Fandom Snowflake Challenge #5 (2023)

[kaanbaltlak]

Challenge #5

In your own space, tell us about 3 creative/fannish resources, spaces, or communities you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom or like many people at the moment, fannishly adrift right now).


1. The The Fic Writer's Guide to Formatting (An AO3 Repository) by AnisaAnisa is just great! Since my brain can apparently just to stock a few HTML tags and CSS code, I always keep going back to this guide to make my AO3 fics really fancy.

2. Not fandom related, but I use it for fanfic related issues: Julio Cortázar's Clases de literatura is simply... a safe space for me. I lost count of how many times I've read it since I bought it. It really speaks to me as a writer, specially when I feel like I'm not doing great or I'm too slow or all those insecurities that can emerge.

3. This ain't self-promo I swear: the FB group I made with the purpose of forming a Spanish speaking community around AO3. Since the site is... well, English-centric, not many people know how many great things AO3 offers so I made this group to help. I also try to encourage people, to give tips and advices for writing (in Spanish), since I've noticed that many of the members are young. And so far, it's been great! So I'm really really glad I made it.

Comments

[muccamukk]

That guide is fantastic! Thank you so much. I grew up on LJ, and know like four HTML tags, and then if I need CSS I get my wife to do it, lol.

[kaanbaltlak]

Yeah, it's a gem! I started using HTML (and CSS) very recently, and finding that guide was like water in a desert.

[marinehaddock]

The guide is super helpful and I'm so glad for it, it gave me a lot of insp to start using formatting on my fics besides the base
And I'm glad to see resources popping up in other languages to help more people use Ao3!

[tsuki_no_bara]

i love when people respond to this challenge with "here are some resources i use and here's a resource i made". it's not self-promo, it's giving back to the fannish community and helping out other fen. :D

[kaanbaltlak]

Thanks! I ended listings that 'cuz my memory suddenly forgot all the amazing resources I tend to check out, LOL.