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For the

a_war_of_roses "Fandom History 101" challenge; 2/5 The Borgias

Title: The Borgias
Format: TV Show
Era/Location: 16th century Italy
Brief Summary: When Rodrigo Borgia finagles his way to the Papacy, his son Cesare is forced to become a cardinal rather than the warrior he wants to be, younger son Juan becomes a lacklustre leader, and, to Cesare's horror, Lucrezia is forced into a violent marriage with a Sforza for political reasons. Cesare forms an alliance with assassin Micheletto and they do their best to protect the family from the myriad threats, and Rome from her enemies.
Why you like it/would recommend it: Cesare (Francois Arnaud) is amazing and the chemistry he has with Lucrezia (Holliday Grainger) is off the charts. Cesare's character development is second only to Lucrezia's as she goes from naïve young woman to ruthless opponent, while Juan's selfishness, cruelty, and short-sightedness proves his downfall. Rodrigo is an interesting character – sometimes genuinely spiritual, sometimes pure plotter, and willing to put women in positions of great power. The triumvirate of Lucrezia, her mother, and her father's mistress Farnese is a high point when they work for the good of the Roman poor, and the relationships between Cesare and Lucrezia, Lucrezia and Micheletto, Micheletto and Cesare, are convincing and a pleasure to watch, and Micheletto is a canonically gay character.*
Another one not for historical purists but a show built around fascinating characters.

(*arguably bisexual but the only woman we see him bed is one he does so before killing her to frame a third party for the murder; it was business and not pleasure)

submitted to the landcomm challenge post and cross-posted to my history/historical fantasy comm

historyisalie/

historyisalie, my tumblr and The Borgias sideblog

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/532962.html

For the

a_war_of_roses "Fandom History 101" challenge; 1/5 Da Vinci's Demons

Title: Da Vinci's Demons
Format: TV Show
Era/Location: Renaissance Italy
Brief Summary: A fantastical look at the early life of Leonardo da Vinci and his quest for a mysterious book
Why you like it/would recommend it: The characters and the actors – Tom Riley as Leo and Blake Ritson as primary antagonist Girolamo Riario are top notch. In season one Leo's friends (Zoroaster, Nico Machievelli, Vanessa) work with him, while season two takes Leo, Zo, Nico and Riario on a voyage to the New World, where Leo and Riario have to work together and a flashback to Riario and his cousin, Lucrezia's, past changed my opinion of them for the better. Season 3 made some poor choices in terms of plot over characters and relationships but Season 2 in particular is golden. Not for historical purists but if you like a touch of fantasy in your historical media this is a good one.

submitted to the landcomm challenge post and cross-posted to my history/historical fantasy comm

historyisalie/

historyisalie, my tumblr and DvD sideblog

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/532412.html

historyisalie @ Dreamwidth ;

historyisalie @ Livejournal

"History is a lie...Lies, truth, it's irrelevant. The best story wins."

This is a comm focussing on historical drama and historical fantasy. Although I initially created it to give Tumblr Da Vinci's Demons fans somewhere more suitable for discussion a place to post meta and hold rewatches, any and all other historical tv shows/films/miniseries are all welcome, including, but not limited to, The Borgias, The Tudors, White Queen, Black Sails, Versailles, Indian Summers, Peaky Blinders, Deadwood, Spartacus, Pride and Prejudice, The Knick, Vikings, etc.

Fic, meta, discussion posts, graphics, vids, and other fanworks are all appreciated. Please come and post/promo your relevant fanworks, comms, and events.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/532190.html

It's been eight months since, in addition to my personal/fandom blogs and social media, I set up my professional offerings. I write non-fiction articles and meta, flash fiction and poetry, and I'm working on two novels. I maintain a number of sites linked to my professional name/id, lmdee (at some sites as itslmdee).
For new followers, or those with new social media accounts at any of these sites, it seems an opportune time to remind you of these sites with the hopes that you'll follow some of them if you have not already done so.

As such, I'm re-posting the information post I made when I first set up these accounts.

Thank you to everyone who has already liked/subscribed to any of my professional sites. These are not the same as my fannish sites which you may already be subscribed to. I maintain the Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, etc, separately to my meridianrose accounts.

