Merci beaucoup! I’m good. Glad you asked this bc I haven’t done one of these in a year.
Welcome to our little corner of tumblrland, as I always say. Good to have fresh blood, pun intended of course.
[^X digging up an oldie from the archive bc reasons.]
ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE
(ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
Some ppl post IWTV or QOTD pics/gifsets or aesthetic posts, some ppl will post meta about VC and other fandoms, but I think the only other exclusively VC blogs (or as close as possible, as mine aims to be) are @vampire-chronicles-appreciation and @vampchronfic.
(The lists below are updated a little from a post I made about this a year ago, so some may be inactive now, but their archives might lead you to active ppl.)
Here are some blogs that reblog a bunch of IWTV stuff. i’m not sure about the others, but the first two make gifsets, sometimes photosets, text posts etc 🙂
//ooc; I have a policy of not singling out favorites as it often has the unintentional side effect of making those not mentioned feel left out 😛
We had a blog solely for that purpose, @vcpositivity, and also, for a similar purpose, @vcsecretgifts (which I helped to mod last holiday season and I still owe a substitute gift on!! My fic muse for it has not been cooperating). @vcpositivityhad posted over two hundred positive confessions from members of this fandom in the five months since it opened, but had to go inactive shortly after achieving that milestone *cries*
Those blogs still have great messages of VC fandom love pointing out the best points of specific ppl in the fandom here (sadly, some those mentioned are currently inactive). Both positivity blogs are now pretty much dormant, but I hope we can resurrect @vcsecretgifts for this upcoming holiday season :]
However, it appears to me that our fandom is almost at a zenith of fanwork production right now, and the quality is also very high! Fresh fanart and fanfic are being made, analysis of the text continues to thrive, there is a palpable ripple of excitement (or anxiety, depending on your stance, lol) every time we get a scrap of news about the official VC adaptations.
The VC RP community has fluctuated in activity but it’s active, and there are muses to play with. There are also excellent Original Character muses (vampires and non-vampires) in fic and RP. They’re very creative in how they blend in as if they were always part of the Ricean verse, and even expand the supernatural rules of it.
I would advise you to go to the RPers and ask for recommendations of other members. You could also try my #VC Fandom Hunters tag.
Anyone is welcome to reblog this post and throw positivity towards anyone, or send them an anon message! (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
damn bro am i not cool enough?? lmao just kidding!
here are some blogs that reblog a bunch of iwtv stuff. i’m not sure about the others, but the first two make gifsets, sometimes photosets, text posts etc 🙂
I actually don’t really track any tags *embarassment* I tracked #vampire chronicles when I started out here but there’s too much in that tag for me to keep up with. Same with all the character names 😛
But! Your ask has inspired me to track these tags below, and I encourage others to use them, respectfully:
#VC fandom love – for those moments when the fandom is extending positivity and other happy messages ❤ If you haven’t sent one in awhile, do the thing! Send it anon if you’re shy.
#VC fandom hunters– for those seeking others to connect with in the fandom.
#Free VC Advertising/ #VC Free Advertising– this is for when someone has inspired you to buy/read the books in the series, or watch/buy the movies that have been made, basically, reasons why a blog has actually promoted the material.
^Why does this matter? Because fanworks and discussion are sometimes blamed for decreasing consumer interest in a given copyrighted work, and if someone has encouraged your interest in the
copyrighted work, it was essentially *~FREE ADVERTISING,~* which is the OPPOSITE of “decreasing consumer interest.” Good defense.
(You can also tag me as #iwantmyiwtv,
#i want my iwtv, and #i-want-my-iwtv, I track those and check sometimes.)
Thanks! Yep, the VC fandom is out here on tumblr, and we’re growing in number. Especially as the next book(s) and new adaptation(s) approaches down the pipeline. More VC blogs are in my #VC Fandom Hunters tag.
Keep in mind book!QOTD is very different from the movie. Be sure to come back and share your perspective on that. Most ppl who read the book first are not too thrilled with the movie, except for nostalgic reasons, I’m not sure about ppl who read the book after.
Re: book!IWTV, Lestat doesn’t really approve of THAT version of the story, lol. So try to stick with the series at least through TVL.
I-want-my-IWTV 