Evening, Merlin Fans! (Technically very late at night for myself, but who's counting, really?)

I bring to you a resource, a quick, reasonably simple guide to HTML for your fandom LJ life. It includes screencaps and commonly used tags and a discussion of ways to post large blocks of text from word processors without making things look strange or including large blocks of unnecessary code. These things can be tricky and I want to help!

So if these tricky things have ever bothered you when posting to comms or your own journal, wander over here and I will do my best to make all clear for you. It's one thing I'm good at, after all! And hey, who doesn't like learning HTML while looking at Colin in a tree?

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Title: Again

Author: purpleradish

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Summary: A chance meeting. The music slurred outside – and the alcohol beat in on the sides of his brain. He didn’t know what he was doing here.

Genre: AU

Rating: NC – 17

Word Count: 700-ish.

Disclaimer: I don’t own them.

Comments: I have no fucking clue how this came about, I wish I could explain it. I hope you guys like it, though. I have no beta, so I’m sorry for all the errors :P

It can be found here.

Planning for MiniMerlin 2, an informal Merlin con held in Philadelphia, is underway!



See this post for more info, and join minimerlin for future updates.

We'd love to see you there!

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of the high posting volume and the quantity of information linked in each newsletter, who_daily will no longer link fanfiction that does not have a header. For an example of what a "good" fanfic header is, see the user info. Please note, the fic must have a header with the fic, not just in the link post, in order to be added to the newsletter. Thank you.

Off LJ Links
Doctor Who: The Stalker of Norfolk comic update.
Doctor Who Adventures 140.

Discussion and Miscellany
stars_fell shares an Eleventh Doctor Cosplay Picspam.

Challenges/New Communities
doctor_donna opens their Doctor & Donna Secret Santa 2009.
iconsofrassilon has Challenge #12 Winners and Banners.
x_losfic polls about Terror of the Autons vs. Logopolis.

Fanfiction

Completed
The Benefits by electrictoes [TenII/Rose | PG]
Dirty Laundry by emraldeyedauter [Ten/Rose | M]
The Fairy Tale in Which Your Wave Function is Collapsed by thought_goddess [Nine/Rose | G]
What Must Not Be by spiritofeowyn [Ten/Rose, Donna | PG]
Juicy, Succulent, Flame-Grilled by pickledminx [Ten, Donna | PG]
Sunrise by sykira [Ten/Donna | G]
empty the places we used to go by momentmusical [Ten/Rose | PG]
Duality by darkestboy [Chapter 4/4 | Nine/Rose/Jack | PG-13]
Warm and Tender in the Inside by madly_love [Doctor/Donna | G]
Wish You Were Her by primeverse [Ten/Rose, Martha, Jack, Mickey, others | T]
Some Lose Their Way by eternitywaits [Ten/Donna | PG-13]
Pure Madness by dweomeroflight [Lucy/Master | M]
Irrevocably Complete by mrs_roy [Ten/Rose | G]
Damnation and Salvation by emraldeyedauter [Ten/Rose/TARDIS | PG]
Jump by jeprdyfrndly [Ten2/Rose | All Ages]
The Last Leaf by adribetty394 [Jack, Rose, Jackie, Mickey | PG]
You Know I'll Put Us Back Together by muir_wolf [Martha/Ten, Donna/Jack | PG-13]
Tethered by naughtybunny23 [Ten/Rose | Adult]

Works in Progress
Follow Me by emraldeyedauter [Chapter 2/? | Ten/Rose | M]
A New Man by catsfiction [Chapter 4/6 | Ten/Rose, Jack | G]
Consequences by lindenharp [Chapter 3/? | Ten, Jack | T]
A Christmas to Remember by jomel10 [Chapter 22/? | Ten/Jackson, Ten/others, Rosita, Martha, Mickey, Torchwood Team | NC-17]
Magical Mystery Tour: Wrong Aisle by primeverse [Chapter 1/? | Ten/Rose | T]

Crossovers
Kindred Souls by juliet316 [Rose/Kirk | PG | Crossover with Star Trek XI]

Icons & Graphics
marylou_gr with 27 icons in a multifandom post.
xafirah with 25 icons in a multifandom post.
sarah_jones with 42 icons, as well as some crossover icons, in a multifandom post.
sarah_jones with a few Doctor Who manips and banners, as well as a crossover banner, in a multifandom post.
julie_izumi with 14 icons in a multifandom post.
creadigol_lili with many DW and TW icons in a multifandom post. [Spoilers]
magicallaw with 36 Whoniverse/Who actor icons.
lessrest with 40 icons.
zutulu42 with 3 Classic Who icons in a multifandom post.
noquesthere with 32 icons.

