Dead Bunny Exchange?

[apollinav]

Please feel free to tell me what a monumentally bad idea this is, but it struck me and I thought I'd float it.  There seem to be fic exchanges left/right, for about everything under the sun.  And I'm fully aware that people are burnt out at this point.

What about a Dead Bunny Exchange?  Everyone has 1 or 2 chapters of a fic that went nowhere.  Or maybe you penned a little something and then your Muse gave you the finger.  Whatever.  But how does the idea grab you of exchanging them and having someone else finish your dead plot bunny?  Has anyone ever done this?

Just a thought.

Yeah, I don't have that kind of time either.

Comments

[miamadwyn.livejournal.com]

As a side issue, this topic (sort of) came up in comments on another LJ. And several people voiced intent to maim if somebody picked up one of their abandoned fics with intent to finish it for them.

So make sure, if you pursue this, that it's clearly defined and doesn't involve going out and finding abandoned fics to finish. Because just because somebody hasn't updated in a long time doesn't mean they want somebody else stepping in.

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

No, no, no. Not at all. That would be highly crass and utterly wrong. No I was thinking of a voluntary exchange, like any other. Offering your own work.

Ye gads!

I hope nobody got that impression. And if I did have an abandoned fic hanging out their, I think I'd track down whomever attempted to finish without permission and murder with my bear hands.

[miamadwyn.livejournal.com]

Use your scissor-hands. Even scarier!

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

Are you mocking my BEAR hands?

Grrr!

[miamadwyn.livejournal.com]

Admiring.