Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed our first round and that you're looking forward to the second. *g*
I agree as I'm one of the worst procrastinators. The reason we set a three month writing period (before rough drafts were due) was that we were competing with NANO, other big bangs, and holiday exchanges over that time. I think it seems longer (and is ~technically longer?) because our sign-up period is a full two months. I think we'd have more trouble getting people to finish if our due date was December 31 rather than January 31. Did you have any specific suggestions for shortening the writing period?
I hate sitting on fic I've finished, as well. (I just had to sit on a fic for over 2 months because I had it finished by May 21 when the rough draft was due and posting didn't start until August. o_O) Unfortunately, there's no way to shorten that period and also give artists time to create their artwork.
6 weeks for artwork is longer than other big bangs, but we are a special case in that we are both multi-fandom ~and small fandom. It's not easy to find artists that are familiar with all the fandoms, so we wanted to make sure they had enough time to create their artwork. (Also in the last round some artists were kind enough to claim up to 6 fic to make sure that everyone got artwork, and they especially needed time to create.)
Also, January 31 is the due date for the rough draft. Many authors will still be writing for the next several weeks, or so, and possibly right up until their posting date (or at least finalizing and editing). Final drafts are due on March 31 and the sign-up post for posting dates goes up the next day, with posting commencing only 5 days later on April 5.
Again, if you have specific ideas on how to shorten the time between the rough draft due date and the posting date without shortchanging the artists, I'd love to hear it. I'm open to all suggestions because I really want this BB to be successful. And fun. *g*
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I agree as I'm one of the worst procrastinators. The reason we set a three month writing period (before rough drafts were due) was that we were competing with NANO, other big bangs, and holiday exchanges over that time. I think it seems longer (and is ~technically longer?) because our sign-up period is a full two months. I think we'd have more trouble getting people to finish if our due date was December 31 rather than January 31. Did you have any specific suggestions for shortening the writing period?
I hate sitting on fic I've finished, as well. (I just had to sit on a fic for over 2 months because I had it finished by May 21 when the rough draft was due and posting didn't start until August. o_O) Unfortunately, there's no way to shorten that period and also give artists time to create their artwork.
6 weeks for artwork is longer than other big bangs, but we are a special case in that we are both multi-fandom ~and small fandom. It's not easy to find artists that are familiar with all the fandoms, so we wanted to make sure they had enough time to create their artwork. (Also in the last round some artists were kind enough to claim up to 6 fic to make sure that everyone got artwork, and they especially needed time to create.)
Also, January 31 is the due date for the rough draft. Many authors will still be writing for the next several weeks, or so, and possibly right up until their posting date (or at least finalizing and editing). Final drafts are due on March 31 and the sign-up post for posting dates goes up the next day, with posting commencing only 5 days later on April 5.
Again, if you have specific ideas on how to shorten the time between the rough draft due date and the posting date without shortchanging the artists, I'd love to hear it. I'm open to all suggestions because I really want this BB to be successful. And fun. *g*