I'm totally with you on the time period aspect of this. And, yes, there is A LOT more emphasis to write huge works on exchanges, etc.
You know, something else just occurred to me here (in regards to length.) I think that different ships have different cultures - especially in regards to length. A lot of people in this fest were also R/S (or Marauder) people and, for some reason, it's a group that tends toward shorter works. For example, nearly all of the works in rs_games were under 8,000 words and there were only a few that were over 10,000. Also, rs_small_gifts is one of the most popular fests in the ship and everything there is expected to be around 1,500 words. In fact, other than Big Bangs, most R/S or Marauder-based fests tend to produce shorter works. I wonder why?
By contrast, I've noticed that most ships that revolve around Harry, Ron, or Snape tend to produce very, very long works.
Oh, I totally agree about Regulus' lack of sexuality. He WAS very young. He was also a Death Eater and, from what we are told, very obsessed with Voldie, etc. He might have been so into his cause that he really wasn't into dating. (Isn't that what Rowling said about Sirius, too? LOL)
Who do you usually ship? Do you do a lot of fests? I really stay mostly with the Marauders, but I am doing my first femmeslash fest this year.
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You know, something else just occurred to me here (in regards to length.) I think that different ships have different cultures - especially in regards to length. A lot of people in this fest were also R/S (or Marauder) people and, for some reason, it's a group that tends toward shorter works. For example, nearly all of the works in
By contrast, I've noticed that most ships that revolve around Harry, Ron, or Snape tend to produce very, very long works.
Oh, I totally agree about Regulus' lack of sexuality. He WAS very young. He was also a Death Eater and, from what we are told, very obsessed with Voldie, etc. He might have been so into his cause that he really wasn't into dating. (Isn't that what Rowling said about Sirius, too? LOL)
Who do you usually ship? Do you do a lot of fests? I really stay mostly with the Marauders, but I am doing my first femmeslash fest this year.