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It is now officially two weeks until your fics must be posted to AO3. If you have not posted your story yet, you must do so no later than August 20 at midnight EDT, otherwise you will be considered in default and we'll have to find a pinch-hitter to take on your assignment.

If you're still busy writing (or even if you're not), please peruse the helpful links below for more info:

Details on Posting Your Story

Looking for a beta reader or would like to beta read for others?

Clarification on Treats & Fics Under 1000 words

weasleytook

We got a question in our inbox about writing extra fics for participants that are UNDER the minimum word count of 1000 words. We are 100% okay if you want to do that for your recipient or any other participant. You may post them to the main collection (as we don't think the size of the challenge this year warrants a separate collection), and please tag or label them as a "Crossovering Treat" somewhere.

We will be checking all assignments to make sure everyone has a fic that meets the word count requirements before we open the archive, so having extra fics that are under 1000 words will not affect anything.

weasleytook

We are still looking for a volunteer to take on a pinch hit. You can either join the Google group and look at it there, or take a look at this post on Tumblr if you're interested.

(Fandoms include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reign, Sanctuary, Sleepy Hollow, 2 Broke Girls, Harry Potter, Sailor Moon, X-Men, Castle, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, The X-Files)

ETA: We now have a volunteer! Thank you! :)

ishie

Don't forget to go to the Google Group and click join if you want to be on the pinch hits list!

The first one is going out right now, and we could see a few more over the next couple of weeks.

ishie

If you're volunteering as a beta, please comment here! Tell us:

Which fandoms you can work in (full list of Crossovering fandoms)

How to contact you: email, @Twitter, Tumblr, Skype, PM on LJ/DW, &c

If you're offering SPAG, worldbuilding, character, or plot help ... or all four!

An estimate of what your turnaround time is

Your dealbreakers, aka what you won't beta, e.g., violence, non-con, cheating, mushrooms, talking animals, &c

If you're looking for a beta, you can leave an anonymous comment here listing the fandoms you need help with. DO NOT REVEAL YOUR INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT.

Anonymous comments will be unscreened and can be replied to by beta volunteers with their contact info.

If you're looking for a beta and are worried about revealing your assignment, you can email the mods and we'll act as go-between on your behalf.

Aside from that, how's everything going with you guys? If you need anything, let us know! (Unless what you need would give away your assignment, in which case, let us know in email! :D)

weasleytook

Matching has been run and after double and triple checking (because we're those kind of nerds), assignments have now been sent out. That means you should have an e-mail with details of your assignment, or will be receiving one very soon. If for some reason it doesn't arrive in the next 24 hours, please check your spam folder and then contact us. You can also find your assignment at AO3 from the link in your profile that says "Assignments".

This also means all of this year's requests are now viewable at this link.

Now that everyone has their assignments, it's also a good time to remind those of you have written a letter to your writer to link it in this post. Also, if your letter is currently a placeholder or locked, please make sure it's updated soon so your writer can get started.

And if you have yet to sign up for our pinch-hit list, instructions on how to do so are here.

So you've got your assignment and now you're wondering where to go from here? Check out instructions, details and rules behind the cut.

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weasleytook

Sign-ups for this round of Crossovering have now officially closed.

We received an astounding 62 (!!!) sign-ups, which completely blew our expectations out of the water. Thank you to everyone who has signed up or advertised our exchange in some way. We are so thrilled!

As for what's to come, we will be going through all of the sign-ups shortly to make sure everyone has followed the rules. Matching will be running over the weekend, and we will announce it here and on Tumblr when assignments are about to go out. If matching goes smoothly, you may receive your assignment early, but if not, you will definitely be getting your assignment no later than June 18.

Thanks again to everyone who has participated in nominations, sign-ups, etc. We're looking forward to a wonderful exchange and it's all thanks to you!

weasleytook

That's right, we are counting down to midnight (at least midnight where I live), and sign-ups are almost done. (Find out what time they are closing where you live.)

This means, you have just two hours to make any last-minute edits or to sign up for this year's exchange! All the information on how to sign up is right here, so don't forget!

weasleytook

Sign-ups for this year's exchange will be closing in just a little under thirteen hours! (Find out what time that is for you here.) So make sure you get any last minute changes in, or sign-up if you haven't already. The form to sign up is here, and more information on how to sign-up is here.

Also, don't forget to sign-up for our Pinch Hit list by visiting the Google Group and clicking join. Even if you haven't signed up for the exchange, you can still sign up to pinch hit!

Also, if you have written a Dear Crossovering Writer letter and would like to link it publicly, please do so in this post. Thanks!

ishie

Sign-ups close soon (when??), but you can still join the Crossovering pinch hit mailing list by sending a blank email to crossovering-ph+subscribe@googlegroups.com or visiting the Google Group and clicking join.

Be sure to set your email delivery option to “Send me an email for every new message”.

Not sure what this pinch hit business is all about? Find out more in the FAQ.

galfridian

Sign-ups for the first Crossovering Exchange close tomorrow, June 13th, at 11:59PM PDT. (When is that for you?)

The sign-up form is here. (More info about sign-ups here.)

Remember, if you don't have an account at AO3, please let us know. We can get you an invite!

