A thank-you, and must-see stops on my fannish map

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Various folks (kate1010, ladyofthelog, and most recently on my flist angearia) have been talking about the su_herald and Buffyverse fandom connectivity and suchlike and so on.

First: Probably at least a third of all the authors I follow and fangirl, I found through the Herald. Several of the communities I frequent (still_grrr, open_on_sundays) I found through the Herald. It was a key source of information for me when I first got into the fandom, and I have nothing but appreciation for the hard work those folks do.

Second: I find Buffyverse segregation rather interesting. I definitely live in the Spuffy corner of it, but I try to keep an eye to parts distant. If nothing else, other corners of the map come up with different memes and flamewars than mine does. Plus, a Giles-centric perspective of the fandom and of canon is just very different from a Spike-centric view. It's another lense for my show!

However, as others have said, it's not always obvious where the hubs are. So, here's a list of the resources I use to find both folks and fic. Spike-centric, because that's me, but I do manage to break out of the box in a few places. Also: idiosyncratic as all heck. Likely to be updated a couple of times as I think of more things.

seasonal_spuffy: The place on LJ to find folks writing Spike/Buffy. Runs twice a year. Varying levels of quality, but there are a few true gems in every batch. Indices of the last few sessions here.

still_grrr: Active community of folks writing good, short fic. Especially lots of good gen. I first discovered several of my favorite authors through this comm! Old entries sorted by both a fabulous tag system and Delicious account.

giles_watchers: Like the Herald, but Giles-specific. Two or three times a week. Also have an up-to-date Delicious account.

giles_fic_recs: A fairly active recs comm with, o frabjous day, a very useful tagging system.

petzipellepingo Like the Herald, but Spuffy-specific, with occasional forays into other characters and pairings. Daily (!).

moscow_watcher: Reccer extraordinaire of Spuffyfic, Xanderfic (especially Xander/Faith), and other stuff that catches her eye. Quarterly.

buffyversetop5: Hosts a "Best of Previous Year" recs session every January and a "Best of Years Before Previous Year" session every October. Great way to find authors new and old.

sueworld2003: Great Spike- and JM-centric source of fannish links: appearances, con reports, graphics, and discussions.

gabrielleabelle: One of the most active, fandom-centric LJ-ers I know. Deep thinky meta, silly polls, quick episode musings, a lot of fic recs lately. Always friendly and welcoming.

angearia: Spuffy fangirl to the core, but also hearts Buffy like a mad thing. Great source of S8 meta as well as general Spike, Buffy, and Spuffy musings. Again: always friendly and welcoming.

Comments

[seapealsh.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs. I frequent sunnydale herald, and through that I get all of gabriellebelle's interesting stuff. And seasonal spuffy is my favorite.

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You're very welcome. :)

[deird1]

Woo! List! I agree with it wholeheartedly.



(typo: your still_grrr sentence stops halfway through)

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*grumblehtmlgrumble*

Thanks. :)

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

In my new role as co-mod of fantas_magoria, I'd like to pimp that comm as a shipper-neutral source for all sorts of BtVS & AtS episode-related fanworks, such as fic, art, meta, recs, etc.

We're starting up again on Monday with the BtVS Season 3 episode, Lover's Walk. The tags are all up-to-date. C'mon by!

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What she said, folks.

(I confess I rarely find myself much inspired by individual episodes, which is why I've never done much with the comm. I applaud your efforts, though!)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

You're awesome.

That is all.

:)

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Aww.

*huggles comment of awesomeness, because she needs it this week*

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Great suggestions!

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:)

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's like you just did an LJ version of Twitter's Follow Friday! Nifty.

Thanks for the guiding me to those two Giles communities. I'd never have known. :D

ETA: I do heart Buffy like a mad thing. WORD.

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Er. Yes, exactly! That's what I did! (I remain in a committed state of ignorance with regard to Twitter. I'm hoping that if I wait long enough it'll go away without my ever having to figure it out.)

You're very welcome for the Giles comms! That was the whole idea, I figure. :)

[bobthemole.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I've been hunting for a list like this.

I haven't yet found a good resource for AtS fic. Does it not exist in the same quantities as Buffy fic? Has no one rewritten the disastrous season 4 so it makes sense?

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I confess, Ats never inspired the devotion in me that BtVS has, so I haven't bothered to look for much fic and I don't know what the usual resources are. However, I can recommend both Rheanna and Yahtzee as two major, major Ats authors. I haven't read all of their stuff because, again, not really that interested, but they're both excellent writers who wrote all sorts of long and varied things. I particularly recommend Splinter, which they wrote together, and As Time Goes By. (Yahtzee also wrote some excellent BtVS fic.)

I have the impression that Ats is/was more of a slasher fandom than BtVS, especially since, as far as I can tell, there was no het ship there with near the following Buffy/Spike or even Buffy/Angel. Since I pretty much never read slash for its own sake, it's another strike against the fandom for me.

[riccadonna.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links!
(one day away from LJ and I'm already sixty posts behind, grumble grumble.)

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Heh. It's the beauty of LJ, right? Always something happening. *g*