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ROUND TWO: BEGIN?
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I've seen some people express interest in a possible Round Two of![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
hardmode so I'm curious; how many of you would be interested in doing this again this year, and when would be the best time for you? I want an idea of when everyone would be willing to run it with minimal overlap with other Big Bangs so be sure to mention other BBs you're interested in so I can get an idea of where the most overlap would be and how to avoid it.
Another question: How do you feel about possibly raising the word count? A 10,000 word minimum is at the low end of a typical BB wordcount and some people consider this to be more like aneasymode game. However, it's a good starting number for people new to BBs and we probably don't want to alienate too many noobs either. A 10,001 minimum may be a sufficient increase though. What are your thoughts?
AND ONE LAST QUESTION: I feel that the wayhardmode was run last year was a bit chaotic, stressful and ended up being especially NOT fun for media creators. I noticed that polybigbang had writer sign-ups that were open up until the rough draft due date and then posting summaries for the artists to choose from. I'm very tempted to steal that idea from them as it would a) lower stress for writers as they only need to commit when they feel they have enough material to make a commitment, b) give artists this weird thing called 'choice', something that they likely aren't accustomed to in fandom challenges, and c) make life easier for me.
C is a really big one for me, though I think you guys may be especially interested in A and B.
How would you guys feel about doing Round Two a bit more like that? Or would you prefer something else entirely?
Also, I am a huge liar and have one more question: how many of you would be vehemently opposed to the idea of an AO3 collection? I know a lot of people don't like the site so it would be optional, but I think it might be a cool thing for those of you who enjoy AO3. Though I'm not sure it would really be worth the effort if only two people would use it. ^^;
I've seen some people express interest in a possible Round Two of
hardmode so I'm curious; how many of you would be interested in doing this again this year, and when would be the best time for you? I want an idea of when everyone would be willing to run it with minimal overlap with other Big Bangs so be sure to mention other BBs you're interested in so I can get an idea of where the most overlap would be and how to avoid it.Another question: How do you feel about possibly raising the word count? A 10,000 word minimum is at the low end of a typical BB wordcount and some people consider this to be more like an
easymode game. However, it's a good starting number for people new to BBs and we probably don't want to alienate too many noobs either. A 10,001 minimum may be a sufficient increase though. What are your thoughts?AND ONE LAST QUESTION: I feel that the way
hardmode was run last year was a bit chaotic, stressful and ended up being especially NOT fun for media creators. I noticed that polybigbang had writer sign-ups that were open up until the rough draft due date and then posting summaries for the artists to choose from. I'm very tempted to steal that idea from them as it would a) lower stress for writers as they only need to commit when they feel they have enough material to make a commitment, b) give artists this weird thing called 'choice', something that they likely aren't accustomed to in fandom challenges, and c) make life easier for me.C is a really big one for me, though I think you guys may be especially interested in A and B.
How would you guys feel about doing Round Two a bit more like that? Or would you prefer something else entirely?
Also, I am a huge liar and have one more question: how many of you would be vehemently opposed to the idea of an AO3 collection? I know a lot of people don't like the site so it would be optional, but I think it might be a cool thing for those of you who enjoy AO3. Though I'm not sure it would really be worth the effort if only two people would use it. ^^;
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I haven't used AO3 from the publishing side of things, but I do like the idea of an offsite hose in case anything (heaven forbid) happens to Dreamwidth. Kinda makes it more official.
As for the signups question, I can't help but wonder if the signups could be a little more open? Posting summaries of things for the artists/media creators to look at and choose from is a good idea, but it might also be cool if artists/media creators could be in contact with the writers earlier on so they could more easily bounce ideas off of each other.
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*nodnod* I personally love how AO3 works and I think it could be a great archive tool, even just as a backup, for Hardmode. The only issue would probably be media but I can try and figure something out for that. ^^
Posting summaries of things for the artists/media creators to look at and choose from is a good idea, but it might also be cool if artists/media creators could be in contact with the writers earlier on so they could more easily bounce ideas off of each other.
...AND THAT IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA. It makes it more of a team-effort, instead of a Writer Show with artists in the background. I'll definitely be thinking of ways to make this work. :>
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My only other real experience with stuff like this are the fests in HP fandom, and they tend to have offsite locations for the larger fics as well as NWS art. DW doesn't have the same problems LJ has that probably caused things to be done that way, but I think it's nice for the fest to have that sense of identity that comes with having an offsite archive. This probably sounds so weird. XD I'd be willing to fool around on AO3 if we had a collection there.
YAY! I like the idea of having it be part of a team effort since it sort of helps with the cheerleader thing and the creativity that stems from having two minds pool together could lead to some great things! There could be some issues with people butting heads but I'm hoping it'll work out to be increase awesome output from both sides! :)