Countdown to small gifts 1/7: Introductions!

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Welcome, folks! Every year at small gifts, we start off the holiday season with a week's worth of discussion posts. It's a chance to get to know other participants (or say hi again), meet our readers (hi, readers! we love you!), and while away the hours before December 1. We'll have one topic per day until November 30.

Today: introductions!

1) Leave a comment letting us know who you are as a fan. (Leave your Tumblr name/AO3 name as well as your DW name, if they're different.) How long have you shipped R/S? Are you a reader? Writer? Artist? Crafter? Do you participate in any other parts of Harry Potter fandom? Are you active in any other fandoms right now?

2) Say hi to someone else!

Comments

[wild_flame]

Hi!!

I'm Bea and I'm new!! I'm wild_flame on DW and you can find me on tumblr on @wild-and-flammable. Yes, there is a bit of a running theme...

I'm relatively new to the world of R/S shipping, and indeed the world of fanfiction and shipping itself. I can actually trace the start of this madness back to about two years ago when I stumbled upon "Very bad things" by Freudian Fuckup on ffn.net. Now I am hooked and there is no going back!

I am an avid reader, and unfortunately a bit less of an avid writer! I really enjoy the freedom writing gives me to use my imagination and create things (especially slightly ridiculous things) but often there is just no time or energy or both!! :(

I am a fan of many things but only really active in the HP fandom. As well as fanfiction, fanart, fanmemes, etc. I love a good meta discussion!

Looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing what everyone else who is participating has made!!

[llaeyro]

Hi Bea! So glad we could tempt you to come and play in this sandbox ♥

[wild_flame]

Hehe you were all very persuasive! And I was really quite persuadable! :P

[human_veil]

I'm glad I'm not the only new one!! Nice to meet you, Bea!

[wild_flame]

Woohooo! High five fellow newbie!

Nice to meet you too!

[mindabbles]

We have a lot of new participants this year!!! SO EXCITING!! Welcome and yay!

[rj31]

Hi Bea! 🐺 X

[wild_flame]

Hi RJ 🐏 x

[bigblackdog]

hi bea! it’s my first small games too! i’ve found fests are a great way to become more of an avid writer. i too love a good meta discussion. nice to meet you!

[wild_flame]

Yes! Fest are my new favourite thing with all the camraderie and people to cheer you on!

Nice to meet you too!

[mindabbles]

Hi Bea! Welcome!! Once you really see the R/S, I do think there’s no reason to go back, :) Thanks for giving writing a try to join us. We will have some meta discussions in the posts this week, so look forward to your participation there!

[wild_flame]

Thank you for the lovely welcome! Looking forward to all the discussions and getting to know everyone!