I participated in three fests this year, and one of my fics that I wrote hasn't even been posted yet (I may post it myself soon if the mod doesn't show up soon, because that's what another recipient did).
As for how specific I was when giving my prompts, it depended on the fest. I was more picky about my Torchwood prompt than I was about my Doctor Who prompts, basically because there are tons of writers who write my usual pairing in Torchwood fandom and I wanted something a little different this time. For the Doctor Who fics, I really didn't care what I received as long as they had my characters. Both turned out to be awesome, btw. Here's the link to the the other DW fic you may not have seen yet. I would suggest reading it even if you don't love River as much as I do, because it's just too hilarious! http://promethia-tenk.livejournal.com/17175.html.
Anyway, for my dwsanta fic my recipient left me a very long and lovely comment, and they said they loved it 'for real', so I can only assume they were serious and not just being nice. For the Torchwood fic exchange, my recipient didn't comment at all! I was pretty disappointed by that, but I did get several nice comments from other people, so I'm not sure what to make of it. For the fics I received, I was really happy with all of them, they were wonderful! But even if they hadn't been, I would never just not comment. I think it's pretty rude for someone not to comment, especially since I had their fic beta'd and way past the word count and everything. But, you know, it's all for fun, and all in all I would probably participate again next year. :D
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Date: 2010-12-27 04:53 am (UTC)As for how specific I was when giving my prompts, it depended on the fest. I was more picky about my Torchwood prompt than I was about my Doctor Who prompts, basically because there are tons of writers who write my usual pairing in Torchwood fandom and I wanted something a little different this time. For the Doctor Who fics, I really didn't care what I received as long as they had my characters. Both turned out to be awesome, btw. Here's the link to the the other DW fic you may not have seen yet. I would suggest reading it even if you don't love River as much as I do, because it's just too hilarious! http://promethia-tenk.livejournal.com/17175.html.
Anyway, for my dwsanta fic my recipient left me a very long and lovely comment, and they said they loved it 'for real', so I can only assume they were serious and not just being nice. For the Torchwood fic exchange, my recipient didn't comment at all! I was pretty disappointed by that, but I did get several nice comments from other people, so I'm not sure what to make of it. For the fics I received, I was really happy with all of them, they were wonderful! But even if they hadn't been, I would never just not comment. I think it's pretty rude for someone not to comment, especially since I had their fic beta'd and way past the word count and everything. But, you know, it's all for fun, and all in all I would probably participate again next year. :D