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Hamster doin' his best in this big world ([personal profile] crantz) wrote in [community profile] yuletide2021-09-19 04:37 am

2021 Yuletide Promo Post



Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT (optional)</b>
:


(Bonus optional: What are you thinking of requesting for this?)

EDIT:

Useful tips (Not required, but helps people if they want to engage with your fandom!):

- Mention what form of media the canon is. Is it a comic miniseries? Is it a twenty season tv show? Is it a book? Is it a twitter feed?
- Is it standalone or part of a series?
- It's best to make each fandom its own entry with its own title in the subject line! That makes it easier for people to find/see what you're promoting! Don't worry about 'spam', that is the entire point of this entry and you're using it exactly as intended.


For reference, last year's promo post!
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The Witch Family

[personal profile] reflectedeve 2021-09-21 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
FANDOM NAME: The Witch Family - Eleanor Estes

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Amy loves telling stories, mostly to her best friend, Clarissa … and her stories are also true. So when she banishes (or excuse me, “banquishes”) Old Witch to a glass hill for her wickedness, she soon peoples that world with a Little Witch Girl (just her and Clarissa’s age), an invisible spelling bee, little witch classmates, a mermaid friend, a baby sister and more. Amy and Clarissa’s suburban life and the lives and adventures of Little Witch Girl and her friends entwine and interact in unexpected ways, the lines blur between storyteller/characters, enemies, and family, and there is exciting but mild danger and inventive wordplay for all.

It’s a childhood favorite of mine, and as an adult, I’m fascinated by how metatextual the whole thing gets. I want to read and write stories that play with those elements and push them further than the original book does!

Five sketchy ink illustrations from The Witch Family, by Eleanor Estes

WHERE TO FIND IT: This book came out in the 1960s, so it’s probably a better bet for libraries than bookstores. Ebook and audiobook versions are definitely out there too - I've found them both on Scribd before.
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Re: The Witch Family

[personal profile] queenbookwench 2021-09-29 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
I love this book, though I’m not sure I’d have any idea how to write fic for it! You’re absolutely right that it’s a concept made for Yuletide, though.