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[mxcatmoon]

Welcome to Vocab_Drabbles!

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What's it all about?
Well, it started like this: We had a vocabulary workbook in school, and each week we'd have to do the exercises. They included writing sentences using each word. I would write them about my favorite fandom characters, and I definitely memorized them better that way! It was a lot of fun. I've been wanting to work on expanding my vocab and I need a bit more structure than just posting to my journal, so I decided to create a community using my favorite subject -- fandom. If it sounds like fun, join in!

What kind of words?
I've scoured the web for lists of college vocabulary words, uncommon but useful words, etc. Most of them will be words that are useful to know rather than rare, old, or obscure words. You may know them already, you may not. I'm dumping them all in a random word generator to choose each week's selection. New prompts will go up on Fridays.

What kind of entries?
1. Single sentences. Use the word/s in a sentence and post them as a comment on the prompt post itself. Even if you're a non-writer, you can join in this way.

2. Short fics of 50-1,000 words that are inspired by the words. Post them as separate entries.

Any rules?
Just a few, and a couple of suggestions. Keep posts here at Dreamwidth rated gen-mature. You are free to post explicit fic at Ao3. Please keep the comment sentences free of explicit or triggering material. Note any warnings or triggers. Any fandom, characters, pairings, genres are welcome. I do suggest using a cut on the longer fic to spare your friends' Reading Pages. You can post directly to the comm, or a link. Feel free to use your fic for any other challenges they fit, if it's allowed in that comm. Kudos for actually using the word in your drabble, but it's not mandatory (it is required in the sentences). There will be no deadlines. Since this is a tool for learning, I decided people should be able to jump in whenever.

I will not allow any hate or racist posts, no attacks or bullying, etc. I don't think that will be a problem here on Dreamwidth, but I wanted to make it clear just in case.

Posting format:

Title:
Fandom:
Author:
Rating:
Word Count:
Characters/Pairings:
Warnings: (if applicable)
Summary: (if you want)

The subject line should include the prompt, fandom, and title

I will take care of new tags. If I should happen to forget or miss a new one needed, just leave a comment letting me know.

Authors will get an author tag when they've used 5 words in fics (multiple words in one fic only count as one). That might be hard for me to keep track of, so if you need a tag, give me a shout.

Have I missed anything? Leave any questions in the comments.