too much footie, not enough time!

[meretricula]

ok, flist, help me out here. who all is doing valentinesplay and footie_bang? I'm probably doing the latter (FINISHING SOULBONDING THIS TIME I FUCKING SWEAR), on the fence about the former. I kind of like to know what I'm getting into with fic exchanges, don't want to jump into a shark tank of angry madridistas, etc. but I like writing to spec and 500 words is totally doable, if that really is all that's expected, so...

should I sign up, yea or nay? bearing in mind that I've got all of cornerflag to edit by next week and I'm still failing at betaing for bigbang. (sorry I suck so hard, mardia. :( I swear I'll get it done!) and, uh, school, but it's not like rl responsibilities have ever stopped me before.

Comments

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

I'm doing valentinesplay but probably not footie_bang, partly because I signed up for the other one first and partly because I can't imagine describing a story before it's written, like is required for footie_bang/presumably big (?) bangs in general. Just a personal quirk, I guess, I usually don't really know what the fuck is going on with a story til it's pretty far along.

On one hand, I wouldn't worry too much about sharks -- I would guess about three to four Madridistas (including yrs truly) have signed up so far and I highly doubt the mod would match you with one of them given what I assume your team preferences would be... XD On the other, the deadlines are awfully close to each other and it would be hypocritical of me to say you should do both when I'm only doing one, ahaha.

[fandomonymous.livejournal.com]

I'm in the same boat as you on thinking about footie_bang but probably not doing valentinesplay. mostly because I would feel terrible for the poor person who would get my prompt. I fully acknowledge that I am rather ~difficult~ to match in terms of football tastes. XD

I'm considering extending my cornerflag fic; I actually have down somewhere a massive list of prompts for Pia (lady!Philipp), ranging from extremely gratuitous kinky times to srs bznz marching in gay pride parades while stealth after retirement. At the same time, I fear that if I write nothing but Pia, she'll become an ingrained part of my headcanon for Philipp, and that, uh, just can't be healthy if I want to keep writing fanfic that people other than me will read. XD Besides of which, my own feelings about crossdressing keep becoming increasingly complicated for various real life Reasons, which doesn't help.

And well, I probably should start branching out, writing my other clubs. (I don't know if I could write 3k of Didier Drogba moping about various sexy Portuguese managers, but damned if I won't try; likewise, my sweet American/Red Bull baby Juan Agudelo needs an outlet for all of his hero worship, and pedo!New Yorker Wannabe!Titi Henry would be really freaing fun to write.) On the other hand, I've just barely started writing again, so the idea of going out of my comfort zone already is scary!

AAAAAAAH DECISIONS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

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[louis-quatorze.livejournal.com]

I'm doing valentinesplay, but not footie_bang (although I am planning to sign up as a mixer). Big Bangs are the opposite of things I can do. But the other one sounds good, etc., even though I have all kinds of deadlines. I can finish something. Hopefully.

[ladytelemachus.livejournal.com]

Oh GOD I hadn't even heard of valentinesplay until this post. Too, too tempting. Reckon it would be cheeky to sign up despite having just stumbled across it courtesy of your good self/never having interacted with the convenor? You'd think I'd have some idea of internet etiquette by now. But apparently not.

Not that that is in any way helpful to your dilemma. Sorry. 500 words is totally doable. That's my super helpful, incisive contribution to this debate.

[dreamofthem.livejournal.com]

I signed up to the valentine one because quick is good (not much time to allow me to drift off and forget it even exists as I ALMOST did with cornerflag) and short is good, and I prefer to be writing for someone.

But if footie bigbang will help you finish soulbonding, I would go that way ;)

[the-wild-son.livejournal.com]

I signed up to the Valentines day one, as Ella told me too and it seemed friendly enough for my first fic exchange! I'm glad you decided to too :)