Activities Discussion Post

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Well, holmes_minor is up and running! We’re so pleased to see so many new members, and thank you so much to everyone who’s contributed so far. Just a reminder that if you want to post in the comm, you must be a member. This is simply to avoid problems with spam posting: everyone is welcome!

Now that we’ve got going, we want to have a look at what activities we could do in the comm.

We’ll continue to offer a new prompt at the beginning of each month. But we also want to have an activities post in the middle of the month. We were thinking we might compile a list of activities that would circle round and each pop up once every few months—though there would always be the opportunity for members to suggest new activities.

Anyway, here’s a few ideas to get the discussion started. These aren’t things we’re definitely going to do—they’re just to get the ball rolling:

1. Workshops for various microfiction or poetry forms: looking a bit closer at a particular form, having a go at writing it, and then discussing afterwards what we all come up with. A mod could run the workshop, or a member could volunteer.

2. Prompt fests

3. Remixes: maybe (with permission) take a fic or poem written in one microfiction form and use it to create a fic or poem written in another.

4. Occasional competitions

thesmallhobbit has also made the suggestion that we could have an extra activity on special days. For example, on Holmes’ birthday (6th Jan, aka the Epiphany, aka Epiphany Tart Day), on the day Holmes and Moriarty faced each other at the Reichenbach Falls (4th May), and on the anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand (27th July).

Please let us know what you think of these ideas in the comments. What would you like to see happening in the comm?

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

From a non-writer, who doesn't know what will feed the muses: the Special Days do sound a good idea.

edit: I didn't know/had forgotten Holmes' birthday. Is there any sound specualtion about Watson's?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Delighted you like the sound of the special days. And we are keen to find out what you, and other non-writers, would like to see in the comm - for everyone contributes.

There's no agreed date for Watson's birthday, although there are a few suggestions. (I ignored all of them when I wrote a birthday fic last year.)

[Frankles is still struggling with her telephone wire, but hopes to be reconnected tomorrow.]

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I like all the suggestions, especially the special days (which are kind of prompts in themselves) and contests.

I don't know about remixes, but maybe one of the challenges/prompts could be writing about a particular illustration or fan art.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's good to hear - it sounds like we'll have plenty of activities you might enjoy.

That's a very interesting suggestion regarding writing about an illustration/fan art. I'm sure we could incorporate it.

[Frankles should be back tomorrow, assuming her telephone wire is better]

[debriswoman]

All good suggestions, and a mix of activities seems wise:-)
Will add something more useful if inspiration strikes.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm pleased you like the suggestions and having a mix of activities - we're hoping there'll be something for everyone, if not several things.

Both Frankles (when she finally makes it back) and I will be very happy to hear any other thoughts which strike you.

[debriswoman]

Thank you:-)
Enjoying reading the contributions so far.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Good! That's really nice to know.

[debriswoman]

May not join in for a while, but appreciate the effort you and your absent friend are putting in to this:-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Not reconnected but commenting from the library! ^^

Pleased you like the sound of the special days idea ^^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Not yet reconnected but commenting from the library! ^^

Writing about an illustration (and there's certainly plenty of canon illustrations) or a piece of fan art sounds like a great idea. I like that a lot ^^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*absent friend swinging by*

Thank you ^^ And you know we'll be thrilled to see your contributions whenever you do join in ^^

[dustbunny105.livejournal.com]

Oh, I good idea to cycle through different activities. The workshops in particular sound appealing, and I would love to see occasional fests and competitions. The special days sound good, too, and it would be easy to combine them with any of the other suggestions, which I think is a plus.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Delighted to see you like the different activities. And as you say, the special days could easily combine with the other suggestions.

[Frankles is still battling recalcitrant telephone wires]

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I do think they're all good ideas, but that one is particularly fanciable!

Looking forward to seeing any implemented.

[debriswoman]

Kind of you.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Still unconnected at home but commenting quickly via the library!

I'm so glad you like the sound of the workshops - I'd really like to have a crack at them.