Hi!! I'm new here and still trying to understand how it works :P

[einbeistrich]

Name: Lia

Age group: Late twenties

Country: Born in Brazil, currently living in Germany

Subscription/Access policy: I don't have any locked entries and don't plan on having them. Feel free to subscribe! I'll subscribe back :)

About me: I was born and raised in central Brazil and am currently an exchange student in Germany. My major is Linguistics and Literature. I'm still not sure what career I'd like to pursue - for now, I'd describe me as an aspiring writer and researcher. I'm bisexual and in a long-term relationship. Since 2020, I've been in treatment for bipolar disorder. My current interests include fandom, creative writing, reading (especially Nachkriegsliteratur and Brazilian literature), linguistic variation, traveling, and hiking. I'm a bit awkward, but love to talk and exchange thoughts and interests!

Fannish interests: The usual stuff - reading fanfiction, shipping, fanart etc

Fandoms: I'm currently more involved with bandom (mainly FOB and P!ATD), but still have a lot of love for fandoms I used to be active in, such as Sherlock BBC, Doctor Who, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and Homestuck. I'm also a Little Monster, a big fan of Fleabag, and into vertical dramas :D (has anyone here watched Pool Boy? Haha)

Ships: Ryan Ross/Brendon Urie, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Dave Strider/John Egbert, Dirk Strider/John Egbert, Fleabag/Priest, Doctor/Rose Tyler, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Dave Grohl/Taylor Hawkins, many ships from vertical dramas etc

What I like to post about: I've been mostly venting and talking about my day, but I'd like to post about fannish stuff, other interests of mine, and original works (mostly poems)

Before adding me, you should know: I'm mostly okay with RPF and vent a lot. DNI if your ships involve incest or anything illegal (you know what I mean), or if you don't respect the fact that I don’t like to meddle in other people's drama.

Comments

Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> HI!! I'M NEW HERE AND STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS <<

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. If you're coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet has posted tutorials for that angle. Find your Tumblr friends here.

The Follow Friday Master Post has lists of active communities by topic where you can look for some based on your interests, including some of the Most Useful Communities. Many bloggers use recurring posts to pin down their key interests and maintain activity, which is also a good source of inspiration if you aren't sure what you want to post yet.

snowflake_challenge is running in January. This is a big event with lots of activity where you can find new friends. Find fandom in general at fandomcalendar.

>> I was born and raised in central Brazil <<

That's a beautiful country.

>> My major is Linguistics and Literature. <<

I enjoy those topics. There are a few language communities here but not a lot.

>> an aspiring writer <<

There are a lot of Writing communities and a Writing Challenges post. It's a very popular topic on Dreamwidth.

I write fiction, nonfiction, poetry, all kinds of things.

>> and researcher <<

You might like datahoarders.

>> reading (especially Nachkriegsliteratur and Brazilian literature), <<

See the Reading Challenges and Books communities. For posting about Brazilian literature, 50books_poc is a possibility. bookclub_dw is new.

>> traveling, and hiking. <<

Check out common_nature and birdfeeding for nature, or flaneurs for urban walks.

>> The usual stuff - reading fanfiction, shipping, fanart etc <<

Consider Fannish 50 and Full Content on Dreamwidth either for reading or for writing inspiration.

allbingo hosts a new fest each month; January is Public Domain Day Bingo. Huh, Wikipedia doesn't list anything from Brazil. :( You could probably find something though -- there's got to be a list somewhere.

>> such as Sherlock BBC, Doctor Who, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and Homestuck.<<

I like Sherlock. For Homestuck, see 100quadrantedships.

>> original works (mostly poems) <<

There isn't really an active community for sharing poetry you've written, but if you're posting poems here then you could certainly list that as full content on DW to attract more readers.

I post a LOT of my poetry online, mostly narrative poetry, but January's theme was "Short Forms" so there's a bunch of form poetry in that batch. I do a live Poetry Fishbowl on the first Tuesday of each month. We'll be picking themes for early 2026 soon.

Also crowdfunding does a mid-month Creative Jam. Next up will be our 150th session on Jan. 17-18 with a theme of "Memories."

Feel free to drop by my blog and see if you like it.

[magnavox_23]

Hi! I am active in the Sherlock and Dr Who fandoms and post mostly art. Happy to follow/follow back if you like. :)