Fan Fiction Exchange Sign-Ups!

It's that time of the year again! JE Whiteday has opened up the sign-ups for their yearly HET fan fiction exhcange!

This yearly fic exchange has been going for five straight years! It's something that both the admins of JE Whiteday and fan fiction writers look forward to!

I'm an avid reader of fan fictions posted at JE Whiteday and everyone who participates in the fic exchanges are really good!

Read more for the FAQ and information for the sign-ups.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

1. What is Het? (I feel like this should always be here. lol)

Oh em gee. What is this new fangled thing you call het in the JE (Johnny's Entertainment) fandom? If you're actually asking, you've totally been in this fandom for way too long. XDDD lol Het is short for heterosexuality. AKA boy/girl relations. AKA GIRLS AREN'T SCARY. (Okay, they kinda are. I mean, the saying isn't "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" for no reason.) So yes. Long explanation that wasn't really long, het just means a guy and a girl totally get it on (...in more than one way if you like XD).

2. Does that mean the fic has to be romance? And has to be strictly het?

No, not necessarily. Just as long as the male/female relationship (friendship or whatever) is a large part of the fic itself. It does not have to be a romantic relationship. As for strictly being het, I don't think we're extremely picky, but make sure that your recipient wouldn't mind the insertion of slash.

3. What's the schedule like this year?

December 1-18 -- Sign-ups

January 01 -- Asignments will be sent via email.

March 01 -- FICS ARE DUE THIS DAY!!!!!!!

March 12-? -- Posting of fics (This always varies depending on how many people sign up. We usually go for 5 days though.)

March 21 -- Reveals

Times are all in EST because that's my time period and as Reen is half a day ahead of me, I'm pretty sure people would rather go with my time zone than hers. lol

Please make sure that you submit your fic on time. If we don't get any word from you within a day or two of the due date, we will start assigning pinch hitters. Also, we don't really like having to chase people down. D: Please keep us in the loop in other words! We can definitely grant extensions if need be and we're really nice, so don't let us scare you off~

4. What are the requirements, if any?

- Please, please, please do your best in following your assignment. I don't mean to write something you have to force yourself to write, because that's not the point of this. But to at least pull something from your recipient's request that your recipient will not only like, but that you enjoyed writing. It's all about pleasing yourself and your recipient!

- Required minimum word count is 1000 words. There is no maximum so if your fic takes you to far off places, go with it! :D

- We would really like it if your fic has been beta-ed before it has been submitted. Beta-ed as in someone else read your fic and helped to correct any grammar mistakes, spellings, etc. (and that's the bare minimum, a beta can do much more). If you don't have someone who can do so, you could easily hit up your flist or ask one of the mods for help--we will be able to provide you with a beta.

- We'd really appreciate it if when you submit the fic, it'll have the necessary HTML-tags and a standard header already in the file. It should look like it's ready to go up at any second--Reen and I want to spend as less time as we need to actually prepping the fics and this'll be the easiest.

For a header, we figure the best will probably just be the standard.

Title:

Pairing:

Rating:

Summary:

A/N:

**For summary, a one liner is more than okay. Or you could always take Reen and my way out and just pull a quote from your fic, lol.

- Do not forget to put in lj-cuts. We have to put these into a number of fics every year and it does take time--plus, we would go with the standard "just put the title here" for it. If you don't know how to, it's as simple as adding "< lj-cut text="" >" right before the start of your fic and under the header. Or just put "< lj-cut >" without adding any text! Either way works.

- You must submit your fic on March 1st. If you know ahead of time that you're not going to make it March 1st (but still will manage before posting starts) then please, please, please let us know. The later we find out, the harder it will be for us to assign pitch-hitters. If your fic is not in by 2nd, then we'll immediately start rustling up some pinch-hitters--if you manage to get it in, we will use yours, but just keep in mind, okay?

- I think this goes without saying really. But some people may not even think of it. Please don't tell your recipient that you're writing for them. That'll take the fun out of all the anon secrecy. So yes. keep your secret well even if you're SO TEMPTED AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT IN FRONT OF YOU. XDDD Reveals will go up sooner than you think, yo! :D If you have a question for your recipient, please email us and we'll then relay the question to them! Don't contact them directly.

