Yuletide, We Have a Problem (& Deadwood Rewatch & Grantchester)

[chelseagirl]

So far, of my asks, there are two ask-offers, which are clearly both me -- though someone else nominated one, so I have hopes someone will still sign up for that. And the third, two have asked, including me, and none have yet offered.

On the other hand, I've offered two others that I'm sure to match on, so I'll have something to write. But what happens if one ends up with no match on the asks? Do the mods ask one to choose a few more fandoms? Has this ever happened? I'd decided to focus on fandoms I really wanted to get a story in, as some years I've gotten the fandom I most wanted and some years I got something I tossed in as an extra (though the stories were lovely and I'd never be ungrateful). Maybe that was a tactical error. ETA: Last time I did an exchange -- not Yuletide -- I was very general in my request, thinking that I'd make my match happy, as they could write pretty much whatever they liked. My original match first asked for more specific prompts, which I didn't reply to, as things were crazy with work and etc., and then dropped out. I got a lovely story, but did see myself in a pinch hit post early on. So I seem to be making mistakes in both directions . . .

Deadwood rewatch: Sol is the absolute best -- I think he might be the only sane and entirely civilized person in camp. Martha is mentioned even in episode 5; on rewatch things are so tightly woven! And I'm loving Trixie, Alma, Joanie being complicated characters very early on. Oh, and Al, threatening Bill's killer. His morality may be highly selective, but it's there.

Grantchester: The other day I blanked on the name, so I googled "What is the show with the hot vicar?" And the correct title popped right up.

Comments

[the_rck]

People who don't match with a writer go straight to the pinch hit list. There are several that go out right after assignments every year.

Some writers get double assigned just so that everyone has an assignment.

[chelseagirl]

So the pinch hit list opens up early on, then? Interesting. I've been doing this for 4-5 years, and never not matched before.

[chelseagirl]

Also, how do those go out? Via the comm, or some other way? Since I'm feeling that this might be my fate, I'm curious.

[the_rck]

They go out through Google: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/yt-ph

[chelseagirl]

Thanks!

[monanotlisa]

Y'all are so far ahead of me on the Yuletide curve! I haven't even finished the tagset, though I have found enough in the book section alone to write that I will participate.

I still owe thedeadparrot a Rogue One story, though. *cringe* I know it's on Netflix, but I rarely ever am...

[chelseagirl]

I wasn't even thinking about book fandoms. Now I know exactly what I want to do for next year -- ask or offer. *evil laughter*

[lunabee34]

How do y'all even figure out the matches and offers thing? I've been doing yt for years and have bmnever realized you could do that.

[chelseagirl]

Somebody else, Umadoshi, I think, posted the link. I feel like that's where I've usually made my choices to offer and ask at other times, when I've jumped in later.

[lunabee34]

*checks*

ooooooh, that is very handy!

[evelyn_b]

Aren't signups open until the 9th? It's probably too soon to get worried about matching. I haven't even properly looked at the tagset yet & I'm sure many others are in the same boat.

[chelseagirl]

They are, indeed. I'm usually very calm about this; I think jumping into the process earlier has got me jumpy?