BrownCoatFanJun 26, 2023
pompelon

Once upon a time, there was a community called Little Details on LiveJournal. It was a place where fiction writers of all kinds could ask for help with their fact-checking and research. It was a huge, amazing resource before the collapse of LiveJournal took it down.

I recently decided to try resurrecting it on Dreamwidth. It's now open and ready for questions. Come check it out, and boost if you're so inclined!

https://little-details.dreamwidth.org/

#writing #fanfiction #fandom #dreamwidth

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Show threadpompelonJun 25, 2023
Also, I've tagged it with #fanfiction and #fandom, but we had a lot of original fiction writers too. It's just that there's not such an obvious tag for that that people actually use. Everyone is welcome, from fanfiction writers to novelists to dungeon masters.
Show threadMWTJun 26, 2023
@pompelon I'd add #amWriting to the list. A ton of fiction writers use that to indicate that they're in the middle of writing.
Show threadSpammy Snarker L.J.Aug 13, 2023
@pompelon you might try #WritingCommunity, which seemed fairly active.
Show threadRebecca SchneiderJun 25, 2023
@pompelon I loved little details! Maybe it's because I'm internet clueless but I've never found a true replacement for it
Show threadpompelonJun 29, 2023
@rebeccacider I don't think there is one! There's various places you can ask questions online, but AFAIK none specifically for writers, and none with the sense of community that a platform like LJ/DW can foster. My fingers are crossed that we can get it going again. It's all set up, it just needs people to use it!
Show threadDwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦Jun 25, 2023
@pompelon Thank you for this particular bit of public service to creatives on Dreamwidth!
Show threadPaul "Wombat" JohansonJun 26, 2023
@pompelon Oh that's fun! I've joined!
Show threadCondalmo.Jun 26, 2023
@pompelon ☹️503 error
Show threadpompelonJun 26, 2023
@condalmo give it another shot, the server probably just had to take a smoke break
Show threadHein RagasJun 26, 2023
@pompelon Awesome! I've subscribed.
Show threadLeonaJun 26, 2023
@pompelon this is BRILLIANT. THANK you!!!
Show threadeddydoinworkJun 26, 2023
@pompelon This is awesome! Thank you for sharing 🤗! May I ask though, what exactly is Dreamwidth? Is it a LiveJournal alternative or a blogging site?
Show threadAriaflameJun 26, 2023
@eduardochavez @pompelon Yes, but without the russian owners and restrictions on what you can post. I think it may have forked off some of the early code but it has its own vibe.
Show threadeddydoinworkJun 26, 2023
@ariaflame @pompelon Awesome, I'll check it out thank you!
Show threadpompelonJun 26, 2023
@eduardochavez It uses an earlier version of the LiveJournal code, from before the new owners made it terrible. It was set up around the time that LiveJournal was becoming terrible, as an alternative, and has been a small but steady presence since. It's a very fannish platform, but welcomes everyone
Show threadeddydoinworkJun 26, 2023
@pompelon Thank you for sharing, I'll definitely check it out!
Show thread🦃 Kat Callahan  🦃Jun 26, 2023
@pompelon
Show threadSensible CroneJun 26, 2023
@pompelon I love it! Going to share with my fiction writing friends!
Show threadClockwork ☃️✒️Jun 26, 2023

@pompelon

YES I can finally drag more people onto stuff I'm being obsessed with! 😍

Tagging #solarpunk and #scifi as well since I feel they're multidisciplinary, research-heavy genres.

Show threadAbra Staffin-WiebeJun 26, 2023
@pompelon Awesome! I have joined and subscribed. The enshittification of search engines is making research online more challenging.
Show threadCharlie MerryJun 26, 2023
@pompelon @menelion Isn't live journal still a thing? I know basically no one uses it now, but I was able to read through someone's old posts only a couple years ago.
Show threadAndré PolykanineJun 26, 2023
@arqeria @pompelon yes, it is a thing actually, and someone even uses it.
Show threadpompelonJun 26, 2023
@arqeria @menelion LiveJournal as it was is no longer a thing. It was destroyed by successive terrible changes in ownership, which eventually drove away most of the membership of the original community, including me. The platform is technically still there, but the community collapsed
Show threadCharlie MerryJun 26, 2023
@pompelon @menelion What actually changed? I don’t really know any of the history here.
Show threadLilyoftheRallyJun 26, 2023
@arqeria @pompelon @menelion It exists for archival purposes but is unusable for many in fandom.
Show threadCharlie MerryJun 26, 2023
@LilyoftheRally @pompelon @menelion I was thinking more in terms of what changed in the lead up to the Exodus.
Show threadLilyoftheRallyJun 26, 2023
@arqeria @pompelon @menelion I remember Russian ownership started in 2007, and some folks older than me moved to other blogging sites then. I left in the early 2010s myself (I actively used it from 2005 until then as a teen/young adult).
Show threadpompelonJun 26, 2023
@arqeria LiveJournal began as an early web passion project with an open, collaborative culture; it was sold to a new adminstration that was more restrictive, capricious, and corporate; then eventually it was sold to Russian owners, and now is mostly hosted in Russia and beholden to Russian content laws. It is not a friendly place for creatives or those who care about, say, human rights.
Show threadThe Gneech! Awww YeahJun 26, 2023
@pompelon Awesome!
Show threadBobJun 26, 2023
@pompelon I bet #writingcommunity would like to know about this.
Show threadtptiggerJun 26, 2023
@pompelon You, kind fan, are a mensch. Thank you!
Show threadDB SchweinJun 30, 2023

@pompelon

@Jeanniewarner
@ChazBrenchley

Cool!

Show threadKelexynAug 12, 2023

@pompelon https://www.tumblr.com/blog/hack-writers-welcome

That's my sideblog, and it's chock full of references and stuff like you're talking about. It's mostly organized with tags and if there's anything helpful there, you are absolutely welcome to use it!

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Show threadmkbAug 12, 2023

@pompelon

Cc @scannerdarkly

Show threadLumiAug 12, 2023
@pompelon aw, sweet!
Show threadMatti (He/They)Aug 13, 2023
@pompelon damn.. you reminded me how much I miss Livejournal, back in the day,
Show threadAndrew JenningsAug 13, 2023
@pompelon if you cannot measure productivity, then give up
Show threadAshley ReynoldsAug 13, 2023
@pompelon this is cool! I don’t have an account but I’ve subscribed to the RSS in case there are any questions I can answer later down the line
Show threadWayne WernerFeb 7, 2024
@pompelon FWIW there seems like there might be some fun overlap with the worldbuilding SE https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
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