Now I'm wondering if anybody else does this.

[apocalypsos]

For the last couple of years that I've done Yuletide, I've always made sure I have a back-up.

Last year, my prompt included Dexter (which I signed up for), Smoke Signals (which I'd seen before but hadn't signed up for), and Imagine You And Me (which I'd never seen and hadn't signed up for). I got my hands on the two movies just in case, because the Dexter prompt was femmeslash and I figured I'd probably have trouble with it, which I did, which is how I ended up writing an Imagine You And Me story.

This year I lucked out. The fandom I signed up for had a great prompt and the other two prompts were for sources I either had on hand or could easily get. But this time I didn't wait as long. I had both of the sources for the other prompts on standby juuuuuuust in case from the very beginning.

I know it's probably more difficult if, say, you're more into writing fic for book series or whatever, but I'm just wondering if anybody else does this. I know I've talked to people this year and in previous years who've been having trouble with a week left to go before the deadline and have said, "Oh, it's too late to catch up on a new fandom!" and I know I can't be the only one who prepares for this ahead of time. Now it's gotten to be a habit where next year I'm probably going to get my assignment and immediately see about getting my hands on the sources for all of the other prompts.

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[medie]

If it's feasible for me to, I do it. This year, not so much. But last year, I had a back up possibility or two. I'm all about the ficathon back up plans. *G*

[escritoireazul.livejournal.com]

Normally the other fandoms requested are ones in which I am not interested at all. I'm not sure how this works out every time. I would love to have a back-up option.

Though, I've been lucky so far and have usually been able to stretch my writing in a new fandom, which is what I want anyway.