[Bunny #3] No.

[kalloway]

No. Nope. Not this time. Not today. Nah. I don't think so. Not a good idea. Got too much going on...

I am on pretty much ever fandom/community promo list I can find, because I really like new things and knowing what's going on in general. So yes, I see a lot of temptation. That's because there are a ton of great communities/bingos/big bangs/fests/etc. out there. I'm never going to say that you shouldn't sign up for any of them, just that moderation is a good idea, too.

When given the option, I am a huge fan of 'sleeping on it' or waiting a few days to see where I fall on the spectrum of 'uncontrollable excitement--|--can skip this one'. I'm actually surprised how many times I can safely delete a sign-up bookmark, wish the fest/big bang/bingo the best of luck and put that energy elsewhere.

How do you decide what projects to sign-up for? How do you decide what projects not to sign-up for?

This is also a weekly check-in! You do not have to check in, of course, but if you would like to comment on the last week, feel free! (And my apologies for it being a couple of days late.)

Comments

[silverr]

The only challenge I've done consistently is yuletide (since 2005) ... but I skipped it (and a few others, like rarewomen, younotakefanfic, and the Saint Seiya exchange) this past year because I couldn't think of enough things to ask for (outside of the few things I've been asking for for years which no one has been interested in doing.)

Now I basically track comms with pinch hit/treats needs, and jump in if inspiration zaps me and I'm able to dash something off right away. I like the one-sided gifty-ness of writing pinch hits or treats, but I also admit that a side benefit has been that the tight deadline seems to prevent me from overthinking/overplotting (and has resulted in some of my most successful stories ever, all in fandoms I normally wouldn't have written in).

Last week for me? Still struggling with chapter 3 of my dustiest, most emotional WIP. I did make some progress--it's up to 2300 words---but most days that Oscar Wilde quip about the comma applies.

[kalloway]

I will totally get your StS fic written one of these days. ;_;

(you should give me a deadline - it might help)

[silverr]

Sometime before the next Holy War? :p

(Let's see: 1986 + 243 years ....)

ETA: Amending my comment about requests: I realized after my first Yuletide that the fandoms I was asking for were just too small to get any takers, and so I started throwing in a request for a larger fandom every year simply to make myself easier to match. But as I've run out of ideas even for those---and writing pinch-hits give me as much satisfaction as a custom-made fic would--I just don't do that sort of exchange anymore.

[kalloway]

*sporfles* Sounds good.

[silverr]

I'll tell you what: since I expect that when I do get around to finishing Hades and watching Lost Canvas my Shion/Dohko will roar back out of hibernation, if you see me start to post more chapters for Legacy you can start poking at a fic for me.

Deal?

P.S. It'll probably be toward the end of the year, at the rate I'm going. :p

[kalloway]

Excellent~ I also put a sticky on the wall beside my 'desk' (which is actually the floor), so at least I'll be thinking about it~