Honestly, I think the long ones suck. Too many prompts kills the buzz for me, because I feel like I have to get all of that done.
Fortunately, the last one I entered is better...it only has 10 prompts and it sounds like you can do crack!fic. I can crank out crack!fic.
As for rec'ing it for new writers...enh. I wouldn't want to put that kind of pressure on them. And frankly, some of the prompts are hard to work with, so they might be tearing their hair out over whether or not they're doing a good job. Not something I want to inflict on someone who's already worrying that they suck.
Annual Xmas exchanges I don't mind as much because I'm getting a fic back. Besides, there's something about the holiday spirit thing that kickstarts my motivation. And since you can ask for a re-assign, it's not as bad to me. (unless I a) happen to have a manuscript deadline at the same time or b) write a fic that starts growing out of control)
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Date: 2007-03-13 02:24 pm (UTC)Honestly, I think the long ones suck. Too many prompts kills the buzz for me, because I feel like I have to get all of that done.
Fortunately, the last one I entered is better...it only has 10 prompts and it sounds like you can do crack!fic. I can crank out crack!fic.
As for rec'ing it for new writers...enh. I wouldn't want to put that kind of pressure on them. And frankly, some of the prompts are hard to work with, so they might be tearing their hair out over whether or not they're doing a good job. Not something I want to inflict on someone who's already worrying that they suck.
Annual Xmas exchanges I don't mind as much because I'm getting a fic back. Besides, there's something about the holiday spirit thing that kickstarts my motivation. And since you can ask for a re-assign, it's not as bad to me. (unless I a) happen to have a manuscript deadline at the same time or b) write a fic that starts growing out of control)