5. Can anyone participate?

Yup!! We would love for as many people to participate as possible! The only people who are not allowed to participate are those that dropped out and neglected to inform us. D: Sorry but that's just how it goes.

6. Can I request anything?

This is a fic exchange, so basically. All fic requests, yes. Obviously, since we're a het!fic exchange, your requests are going to be centered around het pairings. And here's the big thing--we know that people have their standard het pairings that they almost always write. We get that, we're okay with that. However, we would really, really, really appreciate a lot of diversity. It'll be hard to match up people if you all write only one pairing in the "what you can write and what you want" sections. So please, keep this in mind when you're signing up. If you don't want to put fixed het pairings, it'll also work if you put down just the Japanese females that you could feasibly (or are interested to) write. As well as the JE boys that you can. It'll make things a lot easier on the mods and it'll help us assign people better.

Drama requests are allowed as well! So if you want/can write drama characters as well, do note those because well, I know I enjoy drama fic. XD (but i am biased and a mod so i should shut up. lol)

Also, we're requiring there not to be any JE/Original Character pairings. XD It would just be really weird for another person to write...whoever you're thinking of. So, yes, no original character requests. No matter how well you have the person mapped out in your head.

7. cn i rEqUeSt a ficces like DiS? X______X?

I AM STEALING THIS EXACTLY FROM THE je_holiday FAQ (like most of this post) because I can't be as witty as Beth/Jemz are, so this is just pitch perfect.

No. I mean, I love the emoticon and the <3 as much as the next person, and feel free to use them in your request sparingly, but if you can't demonstrate that you understand the standard conventions of English grammar in your request, I'm going to deny it. I know I wouldn't like a fic written like a bad text message, and if you write your request as such, I'm going to assume that's what I would get. Capisce? Good. :D

If you have any questions that weren't addressed here, just drop a word in the comments or if you want to be very ~*~private~*~, just email us at jewhiteday@gmail.com. We will answer everything to our best ability.

I simply copied and pasted the FAQ post so these are the exact words from the admin. Of course I asked permission first before I did so that's why I'm posting a day after they have put up the announcement as I had to wait for their permission first. I've also asked permission to post about the sign-ups and they also allowed me to.

Here's the information for the sign-ups:

Make sure that you read our FAQ first before you sign up. I know that's old info for all you veterans, but just in case! You never know what'll be there. If you have a question that we've missed, feel free to let us know on that post. This one is solely for signing up for the exchange.

That done, copy and paste from our handy-dandy textbox and fill out all the information! Make sure to note whether you're slash-friendly or not, just in case. Also drama requests are allowed, just please put RP (real people) in your requests as well so there are more choices. :D A always, please have more than just one pairing in your writing/receiving request. We do follow up if we see that you don't. Save both parties the trouble, if you will.

<b>LJ Name:</b>

<b>Fic Journal/Archive (optional):</b>

<b>Email:</b>

<b>Pairings/Groups/Females You'd Like to Write:</b>

<b>Pairings/Groups/Females You'd Like to Receive:</b>

<b>What would you like to see in your fic? (Situations/kinks/genres):</b>

<b>What would you NOT LIKE to see in your fic (Situations/kinks/genres):</b>

<b>Rating Preference in writing and receiving:</b>

<b>Could You Pinch Hit?:</b>

<b>Could You Beta Read?:</b>

<b>Anything else?:</b>

Sign-ups are up until the December 18th, okay? So make sure to get in your form on time if you'd like to participate!

Please don't edit your comment! If you have to add extra information, comment under your own comment. That'll just make it easier for us to keep organized. :D And for those who do not wish to have their email free for everyone to see, let us know under the email section then please PM or email us your email. We'd much prefer not to have to PM anyone their assignment or anything of that sort.

And as my dear co-mod is a little ill at the moment (she makes all the pretty--and funny--graphics; which is good because i cannot be trusted with that), please be sure to advertise this to everyone you think will be interested! The more people that participate, the more pretty het there will be to be had! :D

For more information visit these sites:

JE Whiteday - JE Whiteday HET Exchange FAQ - Sign-Ups! 

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I may not be participating in this HET fic exchange but I'm looking forward to it as I love reading the fan fictions that are posted on JE Whiteday.

---Gel