Merry Christmas Fangreaders
We are a buzzing here in our community and have so much to cover so grab some hot chocolate maybe with a little rum or a True Blood for our living-impaired members and make yourselves comfortable.We are overdue for a newsletter and we have many new members, so I thought to highlight all that is going on in the Fangreader Community. So hang on to your stockings, we have loads of treats for you!
Firstly, some of our members would like to just have our newsletters to see what is going on in the community instead of or in addition to our daily postings on Fangreaders Chatroom Central site. The Fangreaders Newsletter site has been created to just post our newsletters. It will give you quick access to all our news and won’t get lost in your inbox. I hope that all our members would subscribe with your email or RSS in hopes to phase out manually emailing.
We would first like to welcome our newest Fangreader members. Many of you have checked into the chat room. Those that haven’t be sure to pop in and introduce yourselves, because we’re eager to meet you. We don’t bite..unless you ask, of course.
Fangie News
The Fangreaders Awards Ballots have been sent out to all our members to nominate their favourite SVM/TB Fanfic. The Deadline to have those submitted is 8th January 2012 so be sure to get those filled out. If you would like to have a pdf copy of the nomination ballot click HERE. If you’re a member of the Fangreaders and didn’t receive your ballot, please contact Fairy. If I could ask that you check your SPAM folder first, because some have ended up there. Once all the ballots have been submitted, we will open the public voting of the top four fanfics in each category on the 15th January to the entire fandom.
On December 2nd we unveiled the “Fangie”. It was commissioned from the talented artist, Kittrose, who assures us that Eric didn’t pose for her when she designed it. Hmm, I wonder. Each winner from each category will receive a Fangie to stare at for their very own with a banner.
The Fangreader Panelists have been working hard to come up with all sort of creative and fun ways to get the fandom excited about the “Fangies”. I’d like to thank all the panelists who have volunteered to help out. Jaxg , Jan_of_Arc, Blakes Boogie , XiaCheyenne , AlphaEN , LadyHlin ,JecaNS , Vilannh , , Vic_Vega66 , FanOtheFang , Modiggy ,Abbey245 . We are only getting started so look out for exciting news and promo fics of our favourite characters getting ready for the Fangreaders Awards Ceremony. If you haven’t read our promo fics yet, read them HERE. To keep up with all the latest news and to be able to watch live as the winners are announced, be sure to go to The Fangreaders Hall of Fame
Fangreaders News:
Sunday, 18th of December at 9pm Eastern/ 8pm Central.
Our Chatroom will be transformed into Fangtasia celebrating the announcement of the winners of the Holiday True Bood on Twitter Writing Contest. Fairyblood will be your Hostess for the evening and all that are at least 18 are welcome to join us.
Our Chatroom will be transformed into Fangtasia celebrating the announcement of the winners of the Holiday True Bood on Twitter Writing Contest. Fairyblood will be your Hostess for the evening and all that are at least 18 are welcome to join us.
The 1st Prize Winner will win this autographed print of
Alexander Skarsgard done by Kristin Bauer van Straten.
We have seen the premiere of the new chat called “Breaking Through the Block” hosted by Jaxg . With one author in the centre, everyone is asked to brainstorm in order to help break through writer’s block. The authors that have been the focus have commented on how much this has helped them. If you feel that you are suffering from writer’s block, let Fairy know, and we’ll book a chat just for you. We’ll need all authors and readers to help. Look for this to be a regular chat on Mondays at 9pm EST starting in the new year. This is such a fabulous idea, we think we should have it available for the Euro chat which is at 9pm GMT (4pmEST)~ anyone interested in helping out an author by hosting this chat, please contact Fairy.
Starting in January 2012, we will be having our Author Spotlights again so be sure to keep your eye out for dates and authors. JanofArc has a topic set up in Caffe Trieste so you can list which authors you want to bring into the Chatroom.
We are also very excited to bring you a new chat that will highlight our readers in the fandom. A reader will be asked to join us for the Reader Spotlight where we can all ask questions about what kind of fics he/she reads, what he/she looks for in fics, and much more. This is a great way to get to know one another and for authors to find out what their fans enjoy reading and why.
Our First Reader Spotlight starting next Monday will be with fffbone, a faithful and cherished member who will let us know what types of fanfics she enjoys reading. This new series of chats will be a great insight into the valuable members of our fandom, the readers, who give support to all the writers out there.
