Hamiathes' Gift Exchange is on!

[pendrecarc]

Okay, this is happening! I'm thrilled so many people are interested.

This is the first exchange I've run, so A) I'm very open to input, but B) I may err on the side of what seems simplest this time around. I'm not an artist, so I'd particularly like input on anything to do with fanart. I'm basing those requirements on what I've seen in other

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[drashizu]

Ooh, this sounds fun. I've never done one of these before, but I'd love to participate. Will you post a reminder about signups and whatnot when it gets closer to the date?

Also, how do character nominations work? Does that just mean there's a pool of characters that people choose from for step 2 when they request character combinations?

[pendrecarc]

I'm planning to post regular reminders when we reach each step of the exchange (for example, when nominations open) and a day or two before deadlines (for example, just before nominations close).

Yes, that's how nominations work--anyone with an AO3 account can submit up to 4 characters to a tag set. I'll post the link on the 22nd. The characters get reviewed to make sure they have the right spelling, etc., and then when it's time to sign up, you'll be able to select from the characters in the tag set for both requests and offers.

I hope you'll be able to join us! I'm really excited about this. :)

[ninedaysaqueen]

Thanks so much for a great idea! It's been too long since I've written any QT one-shots, so I'm game to participate.

The ban on fanfic in Sounis is more of a soft ban, so all fanfic is organized in one place with it's own set of search tags. That way reprobates (that's us) can read, write, and discuss fanfic more conveniently. Sign-ups and announcements for fanfic events are fine to be posted here, as long as the actual fics are posted somewhere else. I agree that AO3 should work well, as you can post fanfics, art, and videos there. (I also love their tag system.) You can get in touch with our Moddess, checkers65477, if you have questions

[pendrecarc]

I'm glad you're in!

Re: the ban - my understanding when I joined the comm lo these many years ago was that fanfic should be posted either on the queensthief-fic comm or, if posted here, should be friendslocked. I seem to remember came up because MWT occasionally stops by, though I've no idea if she specifically requested it. But as I said, that was ages ago, I may be misremembering, and fic prompts aren't quite fic anyway, so I may ask for the mod's opinion.

[ninedaysaqueen]

Yeah, I think part of the reason for the ban (along with organization) was to accommodate Mrs. Turner's visits, so she didn't have to worry about absorbing any of her readers ideas through osmosis. Prompts are probably fine as long as they're under a cut. Checkers is a good person to ask about it.

[checkers65477]

Lady Jane and pendrecarc have summed it up nicely. The fanfic ban was also for others who wanted to keep sounis as a discussion site, with fic posted elsewhere.

So, you all's idea of putting announcements and prompts here and fic elsewhere is perfect.

This sounds like fun!

[canonisrelative]

I'm such a ditz about this kind of exchange (nominating characters.... o_o) But I SO WANT IN ON THIS YAY!

[pendrecarc]

YAY INDEED! I'm planning to make regular announcements as various dates approach, along with guidelines for each step of the process. Is there anything specific I can do to help?

[canonisrelative]

Nah, if you're planning to post guidelines for each step that should be good :-D For now, basically, I should be thinking which 3 characters I most want to see fic written about?

[pendrecarc]

If you're thinking about nominations, you can choose up to four!

If you're thinking about your actual requests, you'll have to make at least two different requests, and each must contain at least one (up to three) characters you want in the same story/artwork. Here's an example:

Request 1: Nahuseresh (for a story/illustration featuring Nahuseresh, other characters optional)

Request 2: Nahuseresh and Akretenesh (for a story/illustration about the two of them, and potentially other characters)

Request 3: Heiro, Agape, Phresine (for a story/illustration including all three of them, and potentially other characters)

Does that make sense? I'm planning to include examples in the signup, so if there's a better way to present it, that would be helpful to know.

The Queen's Thief fic exchange!

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[an_english_girl]

Will have to go and get an AO3 account, but I'll see ya'll there!
E.G.

[pendrecarc]

Hope to see you there!