Website: http://meridianrose.wix.com/lmdee

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lmdeewriter

Wordpress for non-fiction and fic blog: https://lmdee.wordpress.com
rss*:https://lmdee.wordpress.com/feed/ Open-ID**: yes

Fiction only site: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.com
rss*: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.org/data/rss Open-ID**: yes

Tumblr: http://itslmdee.tumblr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itslmdee

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lmdee0014/

*If you need more information about rss readers, check out: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/rssandlivewebfeeds/f/rss.htm
I personally use feedly:https://feedly.com/ but there are other rss readers available

**Signing up for some services allows you to access other sites without getting an account and allows you to to leave non-anonymous comments via OpenID. You can find more information at http://openidexplained.com/ which includes a list of the better known sites using it: http://openidexplained.com/get#providers-table
As an LJ/DW user you already have an OpenID account.

I will also follow back you back, as I will follow back almost any Twitter or Tumblr that is non-pornographic :) You can also leave a comment at this post, mentioning a site you would like my professional blogs to follow in return.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/504931.html

"Fandom Snowflake Challenge - to remind us why we love fandom and to recharge our fannish batteries."

"Every day for the first 15 days of January, we're going to post a fannish challenge. It could be something as simple as reccing fanworks to talking about what you love about fandom." There is zero pressure to complete any challenge: "The point is to stretch your boundaries, but not at the expense of stressing you out."

This challenge is for everyone, all fandoms, all media, all platforms. It doesn't matter if you're in a fandom of two or if it's a fandom of a lot or something in between. It doesn't matter if your fandom has quieted down over the years or if it's currently awash with fannish activity. Canon, not-canon, old, young, real people or totally fictional. Doesn't matter. Come play with us.

And even though the challenge is being hosted on DW, please feel free to comment anonymously and signing your name if you don't have a DW account, or signing in with OpenID, which let's you use your LJ (and other platform) credentials to comment. We'd love for everyone to participate regardless of what platform you use

Click the banner!

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/491332.html

Thank you to everyone who has liked/subscribed to any of my professional sites. I've made a plain text version to add to my Facebook page and, given that a couple of people on FB and at LJ seemed to be confused, I'm adding them here. These are not the same as my fannish sites which you may already be subscribed to. I maintain the Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, etc, separately to my meridianrose accounts.

Website: http://meridianrose.wix.com/lmdee

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lmdeewriter

Non-Fiction blog: https://lmdee.wordpress.com
rss*:https://lmdee.wordpress.com/feed/ Open-ID**: yes

Fiction site: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.com
rss*: http://lmdee.dreamwidth.org/data/rss Open-ID**: yes

Tumblr: http://itslmdee.tumblr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itslmdee

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lmdee0014/

*If you need more information about rss readers, check out: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/rssandlivewebfeeds/f/rss.htm
I personally use feedly:https://feedly.com/ but there are other rss readers available

**Signing up for some services allows you to access other sites without getting an account and allows you to to leave non-anonymous comments via OpenID. You can find more information at http://openidexplained.com/ which includes a list of the better known sites using it: http://openidexplained.com/get#providers-table
As an LJ/DW user you already have an OpenID account.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/462806.html

Title: The Stars Shone Brightly (chapters 5/5) by meridian_rose
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Pairing/Characters: Girolamo Riario/Lucrezia Donati, Leonardo da Vinci/Lucrezia Donati, Leonardo da Vinci & Girolamo Riario
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 13566 words
Summary: Girolamo Riario’s multimillionaire Italian lover had ruthlessly informed him that she was getting married – to someone else… But when he inherits half her company, she plots to protect it by marrying him. This is the only woman he will ever love, but she needs to be taught a lesson.
This work was written for the

unconventionalcourtship challenge, using as inspiration plot 7 Marriage at His Convenience by Jacqueline Baird.
Content Notes and Additional Tags: No standard warnings apply.
Unconventional Courtship Generator, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fashion & Couture, Misunderstandings, Minor Character Death, New York, Poetry, Cousins, Abusive Parents, past Lorenzo de Medici/Lucrezia Donati, past Girolamo Riario/Zita (Da Vinci's Demons), begins with Leonardo da Vinci/Lucrezia Donati, endgame Girolamo Riario/Lucrezia Donati, seriously one honest conversation would prevent all the angst, but there wouldn't really be a story then, poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, community: unconventional courtship, Inheritance, inspired by a romance novel blurb, Alternate Universe - Romance Novel, Romance, Cousin Relationship

AO3

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/454901.html

mmom is celebrating its tenth anniversary next month and would love for you to join in the fun.

The Merry Month of Masturbation is a comm with a challenge: post a fic every day of May, a fic that features masturbation (doing it, talking about it, watching it, etc). And there are no rules beyond the fic being at least 100 words and involving masturbation; if you only write one fic, that's fine too. If you don't finish and post until June, that's okay – either way, you can add your fics to the AO3 collection.

