Anyone up for a Christmas fic/art exchange?

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

It's that time of the year! Yuletide is starting to stir, NaNoWriMo is just around the corner, and a lot of fannish people start looking at their calendars and count the days until Christmas, and the Christmas fic exchanges.

So far, we haven't done one. But we've got our share of artists and writers, and a truly talented bunch it is! So I would like to propose a Coldfire fic exchange for Christmas. But this, of course, is only going to work if we get participants. (And before anyone wonders, we've cleared this with the Yuletide mods - no point in getting Coldfire banned from there!)

The idea is to keep this as simple as possible, and open to as many people as possible, writers or not. Of course writers are encouraged (where would the fics come from, otherwise?) but if you honestly don't feel you can write, then you aren't excluded.

How is it going to work? Like this:

• Everyone offering to write or draw something is guaranteed to get a request fulfilled.


• Everyone who isn't up to writing or drawing can submit requests which may or may not get picked up. We'll try our best to arrange something for everyone so something can be found in every stocking in the end.

We're not going to impose minimum word counts or any other qualifiers. A little scene, a sketch - the idea is to have more fic and art again, not to make anyone worry about word counts on top of all the other Christmas time challenges out there. If you can offer a drabble or two, that is enough. If you manage a ficlet, that's even better. A fic or a full drawing, and we'll love you forever.

There won't be assignments either - those who offer to write will get to look at the requests from the full list (anonymized, of course) so they can say which ones they would be willing to write. They'll be asked to write one of them to make sure authors are covered. The other requests will be collected too and your friendly neighbourhood mods will do their best to arrange for someone to pick them up and fill them. Since this is a fairly small fandom and we expect participants not to join by the thousands (though we'd love it!), a free selection of requests and prompts should be possible.

The provisorical timeline is to get requests in over the next two weeks or thereabouts, then quickly figure out who wants which request so everybody has maximum writing time.

Please comment if you are interested in this, and tell us whether you might be able to write or draw. Also tell us if you can't, but whether you want to make requests (don't tell us what, though!). This isn't a firm signup, it's just to give us a general idea whether it's going to be two or ten people who'll play. If you change your mind later, that's perfectly fine.

Comments

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't mind :)

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

I was hoping you'd say that. ;-)

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Ooh dear, that sounds ominous ;)

[alice_montrose]

I'm in... sort of obviously. =^_^=

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Even if you weren't a partner in crime, I'd have press-ganged you. ;-)

[shetiger.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Possibly. I always get overly tempted by holiday exchanges, but what you're suggesting may be doable.

[shetiger.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'm a writer.

(Apparently one who doesn't read directions very well.)

(Or one who can spell. JHC. Pilot light is on, but the burners have failed to ignite today.)

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

*grin*

We're trying to keep this as easy as possible for everyone. So many fic exchanges around - the reasoning was that the fewer minimum conditions we place on things, the better for everyone's nerves.

[trobadora]

Yes, of course. :-)

Great idea!

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

We have to put all this detail analysis and the uncovered plotbunnies to good use!

[sharky-chan.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'm always up for exchanges :D. I can write or draw, but would feel more comfortable drawing.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Yay! I was hoping we'd get a few drawings.

[linaerys.livejournal.com]

I'm interested in writing. Not sure if I'll come up with a prompt.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I can try writing.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

I'm counting on you doing more than trying. ;-)

[silver-ariane.livejournal.com]

Sure! I'd be interested in writing and prompting for this.

[merryish.livejournal.com]

I'd totally write some Coldfire for the holidays. :)

[fragorl.livejournal.com]

hmmm, have never tried writing coldfire but would definitely be interested in having a go :) and I can definitely help supply prompts...

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Great! :-)

[fragorl.livejournal.com]

LOL careful U havnt actually read anything i'v written...

[lferion]

I'd be willing to write, and I *might* be willing/able to draw.

I am committed to doing hlh_shortcuts and will be doing Yuletide as well.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

Yay, another artist!

My only other one will be Yuletide, but organizing this one is bound to keep me occupied.

[owleyes-arisen.livejournal.com]

I might be able to write something; I'd need a prompt though.

Plus, I'm a Romantic-style writer; I write when the inspiration hits. I can't promise anything, but it'd be fun to give it a try.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

I think I can safely promise you that we'll have plenty of prompts. And there should be enough time to give your inspiration a chance to hit!

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

I'd like to join but am afraid RL might get in the way.

[carmentalis.livejournal.com]

*pokes* A drabble or two in roundabout two months? Sure you can. ;-)

[squeakygeeky]

I'm sure I could at least come up with a drabble.