Fanart & Creative Endeavours
Snow Doctors and Masters (also here) by snowgrouse [Doctor, Master | SFW]
Doctor/Master doodles by snowgrouse [Doctor/Master | NSFW]
Alien earrings and charms by darker_one [SFW]
nightbeast shares Ten and Jack cosplay costumes.
Nine/Rose, plus Ten/Rose guest starring Sailor Pluto and Chibiusa by alizarin_skies [SFW]

Fanvids
Greenfields by tambores [Five/Master]
How to Save a Life by emely_chan [Joan Redfern/John Smith, the Doctor]

You can reach us in the comments or at whodaily@gmail.com.

Remember wilddeorens (or as Arthur called them - giant baby rats) in 204? They live in The Tunnels of Andor. I found the filming location.

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Title: In the Eye of the Beholder
Author: AccordingToMel
Summary: It wasn’t so much that Arthur didn’t want to hug Merlin as it was that he very much did.
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Warnings: Coda to 2x06 – “Beauty and the Beast II”
Word Count: 3,707
Disclaimer: What fun I would have. Alas, they are not mine. Such a shame, really!
Author’s note: So yeah...I’m a week late. Whatever. People have accused me of being slow before, so I figure why fight it? ;) I wanted to write something in Merlin’s POV, because I always seem to write things from Arthur’s perspective. That did not end up happening, but I think this is a happy compromise – switching between the two throughout. This was beta-ed for me by my most wonderful friend Gem (readthesubtext). Thanks so much, hon! As always, constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy!

You can read it here at my journal.

Over at my LJ, I've posted 1268 unsorted TV-rip quality caps of episode 2x07, "The Witchfinder". Preview for the next episode not included, to prevent spoilers.


preview / download

It's back! The second annual (hopefully) Camelot Music Video Awards! These awards are for fan made videos from the Merlin fandom. Any vid made and posted between January 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009 is eligible for nomination.

Nominations will only be taken until November 30, 2009.

These awards are only as successful as the fandom makes them so, please, take a moment to nominate the vids that you feel deserve recognition. :D

For more information, or to start nominating, go here @ camelot_awards


x-posted like crazy (sorry!)

Summary - 4 drabbles related to the drabble 'The want for a cure' (http://community.livejournal.com/merlinxarthur/1703136.html#cutid1), all of which show what happens before. I will post another 4 in a few days showing what happens after.

Spoilers/Warnings - Some for season 2 'The once and Future Queen' and Season 1 'The Gates of Avalon'

Rating - PG to PG-13

Notes - Go to my LJ (http://bonevalo.livejournal.com/) for a poll asking which wizard is better looking... Merlin or Potter?

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It's back! The second annual (hopefully) Camelot Music Video Awards! These awards are for fan made videos from the Merlin fandom. Any vid made and posted between January 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009 is eligible for nomination.

Nominations will only be taken until November 30, 2009.

These awards are only as successful as the fandom makes them so, please, take a moment to nominate the vids that you feel deserve recognition. :D

For more information, or to start nominating, go here @ camelot_awards


x-posted like crazy (sorry!)
posted with mod permission

It's back! The second annual (hopefully) Camelot Music Video Awards! These awards are for fan made videos from the Merlin fandom. Any vid made and posted between January 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009 is eligible for nomination.

Nominations will only be taken until November 30, 2009.

The categories, for now, are the same as last time which includes the incredibly popular Merlin/Arthur pairing.

These awards are only as successful as the fandom makes them so, please, take a moment to nominate the vids that you feel deserve recognition. :D

For more information, or to start nominating, go here @ camelot_awards


x-posted like crazy (sorry!)
posted with mod permission

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• 22:21 To explain my "Kirk Cameron is crazy" tweet: tinyurl.com/yf2468g #
• 00:56 the "under $100" gift guide on etsy sure does have a lot of items *over* $100 in it.. &gt;.&lt; #

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I was watching Rocky Horror the other day and suddenly got this plot bunny! If someone would write this it would make my life, for reals!
Okay, so Arthur and Merlin would be Brad and Janet, Uther would be Frank N Furter for sure! Gwen would be Columbia, and Lancelot would be Eddy? Morgana and Mordred could be Magenta and Riff-Raff, and Gaius could be Dr. Scott and the dragon could be the narrator? I don't know, but I WANT IT.
And as if the awesomeness of this wasn't enough, as if you need any more inspiration, I give you ANTHONY HEAD AS FRANK N FURTER SINGING: