just wanted to say i think it's so cool you guys consistently run ml big bangs every year. some of the most interesting fics right now are all from this big bang and i'm really amazed at how seamless the organization is. i'm fairly new in this fandom and i'm curious: did everyone have to write a complete fic before participating in this, or just mostly complete one?
Neither of your guesses were right :) Participants typically join with neither a complete fic nor a nearly-completed one.
If you are a writer, you join with an idea! (Artists join and are paired up with writers based on preferences. Betas join to make themselves available for people who want beta readers.)
Then the creation period goes from the summer to Dec 31, and we begin posting our works—alongside the artists who were paired up with writers—the first two weeks of January.
The mods have discussed tweaks for next year. This year, the people who started writing in the summer had pretty close to a 100% success rate at getting the fic ready and publishing this time around, and I like to think some of the tweaks we made to scheduling and "mentoring" helped.
Regarding your sweet compliment, thank you!
Though the current mods don't deserve all the credit. There were those who went before us! @miabrown007 ran it for years, and before her, @clairelutra also ran one.
Because it's a thankless job (usually), I want to take the chance to acknowledge the previous and current mods I know of, looking at who is still on various BB servers:
2023
@miabrown007
@fragileizy
@aoyagiworld
ishiokay
sunfox
2024
@aoyagiworld
@cardiac-agreste (me)
@gaussiansphere
@hamsteriffic
@fragileizy
@wehadabondingmoment
@monpetitchattriste
@uptoolateart
2025
@aoyagiworld
@gaussiansphere
@hamsteriffic
@cardiac-agreste
@monpetitchattriste
@uptoolateart
We're already planning for 2026, too! Keep your eyes peeled. We're talking about tweaks for the upcoming year that could make it even more productive and fun! :)
