beholder assignments are here!

[pauraque_bk]

I'm really excited about my assignment for hp_beholder. My recipient provided so many cool suggestions and hints of where to go that I'm having a hard time narrowing down the possibilities. I think I'm going to end up writing something I probably would never have thought of otherwise, which is exactly what I hoped for and exactly why I sign up for exchanges. (And why I didn't offer characters I like, but have already written a bunch, like Peter and Slughorn.)

So yes, this is awesome. I'll try to remember this in late March when I'm pounding my head against the keyboard because my eventual fic doesn't want to behave. :P

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[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

And why I didn't offer characters I like, but have already written a bunch, like Peter and Slughorn.

I know what you mean. I haven't been offering Peter, either, in the last years, because I have written him quite a few times and wanted to try out something new every time I took part in the Beholder. So far I've managed to write different characters every year, which is great fun. (I also managed to have to ask Beth for an extension every year so far, because the fic was being bad-behaved and tardy.)

[pauraque]

This is my first year participating, but I've written a fair number of pairing-centric fics with some of the eligible characters, so I was hoping for something new. I think one of the best things about this fandom is the sheer number of characters that people actually write and read, so there's so much room to stretch yourself and write something different. (I think at one time I had the idea of writing a drabble about every HP character with a speaking part, but then I realized how nuts I would be to try it.)

[fluffyllama.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to end up writing something I probably would never have thought of otherwise

Ha, yes. That's definitely happening for me with this exchange. *boggles*

I didn't offer characters I like, but have already written a bunch

I included Peter in my requests but not offers for the same reason. It'd be a shame if everyone did the same though -- there aren't that many Peter fans out there!

[pauraque]

Yeah, I know! Peter is easily the character I've written about the most, so I think I would have felt disappointed to get a request that clearly was enthused to hear about him. Not that I couldn't do it, but I just feel like I've said what I have to say about him. I will surely read any Peterfic that is produced for the fest, though. :)