Assignments go out in an hour

[bridgetmkennitt]

I just got home from the hospital so give me about an hour before assignments go out. If you haven't finished writing your letter and/or wrote it but haven't unlocked your letter yet, this is the time.

Assignments are out

[bridgetmkennitt]

Assignments have been sent out so check your email inboxes (or Spam folders). The deadline for stories is July 3. If you haven't finished writing your letters, please do so as soon as possible to give your writers time to write your story. Keep an eye out for mod emails in case I have to contact you for questions from your writer. If your assignment doesn't include a letter, check out the posts on on LJ | on DW in case they posted there.

Your assigned stories and treats over 1000 words should be uploaded to Not Prime Time 2014. Stories under 1000 words as well as non-fic works should be uploaded in Prime Time Madness 2014.

NPT_Producer is live. This account is meant for those who have stories that don't quite fit their recipient's wishes or for those people who wanted to write a particular story but had no one to gift it to. The NPT Producer is here for you! The producer, however, is a busy person, so can only thank you for the work, but you are guaranteed that thank you comment.

As well, treats can be uploaded early, with or without recipient already tagged if you want to keep the surprise a little longer. We have the list of who is assigned to who. Treats won't randomly become main gifts unless absolutely necessary and we'll ask the treat writer first.

All requests will be revealed when the Madness collection opens for uploading on May 5.

This year pinch hits will be run through our npt_admin comms. More information will be posted later today as will pinch hits.

If you want to participate in word wars, beta finding, or just someone to chat with, there is always Yuletide's chat #yuletide. Instructions on how to log in.

Good luck, everyone! Stories are due July 3rd.

Pinch Hitting

[bridgetmkennitt]

What is pinch pitting?
Pinch hitting means writing a story for someone whose assigned writer has dropped out. Once you have got a pinch hit you are under the same obligations for it as if it were your main assignment.

Who can pinch hit?
Anyone - but you will need an AO3 account to upload the story (if you need an invite code, the mods can give you one). Particularly you are not require to be a participant in the original exchange.

How will it work?
For this round, when there are pinch hits to go out, each pinch hit will be posted to the npt_admin comm with screened comments. Just respond to the post with your AO3 name and email.

After around 24 hours after the pinch hit is sent out one of the respondents will be picked at random to be assigned this pinch hit. They will be emailed to that effect. The delay is to allow people in all the different timezones to have a chance at pinch hits and for people to be able to think about it before claiming pinch hits.

How do you track the comm?
You can track either on LJ's Manage Message Settings or DW's Manage Message Settings by either tracking new entries to the comm or tagging entries tagged "pinch hitting."

Deadlines
Except for last minute pinch hits the deadline is the same as for regular assignments. Unless the pinch hit email specifies a different deadline, your story must be uploaded by then.

Rewards For Non-Participant Pinch Hitters
If you are not a participant but upload a story for a pinch hit, the mods will ask you if you want to have prompts added to the list. There are no promises that a story will be written for you.

I didn't get the pinch hit, can I write a story anyway?
Yes! The more stories the better!

Pinch hitting batch #1

[bridgetmkennitt]

There are four pinch hits available. If you'd like to write for one of them, please comment below with which pinch hit you'd like, your AO3 name, and your email. Comments are screened. 24 hours later, a name will be chosen randomly for each pinch hit.

( Pinch Hit #1 - Taken )

( Pinch Hit #2 - Taken )

( Pinch Hit #3 - Taken )

( Pinch Hit #4 - Taken )