It's (almost) fanwork exchange time!
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spacefunguspartyI said something a couple of weeks ago about having a fanwork exchange over the hiatus, and no one stopped me. Signups open Friday...ish (see below re: time zones being hard), so you have a few days to think about what you would like to give and also get.
Schedule
December 1: signups open
December 7 December 11: signups close
December 14: assignments go out
January 27 February 16: submissions due
January 29 February 18: posting starts
Signups are now open!
Full rules:
1. The basics
This is a fanwork exchange for Star Trek: Discovery works such as fic, vids, art and graphics.
Crossovers with characters and settings from other Treks are welcome, but this is primarily Discovery-focused.
2. The schedule
Signups will open Friday 1 December, and will close Friday 7 December at midnight GMT. (That's 11 am Mod Time, if you were wondering.)
Assignments will be emailed out a few days after signups close -- within a week at most. Submissions will be due at midnightJanuary 27 February 16 2018 GMT, and posting will begin on January 29 February 18 at an arbitrary time or times based on on moderator convenience.
Let's be real, all deadlines and schedules are flexible to a certain degree. Time zones are hard and real life is a thing that happens; I reserve the right to open things early and close them late. If you have other commitments which make this schedule difficult or impossible for you, let me know and we'll try to work something out.
Posting frequency will be determined by the number of submissions in combination with an arbitrary system based on the phase of the moon and the state of the mod's work-life balance.
3. Matching
You can make three requests with different (or overlapping) fanwork types, characters, genres, and ships (or gen/no ship), each with its own optional free-text request.
I'll try to match as many of those things, and as many of your requests, as possible, but I only promise to match one request on characters, types of fanworks, and maximum ratings. You might ask for art for a ship and receive gen or friendshippy art instead.
If your signup doesn’t have any possible matches, I may contact you and ask you to expand your offers.
4. Request language
Requests are (optional) free-text details about the kinds of things you would like. As you're writing your requests, please consider that you might be assigned to someone who typically writes/vids/draws different characters or ships than you do, and please try not to shame or bash anyone's fanwork preferences.
It's fine to list the things you don't want (eg "I don't like Ash-is-Voq fic" or "I prefer gen fic to het or slash"), but please don't say things like "because it's gross" or "everyone who writes X is a loser". If your request includes shaming or bashing language, I might ask you to reword it.
If you need more information about your assigned person/their requests contact the mod at liz.barr [at] gmail.com or by PM on Dreamwidth, and I'll act as intermediary to maintain your anonymity.
5. Types of fanworks
You can make or request any combination of art, vids, fic, graphics, podfic and so forth -- but keep in mind that some media are more time consuming than others, and have different barriers to participation.
Physical objects, such as crafts, aren't included in this exchange, purely because I don't feel up to organising delivery logistics.
6. Minimum fanwork size
Fic and podfic must be at least 750 words and complete, no works in progress; vids must be at least one minute; icon sets must include at least 15 icons; and fanart or other graphics ust be completed pieces (not initial brainstorming or preliminary sketches).
Fanart can be figurative, surrealist, abstract, cubist, black and white, full-color, scratchboard, silkscreen, charcoal, photomanip, or anything that you call “fanart.”
7. Posting
For posting you have two options. You can a) either send me a copy of your completed fanwork, or b) use our AO3 collection to post it yourself, where it will be anonymous and moderated until after reveals. (This is the preferred method.)
Regardless of how you choose to post, please send the mod the html for the headers for your fanwork (liz.barr [at] gmail.com or a PM on Dreamwidth to lizbee) as ready-to-go html. (I'm a big fan of the header generator here.) Please indicate your username and your recipient’s username in your email or PM.
a) To have the mod post your fanwork, send the headers plus the text/image/vid to the mods by the due date. You can send your submission either in the body of the email or as an attachment. If you send a vid, please upload your file to an anon YouTube account yourself, and send a link.
b) To use the AO3 collection, you'll need an AO3 account. (If you don't have an account, you can request an invite at the AO3; invites usually take less than a week to arrive, but I understand they're having issues with spam right now.)
To post to the collection, you can click on this link to post new works to the collection, or you can search for the Disco Hiatus Exchange collection. If your recipient is also on AO3, you can indicate their name in your gift headers.