Our Chatroom FangHosts
At the heart of what makes the Chatroom so much fun are our lovely Fanghosts. Each come up with topics that get all our members involved whether you are a fanfic author or a reader. 
We are sorry to see Rebelina11 go, but we hope to see her pop in and say hi. BlakesBoogie won’t be hosting the month of January, but will return to us in February. We all wish you both the very best.
We do have two new Fanghosts starting this week: FanOtheFang (Fangie) on Fridays and Xia Cheyenne on Thursdays~ so please check out their chats and show your support.
Our Members News
Let the Fangreaders know what you are doing by contacting Fairy and get your news in the Newsletter. SouthernLady23
Our Julie has started a new blog for those looking for something hot to keep you warm for the winter. Read Our Lips is a book blog with some heat! Be sure to check it out HEREVic_Vega66
Vic_Vega’s story ‘Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic’ was featured on Michelle Hughes site, ‘Tears of Crimson’. Way to go, Hon. You can click on the link to go to the ‘Tears of Crimson’ website and read it there or you can read it on her site: ‘Blood, Sugar, Sex, MagicModiggy
Deader Discussion - Are you Enthralled?Join Mo' in the all inclusive, totally obsessive discussion about: The Southern Vampire Mysteries, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, The Black Dagger Brotherhood...and Twilight? Call in or chat with me; I'd love to talk. If you have any show ideas, don't hesitate to email me at deaderdiscussion@gmail.com. I'd love to hear your thoughts.Be sure to check out Modiggy’s radio show HERE
Our Chats
Next Week’s Chats
We have something for everyone to enjoy so be sure to come on in. Here are some of our chats by our fab Fanghosts:
At the moment we have a daily chat at 9pm GMT (4pm EST) also referred to as the “Euro Chat” and on Mon-Thurs we also have a 9pm EST chat which we refer to as the “U.S. Chat”. We do have the chatroom available around the clock and would love to see more times allotted to suit other time zones. Don’t be shy~ be a Fanghost and have your own topics of discussion.
Our Current Chat Schedule
Sunday
9pm GMT(4pm EST) ~ hosted by Fairy~ Topic see Calendar
Monday
8pm GMT (3pm EST) ~Hosted by CrisiTm ~”Immortal Beloved” Chat with AllAboutEric9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by Fairy ~Topic see Calendar
9pm EST ~Hosted by Jaxg ~Topic see Calendar
Tuesday
9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by BlakesBoogie ~Topic see Calendar9pm EST ~Hosted by Jaxg ~Topic see Calendar
Wednesday
9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by JanofArc ~Topic see Calendar9pm EST ~Hosted by TeamJane ~Topic see Calendar
Thursday
9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by Xia Cheyenne ~Topic see Calendar9pm EST ~Hosted by TeamJane ~Topic see Calendar
Friday
9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by FanOtheFang ~Topic see Calendar
Saturday
9pm GMT (4pm EST)~hosted by JecaNS ~Topic see CalendarJanofArc runs our forum that gives everyone a chance to get involved no matter where in the world you are. If you missed a chat, you can carry on the discussion. If you want to suggest authors or readers for a Spotlight, you can list them here. If you need help remembering a title of a fanfic, everyone is happy to help.
Be sure to sign up HERE
There are so many ways to get involved in our community. We also have The Fang_Readers Community on LiveJournal moderated by our lovely vic_vega66 . Here you can get fandom news and get involved in writing challenges like :
Author of the Month
This month we are proud to have EtheHunter a well-known fanfic writer who has just published the first two books in her Elemental Mysteries series . Be sure to have a read of this interview HERE
All our members are encouraged to post to this site creating our very own Fangreader Library. If you are an author, just list your works on a word doc with links and banners. Readers are included too. List your favourite fics with links and banners then just send them to fairybloodfanfic@gmail.com. Please have a look at our Library HERE
Many of you have received an email asking you to fill in this quick form so we can have your up to date info. This form is for current members and not a substitute for signing up to the Fangreaders. Many thanks to all those that have already filled out this form.
Thank you so much for filling out this form.
~ Fairyblood
I like this newsletter Fairy. It has so much info in it.
ReplyDeleteFangreaders has grown so much in the last year. I'm happy to be a part of it.