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So it's finally time for me to make a fandom post.
The other day, I sat down and read Sabriel's Not What I'll Have You Believe in a little over one sitting. Time to sleep and all that. And Sabe, if you're like me, you might never update that again, or you might take a year to do it. Like I said, I do that, too.
Then I got an email from a reviewer of mine telling me to please update Strange Bedfellows and In Stride, as those stories made him start writing and wanting to be a writer. That, by the way, is the best feeling ever. But I realized that I really should update them. . .
So here's what I'm suggesting:
AN EYE FOR AN EYE FANFICTION SCRAMBLE!
Trading chapters and stories. ( It's not an original idea, I know, but it's also never been on widely-practiced. )
One person says to another, "Hey, I'll update [this] if you'll update [that]." Or maybe, "Hey, I'll write about [this] if you write a new chapter for [that]" or vice-versa. A deal is struck ( set deadlines for even more fun. get on MSN or something and talk to each other as you write for each other. ) Two authors get reasons for new chapters of beloved stories. Everyone goes home happy, and maybe the creative juices even start to flow a bit for those who aren't writing as much anymore.
I'm definitely participating in this, but if you like the idea, don't confine it to me. Challenge other writers. Mix up the rules. Accept off-the-wall challenges. Challenge someone even if you haven't written for the fandom ( any fandom's acceptable ) in years. This is all for the benefit of the writer as well as the person. It'll be fun, I promise.
That said, I'd like to challenge Sabriel. I'll trade a chapter of Strange Bedfellows for an update to Not What I'll Have You Believe. What say ye?
The other day, I sat down and read Sabriel's Not What I'll Have You Believe in a little over one sitting. Time to sleep and all that. And Sabe, if you're like me, you might never update that again, or you might take a year to do it. Like I said, I do that, too.
Then I got an email from a reviewer of mine telling me to please update Strange Bedfellows and In Stride, as those stories made him start writing and wanting to be a writer. That, by the way, is the best feeling ever. But I realized that I really should update them. . .
So here's what I'm suggesting:
AN EYE FOR AN EYE FANFICTION SCRAMBLE!
Trading chapters and stories. ( It's not an original idea, I know, but it's also never been on widely-practiced. )
One person says to another, "Hey, I'll update [this] if you'll update [that]." Or maybe, "Hey, I'll write about [this] if you write a new chapter for [that]" or vice-versa. A deal is struck ( set deadlines for even more fun. get on MSN or something and talk to each other as you write for each other. ) Two authors get reasons for new chapters of beloved stories. Everyone goes home happy, and maybe the creative juices even start to flow a bit for those who aren't writing as much anymore.
I'm definitely participating in this, but if you like the idea, don't confine it to me. Challenge other writers. Mix up the rules. Accept off-the-wall challenges. Challenge someone even if you haven't written for the fandom ( any fandom's acceptable ) in years. This is all for the benefit of the writer as well as the person. It'll be fun, I promise.
That said, I'd like to challenge Sabriel. I'll trade a chapter of Strange Bedfellows for an update to Not What I'll Have You Believe. What say ye?