The Lupin/Snape Lurve Community

After a long bit of quiet, a housekeeping post first:

1. Snupin LDWS continues! Are you like me and keep forgetting to read and vote? Well, stop that! If we need to set up a mutual poke-ring, I'm in, because I need it, badly. Writers, whenever you feel like it, you're welcome to post your drabbles to the community for public comments.

2. HP_May_Madness also continues! This is a daily romance challenge, but since this is the first year, everyone should feel free to jump in before the end of the month with any HP pairing of your choosing (although, since you're reading this here, Snape/Lupin for one day, please!) 200 words and drawables minimum, and there's daily prompts. I've promised myself to get in on at least one day. Join me in the pledge? It's here on LJ and here on IJ. Also, please help spread the word to fellow het and slash fans for an end-of-May push!

3. Where to post: Don't forget that there's Lupin_Snapes on LJ, IJ and DW. Right now, we're not paid up anywhere, but I think I'm going to pay up LiveJournal when I have time to re-work our sidebar to match what's on IJ. I guess that's me saying that LJ will be our home base for the time being because it's most active, and if LJ gets wonky again, we'll retreat to IJ and DW again. Of course, IJ still has a strong following and I won't be abandoning any of the three current LS comms, and you should always consider cross-posting if you want more attention for you work. Finally, if anyone knows how to make a syndication feed on DW or from a DW community, help me out by setting them up and letting me know? Thanks!

4. Crack_Broom - this is a reccing community, and we've traditionally received some good traffic from people making SS/RL recs there. Because of some moderator shifts, the community has been in free flying mode and will remain so until the end of the month. So, if you ever want to rec a single Snape/Lupin piece for everyone to see, now's your chance! Starting in June, the reccing schedule is back. Here is the Snape/Lupin queue at this moment:

June: bluestocking79
July: osmalic
August: ghot
September: azure_rosa
August: midlagedfangirl
September: nimrod_9

If you see your name on this list and need to make changes, let the mods know with a reply on this post.

5. Snupin Decade Winners - Whoa, remember this?? I have an initial list of winners that I'm going to float here. If your name is missing from the list, you need to contact me. I'm going to point to this list for a week or two, just to make sure everyone has time to check their place out. Do Not be afraid to contact me. Me and my wonderful, wonderful helper, snapealina, definitely were confused in a couple places and might have missed something. I want to hear from you if there's any doubts!

azure_rosa
lzqsk (posting on behalf of DAN)
cordeliadelayne
geri_chan
islandsmoke
stasia
sitruunavohveli
whitestar_alpha
snapealina
domaris_sky
alisanne
hogwartshoney
Ellid
bonfoi

Thank you so much for your help with this list, Lina! Just remember, any issues with the list are my mistakes alone. Snapealina's help was a huge step, but I had to take it the rest of the way once she gathered up names and places.

6. Guest Mods for challenges - No, I am not stepping down as mod. However, when I go through crazy times like I did this spring, I have to wonder if it wouldn't have been better to have called on a guest mod to run a monthly challenge. What do you think about this? Would you be as responsive to a guest mod (I hope so, but...?)? Is taking on challenge duties for a month (which pretty much entails coming up with the challenge, answering questions, asking me to make a tag, cheerleading it through the month, and posting a master list at the end) something you'd like to do sometime? Feel free to "think out loud" in a reply.

7. Community "other" ads? So, we have some community alumni who have had work published. We also have lots of talented people around here with Etsy stores and artists who are available for commissions, etc. How do you feel about a Friday "Ad" day, where members only can post an advertisement for their paid (or, uh, volunteer???) work? This work wouldn't have to touch on Snape/Lupin - it would be a perk of being a regular, current or past, community member, and I would happily delete anyone who tried to advertise to us that I didn't recognize or who didn't get in touch with me with lots of links. *smiles evilly* I wouldn't post about this every Friday, but, rather, add it to the rules. Yes, no, maybe?

Sorry I haven't been around this Spring, but the thing that used to kick my butt in the Fall, which you noticed less because we were all in Snupin Santa mode, was moved to the Spring. Personally, Fall is my favorite time of year and I relish not losing it to the butt-kicking thing, so the move was good for me. Unfortunately, though, it meant less time for me here during a period when we're somewhat free of exchanges, and I dislike that intensely. So, again, apologies, and please poke me anytime you think I'm in need of it. I might grumble, but I won't bite. ^_^

And that's it! Challenge post along with postcard exchange will come later today.

love, lore

Title: Winning the Race
Author: alisanne
Word Count: 100 x 3
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Written for snupin100's prompt #364: Slow and Steady
Characters: Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Beta: emynn
Authors Notes: Mums often know best.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Winning the Race