Should we do a Sept-Oct event?

[sholio]

We've got Holiday Airdrop coming up again in Nov-Dec, but I'm wondering whether it might be nice to have some little low-pressure fun thing for fall. (Or spring in some parts of the world!) We already had Smutfest and Cuddlefest earlier this year, so I'm thinking along the lines of that - something not too high-intensity that can keep our creative feelings going in the off season.

Here are some possibilities I can think of:

- A general, unthemed prompt fest.
- A "finish a WIP" challenge, maybe posting WIP snippets?
- Bingo cards (perhaps resurrect the Biggles bingo card generator from a couple of years ago?)
- A mini Biggles "flash" exchange that takes place over a week or two.
- Some kind of trope fest, reverse tropes, something like that?

Let me know which of these (if any!) sound appealing to you, and I'm totally open to suggestions if anyone has any other ideas!

Comments

[philomytha]

Ooh, ideas... so far my thoughts are only as far as that I've enjoyed things that get me to write short fic quickly, which could be most of these, and also that while I got a line on my Biggles Bingo card, it was quite a while ago...

[sholio]

It was the bingo card that you did the fic with Biggles and EvS on the horse, wasn't it? That was *lovely*. <3

And yeah, I also really enjoy prompts or other inspiration for short, fast fic - it's really helpful for me when long fic just isn't happening (which has basically been the last couple of months in particular). An event like that would be inspiring and useful for me!

[sweetsorcery]

I'm definitely all for something that's suited to short things, especially with FiaB and Airdrop and, oh god, Amperslash and Yuletide too, most likely.

So... bingo cards are always good. (I just got one for the AU Challenge, of course.) I need to actually check my Biggles bingo card, which I've lost track of a bit, but I've written so much by now, I must have surely done most of the prompts? A new one would be fun too though.

Ditto with a flash exchange or a trope fest. I'm always in a tropey mood. Can there be a maximum word count? 😅

[sholio]

Something to encourage short, low-pressure fic would work really well for me right now! Reviving the Biggles Bingo might be fun no matter what else we end up doing.

[rosanicus]

I think bingo cards would be great, I've loved the prompt fests but admit to getting some prompt paralysis from having so many to choose from!

[sholio]

I know what you mean. I do love them, but sometimes it's almost too much of a good thing!

[ysande]

Something that is quick and low pressure and interactive sounds fun! :)

A prompt fest with a ~10 word limit? So put your pairings/DNWs (outside of the word limit) then you have only X words to prompt with so it might be a bit more fast and loose than long plotty prompts?

[sholio]

Oooh, that's a good idea, let me think about it!

[tweague]

I'm up for something! I second those people above suggesting something interactive but low-pressure, eg. bingo cards, short-form prompts - I'm not signing up for anything massive at present, but I've got a couple of longer fics ticking over that I want to keep prodding without derailing myself completely. Plus I'd like to leave myself free to freestyle a FiaB response if any prompts grab me.

[sholio]

Yeah, I think anything with too much pressure would end up draining everyone's energy before all the fall/winter events and big word count exchanges kick off. But it sounds like there's a lot of interest in anything to inject low doses of inspiration and enthusiasm - I think bingo cards and prompts are definitely looking good!

[wateroverstone]

Yes, something straightforward might spur me into getting a new wp sorted out and trying to find inspiration again.

[sholio]

I think we all could use some extra inspiration right about now!

[tamsin]

I'd love either a bingo or a prompt fest!

[bardicraven]

'allo!
Coming in late - to the fandom and to the thread - but would like to add agreement to the short and low-pressure encouragement to fic.

Have several hollyday exchanges I am planning to pounce for several different fandoms as well as Yuletide, so gentle encouragement to write with not a large added commitment sounds loverly!

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