New Games, Writing, and Graphics Challenge Comm!
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Coming our FIRST challenge at the end of the month: Hodge Podge! What's Hodge Podge? Well, Hodge Podge is a low-pressure challenge in the new challenge comm Dreams and Mayhem where the fandoms YOU LOVE are all welcomed!
es, that's right! We're a multi-fandom challenge where each week players will fill prompts to score points by writing fics or poetry or even make graphics like icons or wallpapers or moodboards! The choice will be up to you once the game opens and we are underway!
So if you like to have fun and have a fun competition, do come and join us please! Sign-ups are opened July 3rd through July 19th!!!
Dreams and Mayhem sign-ups are on the Hodge Podge page! Please see the example HERE for how to sign up!
Thanks to
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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 4 -- Friday
Friday, 4 July 2025 09:57![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Sorry I missed yesterday, I had no internet! Anyway -- hello on Friday! Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?
- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or research
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment
Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?
- I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
- I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
- I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
- I'm going to take a break from writing
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 2 -- Wednesday
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Hello on Wednesday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)
- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing
How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?
- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes
In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 1 -- Tuesday
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 08:26![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Hello on Tuesday! Did you write?
- Yes!
- No!
- Not yet!
If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?
Western Meet and Greet
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 03:13![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Lots of folks want to see more activity on Dreamwidth. While researching community activities, I came across the idea of thematic meet and greet events. That seemed like something which might work here, given a membership of several hundred people and a new theme each month. So I made one for this month's theme. It gives people a place to meet folks with similar interests, and to squee about the current theme.
Here is the basic outline. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to the Westerns Bingo Fest.
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Here is the basic outline. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to the Westerns Bingo Fest.
( Read more... )
Western Bingo Fest
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The Western Bingo Fest will run from July 1-31. The theme is Westerns and it spans a wide range of subgenres and time periods. Bring out your favorite Wild West fandoms, or contemporary west, or spaghetti western SF ... whatever shines your buckle. Prompt lists include Animals, Characters, Famous Westerns, Motifs, Plots, Quotes, Settings, Songs, and Subgenres. There is a 3x3 card for each prompt list plus a 5x5 mixed card. You can also make your own. See the Western Meet and Greet.
Also on the Bingo Card Generator:
Robert Plutchik's 1980 list of emotions
Color words by Guinevak
Death
Desperate Situations
H/C Bingo (multiple rounds)
Music
Time Periods
* These bingo patterns are relevant to this fest.
-- Camping
-- Horse
-- Nature
* Challenges! These are prompts that make the bingo card more exciting. You can add them to any category, or skip them, as you choose. They do let you claim multiple fills from one work.
=Frontier= match nearest border square with prompt from its opposite border,
=Fastest Gun= write adjacent prompt in 60 minutes or less,
=Long Road= double the fill size of adjacent prompt,
=Ride 'em Cowboy= whole line stuffed into one big fill,
=Waterholes= any 5 prompts make a bingo,
( Read more... )
Also on the Bingo Card Generator:
Robert Plutchik's 1980 list of emotions
Color words by Guinevak
Death
Desperate Situations
H/C Bingo (multiple rounds)
Music
Time Periods
* These bingo patterns are relevant to this fest.
-- Camping
-- Horse
-- Nature
* Challenges! These are prompts that make the bingo card more exciting. You can add them to any category, or skip them, as you choose. They do let you claim multiple fills from one work.
