The first round of the Small Fandom Big Bang Challenge has come to a close, with eight stories posted, clocking in at over 100,000 words total! Thank you to all of the authors who participated in the challenge and to all of the volunteers for their fabulous assists!
As you are all aware, this is the first challenge for myself and the SFBB team,
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You'll have to select what user to work as (it should list all of your communities).
Check the box for "Enable commenting from:" and make sure "Everybody" is in the drop down box.
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The limitations you put on your challenge put off a lot of people. If you had left the fandom choices open and spent more time advertising in various small fandom communities (especially Yuletide), I think you would have had a much better turn out (for writers and artists) and run a better challenge.
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Oh, the favorite part? All the stories, of course!
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I wasn't initially happy about the two beta requirement, as I usually only have one, but it worked out well. Art would have been cool, but I haven't done a big bang, so didn't have that expectation.
That said, I don't intend to sign up for the big bang. I found having both a deadline and a word count stressful, and honestly, I'm not sure I have a plot for 40,000 words. Also, feedback was really low, so that was a disappointing ending for the amount of work. (Not that that's anything to do with the small bang process, but I'm shallow and live for feedback, so it plays a factor in my feelings and decision-making.)
I hope you do get lots of sign-ups. I'll look forward to reading the next round.
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The artwork has been and continues to be a challenge for the, uh, challenge. We're looking into options for the next round, but I think it's safe to say that we're probably not going to have artists assigned to each author, though we might give that a try next year. We will keep the check-ins, though to what degree we aren't sure. Lots of learning this time around:)
Finally, I'm thrilled that you were happy with your beta! I'm so pleased with the volunteers we had this time around and I know that they appreciate your kind words.
Thanks again for the comments!
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Just consider that at least you have one person who was delighted with the challenge. And if you've lost at least one writer, you've kept at least one. Simple maths.
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My understanding is that the term was coined to describe challenges that involve lengthy fics + art work.
It's possible my understanding is incorrect and it just means lengthy fic, but every other big bang I've seen incorporates both, which is why I assumed this one would as well.
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