PSA

[very_improbable]

YULETIDE IS GONNA BE OKAY.

This is not directed at anybody in particular! I just feel it is an important reminder. Also apparently some crazy shit happened on the Yuletide comm proper, which I had already stopped watching because everyone was freaking out too much? Anyway, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. This will be my, good lord, sixth year of writing for Yuletide [unless the drama gets too high for my delicate sensibilities before sign-ups even open!] and it is always really well-organized and basically works out fine. And you will be fine. And your story will be fine. And the story you receive might be fine or it might be terrible, but that's okay too.

IN CONCLUSION

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

What a great link that "in conclusion" is! I guffawed. Out loud.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

So true! People do seem to be making it incredibly complicated. OK, I've only done it twice, but I seem to have done the opposite of half the recommendations - requested only fandoms I wanted, with prompts with a bit of room in them, offered only fandoms I can definitely write, and not had one beta per 500 words. Or indeed any beta at all.

[very-improbable.livejournal.com]

I often forget that not everyone approaches the "request" process the way I do, which is to go to the sign-up page, spend a long-ass time figuring out which fandoms I want to offer, go oh shit I have to come up with some requests now, quickly figure out a top four fandoms and try to come up with prompts that are not so vague as to be unhelpful...