Cam Mitchell ficathon?

[bluflamingo]

So, because I have the will-power of a weak willed newt, I've sort of agreed to run a Cam Mitchell ficathon (blame kazbaby, she suggested it). The idea being that, having come late to SG1, there's a lack of 'trope' fic for Mitchell (aliens make them do it, slavery, amnesia, gender swap, mpreg etc), and that this is a terrible travesty which must be rectified.

Which, you know, it's not like we need *less* fic about the guy.

So, my questions are:
-Dreamwidth, livejournal, or both?
-Got any more suggestions for tropes, other than this list
-Would you prefer it to be an exchange, where people list pairings and tropes and I match you, or a prompt-based thing, where people pick their trope and then write whatever pairing/gen appeals to them?

I'm thinking sign-ups would open end of next week for about a week, and the deadline would be end of September, maybe?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Enthusiastic declarations of intent to write epic Cam Mitchell wing fic (you know you want to! If only so I don't end up doing it)

Comments

[sid]

I think we overlooked jammies!fic. ;-)

I would suggest a prompt-based thingy, just because there's less pressure that way.

Perhaps for the SECOND Annual Cam Mitchell-a-thon... but I digress. :-D

Maybe on DW with lots of pimping on LJ?

[skieswideopen]

Excellent! I was hoping you'd be talked into this! (I can probably help, if you need it.)

I'm rather fond of prompt-based ficathons along the lines of apocalypse_kree, but I know they tend to have higher dropout rates than exchange ficathons, which is obviously a disadvantage. (On the plus side, this format would mean less work for you.)

Are you thinking of soliciting prompts (scenarios, etc.) to be combined with the tropes, or just giving writers a trope (and possibly a pairing) and setting them loose?

I have no preference on the Dreamwidth vs. LiveJournal question.

[kazbaby]

I think it'd work to do it like vid_commentary is running things. They're basically mirroring everything from one journal to the other.

I also vote for listing all of the tropes and letting people claim them.

I'll shift items from the comments up to the main post so they're easy to check out once I get done with dinner and family stuff.

Oh, and Yay!Cam Ficathon!

(list has now been updated in main post.)

[princessofgeeks]

i have no preferences as to LJ or DW, and I certainly can't write to deadline any more, but I am cheering you on and will certainly read and FB.

GO YOU!

[slybrarian]

Personally, I'd go for prompt-based, but it's not a huge deal either way. Same with DW vs LJ - DW is what I'd prefer, but LJ is fine as well.

[sid]

Another trope suggestion (from the woman who is streaming Burn Notice): it's a new trope, but it's a honey: Cam/Victor.

[scrollgirl]

Prompts would be good. I wish Big Bang wasn't eating my brains, but I doubt I'd do a good job with a fic exchange. I think you should host the ficathon on DW but mirror it on LJ. Is there an existing Cam community on LJ? You could probably ask to mirror there?

[gigerisgod]

ooh, i'm in.

i say DW and LJ.

and hey, whatever is easiest for you, matching pairings and/or tropes or exchange/pick and write.

[forestgreen]

This is an awesome idea. I personally prefer DW.

The deadline is going to be a problem for me, because I'm participating in SGA Bigbang which has a deadline for end of September, too. I don't know how many people will be affected by this.

Then again, my SGA Bigbang story is John/Cam so, even if I can't make it to this ficathon due to conflicting deadlines, I'll still be contributing something to the awesomeness that is Cameron Mitchell.

[cesy]

I'd prefer DW because it's easier for me to follow things.