Fly, Fly to the Western Sky

This Snowflake Challenge is about making a Challenge.

 Do you have a tiny fandom? Is there some old, obscure video game for which you want fic? A local film that won't ever get an international release? Some rock band prime for RPF, except they disbanded in the 80's? Get started right now! Write 100-300 words worth of fic!

Use this random prompt generator if you feel low on ideas.

Post it in the comments, or post it whereever and link to it here.

(I'll do #10 eventually. I know that I don't have to, but I really do want to. Just not now.)

Your Local University Library
Or, Why Every History Fan Ought to Consider the Local University Library (At the very least, a trip to the nearest one with a Humanities department).

(It should be mentioned that I currently live in a country where Universities are free. Other countries may have restrictions on public access.)

As you all know, I’m a big fan of history. Where does one find books on history? Why, the Library, of course. And seldom the regular ones. Especially when one loves literary fiction and cultural history. The following resources have helped me very much while researching fic, essays, and original prose.

Essays analysing historical literature
Gives a better background of how and why the characters act the way they do. Also tells you about things that were obviously implied in text/media to a reader of the time, but may elude your own eyes. They’re both good for discovering new canons, or finding other points of view to compare your canon with, as well as entangling all the hidden secrets in the historical context of your canon.

Sourcebooks
This is essentially books collecting treatises, letters, magazine columns, etc on how people of the selected period viewed whatever the sourcebook is about. Such as womanhood in the 18th century, the idea of privacy throughout history(A multi-volume work), or how the Victorians thought about ’Home’.

They’re more densely packed than Essays, and can feel a bit overwhelming unless you know what you’re looking for. That said, they’re very good for getting the whole picture quickly, especially if you’re writing a story dealing with wholly unfamiliar ground, or original fiction.

Libararians
Stacked for time? The librarians will help you! Tell them nicely what you need, and they should be able to tell you where you should be looking, or what keywords to use. This is invaluable. Especially if you speak two languages and are only used to using words that mean something vastly or slightly different when directly translated.

Extra Stuff
Your university library, if well-known and/or famous, may have obscure old first or second editions of classics. They may also have books that belonged to their authors. Even if not well-known or famous, your library may still have access to journals written on your desired topics. 

I am quite devoted to a small fandom (Donna Barr!) and thus don't really expect anything on this list to be fulfilled.
(To regular readers: Am about to beat Persona 5, should have feedback on that in a couple of days.)

1. For the Donna Barr fandom to grow bigger with at least one or two people. (Stinz features Centaurs! Slice of Life! It’s over here! For free!)

2. Desert Peach fic! Be it gen misadventures or slash(Winzig/Udo!), or romantic soppiness with the canon couple. (Drabbles are great.)

3. More fanart of Desert Peach. And Stinz. And Andri. And especially Sgt. Kirchen. And Udo and Rosen and Pfirsich, and - Fanart is just the best, OK? (I’d be over the moon if one of my fics were illustrated, but really, any fanart at all is great.)

4. A beta for Desert Peach/Stinz. Someone who knows the canon and is willing to try and call out shoddy characterisation, tell me if the scene is doing what I want it to, and so on. Grammar and SPAG not necessarily needed.

5. For more people to write medium or long-ish comments on fics based on Barr canons. It doesn’t even have to be my fics, it’s just fun to see people engaging in/with the fandom.

6. A working anon prompt meme for Barr fandom. Don’t ask me how or why. This is my wish, and it gets to be as Out There(tm) as it gets.

7. Digital copy of Hader and the Colonel, or at least a version that doesn’t cost over 20 USD to bring out of the US.

8. Recs for good (historical, no fantasy or alternate history) canons set during WWI that are not originally in English, and have good English/Swedish translations. Preferably featuring banter and dark comedy.

Happy New Year, everyone!

This year, I will be taking part in the Snowflake Challenge.

Every other day of January, I'll be posting fandom stuff, to kickstart the year with a bang!

This challenge is low-pressure and aims to get more stuff posted on DW. You can just fill any prompt you like, just post in the appropriate post to inform that it has been done. Things can be F-locked, too. (I will probably F-lock a few things myself.)