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fab-bingo · 5 years ago

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Fic Appreciation Bingo

Hello fandom peeps!

I am Nospheratt. You can call me Nos, Nosphie or N or anything you like, to simplify. :)

Back in 2017, fanfic saved my life, almost literally. I know that is true for many of you, too. Fic is, often, the only thing keeping our sanity, keeping us from crumbling into pieces. And when we're doing well, fic is entertainment, fun, community, escape and creativity.

I've been reading (and consuming art and podfics) for a long time. It makes me happy. 💛

And I've wanted to give something back for the community from some time; specially now, when everything is hard and scary for everyone.

Thus today I present the....

Fic Appreciation Bingo

The objective of this bingo is to encourage appreciation & support of fanfic writers, artists and podficcers. We'll also have a lot of fun playing, reading fics, sharing recs and giving our Bookmarks & Read Later lists a good workout. 😄

Rules

To fill the fills 😂 ... I mean, to fill the squares, you need to:

Read the fic;

Leave kudos and, if you can, a comment.

Remember, comments don't have to be long or elaborated or even coherent. Keyboard smashes and emojis are totally valid!!!!! 😉

😄 😃 😀 😊 😍 😂 😭 💛 💙 �� 💚 ❤ 💔 💗 💓 💕 💖

You can totally count a re-read as a fill, but ONLY if you leave new kudos or comments. 😉

You can leave written kudos or the heart emoji as a new kudos, or whatever floats your boat and your fancy. It doesn't matter the HOW; what's important is to show your appreciation for your fic writers.

You can't use the same fic for more than one square. Let's spread the love around as much as possible!

Please use the #fabingo hashtag if you post your fills on SM, so we can all share our progress and recs! You can also @ this Tumblr and I'll reblog your posts. 😊

Cards

To begin, we have three cards: a general one, which can be filled with works from any fandom; and two Stucky-specific. Because I live and die for Stucky, and that's that. 😂

I do have more cards planned, both Stucky and general fandom. I'm already collaborating with some friends in a card for another ship. There will also be cards for podfics and art. This is going to be an ongoing project. 😄

More to Come!!

I'm going to post a transcription of the squares soon, with explanations and links where necessary.

Also on the pipeline:

A spreadsheet where you can track your progress

Graphics and badges

Comments ideas and examples

More cards! Did I mention more cards?

I'm sure I'll come up with lots more stuff. Have suggestions or questions? Send me an ask or talk to me on Twitter.

Also, please let me know if you find any problems in the site. I haven't finished setting everything up as I want, so there my be some small glitches or errors here and there.

Reblogs and shares appreciated! 💜

CREDITS

My most sincere and full of love thanks to:

M for the bingo inspiration 💛 💙 💜 💚

Deisderium, E_Greer and Nikki for encouragement, support and fill suggestions. 💛 💙 💜 💚

Graphic resources

Vector_corp - Freepik

Bedneyimages - Freepik

Starline - Freepik

OnlyGfx

So....

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!!!!!!

#fabingo #fanfic #bingo #stucky #stevexbucky #fanfiction

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fab-bingo · 5 years ago

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Fic Appreciation Bingo - Squares Transcription

Here's the transcription of the Fic Appreciation Bingo cards squares. I've included links/explanations where possible or necessary. If you still have questions about it, just ask me and I'll do my best to help you. 😄

Default Squares

These squares will be present in all cards, to give more space to under represented/appreciated fics.

1 - WIP

Work in progress. Many of us wait until a fic is complete before we read it - I do this most of the time. It's understandable; who hasn't been burned by a fic we loved but was abandoned or never finished?

For this square, we're going to take risks!

Comments on a WIP encourage the author to keep going and finish their fic; or maybe to go back to a project they haven't worked on for some time.

You can even tell a writer that you really love their fic, even if it was never finished or they've abandoned it. 😊

2 - PODFIC

Podfic is an audio recording of fanfic, read aloud by a fan (or several). Podfics are not as popular as written fics, and that's a shame. There are some truly amazing podfics out there, lots of different styles, and they're all made with heart.

If you really dislike audio content, or can't listen to it for any reason, to fill this square you can find the podfic version of a fic you like, and leave a comment thanking the podficcer for making a story you like, accessible to more people. :)

3 - "Less than 50 kudos" & "Less than 30 comments"

These are there to assure we also pay attention to less known, under-appreciated works.

And the necessary Free square, of course. 🙂

Keep in mind that most of these are only guidelines & suggestions. Use your creativity and have fun! If a fill makes sense to you, it makes sense to me . 😉

Let's get to the first card transcription: the General Card!

General Card

Favorite fic

Your favorite fic. That's it, that's the square.

Multi-chapter

A fic with more than one chapter. That wasn't as hard as I thought!

LGBTQ+ QUILTBAG

One or more protagonists of the fic identify as members of the LGBTQ+QUILTBAG community. Any identity counts, as longs as **it is clear in the text**.

This doesn't have to be through romantic pairing; the character can be trans, ace, intersex, etc.

Fantasy & Sci-fi

Lord of the Rings and Star Trek vibes. Androids. Wizards. You know this stuff, so why am I still talking?

Angst

The dictionary defines angst as "a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about..." Yeah, no. Sorry!

In fic, angst usually is about the characters and their feelings - about their romantic interest, their past, their past & errors, the challenges they face... They're uncertain about all of hose things, and probably their own worth.

Except, it also means the angst you, the reader, feel as you read about the character's trials and travails. Are they sad? You're wailing. That sort of thing.

On a second thought, yeah, deep anxiety and dread checks out. 😶

Oldest fic you've read

By publication date. If you read it yesterday, but it was published in 1997 and you haven't read anything published before that, it counts. 😉

Fluff

The opposite of angst! Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts. Sweet, happy stories with happy endings.

Animals

Dogs. Cats. Horses. Unicorns. Lizards.

Dog-walkers, cat-wranglers, unicorn-wrestlers.

If there are animals in it, it fits.

Favorite author

I know, I know. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CHOOSE?!

You love them all, and so do I. But this is a hard game, my peeps. Hard, difficult choices must be made for the good of our fanfic bingo nation.

At least until you decide to fill this card again. 😉

Under 5k

Which means, no more than 4.999 words.

Nope, you can't go higher than that.

Nope, 5.000 words doesn't count.

Okay, how about this: if you find a fic with exactly 5.000 words, I'll give you a pass. 😜

Humor

A fic that successfully accomplishes what I've been trying to do with this text, I guess? 🤔🙈😂

Alright, alright. Anything that makes you laugh is good.

Food

All and any things related to food, cooking and eating! This is the square for those fics that made you hungry and burn with desire for a personal chef or cooking lessons.

Food bloggers. Cooking channel on Youtube. Bucky is an amazing baker. Steve is an stress baker. Chefs. Sommeliers. Dinners. Even pizza take-out counts!

First fic you ever read

I bet this is going to take you down memory lane, isn't it? 😄

If you don't remember it, or it's not available anymore, go for the first you remember that's still accessible.

Music

Millions of fics have titles based on songs, and sure, you can go that route. But there are other options! Bands. Musicians. Singers. Fics based entirely on a song, not only the title.

Stories where a song is really important to the plot or the characters. The protagonist works on an instrument shop or is a music teacher. So many possibilities!

Historical AU

Any period of time is valid: Victorian, Medieval, Middle Ages, Ancient Egypt... you get the idea.

Fair warning, though: if you come and say a fic set in the 80's is historical, I will hate you. The 80's were the last decade, you heathen! 🤨