Some of this is a little off topic, but I need the answers to fill out the poll.
I have been in SGA fandom for a long time but I'm back after a long break. I've never done anything like a big bang or a reversebang but I was thinking it would be a great way to feel like part of fandom again (I don't really know anyone active in fandom anymore. I just have two concerns:
1.) I mostly only do gen and I'm not comfortable with het or slash. I know the majority of fandom aims toward slash. Is there a way to be sure I'd only have to write gen?
2.) I never join these things because I always feel *I* am not good enough and I will let down whoever my work gets paired with. Is that a reasonable fear? Is it better to only join these events if someone knows their work is up to par?
As for your questions:
I think I prefer longer fic (10,000) for events such as these but I have to be honest that I'm not who I once was. I have a job and kids and I think 5,000 is about what I can do on a tight schedule. I wonder if part of the problem of finding people for the longer stories is (1) the time frame and (2) many of us are in a different place than we were at the height of fandom some 5-10 years ago and thus 10,000 is not as doable as it once was.
For comparison sake, I can write a 5,000 word story in a day or two when inspiration strikes. I'd want more to be sure to write as quality a fic as I am able. 10,000 words takes me at least two weeks to a month and much longer for quality. This of course depends on the time of year and whether it is crunch time at work. I am unsure what timeline you are looking at.
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I have been in SGA fandom for a long time but I'm back after a long break. I've never done anything like a big bang or a reversebang but I was thinking it would be a great way to feel like part of fandom again (I don't really know anyone active in fandom anymore. I just have two concerns:
1.) I mostly only do gen and I'm not comfortable with het or slash. I know the majority of fandom aims toward slash. Is there a way to be sure I'd only have to write gen?
2.) I never join these things because I always feel *I* am not good enough and I will let down whoever my work gets paired with. Is that a reasonable fear? Is it better to only join these events if someone knows their work is up to par?
As for your questions:
I think I prefer longer fic (10,000) for events such as these but I have to be honest that I'm not who I once was. I have a job and kids and I think 5,000 is about what I can do on a tight schedule. I wonder if part of the problem of finding people for the longer stories is (1) the time frame and (2) many of us are in a different place than we were at the height of fandom some 5-10 years ago and thus 10,000 is not as doable as it once was.
For comparison sake, I can write a 5,000 word story in a day or two when inspiration strikes. I'd want more to be sure to write as quality a fic as I am able. 10,000 words takes me at least two weeks to a month and much longer for quality. This of course depends on the time of year and whether it is crunch time at work. I am unsure what timeline you are looking at.