1. What’s a fic exchange? A fic exchange is where a group of authors and artists sign up to create fanworks for one another. Everyone that has signed up will create at least one fanwork and receive at least one fanwork.
2. So what’s this exchange about? This exchange is meant to celebrate all characters and relationships in the Person of Interest fandom, whether the pairing is canon, non-canon, or sheer crack.
3. So let’s say I’m interested. What would be required of me, if I decided to participate? You will sign up to create one fanwork (fanfic, fanart, fanvid, podfic, remix). This exchange will be run entirely through Ao3, so you must have an Ao3 account to participate. If you don’t have an account, contact a mod for assistance.
All fanfics written for the exchange have to be a minimum of 1,000 words. There is no maximum word count. Fics cannot be part of a series – they must be able to stand alone.
Art can be computer or hand drawn and must be complete. Manips are allowed as art, but must be complete and not simply a screenshot with a filter on it.
Fanvids must be either: one complete song, or a medley of songs lasting at least one minute.
Podfic: When requesting a podfic, please choose an existing work which is less than 5,000 words in length. If you’d like a podfic of a work you have written yourself, add the ‘Podfic Welcome’ tag to those fics so your podficcer knows which to choose from. Mention that you have done this in your signup, alongside any prompts. Please note: by adding the ‘Podfic Welcome’ tag for the purpose of this exchange, that counts as permission without further notice. This is an alternative to a blanket permission statement. which makes all your works open for transformation. Because the exchange is anonymous, it’s difficult for podficcers to contact authors to ask specific permission to record. Bearing that in mind, if you’re requesting podfic of a work that someone else has written, please make sure the author is comfortable with their stories being recorded before you make that request.
Remixes: What is a remix? When requesting a remix of an existing fic, please choose a work which is less than 5,000 words in length. Please ensure that you are truly happy for your work to be rewritten by someone else. If the author is not you, make sure they are happy to have their works remixed before you make that request. In your signup, you can provide ideas for how you would like works to be remixed, as in “I’d like to see this scene from Carter’s PoV instead”, but your creator does not have to follow those prompts exactly if they have other ideas. However, they must respect and avoid your list of Do Not Wants. When creating a remix, please be respectful in your author notes (i.e. don’t say: “the original was out-of-character so I fixed it”).
4. Okay, so how do I create a fanwork for this? How do I know what to create?
The exchange runs through several different parts:
4-1. Signups: April 8th-21st
You must fill out at least three requests and three offers. Each request and offer should be a unique character/relationship, but you may have as much overlap between your requests and offers as you like. You may also give multiple ideas per character/relationship in your prompt. For your sign ups, please go into some detail about what you would like; this helps give the creator of your work some different ideas about what they could make for you. You can put this information in the Ao3 signup form, or in a letter on a third party site, or some combination of both. Good things to list: general likes, rating restrictions, prompt ideas, squicks/triggers/do-not-wants, or anything else you’d like the writer to know. Make sure you list things you definitely do not want. Authors and artists are absolutely forbidden to ignore squicks and triggers. Otherwise, the only guideline of your prompt they are unequivocally beholden to is the requested pairing, though they are encouraged to take your preferences into consideration. Here’s an example:
Root/Shaw: I really wish they could have hooked up for real once before the series was over. I’d love to see them spending a night together – whether tender or rough!
4-2. Matching: April 22nd
After sign ups are completed, the mods will begin to match people based on their interests. You are guaranteed to have a match by April 22nd. If you do not have a match by then, please contact the mods. Once matching is complete, you will receive an email with your assignment. You will be assigned to write or draw for someone who requested at least one of the characters/relationships that you offered to write or draw for. Since everyone must put in at least five requests, it is likely that your assignment will include characters/relationships that you did not offer.
4-3. Create a fanwork: April 22nd-June 2nd
After you receive your assignment, you should select one of the characters/relationships in your assignment that interests you and start working on your fanwork. The character/relationship does not have to be the one you signed up with – if there’s something else that catches your eye, you’re most welcome to run with it! You will have six weeks to complete your assignment. Again, you must honor any squicks/triggers/do-not-wants listed by your recipient. You must remain anonymous (e.g., not let your recipient know who is creating for them) during this period. If you have any questions to pose to your recipient and are not sure how to go about it, you can ask a mod for help. If you don’t know where to find a beta, there will be a post on the Dreamwidth community where people will offer to beta read for this exchange.
4-4. Posting: April 22nd-June 10th
All stories and art must be posted by June 2nd. You may continue to edit your fanwork until June 10th, but it is imperative that you have a complete work submitted on June 2nd. The mods will then go through posted fanworks to make sure that they are not placeholders (e.g. garbage text, incomplete stories, un-altered screenshots, etc.). You may post your story or art earlier without impunity.
4-5. Reveals: June 10th-June 17th
All stories and art will be revealed anonymously on June 10th. You must have your final draft up by this time. Creators will be revealed on June 17th; after this point, you may post your fic or art on your own blog or other third-party websites.
5. Uh…crap. So it looks like I bit off more than I can chew. Uh… can I just… not post anything? If you think you might have to default, please do so before June 2nd. This is to give pinch hitters time to create works, ready for the collection to go live on June 10th. If you default after June 2nd, reveals may be delayed for everyone.
6. I’m not sure I can commit to the full challenge, but I’d like to write/draw something. Is there anything I can do? Yes! You may join the Pinch Hitter list and write fics or draw art for people who default. You may also sign up as a Beta reader or write treats.
7. What exactly is a treat? Who can create treats? A treat is any fanwork created for this exchange that is not a participant’s assignment. You can create treats for anyone who is participating – you don’t need to be signed up to write a treat. You can also create a treat for your recipient if there’s two prompts that really grabbed your attention. Treats have no minimum word count but must follow the same rules about squicks/triggers/do-not-wants.
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