3 Sentence Ficathon - how about February 1?

[rthstewart]

Sosnacky gave me a nudge and asked if I would host 3SF this year and if so, when?

So how does February 1 look?  I typically hold it for the month but I'm open to a shorter period of time or starting it a day or two earlier so we have the benefit of the weekend.  I never did pull my fills from last year to post them.  People continue to post fills to old prompts all year. 

I'm not inclined to change the format or rules from last year.  For something this large, it's amazing how well it all works.  The only problems tend to arise from my bad html coding skills. 

You can read more about the 3SF rules, such as they are, here.

The most important thing I want to draw your attention to is that given how big and fast this moves, and that fills are, in theory, only 3 sentences, we don't require warnings for spoilers, content warnings or triggers.  You participate at your own risk.  Posters often will voluntarily include tags if they want, but they don't have to.  If that's not going to work for you, this isn't the right place for you. 

Edit to add:  People can get really intimidated by the volume and speed and try to not let that sap your enjoyment or discourage participation.  Some people love scrolling through pages of prompts. Others can't do it.  I tell you now the only person who reads most of the prompts and fills is me.  You don't have to read every page, you don't have to participate the whole time, you can fill an already filled prompt, you can can leave a prompt that's already been prompted before.  Also, the speed and volume lessen a lot in the last 2 weeks and once we open up a second post, so if it's more comfortable, wait until it slows down a little and they wade in.  We want to see you!

Leave any comments and suggestions in the comments below, including suggested dates.

Thank you!

Comments

[alexseanchai]

OH SWEET

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Yes yes yes! :)))

[edenfalling]

*cheers and throws confetti*

I think a month is a good length, and am in favor of starting on the Saturday or Sunday before February 1 if people in general are okay with that -- and, of course, if it won't be too much trouble for you!

[st_aurafina]

Ooh, yay!! I will try my best to be around for that!

[smallhobbit]

Looking forward to it.

[vialethe]

I was plotting with Snacky about it yesterday (be warned, we are in a Taylor Swift phase) and was about to poke you myself! As always, I CAN'T WAIT.

(I also read...every single prompt. Always. I don't read all the fills, admittedly.)

[ultra_fic]

Yes! I love 3SF! :) Feb is fine with me, and so much the better if we start on the weekend before. FWIW, I read every prompt too, but not every fill.

[chanter1944]

Whenever you want to host 3SF is fine by me! I'm delighted it's happening at all, and thank you in advance. :)

[harmony_lover]

Yay! I am going to try to dip my toe in more this year. I have been really absent the last couple of years, both because there always has been a lot happening and because, yes, the pages and pages of prompts are intimidating, but the fic is SO good. So happy the tradition continues! :) <3

[undeadrobins]

Oh yes! 3SF is one of my favourites ♥♥♥

[jjhunter]

yessssssssss, I would be delighted to do this in February!

Also, one thing that people besides you can do to help make this more accessible is help index the 3SF so that it's easier to other people to find prompts for specific fandoms, or by specific people. This doesn't mean that one has to volunteer to index the entire thing - it can be as easy as posting in one's one space the links for one's own prompts, or all the ones for Star Wars, etc.

Also, this is the kind of event where navigating by 'Top-Level Comments Only' can be such a gift - go hunting for ones with zero comments from there, etc.

[marmota_b]

I have zero suggestions because I'm a more casual participant if any anyway (most of the fandoms usually pass me by) - so just a thank you for running this. :-)

[colls]

This has been so fun in the past, I'm glad to hear you're running it again.

[petra]

I'm so glad you're doing this again! 3SF is a beautiful thing.

[libbi]

I was just thinking about 3SF the other day! I had hoped another round would start soon. February sounds like a good month to me. ♥

[betony]

♥ ♥ ♥ Looking forward to it!

[oldmanatom]

just a random 3SF lurker/late filler, but i wanted to say that i'm really looking forward to this year's ficathon! i found out about it toward the end of last year's, and had a great time filling prompts over the course of the year.

thanks for all the work you put in to host it. i'll be sure to check back around February 1st for the kickoff! :)

[last_haven]

Oh! I was hoping this would be soon, now I can't wait. Thank you for hosting and all the work you do.

[mad_madam_m]

I'm just thrilled you're going to host it again! The 3SF has been a bright spot and a much-needed bit of fun for me two years running now, and my friend kalira and I were talking about a month or so ago about how much we were looking forward to it again. February 1 works great for me, but if you want to start it Jan. 30 so we get a weekend in at the beginning, I'm here for that, too. I'm excited! :-D

[kalira]

Glee! I'm so happy you're hosting it again, I love the 3SF so much; it's a ton of fun and light distraction while stretching some different writing muscles than I do usually. The length of February again sounds great to me but I'm easy!

I also read every last prompt, though I don't read every fill! (only the ones in my fandoms, less ships I know aren't my cup of tea) Last year I pretty much opened a browser window just for the 3SF and kept it open the length of the event, reading through new prompts and occasionally rereading over ones already left, with a row of tabs of prompts I wanted to try filling. X3

[schoolsasaint]

Looking forward to actually participating this year! Feb is as good a time as any.