*waves*

[sage]

Helllllllllooooooo, AU-makers! We are SO GLAD you're playing in the Alternate Universe challenge, and we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who's contributed to the GIANT BRAINSTORMING POST OF AWESOME! If you haven't looked lately, go check it out. It's still open to new suggestions, and everyone is welcome to jump in (again and again) at any point.

Right now we want to give y'all a place to chat about what you might want to make. Feel free to ask for or offer help, work out logistics, recruit co-creators, ask research questions, request help with plot or format ideas, crowdsource ideas for your AU fanworks-to-be, and so on!

Comment Policy:
Kindly be respectful! We have a wild array of fannish loves in this challenge, and so we expect ALL characters, pairings, fandoms, and fanwork-formats to be treated with respect, no matter how far out in left field you might think they are. Please leave the "My OTP is the BEST!" jingoism at the door, okay? There's totally enough fannish love here for everyone!

Deadlines:
The first posting weekend is in 9 weeks! The last one is in 29 weeks. ALL types of fanworks are welcome, of whatever length/complexity, so let's get started!

Optional questions:
What are you making/going to make?
How far have you gotten?
When/how did you find DS/C6D fandom?

The next check-in post will go up in 2 weeks, but they'll become weekly as the deadlines near. As always, if you have any questions, let us know! \o/

Comments

[sage]

I'm totally still brainstorming, so I don't knowwww. The idea I keep coming back to is SpaceRanger!Dief & his trusty sidekick Turtle trekking through SPACE to capture Evil Villain...Somebody. Maybe an evil iguana for the Iguana crime family? I know where to find an iguana pattern; I don't know where to find a lobster (for Armando Langoustini). After that, I could find places to take their pictures to fit the story. Also I have patterns for a rocketship & various aliens, so, scenery! But Dief & Turtle are going to need some kind of space ranger uniform, aren't they? Assuming I even go with this? There are about a million other possibilities that could be just as fun.

Like Old West/NWMP officer!Meg Thatcher! There are loads of doll patterns. The real challenge would be her uniform. And hair. Doll hair is intimidating.

*has yarn on the brain*

The more I think about the toys, the easier it is to come up with a story for them. What a weird left-turn in my creative process...

[luzula]

Ooooh, I would love to see more of Old West Meg Thatcher, in doll or fic or whatever form your brain wants to bring her to life.

The more I think about the toys, the easier it is to come up with a story for them.

Huh, that is interesting!

[sage]

OH HAI I JUST FOUND A LOBSTER PATTERN. I could do a lobster with 2 iguana henchmen!

And last night I found a doll pattern that reminded me of Meg, although I have no idea how to dress her. Leather like Maggie? A uniform? A dress? I have no idea. :/

And, yeah, it's odd. I mean, it's exactly like being a little kid and making up stories while playing with my toys, so in a way it's perfectly logical, but it's definitely happening IN PLACE OF my usual writing process. Words alone just aren't doing it.