The Lupin/Snape Lurve Community

I need one more BLU author. I hope it will be the last, but.... Anyway, I would prefer a new author over someone who has already written for this round, but I'll take all offers at lupinsnape @ gmail. com and will make the assignment by June 1. I can give up to three weeks to write 5000 words, but two weeks would be better. Image is G-rated and includes Minerva if that will help inspire someone to sign up.

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The end of the month is coming. Did you get your Year-Long Challenge post done? June is the only catch-up month (and you can even jump in to the challenge in June if you missed the start), meaning if you missed posting in other months, June is the one month I'll allow you to make multiple posts. Your total number of posts by the end of June should be 8, and each should be marked with the project: a decade of ssrl tag.

If you would like to add an author tag to your posts, you can use "zauthor: username" as a tag and I'll approve them as I see them. I think we've reached the point in the communities where anyone can feel free to tag work with a "zauthor: username", "zartist: username" or "zcontributor: username" tag (contributor for other creative and participatory pursuits like games and puzzles, longer rec lists, etc.). This includes going back to tag your old posts, if you wish, and includes IJ, LJ and DW Lupin_Snape communities. I don't think new tags will show up until I visit them, so be patient.

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One artist has posted for the mini-BLU challenge. If you'll remember, writers can drabble/ficlet to art pieces for the Mini-BLU and the art and drabbles will appear on the site. Deadline is June 6 for art to be posted, and I'll give to June 8 for drabbles on anything posted on June 6.

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The Lusty Month of May is near the end at Pervy_Werewolf. There were quite a few Snape/Lupin stories going for the month. You should pop on over there and check it out - but be sure to comment!

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June is "open flying" at the Crack Broom recommendation community. That means anyone can make a Snape/Lupin rec over there in June as long as the work hasn't been recced before. Also, if you're wondering where you are on the reccing queue for the pairing, you can check out the Big Queue list. If you'd like to sign up to rec for a future month, you can do so here. (And I asked to be taken off of May, in case anyone checking the queue is wondering. ~_^)

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And that's it. I guess I did the June update early. There's no official challenge in June other than Mini-BLU and catching up for the Year-Long. If you need inspiration, I invite you to check out old Mod Posts. I've decided that running a H/C fest is going to be too challenging for me this year, though, so July and August challenges are open to suggestions (or volunteer mods for challenges) right now.

Thank you all for your participation here. We're getting smaller and having to adjust, but our members are still the best around, and I never forget that. ♥

love, lore

Good gawd, these DoS attacks all over are killing fandom. Or at least my ability to get to it!

BLU2 Update: We've had a writer drop out, so priority #1 is to find a new writer. Anyone feeling up for it? I'm extending the post start date into June, so you would still have over a month to write. I need to get my communication on with the writers and artists I haven't heard from yet....

In case of Fandom Emergency: You should know that there is a Lupin_Snape on Dreamwidth. If both IJ and LJ are making you crazy, you are always welcome to post on DW and add linking posts on the other Lupin_Snapes when the sites are back up. I'll try to add all the links to all the journals. If anyone knows how to make a syndication feed of the DW Lupin_Snape on IJ and/or LJ, and vice versa on DW for the other two, please, could you do that and let us know? Thanks!

Linking: As you may have noticed, the Snupin_Prophet is dormant again. This means that your fellow fans are relying on you to let them know when you spot Snape/Lupin content outside of the Lupin_Snape communities. Your posts don't have to be pretty, but they would be helpful and welcome. I try to add material that I find to my memories on all 3 journal platforms if anyone is looking for fresh material. You don't have to wait for me to share a link, either, you're welcome to post it yourself. That said, if you just can't post on your own, I will happily take links over email and share them as I can. Today's quick and dirty link is the Daily Deviant masterlist for March, which had several Snape/Lupin pieces: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/daily_deviant/396589.html?#cutid1

Challenge schedule through August:
April - May: Mini BLU (to be explained)
May: Encourage all to check out The Lusty Month of May Challenge
June: Year-Long Challenge Catch-up, BLU begins posting
July: BLU finishes posting
July-August: Hurt-Comfort Fest (a prompt fest like Fantasy Fest)
August: Sign-ups for Snupin Santa will open omg!

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Mini-BLU Challenge! - Imma gonna make this as simple as I can:

Artists - Post a drawable to the Lupin_Snape communities and I will snag it and post it on the Big Bang (BLU) web site.

Writers - Reply to the art posts with drabbles or ficlets and I will use my mad copy and pasting skillz to add your work to the art. If you write something longish, you can post it separately on the community, but you must link back to the art, and you must tag your work! (community project: mini-blu). I'll take text files at the mod mail if you want to save me C&P time, but it's not required.

Potential Problemz - I'm not going to know exactly how to arrange stories and art together until I see what kind of turn-out a piece gets. Also, authors are unlikely to get a by-line on the BLU site. So, members, please be vigilant about leaving comments on the art and story posts for this mini-bang.

The Point - This is to let the artists who didn't have time to produce full works of art and our members who don't feel confident with writing longer works in on the fun! Don't get caught up in creating something at the same level as the other BLU pieces. This mini-challenge will have its own tag on the site and no one should be expecting more than some yummy bites to tide us over until BLU2 goes live.

Sound fun? (I hope so...) Deadline is June 10 for both drawables and drabbles!

I know it's Easter Weekend, so expect some modly references back here next week. Be safe, eat candy and pet fuzzy things, even if they're just your families. ~_^

love, lore