We are halfway through Occult October, so we thought it’d be a good time to remind people about our various events. Check out the rest of the MI6 Cafe’s October schedule!
Monthly Challenge: Occult October!
What counts? Anything spooky, gothic, suspenseful, or supernatural; horror genre fancreations; or any Halloween-themed fancreations.
00Q, rare pairs, gen–everything is up for grabs. You can be inspired by canon, by artwork, by music, or by anything that grabs you and takes you down the path to Halloween horror or Halloween fun!
Not sure what to write? Check out our Halloween themed prompts here!
Be sure to tag your sexy fanworks with #mi6cafechallenge so we can find and reblog them! You can also use the tag #sp00qy, a wonderful tag created by @ato-the-bean.
Writer’s Workshop:
We held our third writer’s workshop, outline and resources here if you missed it. Stay tuned for the next one, which is about how to build original characters!
You can also join us from 11AM EST on Saturdays in the Slack for writing/drawing sprints, brainstorming, troubleshooting, and just plain helping each other get shit done!
MI6 Cafe Carving Spree
007 can show off his knife skills any time he likes, but those of us without a license to kill have to wait until October, when carving season is upon us.
This October, we’d love to see posts of any Bond-related pumpkins, turnips, or any other carved produce that 007 fandom can come up with!
Autumn Recipe Exchange: October 16-23
@mi6caferecipes is at it again! This time, we’d love you to share your favorite autumn or Halloween-related recipes. Recipe exchange week is from October 16-23, but we will also be accepting Halloween treat recipes all through the month! Tag any recipes as #MI6CafeRecipes so we can find and reblog them!
Scary Story Readalong: October 28th
On October 28th at 8PM EST, we’ll ask you to join us in the MI6Cafe Discord with a scary or Halloween-related fanfic from Bond fandom! Suggested word limit for these is 3k or less, just so we can enjoy as many fics as possible–feel free to excerpt a passage from a longer fic if you like! Fics should also be rated M or under.
You can share a fanfic you’ve written or a fanfic you’ve read and admired, and in the grand tradition of telling stories around campfires, we’ll all gather around and read the stories aloud together. Lurkers are welcome–come join us for an evening of Bond Halloween fun!
Book Club: Thursdays at 9PM EST
The MI6 Cafe Book Club is reading Goldfinger and we are having an absolute blast. There are loads of giggles and snide jokes.
Interested in reading Bond books aloud, or listening to others reading the Bond books aloud, and having ridiculous fun while doing so? Come join us in the MI6 Cafe Discord on Thursday nights at 9PM EST! The new book is a great opportunities to try it out if you’ve been curious; lurkers are welcome! ^ ^
Movie Nights:
We have enjoyed some great movies so far and there are more to come.
Want to host a Bond or Bond-related movie? Just message @spiritofcamelot or @castillon02 so we can add it to the watch party calendar!
Rec Spotlights
We are always accepting recs to add to the MI6 Cafe’s Big Damn Rec List! You can fill out this google form to submit your rec OR you can edit the spreadsheet directly.
If you’re not sure what to rec,Occult October is a great time to give your favorite spooky fics some love!
My story is almost 8k words and counting… but at least something #sp00qy has finally happened in it.
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