I think it's probably easier in smaller exchanges, like up to maybe 30 people. If only one or two other people are asking for your fandom, it's simple but when it comes to bigger fandoms, it is probably more complicated. Then again, I'm definitely going to attempt to game for Mistletoe so we'll see how it goes. And I totally caved and signed up for Yuletide btw so I will let you know how it works out. I don't know why they don't let you see requests. I saw the 2020 and there are like, 300 pages so maybe it is just too many. I never asked or found out. This is my first time. I wasn't in the Exchange scene when I was in fandom last and I only knew of Yuletide after when I saw people on Tumblr posting their letters. There is an app and a place where you can post your letters/requests early but you still probably only get a small sample size.
Makes sense. That is true around America too. Ted Lasso is set in London (Richmond?) but there are players from different backgrounds. One character is from Manchester and there are others from Nigeria, etc. I have such a paranoia about just going off others fics because I worry about copying by accident but that is good advice, thank you. LOL that is definitely a different style but I'm glad you were able to work it out!
For sure. You do see them a lot and from different parts too. As a reader, I honestly rarely even notice the spellings- the only thing that usually stands out to be is the mum/mom word choice. And it is interesting for sure! You're right about fandom having an American slant and also a lot of Americans tend to assume others are also from here. Wow, I didn't know that a comm like that existed but I'm not surprised. I remember with Harry Potter, there was definitely some advice out there on how to write British characters but I never got around to writing fic for that fandom so it wasn't relevant.
You should definitely write more British characters! I've only written one, with Peggy, but there's no time like the present lol
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Makes sense. That is true around America too. Ted Lasso is set in London (Richmond?) but there are players from different backgrounds. One character is from Manchester and there are others from Nigeria, etc. I have such a paranoia about just going off others fics because I worry about copying by accident but that is good advice, thank you. LOL that is definitely a different style but I'm glad you were able to work it out!
For sure. You do see them a lot and from different parts too. As a reader, I honestly rarely even notice the spellings- the only thing that usually stands out to be is the mum/mom word choice. And it is interesting for sure! You're right about fandom having an American slant and also a lot of Americans tend to assume others are also from here. Wow, I didn't know that a comm like that existed but I'm not surprised. I remember with Harry Potter, there was definitely some advice out there on how to write British characters but I never got around to writing fic for that fandom so it wasn't relevant.
You should definitely write more British characters! I've only written one, with Peggy, but there's no time like the present lol