 6 Bingo fests and you already have a line bingo? you are so productive! <<

I often get a lot of fills during the Poetry Fishbowl, so that helps. Usually I play the fest every month, but I don't always bingo.

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[mesotablar]

I'll be checking it all out over the next few days. It sounds like the perfect thing to do for me to do for Arospec Awareness Week!

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Thanks for the tip. I have made a note to mention Arospec Awareness Week. And yes, the theme matches!

[peaked]

I definitely +1 seasonsofdrabbles! It's so much fun to do! While sign-ups are closed, you can write a few treats now before the work reveals deadline if you want to get your drabble writing going. Otherwise, hopefully you'll join us for the next round in a few months' time!

Apologies for throwing a few communities at you, but these are some that I follow that may be of interest to you!

There's hc_bingo for your hurt/comfort needs, ladiesbingo for writing about ladies, and creativechallenges which is a general community challenge where you can select your own prompts under whichever theme you like.

If you like kink, I'd also recommend seasonofkink and femslash_kink.

I'd also recommend following flashexchanges—I recently followed this (like yesterday!) and it seems like it's a community hub for signal boosting and advertising flash exchanges hosted on AO3. You might find something you like!

And perhaps you would like 3 Sentence Ficathon? We're onto our second post, the opportunity to post prompts closes on 13 February, but you can continue filling prompts in the first and second posts after that time!

[mesotablar]

I feel out of step with season of drabbles, being the opposite and all. I did do some Christmas themed stuff, but it was all sweat, beaches and stonefruits of the Australian Summer!

I'm now following Flashexchanges! thanks for that rec!

and I only just discovered some beautiful fills for the 3 Sentence Ficathon and was planning on checking it out. Thanks for letting me know about the prompt deadline, I'll have to think of things quick!

[peaked]

omg another Aussie?? I FEEL YOUR PAIN LMAO. I was writing winter and snow for a Christmas exchange while it was pouring down and being somewhat humid. 😂 It really is a mind whammy sometimes.

Also I saw someone mention this community to someone else that I hopelessly forgot to include—fandomweekly is a weekly writing challenge where you write 1k or less and vote on the best stories of that week. It's a fun community with a theme challenge and a mini-challenge.

And there's also fan_flashworks which is a fortnightly challenge as well. It doesn't have a voting system, but a lot of people participate and use the one-word prompt to create icons, fic, poetry, etc.

I think I've remembered everything now! 😂 So sorry, let's blame the heat for my brain melting!

[mesotablar]

haha yay! I thought I saw you use the word 'Faff' as I was reading comments!
There was chat in my fandom about snows and cold weather starting and I'm like 'My sunburn is really starting to itch in this heatwave'!

Thanks for the extra recs! I feel like I am going to be so busy this year creating stuff! :)

[seal_girl]

I had a lot of fun with intoabar

Last year was the first time I tried it and it was a lot of fun, even if I was a bit confused about how it would work.

[mesotablar]

I had a look and it looks like a great premise for crossovers! *tucking away link for a rainy day*

[svgurl]

A good challenge!

fairytaleinspired, a multi fandom fic and art inspired by fairy tales, fables, legends and myths that I liked last year.
crackthewip- a challenge comm to finish your WIPs
pine4pine, an exchange based on pining.
seasonsofdrabbles is currently finishing up their Winter Round but they'll have another one in the Spring.

[mesotablar]

I am finding so many more challenges because of this challenge!
I'd not even heard of the first three you rec. Oh I really want to try pine4pine! I have no idea how good my unrequited skills are, so it will be a learning process!

[svgurl]

Oh, you can ask for requited or unrequited! So if you want, you can try something new but also happy endings/mutual feelings are definitely in high demand. :D

[mesotablar]

Yay! I am good at complicated happy endings! And the event is right in the part of the year I like writing (generally because it is cold and wet and windy outside)