Thursday: Creator's Workshop

[cap_ironman_daily]

Need help with creating the atmosphere for that sleazy bar Tony likes to hang out in? What would a college student in the 1980s spend his money on? Looking for someone to help beta read your fic or just cheer you on? How do people draw hands, damnit? How do you make your neighbour's dog stop make an appearance on your podfic? Ask a weird question that now taints your search history but still have not found the answer to? Would you like to share a great resource that you found recently?

Here's the place to direct all your questions (no judgement, no shame!), offer help, share some advice, cheer people on, or just chat about your current projects! Are you working on your Big Bang fic? Having fun with the Tiny Reverse Bang? Panicking over the Superhusbands Aluminum Anniversary Anthology deadline creeping closer? Let everyone know what you're working on, and if your fellow fans and creators can be of any assistance!


Our list of resources was getting a little long, so you can now find it here! If you know of any other, let us know!

Comments

[neurotoxia]

Jake Adelstein wrote a book about being undercover with the Japanese Yakuza, it's called Tokyo Vice. It's a little sensationalised but overall a good account of someone undercover in a dangerous context. There's a much better investigative book by David E Kaplan (Yakuza) but that one is less about BEING undercover than demonstrating all the dirt you can dig up on the Yakuza if you prod the right people, so I'm not sure that would be helpful for you.

Like navaan says, there's Günter Wallraff, but I have no idea if any of his research is available in English.

[delacourtings]

Thank you!

Both books sound interesting and like they'll be really helpful!

I haven't been able to find any English versions of Wallraff's work so far but in searching for his stuff I came across this undercover reporting database which has a plethora of resources so even if I'm unable to find any English translations, the suggestion was still useful!

[neurotoxia]

Oh that database looks great! I'm going to add that to the list of resources, thanks for sharing :)