*waves*

[sage]

Helllllllllooooooo, AU-makers! We are SO GLAD you're playing in the Alternate Universe challenge, and we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who's contributed to the GIANT BRAINSTORMING POST OF AWESOME! If you haven't looked lately, go check it out. It's still open to new suggestions, and everyone is welcome to jump in (again and again) at any point.

Right now we want to give y'all a place to chat about what you might want to make. Feel free to ask for or offer help, work out logistics, recruit co-creators, ask research questions, request help with plot or format ideas, crowdsource ideas for your AU fanworks-to-be, and so on!

Comment Policy:
Kindly be respectful! We have a wild array of fannish loves in this challenge, and so we expect ALL characters, pairings, fandoms, and fanwork-formats to be treated with respect, no matter how far out in left field you might think they are. Please leave the "My OTP is the BEST!" jingoism at the door, okay? There's totally enough fannish love here for everyone!

Deadlines:
The first posting weekend is in 9 weeks! The last one is in 29 weeks. ALL types of fanworks are welcome, of whatever length/complexity, so let's get started!

Optional questions:
What are you making/going to make?
How far have you gotten?
When/how did you find DS/C6D fandom?

The next check-in post will go up in 2 weeks, but they'll become weekly as the deadlines near. As always, if you have any questions, let us know! \o/

Comments

[sage]

You can always do small vignettes! Epic AU works are awesome, but they're a hell of a commitment, and, as you say, plot can be really really hard, especially on a large scale. Go with what works for you!

And welcome to the fandom! If you're a fan of theatre/Shakespeare at all, you should put Slings & Arrows on your list, too. It is smart, fun, and Paul Gross' Geoffrey is AMAZING. (FWIW, the first episode is the most, ah, problematic? of the lot, as they're setting so much up. After that, it's soooo good.)

[ardyforshort]

Aw, thanks for the encouragement! I'll see what happens. I have a couple of vague ideas so maybe I can work a couple of snapshot/vignette type things.

S&A is on the list, you just overlooked it :D I've watched up to midway through S2 now. I made Amy come to my house the other weekend so I could introduce her to it. She didn't complain, strangely enough...

[sage]

Oops, that's what I get for multitasking. YAY S&A! And yay vignettes! I'm partly tempted to try to do drabbles for a whole bunch of random ideas on the list, but that's largely because my writing muses are still AWOL. *sigh*

[ardyforshort]

Drabble is what I do when all else fails, so I am in favour of this plan *nods encouragingly*