You know what I love about fandom? That someone was so goddamned excited about something they had to make something. They had to draw something, paint something, write something, create something.
And they did it coz they loved it and wanted to share their joy with others.
I don't care whether it's a masterpiece of literary genius - all 100K words chosen with exquisite care, or a simple 1K of sparkling banter. It could be a doodle that took all of 30 seconds or a digital portrait that took hours.
I'm here for the stained glass panels, the long stitched profiles, the crocheted characters, the fics, the prose, the vids, the stickers, the tattoos, and the comics. I'm here for the words and the images, the sounds and the feels - in vivid brights and moody greys - I'm here for all of it.
So fandom creators, please keep doing what you are doing and so long as it keeps bringing you joy as well, please, don't stop sharing your work with us.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart and the depths of my soul for your brilliant writing. Your exquisite words and gorgeous characterizations in Lessons in Foreign Diplomacy inspired me to visit the Palace of Versailles today and find le Belvédère du Petit Trianon. It is simply stunning and I am forever in your debt ❤️
Oh wow, this is so cool!!! Thank you so much for your lovely words about my writing and also your beautiful photos!! I absolutely love that my fic inspired you to visit! 💕
Also cc'ing @myheartalivewrites because this was her location prompt!
Gift work for @7-percent, who's stories contain young Sherlock and his horse 'Pirate'.
Those stories are among my absolute favourites and this is a thank you to 7% for sharing her amazing writing with us. I often return to them for comfort reading, especially to 'The Shooting Party'.
Here is a link to those stories. Pay attention to the tags! https://archiveofourown.org/series/309639
I used a still from 'War Horse' as inspiration and reference.
Do not post my art on other sites/social media or use in any other way without my written permission.
🐝 SHERLOCK CHALLENGE is back! September prompt: {AFTER} // Follow & tag: @sherlockchallenge #sherlock challenge with posts!
🐝 HOLMESTICE winter event sign-ups begin soon! Hop over to dreamwidth and add your entry! Holmestice is an anonymous gift exchange welcoming all kinds of fanworks, for all versions of Sherlock Holmes!
~Sign-ups open: Sep 23
~Sign-ups close: Oct 6
~Matches sent: Oct 13
~Works due: Nov 24
~Posting Begins: Dec 1
~Posting Ends: Dec 15
~Creator Reveals: Dec 21
Follow & tag: @holmestice #holmestice when posting!
🐝 THE BEEKEEPERS PICNIC has a Kickstarter and New Demo! Tue September 19th - A 30-day crowdfunding campaign for the project will begin with a chance to get lots of exciting rewards! Sign up to be notified when it launches!! Follow & tag: @beekeeperspicnic #the beekeepers picnic
Meanwhile ... LETTERS FROM WATSON continues!
🐝 SHERLOCK WATCHALONG join the weekly fun! Want in? You’re welcome to join in The Giant Chat of Sumatra on Wed & Sun:
~ WEDNESDAY WATCHALONG is @ 8:30 pm US Eastern time (Convert to your local time here.) See @finalproblem for the Sept schedule! Wed, Sept 13 // Wed, Sept 20 // Wed, Sept 27 // movies have been posted!
~ SUNDAY WATCHALONG is @ 20:10 UK time (People usually turn up from 19:45 onwards to have a natter beforehand!) See @nixxie-pic for the weekly update! Click here to convert to your timezone
🐝 I HEAR OF SHERLOCK EVERYWHERE podcast has a new episode out, released Sept 6th! We visit Baker Street Elementary for 'Show and Don't Tell'. Follow & tag: @ihose #ihose when discussing!
🐝 FANDOM TRUMPS HATE gifts are still being posted! Follow: @fandomtrumpshate #fandomtrumpshate #fth to see more!
🐝 SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM @topsyturvy-turtely recently visited the museum in London, and shared some lovely photos for us all to enjoy! 3 posts you won't want to miss! #sherlock holmes museum #london
🐝 SHERLOCK HOLMES MAGAZINE omg is it gorgeous! One can no longer buy The Strand ... but you can get some SH goodness yet!
COMING SOON!
🐝 INKTOBER - @bluebellofbakerstreet is hosting a new challenge again this year. Check out and prepare for the post-a-day challenge ahead of the game! Follow & tag #inktober
🐝 Plus get your ANGSTOBER and WHUMPTOBER vibes rolling if that's more your speed! Follow & tag: @angstober #angstober or @whumptober #whumptober when creating their prompt fills!
Favorite Things: ... well, all of you! ☕💘✒️
Hope you've been taking good care of yourself in 2023.
🐝🐝🐝 Any other Sept happenings? ... I feel like ... I'm missing some kind of in-show or in-canon reference to September??? And possibly a few other happenings upcoming?! Please do send me a message or reply (any/all Sherlock fandoms welcome!)! xoxo - Liri
I think I'll be able to post my Sherlock series about "Pining" on Saturday night (Sept. 9th). There will be two posts, one for John and one for Sherlock. Thank you for your patience. 💗
(Words: 3,524 Chapters: 1/6, M) In the heady early days of post-war London, a naive and romantically inexperienced codebreaker falls in love with a dashing veteran, but he soon discovers that they may both be unwitting pawns in a new kind of war.
Set in 1947 London, this is a new author's masterful debut into the Sherlock fandom. I had the privilege of britpicking and can tell you it is an excellent story, full of in-character action, twists and turns of plot and historically accurate details. Already completed and posting regularly, so get on the bandwagon by subscribing or following on tumblr for update announcements @waxwings2046
I heard one of the episode commentaries a long time ago–it referred to this specific motion (when BC does it) as a “stage trick” to call attention to the motion. Seems like it’s true, since I think Jeremy Brett was also a stage actor, wasn’t he?
If you have not seen these, please do. Even if you are the ultimate fan of BBC Sherlock like me, you need to appreciate the best of all ACD versions. Brett is the very best Victorian Sherlock (IMHO).
Remember to be kind to each other my lovelies, in whatever fandom you reside. Falling into a fandom, at least for me, feels a lot like falling in love for the very first time. The agony, the ecstacy, the entirely consuming passion. The obsession. When it is at its best, it's a revelation; a discovery of self and truth and life. But sometimes we can find ourselves altogether lost in it - sucked under, sucked into - and in that losing, take misteps and make mistakes. But for all that loving and losing, missing and mistaking, there is, at its core, the joy of joining and discovering, of being and being a part of, and it is, for me, one of the greatest feelings in the world ❤️
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