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[personal profile] arethinn
I was going through old LiveJournal memories links, as I'm thinking of finally deleting one of my LJ accounts... I had a whole category for posts in the community [livejournal.com profile] glamourbombs. This is just a selection. (Some, I was kinda "meh" on reading them just now; and a couple were like... yeah, in 2005 you maybe could have done that without getting shot, but you'd be taking your life in your hands, now.) Some are more about general philosophy/technique than specific prompt ideas.

Glamour vs. Glitter
Fae trees on maps
Tailoring to your audience
Faerie treasure maps
The Glamour Bomb Squad
Engaging with the chemically enhanced outside of clubs
Catching Robin Goodfellow
Faerie Forum, Downtown
Save Pixies!
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[personal profile] jarandhel
Been thinking a lot about glamourbombing lately. I've never been a big fan of how it's commonly practiced in the community, I largely agree with Rialian's old essay on the subject in which he states "It is a flash in the pan, a quick burst of sparkle, that the "average" mind forgets or associates with something else. It is not making something enduring. It is not opening gates to the Otherworld, and making the environment better."

Thing is, I've recently found that doesn't have to be the case. I've been exposed to the work of the Marauder Underground with the Ellis sigil, for instance, and I've been very impressed. They've written things on the subject of real, effective glamourbombing that I haven't seen done by the otherkin community in the entire time I've been part of it (starting May 1, 1999).

Because of this exposure, I wrote my own essay on effective glamourbombing: The Death and Rebirth of Glamourbombing.

So far, I've only gotten a few reactions on the LJ glamourbombing community and on tumblr. So, I thought I'd post here and see what people's reactions were.

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