Also, don't forget to leave the link to your Dear Crossovering Writer at this post. We've been informed that the community was set to not allow comments from non-DW members. That has been fixed now! Our apologies for the inconvenience.

galfridian

Sign-ups will run until FRIDAY, JUNE 13th, at 11:59PM PDT.

SIGN-UP FORM | TAG SET | DEAR CROSSOVERING WRITER | FAQ
If you're new to exchanges at AO3 and confused about how sign-ups work, read this tutorial about signing up for gift exchanges.

For specific information about requests and offers for this exchange, please continue reading. ( … )

weasleytook

Sign-ups will be opening very shortly (the completed tag set is posted here, so check that out), so it's also time to link your Dear Crossovering Writer Letters (if you choose to do so).

These letters are 100% optional, but highly encouraged (particularly due to the nature of this exchange). If you've never participated in an exchange like this before, a Dear Writer Letter is a post at your DW/LJ/Tumblr/Blog, etc. detailing your requests and giving your assigned writer ideas for possible stories they can write, as well as any potential likes, dislikes and triggers you may have. You can link them here as well as in your sign-up form. How you format or write them is entirely up to you.

For more info and great examples of what we mean check out the following links: The Yuletide FAQ or last year's Yuletide Letters post.

Keep in mind that, a letter to your writer is COMPLETELY 100% OPTIONAL, which also means that writers are in no way required to follow the optional details. The only requirement is that they use the fandoms you requested and were matched on. Essentially: Optional details are optional.

Another added benefit of writing letter is you might get extra fics if someone not assigned as your writer finds your requests inspiring. We will also be making the sign-ups summary public as soon as sign-ups closed, so any additional details you put in your sign-up will be available for public viewing and treat writers.

If you are posting a link to your letter here, we ask that you copy/paste the following when you comment:

ishie

Sign-ups open in a few hours, but you can get a head-start on your signup by checking out the eligible fandoms in the Crossovering tag set now!

( For those interested in the behind-the-scenes: )

Thanks to everyone who nominated and helped us out with the clarifications!

If you have any questions about individual fandoms, please let us know.

A post outlining how to sign-up for the challenge will be up soon, and sign-ups will open in a few hours. Good luck and have fun!!

galfridian

Nominations are closed! You may notice that some fandoms have already been approved. These fandoms had the most nominations. This evening, we'll be working to approve the rest of this year's tag set.

Fortunately, most of the nominations were easy to understand and used canonical tags, so that will make the process easier.

However, we do have a few questions for you guys, if you could help us out. The fandoms in question: Thundercats, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Bond, Marvel comics, and Final Fantasy. EDIT: Added some questions for Spider-man.

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weasleytook

Nominations have now officially closed. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in this phase and we sincerely hope you'll all be signing up as well!

We will reviewing nominations over the next 24 hours, so you may see some of your fandoms rejected or approved at A03 as we go through them. However, please keep in mind that this may not accurately reflect what will be in the final tag set. We will post here once we are finished and the tag set is complete. We will also likely be posting here during the review period if we have questions about any of the fandoms nominated, so keep an eye out if you think any of your fandoms might need clarification.

Thanks again for nominating!

weasleytook

Only two hours left to make sure your nominations are set!

There will be no more posts here until we post to let you that nominations are closed. But we will be doing a couple more warnings over at our Tumblr.

weasleytook

Nominations close in just 12 hours from now. (That's 12:00 a.m. PDT on June 3rd - see what time that is for you here.)

(Also, if you would like updates direct to your Tumblr dashboard, don't forget to follow us here.)

weasleytook

Nominations will be closing at 12:00 a.m. PDT on June 3rd. (find out what time that is where you live) That means that as of this post, you have 24 hours left to submit nominations and/or to edit your current nominations.

For more details on how to nominate, please visit this post.

weasleytook

Nominations are now open on AO3!

You have until June 2 to nominate up to 8 fandoms you might want to request or offer for Crossovering. (Don't worry, we'll give warnings here and on Tumblr an hour before we close nominations and we'll make sure everyone has plenty of time to get them in.) Now, here's how it works:

If you've done nominations for Yuletide or another exchange, this will be very familiar. You'll go here under your AO3 identity and select up to 8 fandoms -- if the Archive provides you with a fandom tag while you're typing, please use that. It will make the process run much more smoothly.

Once you've filled all of the slots, just click on submit at the bottom of the page and you're done! (Of course, you aren't required to use all 8 slots.)

For fandoms with multiple continuities, you have the option of using the umbrella fandom tag (Fandom X - All Media Types, or Fandom Y and related fandoms, for example), or nominating each continuity separately (Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy VIII, &c.). Please check in at the Brainstorming Post to see if you have any overlap with another participant and keep in mind that we'll be using only the top 100 or so fandoms.

Adding fandoms during nominations is not a commitment to participating in the exchange itself! We'd love to have you, but if you just want to make sure the bases are covered for friends or to make sure there is something you're interested in if you do sign up, go right ahead! No one can write it or request it if it isn't nominated.

If you're still unsure about how the exchange works, make sure you take a look at our FAQ page.

If you need to let the mods know information about your fandom that will help it get approved or tagged properly, please leave that info in the comments so we can refer to it when we review nominations. Any other questions or comments or discussion of nominations can take place here as well.

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