=Frontier= match nearest border square with prompt from its opposite border,
=Fastest Gun= write adjacent prompt in 60 minutes or less,
=Long Road= double the fill size of adjacent prompt,
=Ride 'em Cowboy= whole line stuffed into one big fill,
=Waterholes= any 5 prompts make a bingo,
( Read more... )
Pride fest bingo row (and a bonus)
Monday, 30 June 2025 17:46![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Name:
cornerofmadness
Card Theme: Pride fest Bingo
Prompts: Drag, Love Nonbinary, Twink + comfort
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel, the Owl House
My Card: My Card
( my fills under here )
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Card Theme: Pride fest Bingo
Prompts: Drag, Love Nonbinary, Twink + comfort
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel, the Owl House
My Card: My Card
( my fills under here )
Rebuilding journal search again
Monday, 30 June 2025 15:18![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Pride Month 2025 Bingo - Blackout
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BINGO: Blackout
Challenge: Self-imposed 2025 Pride Month
Prompts: Disaster Gay/Bi, Homophobia, Coming out, Gender nonconforming, Toxic Yaoi/Yuri, Closet Key, Armored Closet/Denial, Asexuality, Gay Bar
Fandoms: RWBY, Doug (Nickelodeon), Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers/OCs, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Fandoms in icon posts: Hazbin Hotel, Archie comics, Steven Universe, BoJack Horseman, The Owl House, American Horror Story, Legends of Tomorrow, Heartstopper, Arcane, Watchmen, Good Omens, Helluva Boss, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Futurama, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Rugrats, Bob's Burgers, Undertale, Fire Emblem Engage, Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Fushigi Yuugi, Pokémon, Oniisama e
Card
( Fills under cut )
Challenge: Self-imposed 2025 Pride Month
Prompts: Disaster Gay/Bi, Homophobia, Coming out, Gender nonconforming, Toxic Yaoi/Yuri, Closet Key, Armored Closet/Denial, Asexuality, Gay Bar
Fandoms: RWBY, Doug (Nickelodeon), Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers/OCs, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Fandoms in icon posts: Hazbin Hotel, Archie comics, Steven Universe, BoJack Horseman, The Owl House, American Horror Story, Legends of Tomorrow, Heartstopper, Arcane, Watchmen, Good Omens, Helluva Boss, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Futurama, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Rugrats, Bob's Burgers, Undertale, Fire Emblem Engage, Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Fushigi Yuugi, Pokémon, Oniisama e
Card
( Fills under cut )
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Monday
Monday, 30 June 2025 09:58![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)
- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing
How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?
- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes
In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
Winterfest in July
Monday, 30 June 2025 09:06![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Welcome to Winter Fest in July.
spiralicious and I (
vexed_wench) will be your guest host for the month.
We love all things winter and Christmas. We realize that not everyone has fandoms or original universes that support that. We tried to come up with a few lists that could fit into almost any ‘verse.
Feel free to use any prompt how they speak to you. I have them separated just to make the list a bit more manageable.
For example, if you use a movie or music prompt, feel free to just work off the title or you can remix the movie, it's up to you. Or however else it moves you.
As usual, there will be banners at the end of the month. Also, fills can be made of anything; fic, poetry, vid, podfics, recs, or handcrafts. Art, icons, and wallpapers are nice as well. If you think of any medium not listed, that’s cool too.
This is a winter fest-themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work.
Anything goes this month. The only limit is your imagination.
And once again, thank you for being our guest. Cue the candle song!
There is a public card at the bottom of this post, or feel free to make your own here.
You can mix or match any of the prompts below or pick your own if you like.
Most of all, we hope you have fun!
Holidays
Food
Music & Movies
Winter Characters
Traditions
Decorations
December Holidays
A Month’s Worth of Special Days.
Anti Holidays:
Public Card
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We love all things winter and Christmas. We realize that not everyone has fandoms or original universes that support that. We tried to come up with a few lists that could fit into almost any ‘verse.
Feel free to use any prompt how they speak to you. I have them separated just to make the list a bit more manageable.
For example, if you use a movie or music prompt, feel free to just work off the title or you can remix the movie, it's up to you. Or however else it moves you.
As usual, there will be banners at the end of the month. Also, fills can be made of anything; fic, poetry, vid, podfics, recs, or handcrafts. Art, icons, and wallpapers are nice as well. If you think of any medium not listed, that’s cool too.
This is a winter fest-themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work.
Anything goes this month. The only limit is your imagination.
And once again, thank you for being our guest. Cue the candle song!
There is a public card at the bottom of this post, or feel free to make your own here.
You can mix or match any of the prompts below or pick your own if you like.
Most of all, we hope you have fun!
Holidays
Food
Music & Movies
Winter Characters
Traditions
Decorations
December Holidays
A Month’s Worth of Special Days.
Anti Holidays:
Public Card
Christmas Inheritance |
Christmas Every Day | Elf | Snuggling by the Fire | Treevenge |
Sleigh Rides | Welcome Back the Sun | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | The Good China | Tinsel |
Hot Cocoa | Stockings | FREE SPACE | Christmas in the Wild | Eight Days of Hanukkah |
Hanukkah | Spiking the Eggnog/punch | Tree | The Year Without a Santa Claus | Holiday TV Specials |
The Twelve Days of Christmas | Hiding Gifts | Christmas Eve | Strings of Popcorn | Wooden Shoes |