The Real Me

Challenge #6

In your own space, make a list — anything between one and ten things is a sweet spot, but don't feel constrained by that! - of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, or that you'd like someone to make for you. Are you dying for podfic of your writing? Do you need icons for a character that doesn't get much fanart? Is there a story you want to read? Are you looking for new canons to get into? Would you like a collaborator for a project?


One. I would love to attempt a podfic for a story of mine and/or someone else.
Two. I would love to collaborate with an author for a sequel of a story we wrote together.
Three. I would love to have some new icons of J2, wincest, C2 (Chris Kane/Chad Michael Murray)
Four. I would love some new manips for some of my stories
Five. I would love any recs for A/B/O fics, infantilism fics, an enemy to lovers, pretend boyfriends for the SPN fandom, Royal Pains fandom, and Harry Potter fandom
Six. I would love to read any recs for science fiction / fantasy books
Seven. I would love to have recs on fandoms to check out and give them a try
Eight. I would love recs for Christian Kane/Chad Michael Murray stories
Nine. I would love if Sam and Dean had a chick flick moment before the show ends
Ten. I would love for Dean to accept the love he receives even though it’s not what he expects
Eleven. I wish that characters were not pushed to be in romantic relationships when it’s clear there is only friendship
Twelve. I would love to have a co-mod for my community
Thirteen. I would love to make some new friends
Fourteen. I would love to write more, complete drafts, and post
Fifteen. I would love to come out of my comfort zone and try something brand new

Challenge #3

Pimp Your Favorite Communities, Fests or Challenges!



faerie_wish13 = I have to pimp my own community because its a great place to share your creative works. All fandoms are welcomed and all about supernatural creatures.

spn_bigpretzel = All for the DEW. A very nice and friendly team that supports all who post.

madrona_project = For those interested in creating original works. A very supportive team that answers multiple questions for world-building and everything else to support creative minds.

15kisses and allbingo = For prompts and bingo challenges.

Challenge #1

In your own space, introduce yourself!


Hello. I’m yonkyu and my name is after a rank in Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu karate. I’ve been training for twenty years and I’m a sixth-degree black belt. I compete in two karate tournament circuits throughout the year and compete in three different events: weapons, kata, and sparring. I enjoy spending time with friends and family and love to travel and see different things. I’m an early childhood educator for the past eighteen years and I love their smiling faces and hugs.

I am part of the SPN, Harry Potter, Royal Pains fandom and love reading stories. I am a writer as well and doing my best to improve my writing skills by practicing more often than complaining about the lack of skills. It’s like everything else, it takes time to develop and lots of practice.

By the way, please call me, Erin!!! It’s nice to meet all of you!!

Day 15 - Talk about why you participated in Snowflake &/or what you got out of it.

I wanted to participate in the Snowflake challenge because I’ve seen it before on LJ and dreamwidth, but I was never able to participate before. When I saw it was happening again, I had to participate in the challenge. And I wanted to get myself out there and meet new people. And it’s a struggle for me to meet new people. I’ve wanted to go back to each post and share my post saying that I completed the challenge, but I get scared and anxious over it. And what I got out of this challenge was sharing a piece of myself with others in fandom and outside of fandom. And it felt great to accomplish a challenge that I set up to do, I have one day left to complete and I will be officially done. It was nice to accomplish a goal I set up for myself and completed!!!

Day 13 - In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.

Here is a list of my writing goals this year. This list is part of my 101 things in 1001 days

1. Write a book
2. Write 12 fics for Faerie_wish13 (0/12)
3. Write 12 fics for Madrona_project (0/12)
4. Complete my writing project list (0/45)
5. Complete my Creative Writing - Non- fiction class
6. Write a Parenting book/series
7. Write letters to 10 people (0/10)
8. Complete the Writing Program at Northern Essex Community College
9. Write 12 check-in posts on personal life (0/12)
10. Overcome the insecurities of my ability to write creatively
11. Co-author with 5 different authors in two years (0/5)
12. Write 12 fics for Spn_bigpretzel (0/12)
13. Comment on fics I read
14. Participate in a writing challenge and post
15. Write for fun
16. Write, edit, write, and complete fic before sending to beta for every fic (0/80)

Day 12 - In your own space, create your own challenge.

