It's time for the Winter Fic Exchange!
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rarepair_shortsThe year is slowly but unrelentingly drawing to a close; for us this means: It's time for the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
rarepair_shorts Winter Fic Exchange!
The Winter Exchange is an anonymous exchange.
Participants submit a request, with prompt ideas such as characters, situations, and themes. The mods match these requests with another participant, who then writes the requested fic. All participants receive a fic based on their request/prompt. The authors are anonymous until all the stories have been posted.
This year's timeline and basic rules:
22 November 2012: Sign-ups open
29 November 2012: Sign-ups close
2 December 2012: Assignments are sent out.
23 December 2012: Assignments are due.
1 January 2013: Posting begins.
As per the comm rules, only rare pairs (please see this post for excluded pairings) and fics with a rating no higher than R are allowed. Minimum word count is 500, maximum 2500 words.
To give you some idea of how the exchange works and what fantastic creations our participants produced, check out the masterlists of the previous exchanges: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Interested? Ready to sign up? Check out the information below the cut.
Please read through this post carefully before asking questions. There is a lot of information to sift through, because everything you need to know is in this post. There have been no major changes made to the rules this year, but it's a good idea to read them through even if you've participated in this fest before, just to refresh your memory.
GENERAL RULES
01. Fics must be at least 500 words and no more than 2500 words pertaining to your assignment. You also have the option of breaking it down into drabble or ficlet form - you may write as many drabbles or ficlets as you wish, but the combined total number of words must be at least 500 words as well (and again, no more than 2500). Fics should be completed and should not be sequels to or continuations of a pre-existing work.
02. Fics must not be rated higher than R. Remember to please be tasteful and mindful of your recipient's wishes.
03. You may only request/write about rare pairs. What counts as a rare pair? Anything not on this list.
04. While the use of a beta is not required, it is encouraged. Please review your fics for spelling, grammar, etc.
05. Upon receiving your assignment, please reply to the email to confirm that you have received it. If at any time you find yourself struggling with your assignment, PLEASE CONTACT US! We will help sort out any problems and will reassign you if need be.
06. Upon completion, send in your fics to rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com with subject line "RPS Fic Exchange (your username)". Fics will be due by 23 December 2012.
07. Fics should be in either .doc or .rtf format, and should include all the html tags. Also include the below header:
08. If you need an extension, CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. This year, like years before, we have decided that we will grant extensions that only last a week and a half after the deadline has passed.
09. As far as dropping out goes... we really hope that you don't, though we understand if real life gets in the way. Don't sign up if you know you won't have the time to write a fic for your recipient. If you do drop out of the exchange, you will not receive your gift - it will be posted to the community as a gift for everyone. (We will, of course, check in with writers to make sure that this is okay with them.) Additionally, if the deadline passes and we don't hear from you within two days, we will automatically assume you've dropped out, unless you've previously contacted us.
10. This is an anonymous exchange, and it will remain as such until the time of the big reveal. So, please don't post your fic anywhere until after the masterlist is posted.
SIGNING UP
Reply to this post with the following form.
You
Name:
Email Address:
LJ name of someone you trust (and can keep a secret) that the person creating your gift can contact with questions about your preferences:
Are you willing to be a pinch-hitter if need be?:
Receiving
Top five (or so) pairings you'd like to receive:
Desired rating of your gift (up to R):
Situations, genres, prompts, things, etc., you want: Be specific!
Situations, genres, things, etc., you DON'T want: Again, it only helps to give as many details as you can. Include squicks.
Giving
Femmeslash, Het, Slash. Which of these are you willing to write?:
Highest rating you will write (up to R):
Characters and genres you can or would like to write:
Situations, ships, characters, genres, etc., you CANNOT or would NOT like to write: Include squicks.
Any additional writing strengths: (optional)
Copy the form here:
SIGN-UPS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 29 NOVEMBER.
If you have any questions whatsoever, email us at the mod account or reply to this post. Comments to this post are screened and may be unscreened at the mods' discretion if we think the information is useful for other participants as well. If you need to ask about your specific assignment once you have received it, please email us.
Please let others who aren't yet members of the comm know about the exchange. The more the merrier. Promotional banners will be provided shortly.
rarepair_shorts Winter Fic Exchange! The Winter Exchange is an anonymous exchange.
