This is my first introduction in a fan fiction writer community

[cumulonembo.livejournal.com]

1. Are you a writer, beta or cheerleader? I’m a writer primarily.

2. Will you be working on a single project or multiple projects? Does project mean story? I try to work on one fan fiction at a time.

3. Are you participating in any fests, exchanges or challenges? Not at the moment.

4. What is your goal (wordcount) per month? I don’t have a wordcount goal per month. I write my rough draft in person, and my goal is write at least one third of a page every day. The longest I kept this project going is nearly 8 months, but that was a couple of years ago. Now that I’ve graduated I’d like to continue this project though.

5. What are your project(s) about? (If it's a secret, we understand) I have the beginning of a weird H/D fanfic. Its working title is “Hogwarts’ Knight Bus For the Troubled.” It’s about post-war Harry’s knight bus picking up 14, 15 and 16y/o Draco Malfoy. It’s as if the knight bus sometimes goes back in time because Draco during his 4th, 5th, and 6th year sometimes needs shelter, since his home is infested by Voldemort’s allies. This thing, Voldemort setting up HQ in Malfoy manor, made me think that Draco's arrongance could have been a facade to hide his growing uncertainty and horror for Voldermort and his followers. By discovering this, Harry would then find Draco-in-the-present and have a heart-felt conversation with him. I still have to work out how romanticism fits this outline. I know, it sounds so weird.

6. Is there anything else you want us to know about you? I’m used to work alone so please excuse my ignorance of the workings of fan fiction communities in LJ. I’m curious about how this works, how is it possible to write in a community, what am I supposed to do here, etc. So please talk to me as if this were the first LJ fan fiction writer community I'd like to join because it’s absolutely true.

Comments

[digthewriter]

Welcome.

the LJ communities are here to give you writing challenges and offer support. There are communities where you can find betas - someone to proofread your work like hp_betas and hp_betas_wanted.

There are lots of drarry communities w/ challenges like slythindor100, dracoharry100, hd_fluff, and other communities where you promote your work like: harrydraco, and harrylovesdraco. Then there are also fests and prompts and challenges in HD communities like: dracotops_harry, and then yearly holiday fests that are anonymous when they run and then reveals show you who created what -- those are where you sign up in advance and then enjoy the fun during the holidays. like: hd_erised, and hd_owlpost. I'm sure there are lots more comms out there and I'm probably forgetting them.

You can also join the DRARRY DISCORD chat app - on discord.com (I think), or you can contact carpemermaid to find more info on the discord chat. That's where you live chat with other drarry lovers and make new friends.

I hope this helps. Thanks!

[cumulonembo.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness that's so many already!
I suspected that there were many communities here since this is a beloved ship, but wow, that's so many. I wrote them down so I won't forget anybody.

Thank you!

[kitty_fic]

Hello and Welcome!

Your fic idea sounds really interesting with the Knight Bus!

There are definitely lots of great fests and communities to get involved with!

[cumulonembo.livejournal.com]

Hello and thank you! It's just an outline for now, hopefully I can give this idea a life on its own.