themostepotente | Fandom Poll and Discussion: The Fundamental Fanfiction Exchange Thread

Since fanfiction exchanges seem to be so big in fandom, I thought I would do a huge discussion to gauge everyone's opinions on them. The two biggest Potterverse exchanges --

merry_smutmas and

reversathon -- were huge successes and this year will mark the third round of

merry_smutmas, now in full swing.

First off, I'd like to start by applauding the efforts of

gmth hostess of

merry_smutmas,

fluffyllama hostess of

reversathon,

lysrouge and

lizardspots hostesses of

hpvalensmut,

starrysummer hostess of

hp_springsmut, and

underlucius hostess of the first annual

harry_holidays. I know it can be very time consuming, and without the cooperation of its participants, quite hectic I'd imagine.

I, for one, am a big fan of fic exchanges and have participated in four since I joined fandom. I regret passing on this year's

reversathon, but I hope to participate next year and happily enjoyed the entries of those that did.

And this year's

merry_smutmas looks to be the biggest and baddest yet!

So without further adieu, I bring you the ultimate fan fiction exchange thread: part poll and part discussion. Looking forward to everyone's thoughts and input!

[Poll #561327]

And what's a TMP discussion without a few essay-type questions? *G*

1.) Are you generally satisfied or unsatisfied with the fics you submit? Explain.

2.) How do you think the drop-outs (last minute or otherwise) and the complainers (those who are unsatisfied with their assignments and bitch to the hostess) should be handled?

3.) What are your thoughts on pinch-hitting? (Writing a last minute emergency fic)

4.) And lastly, what has been your favorite fic exchange and why?

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1. Generally satisfied. Although I've just looked back and found that for some bizarre reason, they've all been het, which I wouldn't choose to write if it wasn't requested. The

hp_springsmut fic is probably one of my all time favourites now, although it caused me huge angst at the time.

2. I agree with ,lj user=bethbethbeth> above, when she says that she joins for the opportunity to write, not so much to receive. It's lovely to get a fic written for you, but I wouldn't be completely devastated if I didn't. So I suppose the answer is (a) forgive readily because I don't know the reason behind the drop-out, and (b) not have much patience with complainers because if they didn't want to be flexible, they shouldn't have signed up for an exchange.

3. Pinchhitters are great. Also, I think some people thrive on pressure and produce really great stuff at short notice, so in a way, even better work comes out of it.

4.

hp_springsmut, I loved all the fics and I loved writing for it. And I love

starrysummer. Love all around :-) I'm really looking forward to

harry_holidays now too, because I have the best assignment. And it's not het ;-)

♥

You're the second person glad she wasn't assigned het for

harry_holidays. *chuckles*

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