Hi there. Here from varioud links on the flist. :)
I think it's a good idea, both the 15K and the artist betas/drafts.
I did the first paperlegends, which was as I recall only 3 or 4 months long? Right after the match up my artist made it clear she needed time and information. I sent her my chapter outlines, character paragraphs, photos of the cast that best reflected the modern AU look of each character, music that was inspiring me as I wrote, photos of the various locations in which it would occur. I sent several updates of the fic along the way. She asked me to finish early, so I finished more than a month early, to give her time. (I'm still burnt out from the experience, LOL.)
In the last month, she stopped replying to my emails except with an occasional "so sorry, I am really busy." I figured she didn't like the fic or something since she was still posting day to day on her journal, which is fine, I can see why people might not have liked it.
In the end, I didn't see any of the art before it was posted (and it was posted late). I liked it, but it didn't include any elements of anything I had sent her and didn't have much connection to the story itself. She also took it down a while back so it's not available any more.
All that to say, more accountability and accomodation for both artist and writer may result in more satisfying collaborations on both sides.
I don't write anymore in Merlin fandom, so it won't affect my participation or not, but those are my $.02. Good luck to everyone in the next round!
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I think it's a good idea, both the 15K and the artist betas/drafts.
I did the first paperlegends, which was as I recall only 3 or 4 months long? Right after the match up my artist made it clear she needed time and information. I sent her my chapter outlines, character paragraphs, photos of the cast that best reflected the modern AU look of each character, music that was inspiring me as I wrote, photos of the various locations in which it would occur. I sent several updates of the fic along the way. She asked me to finish early, so I finished more than a month early, to give her time. (I'm still burnt out from the experience, LOL.)
In the last month, she stopped replying to my emails except with an occasional "so sorry, I am really busy." I figured she didn't like the fic or something since she was still posting day to day on her journal, which is fine, I can see why people might not have liked it.
In the end, I didn't see any of the art before it was posted (and it was posted late). I liked it, but it didn't include any elements of anything I had sent her and didn't have much connection to the story itself. She also took it down a while back so it's not available any more.
All that to say, more accountability and accomodation for both artist and writer may result in more satisfying collaborations on both sides.
I don't write anymore in Merlin fandom, so it won't affect my participation or not, but those are my $.02. Good luck to everyone in the next round!