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

[elizajet.livejournal.com]

That is utter brilliance. I really like that, because I love writing AUs and I know that some people really don't like getting them.

Like this idea! :)

[nanyakanya.livejournal.com]

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

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

[greatfountain]

I am aaaaaaaall over this. AUs tend to be some of my favorite things in this fandom and a whole exchange for them? *______*

[track-04.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, I think this sounds like an awesome idea! Whether or not I'd be able to sign up depends on how my thesis is going at the time, but if I have the time, I'll be there with bells on! >.>

[astrangerenters.livejournal.com]

You know I'm all over this. I just worry about the due date corresponding with people's finals and things. Not like I care since I don't have finals any more, la la la. LOL

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Yuhhsss.

[katmillia.livejournal.com]

Tentatively in, but I'll be out of the country for the majority of May AND June for teaching practicum, so that's why I'm saying maybe. I do, however, absolutely love the idea. Obviously. LOL ♥ I mean it's me.

[krysyuy.livejournal.com]

Love AU. I would totally sign up. :)v

[amhrancas]

Ok, I'm gonna say yes. I'm interested.

I'll hate myself and freak out the whole time, but it really does sound like fun.

[moogle-tey.livejournal.com]

I myself would be very interested! As someone really new to all of this, I've realized that I get in kind of a stupid mindset where I don't immediately think of some genres unless the exchange is specifically for it. Which may be from inexperience, but sometimes it feels like, for example, writing something dark is a little odd for exchanges that aren't specifically dark. An AU exchange would be free reign to do AU without some of the hesitation that might come with more general exchanges. Short story long, OOOOOH~!!!!

I guess, also, I would need a pretty concrete AU definition to go along with such an exchange? Because in a way *I* think most fiction is technically AU. Ah, maybe not a concrete definition but a boundary? If that makes any sense? (Because are we talking really creative AUs like what Zoe writes, or that + standard high school/office that sort of thing AU or I dunno, I guess AU is really broad and in a way vague, which is what makes it appealing, but would it be targeted at certain kinds of AU or free for all? ...mmmm rambling~)

MWA!

[beltenebra.livejournal.com]

I am very much down for this. I looove AUs. And I think the timing you have proposed means I might actually be able to participate! At the very least, I'll have a few days off during Golden Week. :3

[carmine-pink.livejournal.com]

Hi there, I saw nanyakanya pimping this and my interest is piqued. I'm still a rookie in this whole exchanges thing (just started participating in them this year) but I would be interested in signing up for an AU exchange :)

[getyourzexion.livejournal.com]

Hell yes, AU's! I think I have written...one thing that isn't AU? Haha, so yeah, I'm aaaall over this.