Want inspiration, or have a need to read something in particular? Check out the prompts page where you can make or fill a prompt.

And if fanfic isn't your thing, at least consider some original work during May that touches on the subject. Masturbation is a safe way to explore sexuality and fulfil sexual needs, but has been much neglected by mainstream and non-mainstream media.

Return to Livejournal for the day - 14th April 2015

Feel free to share this post/make your own posts wherever you can!

Join

gameofcards today!

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A list of the chosen fandoms is now up at Small Fandom Bang; if you're an artist, maybe you'd like to sign up to make fanworks for the fics, and/or would you please signal boost in any relevant communities or spaces? Thanks!
The list is also provided below the cut
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GetYourWordsOut: Year Seven!
Pledges & Requirements | GYWO.net

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/441445.html

Originally posted by

svmadelyn at Valentine's Day Game (in eight years, no, I never did come up with a better name for this.)

Hey all - last year people sent over 10K words worth of love to this thing, and I think that's an effort well worth repeating.

This is the EIGHTH Valentine's Day Game, and yours truly has finally, finally gotten smarter about how to run this. Well, that, and google has come up with tools to make me not go blind coding, so we're going to do it a bit differently this year.

The Valentine's Game 411:

You have a little over two weeks, until Wednesday, February 12th, to send me your submissions.

It's not time-consuming at all, and here's what you do:

♥ Pick 1-14 people in fandom, and come up with a word or a phrase or short sentence to describe them (or hey, make icons like people have done in the past, do whatever you want, I'll go with it), or just say something about why you like them/enjoy reading them/why you're happy they're around. (If you're in hockey fandom and you want to send Valentines like these going around, that's totally fine and I can include them!)

♥ Put in the names/comments for your Valentines on this googleform, and I will compile a great, huge list of what everyone's sent to me and post it on Valentine's Day. It's like a Secret Admirer/Valentine's Party and I will not be posting or telling anyone who sent me what at all. For example, if I were to get four separate comments describing Random Internet User, I'd just put all of the words/phrases in a list and post them for each Internet user that someone sent me phrases on. Here are the past years so you can see it in action.

...make sense? Sound like fun? If so, go fill out that form - you do NOT have to have 14 people; just fill out however many people you want, but please be sure to follow the instructions at the top of the form to make it easier for me to code this.

Feel free to spread the word--it might get some people aware that they can spread some love in your direction and YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHO and thus FEEL LIKE BEING EVEN NICER TO EVERYONE FOR LIKE, A WHOLE DAY!

Rules! (Because everything must have rules, even V-Day projects)

1) The google form will close sometime on February 12th. So fill it out, you know. Before then.

2) If for some reason you do not get love in this post? Not my fault, as I just compile. I? Am so the Compiling Girl. You will need to blame your various f-lists for not giving a shout-out to the majesty that is you.

This is about making people *you* like happy, about giving them something to smile and feel fuzzy about. It's not intended to make anyone feel left out, but it comes with the territory and that is something I hope everybody understands and is at peace with. <3

IN CONCLUSION: SEND ME THINGS.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/399658.html

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A few challenge and comm pimps in case anyone is interested in any of them.

The hurt/comfort bingo amnesty challenge for May is dedicated to small fandoms - here

Fandom Walks Into A Bar: A Multifandom Crossover Ficathon – You pick a character who will walk into a bar. Then you pick 1-4 other fandoms you feel comfortable creating a fanwork in and the mod will roll the dice and give you a character for your chosen character to meet in that bar. (The bar is metaphorical, as is the walking, and just about everything else. Think of it as a meet cute for two unlikely characters.) Details here

The characters over 40 fest is open for prompting - details here

Month of June - Sign-ups are now open for The Month of June, a month-long fest focused on the character of June Ellington from White Collar, because she is made of class and awesome. Details here

A f/f comment ficathon here

A request for someone to help co-mod a fannish bingo challenge with a focus on creating fan work about all kinds of female relationships. Details here

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/361104.html

DW: info | sign ups
LJ: info | sign ups

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/350976.html

click the banner :)

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/349835.html

fancake banner for round 27 family: thematic multi-fandom recs

For this round you can recommend fanworks that focus on parents, children, siblings, adoption, extended families, family bonds, family holidays, found families, families of choice, dysfunctional families, incest, etc. The theme can easily be adapted to source canons with teams and packs.

fancake round 27 is on the theme of Family. Rec works you love, or find new works to enjoy. All fandoms welcome. Rules and posting template here

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/344338.html

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