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1) The link for the new Prisoner of Azkaban trailer. I feel a cold coming on right around 4 June. Also? Jailbait. The other, other white meat.

2) Lenore talks about how to get what you want, if you keep thinking you're, you know, entitled to anything from your fandom. In other words. How to make the most of your fannish experience by relying on yourself.

3) On last night’s The O.C. – Welcome back, Josh, we’ve missed you. I heard about that writer’s block thingy, it’s a bitch, ain’t it? *adores madly*

4a) I’m not sure what I shall write today. Does anybody have any visuals that I can work with? First come, first served (provided that I can actually think of something of course).

4b) Does anybody know where I can find that Dom/Billy photograph where Dom's wearing the scarf and Billy's got the purple shirt, I believe it was the Berlin premiere. I'm suddenly inspired by Dom looking like Rudolph.

Comments

[embitca.livejournal.com]

Lenore is well-spoken, but she hasn't said anything that hasn't been said before in a 100 different fandoms and when it comes down to it I'm not sure how valuable many of those points are for the large majority of fandom participants so ultimately I think it is frustrating advice.

Writing a story that other people will emulate, in my opinion, requires much more than good solid writing. It requires that the writer herself be a tastemaker and I think that quality of personality requires a lot more than simply barracking for one's causes or being the first to trumpet a new idea. It requires the right person to do it. Same goes with promoting other aspects of fandom.

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I don't think Lenore is saying anything that anybody hasn't already said, but I think it's good to be reminded from time to time that the best way to get what you want is to do it yourself. That was the idea that I was interested in.

[embitca.livejournal.com]

I get what you're interested in. I guess I just disagree with the premise that doing it yourself is really the best way to get what you want. Occasionally it's true, but is it true often enough to trumpet this as the answer with the frequency with which these sentiments are uttered? I don't think so.

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Occasionally it's true, but is it true often enough to trumpet this as the answer with the frequency with which these sentiments are uttered? I don't think so.

I think it really depends on whatever you're looking for. If you're looking for something that you don't think you can produce, then perhaps it helps to ask for assitance, but if you're just looking for a quick-fix then I think it's better to be self-sufficent. I think whatever the case though that you shouldn' *expect* people to give you anything. I think you should be willing to trade or offer tit for tat. The whole I'm-entitled-just-because-I-exist thing gets on my tits something fierce.

[embitca.livejournal.com]

Oh I totally agree with you on the whole expectations issue. The whining about what fandom owes "me" drives me crazy and for the type of person who does that incessantly there isn't much else besides a smack in the mouth that will help. I just don't also want to listen to 'em whine that nobody gave feedback on their terrific cutting edge story or no one wants to participate in their dumbass challenge ;)