Rectober is here \o/

[birdsofshore]

Please join us for a month of recs!

Rectober aims to celebrate reccing, reading, enjoying, commenting, sharing and discussion about fic, art and other fanworks during the month of October.

Why not take part in Rectober by pledging to make a certain number of rec posts during October? We also hope you'll encourage other reccers by commenting on their posts. ♥

All fandoms, pairings, genres and ratings are welcome! Bring on the recs!

Click here for list of participants \o/

The above link is where I'll be compiling a list of people reccing on LJ. I won't be linking to people reccing on tumblr, twitter or other sites this year, partly because I don't have the time, and partly to encourage traffic here on LJ.

I hope you'll support Rectober here on LJ, the place where it began, by posting your recs here and not just linking to your recs on other sites. It would be wonderful to see LJ buzzing with recs this month. ♥

I'll update the list through the month as people sign up. Feel free to poke about at these reccers' journals and look for recs. Hopefully there'll be a rectober tag to assist you!

How to rec:

This is totally up to you - you can rec however you like. But if you're not sure how to get started, here is a reccing template, with the usual type of info. These are suggestions only. Some people like to write a lot, and include excerpts, but a simple link to the fic with a sentence or two about why you enjoyed it can be just as useful.

<b>Title</b>:<a href="link here">Title</a> <b>Author/Artist</b>: <b>Pairing(s)</b> <b>Rating</b>: <b>Word Count</b>: <b>Warnings</b>: <b>Summary</b>: <b>Why I loved it</b>: <b>Excerpt</b>:

You can rec on your own journal, or at reccing communities, or cross post to both. hd_storyroom is a reccing comm devoted to Harry/Draco, and they are happy to receive recs from any poster. If you know of others for your fandom / pairing feel free to promote in the comments.

You can rec fic, art, podfics, fanvids, meta posts, or any other fanworks.

If you post to your own journal, if possible please leave the post unflocked so that it's available to everyone. We'll have an ongoing list of contributors, so If you use a Rectober tag when you're reccing, it makes it easy for people browse those journals and track down rec posts.

If you don't want to write recs yourself:

You can still take part in Rectober by reading and commenting. It's great to let a reccer know if you enjoyed reading a fic they recced, or even if you haven't read the fic yet but just like the sound of it from their post.

Also, if you enjoy a fic that's been recced to you, you can let the writer know in a comment that you came to it via a rec. Often people feel like nobody reads their recs! I have heard this many times, and it sometimes puts people off writing rec posts.


Banners:

Please grab a banner and promote Rectober - the banners link back to this post. You can use them to spread the word and to beautify your rec posts :DD





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I hope you enjoy Rectober, whether you're a reccer, reader, commenter, artist, author or lurker. ♥

Comments

[birdsofshore]

Sound great. Thanks for taking part!

[birdsofshore]

Sounds like a great mix! Thanks for joining us.

[birdsofshore]

That's a good reason to sign up! Hope you enjoy the month.

[birdsofshore]

People who can rec daily always impress me! Good luck!

[sp-owl.livejournal.com]

Good, as I've actually thought of a couple from other fandoms, too.

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[birdsofshore]

Sounds great! Happy you're on board!

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I feel, though, that my enthusiasm will probably last a week. hahaha. XD I'm going to try though!

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

Great idea, thanks for running it! I'm in. :)
Twice a week, more than 10 fandoms. I hope I'll manage.

[sophinisba]

I will try to make five recs posts, one for each weekend this month. Thanks for running this!

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

I'm doing it!

I plan to rec once a week with different fandoms and/or themes each week.

[nomical.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I'm aiming for multifandom, one a day recs!

[significantowl.livejournal.com]

My goal is five multi fandom posts, totaling at least 15 recs.

[eurydice72.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I'm going to do 3 rec posts a week, though I'm going to try for more.

[megan-moonlight.livejournal.com]

I'd like to participate as well :)
I'll make at least 5 rec posts for numerous fandoms (though I hope to do more than 5, really).

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[nearlyconscious.livejournal.com]

WEEEEEEEE I'm so excited. :) I'm aiming for a post a day.

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[hamimifk.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I'm going to rec weekly. =3

[polomonkey.livejournal.com]

I'd like to do a post a week! It sounds like a great idea :)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

I'm in. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to rec, but probably 2-3 a week shouldn't be too difficult. HP only, probably. Thanks for doing this.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

I'll join up, too. I aim to rec 2 things a week, something old and something new(ish). In the HP verse, only.

Also, compliments for the lovely banners - the capitu banner with the cup is what brought me here (plus kellychambliss's efforts: she posted the banner on her LJ. As I shall do.

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[marishna.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I believe I would like to commit to reccing something at least twice a week!

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[crystalgreene.livejournal.com]

I'd love to take part with a couple of fic recs. Love the banners!

[impala-chick.livejournal.com]

I would like to sign up! Hopefully I'll do four posts.

[kitty_fic]

Does week 1 of rectober end today or tomorrow?

[birdsofshore]

I guess today? But if you're planning one rec a week, i think you can space them out over the month as you wish?

[kitty_fic]

Thanks! I'll try to squeeze it in today!