Newsletter 860: 23 June – 06 July 2025
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And you can see the full feed of watched locations here.
For newbies to the fandom,
cordeliadelayne maintains the Primeval Newbie Guide at
newbieguide
Regular Features.
bigtitch runs the Caption Competition at
primeval_denial and the entries, voting and winners can be found here
primeval100 opens a new drabble challenge on a weekly basis here.
primeval_denial hosts a Daily chat post and a Sunday Chat for general on and off topic discussion and everyday chat. Everyone is welcome!
mansfieldfans has a regular Thursday Pic.
wakeling_fans has a regular Friday Pic.
Fic.
The Primeval fandom has collected a whole host of OCs (mainly soldiers). There is a resource post at
primeval_denial describing them, and telling you who owns who.
Many of these OCs are borrowed by multiple authors, and therefore appear in a large number of fanfics. These 'main' OCs will be listed in the newsletter. For a list of which OCs we will be including, and who created them, see the profile page
Included OCs have {OC} after their name, or, if there is more than one in a fic, then an * after each name, and {*OCs} before the fic rating.
RSS feeds:
thearc_rss: fiction posted to The ARC
primeval_ffnet: fiction posted to the Primeval category at fanfiction.net
ao3_primeval: fiction posted to the Primeval category at archiveofourown.org
primevalnw_rss: fiction posted to the Primeval: New World category at archiveofourown.org
Gen
Narrow Escape by
telperion_15 [Connor| PG]
Teeth by
goldarrow [Ryan, Lyle{OC}| 12]
Compensation by
knitekat [Lester| 15]
Ring the dinner bell by
fredbassett [Connor, Abby, Stephen, Blade, Finn|12]
Tainted by
telperion_15 [Jenny|PG]
Het
Ask me another one by
fredbassett [Helen/Stephen| 12]
Love lost by
goldarrow [Cutter/Helen|12]
Tainted Love by
knitekat [James Lester(/Christine Johnson), Stephen Hart(/Helen Cutter)|15]
We've tried to link everything, but if you think there is something we've missed, then leave a comment. We include fics with no rating (marked as 'no rating given') and no characters listed (marked as 'no characters listed'). Information on the accepted forms of rating can be found For a list of the communities we are watching, go here
And you can see the full feed of watched locations here.
For newbies to the fandom,


Regular Features.






Fic.
The Primeval fandom has collected a whole host of OCs (mainly soldiers). There is a resource post at

Many of these OCs are borrowed by multiple authors, and therefore appear in a large number of fanfics. These 'main' OCs will be listed in the newsletter. For a list of which OCs we will be including, and who created them, see the profile page
Included OCs have {OC} after their name, or, if there is more than one in a fic, then an * after each name, and {*OCs} before the fic rating.
RSS feeds:




Gen
Narrow Escape by

Teeth by

Compensation by

Ring the dinner bell by

Tainted by

Het
Ask me another one by

Love lost by

Tainted Love by

July Theme - Hobbies and crafts
Jul. 5th, 2025 09:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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This month's theme is Hobbies and Crafts - I remember thinking that it would be hard to quantify exactly what a month of bite-size work on this theme will look like last year. I don't know about everyone else, but I certainly found plenty of things to tackle.
For those of you seeking ideas, some of the things you might want to work on include: clearing and making the space you work in more conducive to productivity, organising supplies, organising currently underway projects, organising unstarted projects, dealing with finished projects, weeding out unwanted supplies/projects. If you are a collector or a sports participant, it might be sorting/cleaning collectibles or equipment of whatever description. Anything goes this month to suit the needs of your hobbies.
For my perspective, I have multiple hobbies and crafts that I dabble in, each with their own supplies *and their own clutter*, so over the course of the month, my first goal is to retrieve some of my crafting spaces - my dining room table is clutter filled which stops me painting, my crafting chair upstairs is filled with none crafting related items, leaving nowhere there for me to sit and my scrapbooking project is split between a variety of boxes in a variety of locations. As the owner of way too many books, a fight with my book storage is always an ongoing process, and as someone who has so many different hobbies and crafts I always seem to be in need of sorting through ongoing projects to decide which ones can I make progress on quickly/finish easily?
After that who knows what's next... depending on how long each of the above tasks take, I might also allocate some time to trying to finish some almost finished projects.
Let us know what your plan is for the month and keep us posted with your progress.
For those of you seeking ideas, some of the things you might want to work on include: clearing and making the space you work in more conducive to productivity, organising supplies, organising currently underway projects, organising unstarted projects, dealing with finished projects, weeding out unwanted supplies/projects. If you are a collector or a sports participant, it might be sorting/cleaning collectibles or equipment of whatever description. Anything goes this month to suit the needs of your hobbies.
For my perspective, I have multiple hobbies and crafts that I dabble in, each with their own supplies *and their own clutter*, so over the course of the month, my first goal is to retrieve some of my crafting spaces - my dining room table is clutter filled which stops me painting, my crafting chair upstairs is filled with none crafting related items, leaving nowhere there for me to sit and my scrapbooking project is split between a variety of boxes in a variety of locations. As the owner of way too many books, a fight with my book storage is always an ongoing process, and as someone who has so many different hobbies and crafts I always seem to be in need of sorting through ongoing projects to decide which ones can I make progress on quickly/finish easily?
After that who knows what's next... depending on how long each of the above tasks take, I might also allocate some time to trying to finish some almost finished projects.
Let us know what your plan is for the month and keep us posted with your progress.
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 4 -- Friday
Jul. 4th, 2025 09:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Sorry I missed yesterday, I had no internet! Anyway -- hello on Friday! Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?
- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or research
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment
Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?
- I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
- I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
- I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
- I'm going to take a break from writing
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 2 -- Wednesday
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Hello on Wednesday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)
- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing
How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?
- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes
In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 1 -- Tuesday
Jul. 1st, 2025 08:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Hello on Tuesday! Did you write?
- Yes!
- No!
- Not yet!
If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?
Rebuilding journal search again
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We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Monday
Jun. 30th, 2025 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)
- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing
How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?
- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes
In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 29 -- Sunday
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Hello on Sunday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?
- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment
Sunday Discussion: It's a new writing week, and the last week of the current month. How are you doing so far with meeting writing goals for the month?
Daily Check-In: Day 28
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Hi everyone! What are your plans for next week?
- Starting a new fic
- Working on a current draft
- Editing it myself/with my beta reader
- Going to post it somewhere in the week
- Taking a break
- Working on something else
- Life has other plans at the moment
Daily Check-In: Day 27
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How's the writing session going?
- Great!
- Good
- Alright
- Could be better/could be worse
- Poorly...
- I haven't written today.
- I have thought about it here and there.
Daily Check-In: Day 26
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So, have you written today?
- Yes
- No
- I have thought about it.