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Calling all Flisters, a proposition for you

  • Jul. 29th, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Jared - winter
How do I get a job as a reporter for SF Universe?  I think I can write something better than "... myself and a few other reporters got to have a little five-on-one before the big panel with Kripke and the boys."  At least mine would be grammatically correct.

And apparently the site is part of the b5 media network, which is a collection of semi-professional blogs on various topics.  Ok, Flist, I think we need to pool our considerable resources and start our own (non-LiveJournal) blog for consideration as a legitimate Supernatural (or whatever) site.  We could pass ourselves off as journalists and maybe get press passes to various conventions, which would have definite advantages.  

I know we have the talent.  [info]hanncoll has journalism experience, [info]nuj is a professional writer, [info]jade_kadir is on her way to becoming a professional writer, [info]the_other_sandy writes some of the best episode reviews out there,[info]janglyjewels has the inside track on conventions, not to mention Jared, [info]just_ruth has a unique take on Supernatural and life in general,   [info]zanne68 is in the process of writing a Supernatural retrospective, and I just plain ol' need a new job.

So, do I have any takers?
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[info]fangirlsays wrote:
Jul. 29th, 2008 07:13 pm (UTC)
I'm definitely interested! And actually, I think we wouldn't have to pass ourselves off as journalists or bloggers or whatever -- we're all talented, professional people, so why shouldn't we make a go of it?

That's actually what I'd love to do with my blogspot journal (or another one). I'm using the name "Fangirl Says" (the hook being that it's from a female fan's perspective, which is more unusual than the regular fanboy perspective) and had planned on covering all the scifi/fantasy/horror/etc. that I can manage. Of course, the emphasis/title aren't written in stone.

What about if a bunch of us were to work on a fangirl blog? That's what most of the most well-known blogs do (the TV Addict, Pink Raygun, BuddyTV). It's much better to have consistent content on a daily basis, and I can't do that on my own. And we'd already be as legitimate as any of the other TV/movie sites. I'm not saying the big interviews would fall in our laps, but it'd be fun covering genre entertainment from a fangirl perspective, I think.

What do you think?
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 29th, 2008 07:52 pm (UTC)
I think the idea of a fangirl blog is fabulous! (And I love your Blogspot blog title. I actually signed up for the RSS feed. :) I even tried to get my own other blog into the LJ RSS feed, but I think I screwed it up. *sigh*)

I was totally thinking of a collaborative effort. You're right, you need to post at least every day to make it viable. But I think that even with the 2 of us (if no one else is interested) we could manage.

I've got oodles of web server space and plenty of room for more domain names. So if you have any great catchy ideas for names, let me know. (You're very clever with these things. I, on the other hand, am not.)

*heee*
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[info]janglyjewels wrote:
Jul. 29th, 2008 08:31 pm (UTC)
I would definitely love to be the con reporter!
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:03 pm (UTC)
Yay! That'd be terrific. You're so in tuned with the cons and have such a great experience, you'd be perfect!
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[info]just_ruth wrote:
Jul. 29th, 2008 09:23 pm (UTC)
I'd be glad to pitch in my two cents! :)
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:07 pm (UTC)
I'm so glad you're interested! I think it'd be great fun, and if we all share the load, I don't think it'd be too too much work for any one person.
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[info]zanne68 wrote:
Jul. 29th, 2008 11:57 pm (UTC)
zanne68 is in the process of writing a Supernatural retrospective

O_O I am? Are you referring to the Episode Reviews of Nostalgia? "Retrospective" makes them sound so much more impressive, if you are. ;)

This sounds like a great idea. We all enjoy Supernatural, we all enjoy writing(and we all know how to write). Sounds like fun. I'd be happy to contribute. Should all those interested get online for a planning chat or something? Maybe through LJ Talk or IM?

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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:26 pm (UTC)
I am talking about the Episode Reviews of Nostalgia. :D Well, of course "retrospective" sounds more impressive. It's meant to!

You know, I hadn't totally thought out the details. (To be honest, I didn't think I'd get much interest.) I think a chat session would be great, but perhaps in a month or so. I like Jade mentions below about first setting up a community. That way we can have a little time to brain-storm individually, throw ideas out to each other, and then perhaps "meet" to discuss in chat. How's that sound? Definitely set something prior to the Supernatural season premiere.

Oooh, I'm so excited!
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[info]zanne68 wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 06:26 pm (UTC)
Sounds good so far. I think we could get something pretty decent lined up by the time the premiere rolls around. Maybe a couple weeks before, even, so we could cover the lead-up to the new season?

Who's going to set up the brainstorming community?
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 31st, 2008 06:05 pm (UTC)
I have actually created a community already. I tried sending invites out, but I'm not sure I was successful. Am going to make a main post about it now. Either that or "Shadow" review.
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[info]jade_kadir wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 12:31 am (UTC)
I think that would be a fabulous idea. We could even set up a sort of "mods only" community here to chat with each other, share links, plan stuff and all that. I mean I'm not sure that I'm really qualified for this, but then again I'm not a good judge of my own work and skills.
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:29 pm (UTC)
I'm so glad you're interested! I like the idea of setting up a community. We can all throw out ideas and then once we've had time to mull things over, perhaps even have a chat. (Although trying to get a time when everyone is available might be though.)

Not to worry, you are definitely qualified!
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[info]the_other_sandy wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 03:50 am (UTC)
I'm partly interested and partly terrified. There's a lot less pressure involved in writing episode reviews on my LJ that I know only a handful of people are going to read.

I'm interested enough to want to hear more about it, but I'd have to hear more about it before I commit to anything.
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[info]un_conscience wrote:
Jul. 30th, 2008 01:37 pm (UTC)
Well, "partly" is ok. ;) I think we could work something out where the terrified part would be minimal.

As I mentioned in replies above, I haven't really thought the details through. (I wasn't even sure anyone would be interested, and I'm THRILLED at the responses so far!) The great thing is that nothing is set in stone, and there's lots of great ideas to share. And I'm sure others will have ideas that I haven't even thought of.

With all that said, I certainly won't pressure you. Much. ;D
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[info]nuj wrote:
Aug. 9th, 2008 12:36 am (UTC)
And here's lame me, coming in really, really late.

Well, maybe not SO lame, since I was on a business trip and then playing catch-up.

I got the invite and just accepted and will see what's going on tomorrow. Not sure I can contribute much besides, like, proofreading (not something really needed by this crowd), but I love the idea!
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