Fandom Promo
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Fandom Promo
One of the really fun things about a multifandom exchange is seeing what everyone else is into and maybe picking up a new fandom or two or three! This post is a place to let everyone know why your fandom(s) are great, how to get into your fandom(s), and so on.
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Promo Spreadsheet
This year,we're taking a page out of yuletide's book and will be putting all fandom promos in a sheet for easy browsing, including browsing by roughly the length of time needed to consume the fandom. If you really think about it, it's crazy that we haven't already done up a spreadsheet for this in years past.
What to put in your promo
Necessary for the spreadsheet:
- Fandom name: Also make this the title of your comment below. If you're promoing a certain ship or section of your fandom, include it after your fandom name.
- Tagset fandom: Please copy/paste from the tagset. This will help if you go out for pinch hit.
- Media type: What kind of thing is it?
- Length: How long does it take to consume the canon? We want this to be useful for people looking to pick up new fandoms! You can put an exact time if you know it, or you can sort into these categories:
- For fandoms under 2 hours long: Very short
- For fandoms 2-5 hours long: Short
- For fandoms 5-10 hours long: Short-ish
- For fandoms 10-20 hours long: Medium
- For fandoms longer than 20 hours: Long
- For fandoms longer than 40 hours: Very long
Suggested other info:
- Where can it be found? (Only legal links for this, please.)
- What is it/what is it about?
- What do you love about it? Also, what are you planning to request for it?
- If it's a big/complex/long/scattered fandom, where should people start? Also, are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfill your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?
- Do you have any content warnings? These are at your discretion and don't need to be comprehensive. Some content "warnings" might also help attract people who deliberately look for that kind of thing!
How to post your promo
Comment on this post by clicking "reply" in the bottom right corner. You do not need a Dreamwidth account to post.
Put your fandom's name as the comment's title.
Copy the code in the text box below and fill it out. Necessary-for-the-spreadsheet fields are marked with a * so you won't forget. Other fields can be removed if you don't need them.
Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know
Date: 2024-09-07 11:08 pm (UTC)*Tagset Fandom: 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings
*Media type: Webnovel
*Length: Long
Where can it be found? It's not officially licensed in English; I recommend the fan translation by mourningcrow! There is also a carrd available with more info about the characters.
What is it/what is it about? A deconstruction of Mary Sue romance novel tropes and stallion novel/male power fantasy tropes with detailed xianxia worldbuilding, well fleshed out female side characters (well... most of them have flesh), and a sweet-but-unhinged romance between the leader of a prominent demonic cultivation sect and his quiet, stoic subordinate who's crafted himself into his Venerable's perfect sword.
What do you love about it? Everything, honestly! I'm a sucker for stories-about-stories and this is such a fun take on that- the novel begins with our MC literally getting whacked on the head with a book about himself-in-another-universe. The worldbuilding around the demonic and righteous sects, as well as cultivation methods and even the mythology of the world, is in-depth and very easy to understand- I often borrow its explanations of cultivation stages for other xianxia canons! I think it would make a good intro to xianxia tropes, too. The side characters are all so much fun- even the ones that don't get a lot of screentime fascinate me, like the Altar Masters (guy who just likes bugs a lot and guy whose power is Being Sick are my faves). There are a lot of really well developed female characters, especially Baili Qingmiao, the female lead from the original Mary Sue novel, AND the women are very shippable with each other! When it comes to the romance, it's all about loyalty and protectiveness, which is catnip for me. Guy who is a living weapon/his master is SUCH a peak trope and this novel does it in such a fun way. The main couple both read as as very demiromantic, although it's not explicitly stated, and there's ample room for trans headcanons, which I love!
Where should people start? At the beginning! It's about ~200k words or 82 chapters including 2 extras.
Do you have any content warnings? Suicide attempt, very brief mention of rape, body horror, gore, bugs (gu parasites). There is no on-page sex but there are references to sex and implied off-screen sex scenes. The overall tone leans towards comedy, but there is some angst; the ending is happy.