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.


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

Comments

RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Please sign in here and I'll start making a list of participants!

Whether you're planning to write one rec post during Rectober, or 3 times a day, all recs are welcome and we'd love you to join us.

Add your reccing goals to your comment if you want.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Birdsofshore signing up. ;-)

MY GOAL: I'm going to try to make a weekly rec post, and I'll try to rec at least two pieces of fic and art in each post.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[capitu]

I'm in too!!!!!

as myself and at my_drarry_recs. :D

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

I knew YOU'D be in, my dear. I was going to just add your name to the list and then I thought it was a bit cheeky ;)

If you have a minute, please could you check all my links point in the right places, the banners and so on? Thanks so much <3

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[capitu]

I almost expected to see my name, too! :D

Everything looks great! And everything goes to where it's supposed to go know. :)

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Thank you for checking, dear.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[sophia-clark.livejournal.com]

I'm in! :)

I'm going to try to post a few times a week, but we'll see.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

\o/

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[gracerene]

I'm in! My plan is to do a few rec lists at the beginning and end of the month, and then some individual recs in between. :D

Also, for reccing communities, I think crack_broom still has several slots open for people interested in reccing non-H/D things :D

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Thank you, grace! That's great \o/

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[nerakrose]

signing up!

the goal is once weekly (probably sunday) recposts through-out october.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Super!

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[twisted-slinky.livejournal.com]

Great challenge. I'd like to take part. My goal...I'm not sure yet, but let's say I'll try and rec at least twice a week on my LJ. :)

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

That's great! Glad you found us.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[twisted-slinky.livejournal.com]

Great challenge. I'd like to take part. My goal...I'm not sure yet, but let's say I'll try and rec at least twice a week on my LJ. :)

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[birdsofshore]

Sounds great! Happy you're on board!

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[kitty_fic]

I'm in! (also @ purrr_fic)

My plan is to post individual recs on my rec comm and roundup posts on my LJ once or twice a week with a total of 30+ recs by the end of the month

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[crazyparakiss.livejournal.com]

I'm in but I'll be at kissrecommended reccing stuff. I'll try to do as many as I can since it's a busy month for me. But will def at least get four in.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[disapparater.livejournal.com]

As i'm absolutely abysmal as reccing, i will throw my hat into the ring and i'll aim to rec four time during October.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[wellhalesbells.livejournal.com]

Definitely going to try to do this!

The goal is to do two multi-rec posts during the month. GAME FACE, BABY.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Oooh, this is such a good idea! I'm in.

I think seven posts over the month of October sounds manageable.

PS - Is that a curlew on your icon? Those beaks are wonderfully weird.

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[nearlyconscious.livejournal.com]

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

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[hamimifk.livejournal.com]

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

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[marishna.livejournal.com]

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

RE: RECCERS SIGN UP HERE:

[crystalgreene.livejournal.com]

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