Hello 'shippers post

[thisbluespirit]

Welcome to 100ships everyone!

I'm thisbluespirit, your mod. Hello and welcome all, and thanks so much for taking the plunge and joining in - and even posting works already! *\o/* I didn't know if anyone else would be up for a multishipping challenge, so I'm delighted to find there's a whole bunch of us around.


Use this post to introduce yourself (or not; there is no obligation to be sociable to complete the table!) and share how you're aiming to go about filling the table, if you've got any plans or strategies in mind - challenges you're doing in combination or if you're trying to do it in a specific way, like one ship per fandom, or multiship your way through one fandom, or let your Little Black Dress character get around even more than usual. Any prompts seem especially tempting or tricky? What media are people planning to work in?


(For me, I just wanted something to give me a kick to write a few more ships, especially some that I've been meaning to get around to and thought, "Wouldn't it be great if there were a comm like 100fandoms, but for ships, and then I'd have an excuse?" So, that's what I'm planning to do, and it probably will be fic, though I do also enjoy icon-making and sometimes other things, too. And here we all are.)


Anyway, this is just an opportunity to chat or check in (or not), as you please - happy shipping, and good luck!

Comments

[melacka]

Hello there! I have developed gradually into a committed multi-shipper over the years after starting out with very few specific OTPs in a couple fandoms. These days, I'm much more likely to have a go at writing or reading a ship that I've never considered before if the dynamic appeals to me or even just the novelty value. The fandoms I've spent the most time in are BtVS and HP, but I also read/write for The Hunger Games, The Blacklist, Pride and Prejudice, The Good Place, MASH, and Dr Who, as well as a bunch of smaller fandoms. When I saw this challenge, I started off by writing a list of ships I could potentially write across fandoms and was surprised at how quickly I got to 100, so that's encouraging!

I don't really have a strategy in terms of length of fic or anything, I'll just see how it works out as I go along. I like to use challenges like this to help me get writing again when I feel like I've been in a bit of a slump. I tend to have periods of incredible activity followed by periods of barely any writing at all, so I'll probably be in and out a bit before I can finish the challenge.

Thanks for setting this up, I'm really looking forward to seeing what people come up with!

[thisbluespirit]

These days, I'm much more likely to have a go at writing or reading a ship that I've never considered before if the dynamic appeals to me or even just the novelty value.

A good approach for this challenge, really!

And that all sounds cool, and I hear you on up and down writing periods, too. Good luck!