A lot of the lack of closure (which I agree was an issue) came from me being out of the country through the first week of March and then have real life slam upon me--all the stuff I'd been putting off for bingo! :D Bingo was amazingly successful from a numbers perspective--88 participants signed up and over 1,000 (1,000!!) works were posted to the community (which means the number is actually much higher, since I still see B2MeM pieces being posted for the first time, and there's always a few people who aren't ready to share their work at all)--but it was also a big jump from prior year's participation, and I think we learned a lot from the experience. I know that I did. :)
The origins suggestion, I think, will have to be handled with care--if you've only just started writing, re-visiting your roots is not all that attractive, so it offers less to newbies, unless you offer them a different way of doing it.
I think the original idea envisioned a series of prompts or challenges focused on origins; revisiting one's first story would only be one of those. Since we often get participants who are writing their very first fanfic, I share your concern, and if we go with origins, this option will be one of many to choose from.
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Date: 2013-01-09 11:49 pm (UTC)The origins suggestion, I think, will have to be handled with care--if you've only just started writing, re-visiting your roots is not all that attractive, so it offers less to newbies, unless you offer them a different way of doing it.
I think the original idea envisioned a series of prompts or challenges focused on origins; revisiting one's first story would only be one of those. Since we often get participants who are writing their very first fanfic, I share your concern, and if we go with origins, this option will be one of many to choose from.