#as usual multis pls specify!!!

[amoriscustos]

spotify starter call. i really wanna write, so hopefully this helps wake mina up :') u know what it is, hit the <3 for a thing!

[ruingod]

like this for some prompts !!

[dcive]

posting a small starter call! it will probably be a couple of lines max, but i'm looking to get back onto reiner more full time too!

[alderheir]

is it late and thus the worst time to post this? absolutely. am i still working on padmé's? yePPPP.

but like this for a starter anyway!

[braveburned]

and if this were a one - liner starter call for post security breach / ruin .... what then

[whitesuited]

random thursday night inbox call while i work on things

[survivoirs]

lil smol Anton starter call. I’ll do them as long as I have motivation. ASDFGHJKl (while im cleaning my room) It might be set in New Zealand. 

[mvndrvke]

specifically for my asoiaf or mythology muses and edwina bc that's just where my brain's at rn. i'm gonna get on my usual stuff soon, i'm just head empty because of the new season(s). multis especially pls specify.

muses : shireen, rickon, harwin, theldry, marin, menelaus, orpheus, neoptolemus, poseidon, hades, penelope, edwina.

[studiesof-fandom]

hey! this is a method question more than anything, but i wondered whether you would have any advice re tackling how a researcher should approach ‘selecting’ sources (specifically fanfiction) in an instance where there are too many texts for a researcher to realistically read. i appreciate it depends on what you are looking for, but if you have any theories or research that discusses how to manage volume and gauge significance - and even just advice on how best to track and log notes on whats been read - I’d really appreciate it!! thanks so much

This is a very difficult question, because I didn’t quite understand if you’re asking me about how to select fic (as in the story) for you to analyze and study or to find theoretical texts about fanfiction that fits your research. I’ll answer both because I have enough knowledge to do that.

If it’s about selecting fics - you need to choose the ones that fit your research. Personal advice: stick to the ones you really like because you’re going to deal with them for a long period of time. For example, let’s say I have to write a research paper about omegaverse (pls keep in mind I study literature) and I want to explore the diversity that omegaverse can be presented by ficwriters. I’ll pick 5 different fics that I really like - it can be different from fandoms and feature different couples because you’re working with the theme omegaverse and not a ship itself, for example. Then, I’ll show how in which one of them the omegaverse works - the differences, the similarities, etc. The biggest mistake you can make, in my opinion, is to choose the fic first and then choose what you want to research. Sometimes our connection with a story is very deep, but it doesn’t mean that the fic has enough material for you to analyze depending on your topic of research. Seriously, choosing a fic is all about what you read and enjoy and if you can pick the things you can get to do your research. As I have no idea what you’re researching, I can’t help much, sorry! 

Ok, I just realized you didn’t specify if you were researching specific fics or like a whole genre/theme of fics. If it’s the first, then what I say applies, but if it’s the second, disregard that. I don’t have any experience researching a large amount of data aka quantitative research. I can suggest two books for you to read about it that I believe it’s trustworthy: Quantitative Methodologies using Multi-Methods and Analyzing Media Messages.

It seems to me, from what you’re asking, is that you’re lost dealing with doing research itself. My advice is to read about academic research. Those are books from trustworthy publishing houses that might help you:

Doing Academic Research (Routledge)

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (This one is really popular)

Evaluating Research in Academic Journals

Doing Academic Research (Cambridge)

I found this Research and Publications Planner: The Graduate Student's Guide to Publishing Academic Research - reading the reviews it seems to be a notebook that helps you organize your research and keep track of things. 

About the organization of your research: it’s very personal. The way I keep track of mine is like this. I have a folder for my research  in my Google Drive and I created a few separated folders within it. I’ll give you an example: how I deal with the references I use in my research and the theoretical foundation. First, I separated by topic, in my case is autoethnography (the methodology of my research), fanfiction (the academics texts I use to talk about fic that aligns with my perception) and creative writing (it’s a topic I might touch in my research but I’m not sure yet). Then, I pick the articles and books - for you to do this you’ll need to start with the forefathers and foremothers of the field. Any research on google will tell you who are the leading researchers in whatever field you’re working on. Usually when I’m reading the academic texts, I create a doc and copy and paste the bits I find relevant for me, taking notes of the page and chapter so I can put it in my references later. 

As it seems you’re studying fanfiction here are the authors you have to know for doing an incredible work for fanfiction: Henry Jenkins, Sara Gwenllian Jones, Kristina Busse, Karen Hellekson, Abigail Derecho, Francesca Coppa, Louisa Ellen Stein, Judith Fathallah, Anne Jamison and Ika Willis.

Recs about theoretical texts related to fic as a genre:

A Fan Studies Primer

In Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet you can find those two texts: Archontic Literature and Writing Bodies in Space

Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World 

Introduction of The Fanfiction Reader

Framing Fan Fiction 

The Fan Fiction Studies Reader

If you want to talk to me, send me an email to studiesof.fandom@gmail.com. I hope I helped a bit!

[alicornae]

also slides out a small starter call here too bc i miss my pony princesses ,, my usual terms apply tho: specify who u want, but im gonna more more whatever abt it if u dont. but if you're a multi, specify for your end pls!

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[kiwidraft]

                                                   like for a thoma - specifc starter ! <3

[gloriousxdarkness]

like for a starter doing fancy person things with Elektra?🥂

[whitesuited-arch]

while i continue to chip away at my inbox, this is a call for me to invade yours !!

[whitesuited]

pulling off the plastic film on the first inbox call of 2k23 !!

[veiliisms]

hey like this for a starter from nao, fahy or vera

probably be pre-est. bc im lazy and first-meetings are hard ;-;