Are you risk-averse? Cause I was scared to join/kept missing the deadlines or whatever for a while, so actually I do understand that...like, I was nervous about my requests and scared of what I might get asked to write... You should join the comms and just lurk around a bit, and maybe join the pinch-hit list? which is what I did for two or three years beforehand. It's safer because then you know what you're signing up for, if you grab a request? and we have a big spreadsheet too where you can look at people's letters and kind of strategize if you like that kind of thing... Also this post might help you:
Anyway, you obviously don't have to do anything you don't want to, but I am a big dragger-inner of people just, in general, and I love Yuletide and don't think people should be scared of it! (I mean, I get it, but it's a wonderful thing to be a part of and not at all complicated or difficult once you have a sense of it, particularly as it's not like you're my friend who isn't a writer?)
SO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER, or want to share more about what scares you or are interested or whatever!!! I'm around.
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Date: 2011-11-23 07:04 pm (UTC)Are you risk-averse? Cause I was scared to join/kept missing the deadlines or whatever for a while, so actually I do understand that...like, I was nervous about my requests and scared of what I might get asked to write... You should join the comms and just lurk around a bit, and maybe join the pinch-hit list? which is what I did for two or three years beforehand. It's safer because then you know what you're signing up for, if you grab a request? and we have a big spreadsheet too where you can look at people's letters and kind of strategize if you like that kind of thing... Also this post might help you:
http://yuletide.livejournal.com/984843.html
Anyway, you obviously don't have to do anything you don't want to, but I am a big dragger-inner of people just, in general, and I love Yuletide and don't think people should be scared of it! (I mean, I get it, but it's a wonderful thing to be a part of and not at all complicated or difficult once you have a sense of it, particularly as it's not like you're my friend who isn't a writer?)
SO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER, or want to share more about what scares you or are interested or whatever!!! I'm around.