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To any artists out there seeing "epistolary" and feeling left out, don't fret! This event is for you too!

How does an event based on long form communication work for artists? Here are a few examples of what your contribution might look like:

Aziraphale and Crowley include sketches in their letters 

The entire message is a map to a meeting location

It's 1983 and Crowley was feeling especially puckish and sent Aziraphale a mixtape where the first word of every song was the letter

The front of a lovely postcard Aziraphale sends to Crowley while away on an assignment

Are you an artist who also writes? Your contribution can be a full letter, artistically rendered! Show off those calligraphy skills with a heavy dash of doodles in the margins.

If it's an art form that could conceivably be used to send or enhance a message, it's welcome for this event!

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We've been having a time with our Discord Links. Here is a link for anyone wishing to join the server:

It is also updated in our Event Info Doc our Sign Up Form Doc and the actual Sign Up Form. Remember! For collaborative events, we require membership in our server (lurkers allowed!). So if you've signed up but haven't joined our server--please do!

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Our Dearest Good Omens Fandom,

As you are no doubt aware, we at Do It With Style Events have been working tirelessly since 2020 to bring you nothing but the best fandom events. It is, therefore, with great excitement that we write to you today to inform you of our latest schemes for your enjoyment…

Strongly Worded Notes celebrates the art of communication (or, as it were, miscommunication), in all the various mediums it uses. From handwritten letters on expensive parchment, to telegrams, to the digital E-mails; even pictograms and maps shrouded with secret codes! In this event we ask you to embody the spirit of that Ineffable Duo and communicate in epistolary exchanges.

Writers and Artists are invited to join this Teamed event, with sign-ups closing on May 25, 2025.

We dearly hope you’ll join us for another amazing fandom event.

Sincerely yours,

The DIWS Mods

P.S.:  For clarity, we use the word “letter” throughout our instructions below to mean any kind of epistolary message, not just literal snail mail letters.

Read under the cut for more info, or check out our full information document here

How it works

Artists and Writers are all invited to participate. This is a teamed event, with each team composed of 2-3 writers and 1 artist to create epistolary fanworks (letters). Each team will be given a prompt card, with one required prompt on the front and optional, suggested prompts on the back. Prompts will include an era, a medium, as well as genres and tropes to include. Prompt cards will be built based on the team’s responses during signups.

Every writer will be responsible for creating 3-5 letters from their character(s) point of view. Letters must be long-form, meaning no text messages, DMs, or other “instant” communication tools. Think: handwritten letters, telegrams, postcards, emails and even snarky pointed warring blog posts.

In teams of 2 Writers, there will be an assigned “Crowley”-writer and an assigned “Aziraphale”-writer.

In teams of 3 Writers, the third character will be added based on signup responses and the team’s planning. 

Every artist will be responsible for creating 1-3 works. These works can either be letters in themselves, or accompanying artwork to go along with a writer’s letter. Works can include: images of gifts included with the letter, maps to secret rendezvous points, newspaper clippings, postcards, and more. Artists may choose whose perspective they are creating from for each piece.

After teams are created, they will have one (1) built-in week for discussion, plotting, and pre-planning, and then eleven (11) weeks to complete their works. A detailed schedule is below! We find participants are most likely to successfully complete the event when they are members of our Discord server. Therefore, we require server membership during the length of the event. Our server includes dedicated channels for creators to share, as well as find resources and connect with Beta Readers, Brit Pickers, and more! Discord is also the fastest way to get information and connect with the mods. Join us today! https://discord.gg/MbE7d4RUeE

How to Signup

All participants can sign up starting on May 10th: https://forms.gle/k775oBAWD7uRsv7b7

Signup Deadlines:

Writers and Artists - May 25th

Pinch Hitters - Always Open!

Timeline

May 10 - Signups Open

May 25 - Signups Close

June 1 - Groups Announced

June 1-7 - Pre-planning stage

June 9 - Check In #1 (Group Plan Decided)

July 21 - Check In #2 (Progress Check)

August 18 - Check In #3 (Individual Creation Almost Done, Team Editing Begun)

August 23 - 31 - Posting!

Want to Learn More?

Check out our full information document here You can also join us on Discord and ask questions!

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A little bird told us that something is coming...

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Finally posting my gift for @mumblers-lobby from the Good Omens Reference Library secret angels/demons gift exchange! I’ve included a bunch of Easter eggs, which ones can you find?

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DIWS' Spring Cleaning Event Kicks off March 1st and runs till April 30th. You can join at any time!! Join our Discord Server to get reminders and join the cleaning crew community!

How do I participate?

This is a really low key event! The goal is to pick a WIP and focus all your creative energy on that WIP until it’s complete. Then, pick your next WIP! There are no sign ups, but we’ve set aside February 21st-28th as planning. The event will run from March 1st through April 30th! 

Are there any works I can’t use for this event?

As this is a solo event, anything goes! if you share snippets in our Discord Server, please be mindful of our rules regarding spoilering and warning for topics on our trigger list, as well as putting snippets in the most appropriate channel (NSFW/SFW/Sensitive).

Working on WIPs is hard!

It is! We’ll be hosting daily sprints and other collaborative work sessions to help you make progress. You can also find a writing tracker here. To use it, make a copy and save it to your google drive. If you want to be notified about sprints or collaborative creation sessions, be sure to grab the Spring Cleaning role in our Discord (in the #roles channel!)

Are there any goals I should be trying for?

The main goal of the event is to work on and finish at least one WIP. But, we also have a series of achievements (section 02) you can use to help guide your progress, if you want (they’re totally optional!). 

Achievements!

We have 4 ways for you to track achievements for this event; pick whichever one is easiest for you! 

     In your copy of the Google Doc.

     In your copy of the Writing Tracker.

     In the slide deck (includes fun badges for each achievement!)

Time to dust off those half-written chapters and air out your abandoned sketches! From March 1 to April 30 DIWS will be hosting a Spring Cleaning "finish your WIPs" event!

You can check out the details here.

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Time to dust off those half-written chapters and air out your abandoned sketches! From March 1 to April 30 DIWS will be hosting a Spring Cleaning "finish your WIPs" event!

You can check out the details here.

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This is the final drawing for Bringing up Bentley, a collaboration with Hapaxnym for the @do-it-with-style-events Silver Screen Bang!

This one is for the last chapter, that she's just posted! So if you prefer to read finished fanficition, this one is ready and waiting for you!

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Here is my second piece for The SoHo job, written by @nightshiftcaffiene

Thank you to @do-it-with-style-events for hosting the Silver Screen Bang

Sketch under the cut

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“Wouldn’t it be loverly”

Art for My Fair Angel, a My Fair Lady AU by rocketarcher as part of the silver screen bang organized by @do-it-with-style-events 🤍🤍

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Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning? Two long-time acquaintances Crowley and Aziraphale grapple with this question over a 12 years and 3 months. When Harry met Sally/Good Omens crossover soon in AO3! Another poster, this time collab with @scullyphile / @brenna for the @do-it-with-style-events Silver Screen Bang!