1.) Nothing has ever seemed perfect, of course, but I've been *generally* pleased with the results. For me, at least, I can't forget that I'm writing for a real, live human being, and if the recipient likes what I've done, I'm satisfied.
2.) Drop-outs - unless there's a better reason than "oh, um...I forgot" - should be kept from entering the following year, but I don't believe in public shunning or anything. *g* The whiners and complainers though? Man...if the rules gave them the opportunity to specify what they'd want and what they wouldn't want to write...and they get that, and *then* they bitch, well, I don't know what to do about them, but honestly? I think they're jerks. And people (the rare ones) who complain in public about the stories that were written for them? Get the hell over yourselves. (hmm...do I have opinions about this? *g*)
3.) I've done pinch hits twice, and both times the experience was great (I love writing under pressure). The second time was particularly cool...it was for last year's yuletide, and not only did I write in a totally new fandom with a 48 hour window of opportunity (I read the book the *night* I got the assignment), but I wrote my first femslash because I snooped around the recipient's LJ and website and realized that was what she was into.
4.) Favorite fic exchange? Probably yuletide, so far, because the whole foundation -set up to create fic for fandoms which may have only a handful of stories in existence - is so cool. But I'm *really* looking forward to merry_smutmas this year!!!
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2.) Drop-outs - unless there's a better reason than "oh, um...I forgot" - should be kept from entering the following year, but I don't believe in public shunning or anything. *g* The whiners and complainers though? Man...if the rules gave them the opportunity to specify what they'd want and what they wouldn't want to write...and they get that, and *then* they bitch, well, I don't know what to do about them, but honestly? I think they're jerks. And people (the rare ones) who complain in public about the stories that were written for them? Get the hell over yourselves. (hmm...do I have opinions about this? *g*)
3.) I've done pinch hits twice, and both times the experience was great (I love writing under pressure). The second time was particularly cool...it was for last year's yuletide, and not only did I write in a totally new fandom with a 48 hour window of opportunity (I read the book the *night* I got the assignment), but I wrote my first femslash because I snooped around the recipient's LJ and website and realized that was what she was into.
4.) Favorite fic exchange? Probably yuletide, so far, because the whole foundation -set up to create fic for fandoms which may have only a handful of stories in existence - is so cool. But I'm *really* looking forward to