Podfic, fanart, and vids can be embedded in fanwork posts at the AO3. After you post, your fanwork will be anonymous and unrevealed - no one will be able to read/watch/listen to it until the moderators reveal it.
8. Dropping out
If you sign up to make a fanwork for the exchange and are unable to do so for any reason, please let the mods know. Dropping out before midnight GMT on January12 19 can be done without penalty.
If you drop out after January 20, we'll ask you to post a fanwork to the community before the next round of the exchange if you would like to play again.
To drop out, send an email to liz.barr [at] gmail.com with the following information: "I signed up for the spacefungusparty Disco Hiatus Exchange under [username] and will not finish my fanwork before the deadline." You don't need to give us any additional information (but you can if you want to).
9. Pinch hits
Pinch hits are requests that don't go through the matching process; they'll happen if I have difficulty matching someone, or if someone drops out. Pinch hit information will be sent to an email list; people subscribed to the list can ask to be assigned a request if they see one they like. (To sign up for the pinch hit list, click the ticky box on the signup form.)
10. Treats
Extra presents are always fun! If you're signing up, a post is forthcoming where you can link to your requests or talk more about what kinds of things you like; posting a comment to that post might get you a treat! Or it might not; it's a mystery.
Treats will be due by midnight GMT February 16, but the sooner we get them the easier they'll be to slot into our posting schedule. Treats don't have to meet the minimum word count/vid length/art size/number of icons for main fanworks. Additionally, you can request non-Star Trek crossovers as a treat.
11. I don't want to sign up; what can I do?
If you'd like to participate without signing up, you're welcome to make treats for any requests that catch your eye and also to leave prompts at the treats post, or to follow the pinch hit list if you'd like to be assigned a recipient.
If you don't want to make anything for the challenge, you can offer to beta people's fanworks in a post that we'll put up at a later date. And of course you can comment on, discuss, or rec fanworks!
Do let us know if you have any further questions or need clarification.
Schedule
December 1: signups open
December 14: assignments go out
Signups are now open!
Full rules:
1. The basics
This is a fanwork exchange for Star Trek: Discovery works such as fic, vids, art and graphics.
Crossovers with characters and settings from other Treks are welcome, but this is primarily Discovery-focused.
2. The schedule
Signups will open Friday 1 December, and will close Friday 7 December at midnight GMT. (That's 11 am Mod Time, if you were wondering.)
Assignments will be emailed out a few days after signups close -- within a week at most. Submissions will be due at midnight
Let's be real, all deadlines and schedules are flexible to a certain degree. Time zones are hard and real life is a thing that happens; I reserve the right to open things early and close them late. If you have other commitments which make this schedule difficult or impossible for you, let me know and we'll try to work something out.
Posting frequency will be determined by the number of submissions in combination with an arbitrary system based on the phase of the moon and the state of the mod's work-life balance.
3. Matching
You can make three requests with different (or overlapping) fanwork types, characters, genres, and ships (or gen/no ship), each with its own optional free-text request.
I'll try to match as many of those things, and as many of your requests, as possible, but I only promise to match one request on characters, types of fanworks, and maximum ratings. You might ask for art for a ship and receive gen or friendshippy art instead.
If your signup doesn’t have any possible matches, I may contact you and ask you to expand your offers.
4. Request language
Requests are (optional) free-text details about the kinds of things you would like. As you're writing your requests, please consider that you might be assigned to someone who typically writes/vids/draws different characters or ships than you do, and please try not to shame or bash anyone's fanwork preferences.
It's fine to list the things you don't want (eg "I don't like Ash-is-Voq fic" or "I prefer gen fic to het or slash"), but please don't say things like "because it's gross" or "everyone who writes X is a loser". If your request includes shaming or bashing language, I might ask you to reword it.
If you need more information about your assigned person/their requests contact the mod at liz.barr [at] gmail.com or by PM on Dreamwidth, and I'll act as intermediary to maintain your anonymity.
5. Types of fanworks
You can make or request any combination of art, vids, fic, graphics, podfic and so forth -- but keep in mind that some media are more time consuming than others, and have different barriers to participation.
Physical objects, such as crafts, aren't included in this exchange, purely because I don't feel up to organising delivery logistics.
6. Minimum fanwork size
Fic and podfic must be at least 750 words and complete, no works in progress; vids must be at least one minute; icon sets must include at least 15 icons; and fanart or other graphics ust be completed pieces (not initial brainstorming or preliminary sketches).