Well, what can I say, I love challenges but they don’t like me. I run a community that offers monthly word challenges throughout the year.

I’ve wanted to take part in more big bang challenges and reserve challenges, but the issue I face as a writer is the assigned word count.

I would love to create a challenge that must include a supernatural creature into the fic and artwork. I would love for it to be a big bang challenge without an assigned word count. Not that 20K words are hard to reach or anything, but as someone who is very anxious over word count it can be a challenge to reach. The challenge would have artist and writer sign-ups for a month, writers have 4 months to work on the fic, then have claims for a weekend, the artist will have two months to work. Pairs will then pick a date when to post at the 7th-month mark. Posting will happen from 7th month to 9th month. This will give artists time to create and writers to finalize their final draft with a beta.

Day 8 - In your own space, post self-recs for at least three fanworks that you created.


Dreams and Nightmares


Baby What A Big Surprise


I’m Gonna Run To You

Day 6 - In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts.

One: I would love a fic showing Sam and Dean getting into a big fight over Dean’s immaturity and Dean screaming, “Then you better show me how to grow up, Sammy. Cause I don’t know how to do it myself.” Sam accepts the challenge and realizes that Dean needs to know that he’s cared for and loved, something that was taken away from him. But Sam does have the help of Castiel and Jack because they walked into the room during the argument and Dean stormed off. Sam and Cas find infantilism during their research and come up with a plan to help Dean overcome his insecurities while it helps Sam and Dean reconnect and learn why they make the choices they make in the end.

Two: I would love a fic where Sam works with Jack on his psychic abilities and Jack realizes Sam has them too, together they help each other get stronger. Dean and Cas find out and Cas is on board, Dean is confused and not sure how to act and upset that they have to deal with this again. Jack senses hope and pride in Dean regarding Sam’s powers, but his worthless and self-loathing raises to levels none of the men have ever seen.

Three: I would love a fic where Harry and Draco meet up and practice Quidditch since they are both seekers. Draco asks Harry about tips and suggestions on flying and in turn, Draco helps Harry with Potions. Their secret meetups are in the room of requirements and before long their feelings for each other changes. They meet up and share many firsts during their secret meet-ups.

Day 4 - Comment to someone you haven't ever interacted with before or introduce yourself to someone you've interacted with and friend/follow them.


Commented to a friend that I have not kept in touch with but keep up with their page. Need to follow up more with others that I know and branch out and make new friends.

Day 2 - Rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create.

The Truth In The Lie
Summary: Sam and Dean pretend to be gay lovers while they hunt a monster on a bus tour of Nova Scotia.

This was one of the first long stories I read and I have a thing for fake/pretend relationships that turn into a real relationship. It has a case, the boys solving it while falling in love without meaning too.


Always Gold
Summary: Non-hunting AU. As children, Sam and Dean lived in the shadow of their father's grief and his whiskey-fueled violent outbursts. Dean bore the brunt of it all in order to protect Sam. When evidence of the abuse is revealed, the boys are removed from their home and separated from each other. Sam is adopted and Dean is sent to a string of foster homes before they finally lose track of one another by distance and circumstance. Sam goes to Stanford to study law and Dean eventually joins the Marines. Sam tries to find Dean a few times, but when his military record seems to dead end with Dean marked MIA Sam assumes the worst. Eighteen years after they last saw each other, Sam gets a call that John has died and learns that Dean is alive and living in their old hometown of Lawrence. Dean, now a firefighter and a single dad, doesn't recognize Sam as the kid brother he once knew now after so many years apart. As their relationship becomes more entangled, Sam struggles with how to tell Dean the truth without losing him forever.

I enjoyed this story because it showed a different life for Sam and Dean. And how being separated formed their life while they were still destined to meet each other after years away from one another.


You Gotta Dance
Summary: Jared spends his last summer vacation before the beginning of law school with his parents at the Manners' Summer Camp. It doesn't take him long to get tangled up in a drama where someone's pregnant and someone else needs a new dance partner for the upcoming dance competition. Based on the movie "Dirty Dancing".

This is one of my all time favorite movies and having a J2 theme filled version hit all the right buttons. It was a very well written story with a twist and turns off the movie built in a wonderful universe that fit J2.