Help & writing resourcesIn an untitled post,
bridgetmkennit explains the tags system and the four different types of warnings at the Archive Of Our Own, and how to use them.
lore:
BloMo18: Tis the season of saving stories....: tips on saving fanfic stories "in a format that can be easily transferred to most reading devices without losing the author's intended passages of emphasis".
There have been a few posts on BDSM, community rules and terminology, intended as resources for writers and to clear up some common misunderstandings. In
Hi! My name is Minxie…,
florida_minxie talks about general rules and some stereotypes.
irana wrote
On BDSM, Part I to explain the abbreviations SCC and RACK, and to talk about consent.
On BDSM, Part II covers negotiation (both Scene and Relationship negotiation).
InsaneJournalAn
InsaneJournal Holiday Sale just started. Self-Committed (i.e. paid) accounts and Extra Userpics will be available at reduced prices until November 27th. Friday the 27th will also have a short sale on Permanently Insane accounts.
das_dingsi:
Updating habits: "The interesting part is how it made me view the update page more closely than usual and I consciously noticed all the things I
don't use [on InsaneJournal]."
Otherbitterfig:
where do they make subtext?: "I always wonder where stuff like (i.e. homoerotic and/or incestuous subtext) this comes from, is it intentional or just a quirk of chemistry?"
lilithilien:
Why do we do it?, a short commentary on an AfterElton.com article titled "Why are Women Interested in Gay Men? It's Not Because They Want to Sleep With Them!", with discussion in comments.
novembermond: has a question about
friending meme[s]: "[W]hat are the dos and don'ts ... ?"
[Supernatural]
ep. 5x10 meta-ish reaction posts - SPOILERS galore!the_shoshanna:
Supernatural 5.10, "Abandon All Hope...": "Thanks SO MUCH for making women just the underbrush to be cleared away before the real stuff happens."
musesfool:
lacrimae volvuntur inanes: "I would like to be able to talk about the episode on its own merits, because I thought it was a fantastic episode emotionally and a great way to go into hiatus, but I am SO FUCKING SICK of the way this show treats female characters."
yourlibrarian (in
mind_over_meta):
SPN 5.10 - A sign of hope: "There's nothing there right now for an audience to cling to, any more than a clear plot direction for Sam and Dean."