Fanart can be figurative, surrealist, abstract, cubist, black and white, full-color, scratchboard, silkscreen, charcoal, photomanip, or anything that you call “fanart.”
7. Posting
For posting you have two options. You can a) either send me a copy of your completed fanwork, or b) use our AO3 collection to post it yourself, where it will be anonymous and moderated until after reveals. (This is the preferred method.)
Regardless of how you choose to post, please send the mod the html for the headers for your fanwork (liz.barr [at] gmail.com or a PM on Dreamwidth to lizbee) as ready-to-go html. (I'm a big fan of the header generator here.) Please indicate your username and your recipient’s username in your email or PM.
a) To have the mod post your fanwork, send the headers plus the text/image/vid to the mods by the due date. You can send your submission either in the body of the email or as an attachment. If you send a vid, please upload your file to an anon YouTube account yourself, and send a link.
b) To use the AO3 collection, you'll need an AO3 account. (If you don't have an account, you can request an invite at the AO3; invites usually take less than a week to arrive, but I understand they're having issues with spam right now.)
To post to the collection, you can click on this link to post new works to the collection, or you can search for the Disco Hiatus Exchange collection. If your recipient is also on AO3, you can indicate their name in your gift headers.
Podfic, fanart, and vids can be embedded in fanwork posts at the AO3. After you post, your fanwork will be anonymous and unrevealed - no one will be able to read/watch/listen to it until the moderators reveal it.
8. Dropping out
If you sign up to make a fanwork for the exchange and are unable to do so for any reason, please let the mods know. Dropping out before midnight GMT on January
If you drop out after January 20, we'll ask you to post a fanwork to the community before the next round of the exchange if you would like to play again.
To drop out, send an email to liz.barr [at] gmail.com with the following information: "I signed up for the spacefungusparty Disco Hiatus Exchange under [username] and will not finish my fanwork before the deadline." You don't need to give us any additional information (but you can if you want to).
9. Pinch hits
Pinch hits are requests that don't go through the matching process; they'll happen if I have difficulty matching someone, or if someone drops out. Pinch hit information will be sent to an email list; people subscribed to the list can ask to be assigned a request if they see one they like. (To sign up for the pinch hit list, click the ticky box on the signup form.)
10. Treats
Extra presents are always fun! If you're signing up, a post is forthcoming where you can link to your requests or talk more about what kinds of things you like; posting a comment to that post might get you a treat! Or it might not; it's a mystery.
Treats will be due by midnight GMT February 16, but the sooner we get them the easier they'll be to slot into our posting schedule. Treats don't have to meet the minimum word count/vid length/art size/number of icons for main fanworks. Additionally, you can request non-Star Trek crossovers as a treat.
11. I don't want to sign up; what can I do?
If you'd like to participate without signing up, you're welcome to make treats for any requests that catch your eye and also to leave prompts at the treats post, or to follow the pinch hit list if you'd like to be assigned a recipient.
If you don't want to make anything for the challenge, you can offer to beta people's fanworks in a post that we'll put up at a later date. And of course you can comment on, discuss, or rec fanworks!
Do let us know if you have any further questions or need clarification.
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Date: 2017-11-29 02:06 am (UTC)“Let’s start the bidding at ten,” Lorca said, “and my left sock.”
“Oh, you’ve still got that?” River replied, curling her cards closer to her chest, which at this late stage in the game was only covered with a demi-cup brassiere. “All right. I’ll raise you five and …” She looked down, stretched an ankle to the side to confirm what was still available. “… a lacy foundation garment. It’ll look lovely on your floor. Or on you, if you play those cards right.”
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Date: 2017-11-29 03:00 am (UTC)*heart eyes*
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Date: 2017-11-30 06:50 am (UTC)OMG! This is fantastic!
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Date: 2017-11-29 02:51 am (UTC)And with those dates I don't even have to panic that it will conflict with a) Yuletide or b) holiday social requirements, so my yes is even bigger!
\o/
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Date: 2017-12-07 08:32 am (UTC)sorry, I've got a question about the sign-up form. The form says "one or more" characters - so do I put one character/request or do I put everything in the same request unless I want different characters for art and fic and such?
Thanks!
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Date: 2017-12-07 08:36 am (UTC)But if you have no strong preferences, you can tick as many as you like.