Participants submit a request, with prompt ideas such as characters, situations, and themes. The mods match these requests with another participant, who then writes the requested fic. All participants receive a fic based on their request/prompt. The authors are anonymous until all the stories have been posted.
This year's timeline and basic rules:
22 November 2012: Sign-ups open
29 November 2012: Sign-ups close
2 December 2012: Assignments are sent out.
23 December 2012: Assignments are due.
1 January 2013: Posting begins.
As per the comm rules, only rare pairs (please see this post for excluded pairings) and fics with a rating no higher than R are allowed. Minimum word count is 500, maximum 2500 words.
To give you some idea of how the exchange works and what fantastic creations our participants produced, check out the masterlists of the previous exchanges: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Interested? Ready to sign up? Check out the information below the cut.
Please read through this post carefully before asking questions. There is a lot of information to sift through, because everything you need to know is in this post. There have been no major changes made to the rules this year, but it's a good idea to read them through even if you've participated in this fest before, just to refresh your memory.
GENERAL RULES
01. Fics must be at least 500 words and no more than 2500 words pertaining to your assignment. You also have the option of breaking it down into drabble or ficlet form - you may write as many drabbles or ficlets as you wish, but the combined total number of words must be at least 500 words as well (and again, no more than 2500). Fics should be completed and should not be sequels to or continuations of a pre-existing work.
02. Fics must not be rated higher than R. Remember to please be tasteful and mindful of your recipient's wishes.
03. You may only request/write about rare pairs. What counts as a rare pair? Anything not on this list.
04. While the use of a beta is not required, it is encouraged. Please review your fics for spelling, grammar, etc.
05. Upon receiving your assignment, please reply to the email to confirm that you have received it. If at any time you find yourself struggling with your assignment, PLEASE CONTACT US! We will help sort out any problems and will reassign you if need be.
06. Upon completion, send in your fics to rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com with subject line "RPS Fic Exchange (your username)". Fics will be due by 23 December 2012.
07. Fics should be in either .doc or .rtf format, and should include all the html tags. Also include the below header:
Author: Your LJ name, which will be hidden until the reveal
Recipient: The LJ name of the person you are writing for
Title:
Pairing:
Rating:
Word Count:
Summary:
Author's Notes: Thank your betas, leave a note for the recipient, give any warnings for the story, etc.
If you've decided to go with the multiple drabble approach, then be sure to do one of these headers for each drabble, excluding the Author and Recipient lines.
Copy header here:
08. If you need an extension, CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. This year, like years before, we have decided that we will grant extensions that only last a week and a half after the deadline has passed.
09. As far as dropping out goes... we really hope that you don't, though we understand if real life gets in the way. Don't sign up if you know you won't have the time to write a fic for your recipient. If you do drop out of the exchange, you will not receive your gift - it will be posted to the community as a gift for everyone. (We will, of course, check in with writers to make sure that this is okay with them.) Additionally, if the deadline passes and we don't hear from you within two days, we will automatically assume you've dropped out, unless you've previously contacted us.
10. This is an anonymous exchange, and it will remain as such until the time of the big reveal. So, please don't post your fic anywhere until after the masterlist is posted.
SIGNING UP
Reply to this post with the following form.
You
Name:
Email Address:
LJ name of someone you trust (and can keep a secret) that the person creating your gift can contact with questions about your preferences:
Are you willing to be a pinch-hitter if need be?:
Receiving
Top five (or so) pairings you'd like to receive:
Desired rating of your gift (up to R):
Situations, genres, prompts, things, etc., you want: Be specific!
Situations, genres, things, etc., you DON'T want: Again, it only helps to give as many details as you can. Include squicks.
Giving
Femmeslash, Het, Slash. Which of these are you willing to write?:
Highest rating you will write (up to R):
Characters and genres you can or would like to write:
Situations, ships, characters, genres, etc., you CANNOT or would NOT like to write: Include squicks.
Any additional writing strengths: (optional)
Copy the form here:
SIGN-UPS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 29 NOVEMBER.
If you have any questions whatsoever, email us at the mod account or reply to this post. Comments to this post are screened and may be unscreened at the mods' discretion if we think the information is useful for other participants as well. If you need to ask about your specific assignment once you have received it, please email us.
Please let others who aren't yet members of the comm know about the exchange. The more the merrier. Promotional banners will be provided shortly.
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