this is a, "tis the season...to think of new exchanges, apparently!" kind of post.

[rockthecliche]

This is definitely aimed to the vast array of fic writers on my flist, but those of you who aren't and would just like to discuss things, toss out ideas/thoughts that I haven't thought of before are totally welcome!

Basically, it all boils down to this one idea.

AU only JE fic exchange. Yay or nay?

I was thinking the other day about how most of the fics I've written for these past few cycles of fic exchanges have all been AU fics, or that a lot of them being posted in the exchanges themselves have been AU fics, and they've all been awesome, to boot. I know that there's at least a small percentage of people who rather enjoy writing AU fics than anything else (myself included) and just figured, hey! There's a lot of great ideas out there, ones that everyone think they should just write themselves -- but wouldn't it be awesome to see what another person did with it, how it would turn out, if it would be similar to your vision or completely different? Or maybe you want to see this awesome scifi AU idea you have come to life, but you know you have no ability to write scifi at all! Or maybe you just want to write an AU and have no clue where to start! This is where this exchange would come in.

I was drafting a timetable up earlier today, and it would look something like this:

Sign ups: the end of February/beginning of March
Assignments out: end of March.
Fics due: end of May/beginning of June
Posting starts: second week of June (depending on when the deadline is, plus pinch hits, etc)
Reveals: week after posting ends.

I've checked all the current exchanges (or at least the ones I know about and the ones listed in Katy's exchange masterlist, and this spreadsheet based on the most recent time tables, made by the lovely nanyakanya!) and the only one that would coincide exactly with it would be je_devilorangel. Another one that almost exactly coincides is k8_exchange, but their due date is further down the line.

I also have ideas for what criteria to use to pair people up, etc, etc, but figured that this should suffice first, as if this does happen, that would all be self-explanatory once sign ups start.

So, anyone interested? :D?

As this is a feeler post, this is going to remain public, so feel free to send it out and link it to various places so I can get more of a general idea.

Comments

[nanyakanya.livejournal.com]

Pfft, who'd want to write AU? 8|

... XD you know how I feel about this, bb. ♥

[rockthecliche.livejournal.com]

ugh, i know, right? :| those people need lives. 8|

♥! I hope so, partner in crime and all!

[nanyakanya.livejournal.com]

Bunch of weirdos.

Also, I had a thought! (I know, as rare as that is XD) Buuuut~ if you managed to get assignments out during the first week of March, that totally coincides with Spring Break! >.> Which might be helpful for us student types (disregard the fact that most of us don't start writing until the last week or two beforehand, it sounds good on paper. XD;)

[rockthecliche.livejournal.com]

LOL I actually had that thought while I was eating dinner! But then again, I also know how colleges work and most professors give a SHITLOAD of homework to do over spring break, so I guess that's really up pin the air. Although it's nice to think that people would use it to their advantage (and not be like me who needs an extension for EVERY SINGLE EXCHANGE orz)

[nanyakanya.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm, good point. It also doesn't help that Spring Break can fall anywhere from the end of February to the beginning of April, depending on where you go to school. Damn. XD And shush, you; I've had to do it for most of mine, too, though that was mostly due to burn out, I think. Gonna have to be more choosy with my exchanges this year... >.> BUT I AM SO DOING THIS ONE. ♥

[rockthecliche.livejournal.com]

Yes, omg, I know what you mean. I'm totally wiped, and I know for certain which ones I'm not doing next year (ficgames and hols). I'm really excited for remix (esp. since you pestered me into doing it!) and...well, THIS ONE! ♥