The X-Files Love Month is a go!

[wendelah1]

The people have spoken and we're on for October!

The X-Files is Love is a month-long multimedia celebration of The X-Files where each participant claims a date and then posts some new X-Files related fanworks on their day. This can be fic, graphics, icons, vids, podfic, essays, a memoir of your days in the X-Files fandom, or pretty much anything as long as it's new and original. You can do as little or as much as you want - the day is yours!

You don't even need a Livejournal account to participate. If you have a Twitter account, for example, you can use that to join and post to the community. If you'd rather, the mods can post on your behalf. And if you just want to comment on the entries, anonymous commenting is allowed, or you can log in using any social media account that supports OpenID (for example, Dreamwidth).

This year xf_is_love will run from October 1-31, culminating with a free-for-all on Halloween. Besides the usual claim-a-day fest (no episode claiming this year), ruuger and I have also planned some other activities, including another mini-rewatch, which will be announced later.

This year's dates:
Sign Ups start: now
Posting starts: October 1, 2014
Posting ends: October 31, 2014

How To Sign Up

1) Just comment to this post with your name and the posting date you want. Include a second preference, in case your first choice has already been taken.
2) You will be notified to confirm your day (or your backup day). Make sure you join the community so that you can post on your day.
3) Go forth and create.
4) Post on the day you have been assigned.

List of Days Taken

October
1. chinapatterns
2. souldreamx
3. melissaisdown
4. raktajinos
5. miss_finnegan
6. seren_ccd
7. idairsauthor
8. wendelah1
9. tree
10. thereddiva
11. estella_c
12. untappdtreasure
13. maidenjedi
14. feldspar2
15. discordantwords
16. szgrey
17. ruuger
18. write_out
19. odessie
20. badforthefish
21. lyryk
22. pie_is_good
23. rustingwillpowr
24. memories_child
25. little_firestar
26. chinapatterns
27. juniperphoenix
28. maybe_amanda
29. fueschgast
30. aud_woman_in
31. Free-for-all

All days are claimed and signups are officially closed. Leave a comment on the wait list post if you'd still like a chance to claim a day of your own.

Comments? Questions? Since this is a special once-a-year celebration, we would love to get as many participants as possible, so please advertise the fest to all your X-Phile-friends, anywhere and everywhere that fans of show still congregate. Banner(s) for that purpose will be forthcoming. If anyone would like to make us a new banner, let us know in the ask-a-question comment.

Comments

Ask your questions here

[wendelah1]

Leave your questions as a comment to this comment.

[lyryk.livejournal.com]

May I take a date later on - I can confirm in the first week of October? Work is kind of eating up my weekends and I don't yet know which ones will be free in October.

[wendelah1]

I request October 8.

[wendelah1]

For estella_c, I claim October 11.

[fueschgast]

Argh, I can't decide on a day. Can you just assign me one that's late in the month and not a Thursday or Saturday, please?

[wendelah1]

How about Wednesday October 29th?

[aud-woman-in.livejournal.com]

Can I take October 30?

[wendelah1]

It's yours.

[maybe-amanda.livejournal.com]

28th?

[wendelah1]

Yes. It's yours.

[juniperphoenix]

I'd like the 27th or the 24th, please.

[wendelah1]

I gave you the 27th.

[the-red-diva.livejournal.com]

May I have October 10th please?

[wendelah1]

It's yours!

[little-firestar.livejournal.com]

october 25?

[wendelah1]

Yes. It's yours.

[untappdtreasure.livejournal.com]

Can I have October 12th? Please.

[wendelah1]

Yes, absolutely.

[maidenjedi]

October 13, pretty please?

[wendelah1]

It's yours! Along with an early birthday greeting to Fox Mulder.

[raktajinos.livejournal.com]

yay!! I'll take the 4th!

[wendelah1]

It's yours--and welcome!

[write-out.livejournal.com]

I'll take the 18th.

[wendelah1]

It's yours!

[chinapatterns.livejournal.com]

I'll take the 26th, it's looking lonely.

[wendelah1]

Not any more. It's yours.

[rustingwillpowr.livejournal.com]

Can I take the 23rd? :)

[wendelah1]

Yes, you may.

[memories-child.livejournal.com]

Can I have the 24th please?

I've also advertised on Twitter.

[wendelah1]

The 24th is yours. How have you been?

Did you know someone else is writing XF-Meta, selected episode reviews, really. Her name is Plaid Adder: http://archiveofourown.org/series/95798

There's a pod cast someone is doing, too. I don't know who but I can find out if you're interested, assuming you're still trying to keep up with interesting fanwork for the series for your academic work.

She's really in Sherlock/ACD fandom but she's doing an XF rewatch. I don't agree with everything she writes by any means but she loves Scully and thinks 1013 went off the deep end in season five, which sounds about right to me...

I meant Plaid Adder is in Sherlock. I don't know the pod caster person. Sorry It's only 6:00 a.m. here. I'm still on my first cup of tea.

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

Oct 22nd? :)
(20th backup)

[wendelah1]

The 22nd is yours. Welcome aboard.

Take a banner, spread the word. ♥

[badforthefish.livejournal.com]

YO, MULDER, IT'S ME.
I just got back. May I take the 20th, please?

[wendelah1]

YES. Welcome back!

[odessie.livejournal.com]

Could I take the 19th please?

[wendelah1]

Yes. It's yours.

[ruuger]

I'll take the 17th

[wendelah1]

It's yours.

[tree]

will there be punishment if i fail? don't hate me!

i guess i'll take the 9th.

[wendelah1]

Yay! Yes, it is yours.

We are very easy here. No punishments. No regrets. We're just here to have fun, hang out with other X-Philes, discuss the show, and worship Scully.

[szgrey.livejournal.com]

I'll have the 16th, please, if it's still free.

[wendelah1]

Yes. You may have the 16th. How have you been?

[feldspar2.livejournal.com]

14th or 16th, please???

[wendelah1]

Welcome! The 14th is yours.

[discordantwords.livejournal.com]

I will take the 15th if it is still available.

[wendelah1]

It is!

[idairsauthor.livejournal.com]

OK, can I have October 7?

[wendelah1]

Yes, it's yours and welcome!