That's it for round 13!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

The last fics for round 13 have been posted. I am very sorry about the irregular posting towards the end of the round; I wasn't home much in the last two weeks and didn't always have the time. My apologies; that won't happen again. You can find the masterlist for this round here. If you catch up on any fic and art you've missed, please take the time to comment. This goes especially for anyone who hasn't commented on their gift yet.

If you repost your fic on AO3, you can add it to the got_exchange collection. Thanks to everyone who has participated by writing, drawing, beta-reading, and commenting, and a special thank you to yaakov and leapylion3 for pinch-hitting. I hope that everyone enjoyed participating and liked the gift they received.

I'm going to figure out a schedule for the next round soon, but I'm thinking that we could fit in another round this year, maybe with sign-ups in early October and a deadline in late November - that way everything should be done before Yuletide and various Secret Santa deadlines in December. Does that sound okay?

Any feedback and suggestions are, as always, welcome. And again, I'm really sorry about the messy posting towards the end.

Comments

[minebyrights.livejournal.com]

Thanks for hosting! I now have to go through and actually read things, heh.

Another round in the fall before Yuletide/Secret Santa stuff gets going in earnest would be great for me, a good way to pass the time waiting. XD

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Heh, I hope you'll have fun reading. :D

Glad to hear that!

[cleromancy-fic.livejournal.com]

nano is in november, which might be something to consider. like, i know i was thinking about participating, but i know i wouldnt be able to do both gotex and nano at once, and idk which i'd choose.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Good point about NaNoWriMo, but I don't think there's any way we could avoid both NaNo and Yuletide if we still want another round this year, and I think there are more people doing Yuletide or other holiday fests than people doing NaNo (not to mention that December is also a busy RL time for many people). I'd try to get assignments out in October, so that would still give people a couple of weeks to write something before NaNo starts - maybe not long enough to write an epic, but enough time to write a shorter fic.

Otherwise, there'll definitely be another exchange in the new year, so if got-exchange + NaNo doesn't work out for you, there's always another round waiting. :)

[plaid-slytherin.livejournal.com]

That would be wonderful. I had an amazing time. Suffice to say I am now pulled hardcore into this fandom (Did I really write 30K in a month, Gdocs? I had no idea I had that much to say about Stannis) so I'm ready for anything whenever. Thank you so much for running it!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you enjoyed participating! And well, Stannis does that to people. *mod is a not so subtle Stannis fan* ;)

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Thank you for organizing another great exchange! I loved how so many of our fics coalesced around common themes this time around - it was a very happy coincidence.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Yay, glad you had fun participating again. :D

[j-okay.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for running this! I had a great time.

October-November is good for me. I wouldn't mind waiting until the new year if we can't fit in a round between other things (not because I'm participating in NaNo, etc., but because I'm a true lazy person). But if you do open sign ups for October, I'm game!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it. :)

I'm pretty sure we'll fit in another round, and maybe it'll just be a bit smaller than usual if a lot of people are busy with other things.

[originally_dw]

I enjoyed it very much, as usual. Thanks for all the hard work you put in!

I'd be happy to participate in another round this year as long as it doesn't overlap too much with Yuletide.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad you had fun. :) I'd definitely make sure to have the deadline still in November because I know that December is Yuletide time (for me too ;)), not to mention that many fandoms have other holiday fests and exchanges as well.

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Another round in the fall sounds excellent to me :D and thanks for hosting again <333

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Yay, good to know. :D

[crossingwinter.livejournal.com]

a yuletide thing sounds great from my perspective, but it might be good to bear in mind that some people might be writing for big bang? fics are due in the beginning of december for that. (on my end, that's not an issue, but i can't speak for others)!
thanks for all your work!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. But just like with NaNo, I think it might be hard to avoid an overlap there completely.

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

As long as the deadline is at least a couple of days after November 5th, I am in. /not-so-subtly-telling-you-my-last-exam-day

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

It'd be more likely in late November, so you should be good, my dear Lady Hand. ;)

[outboxed.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, if you make the deadline too early, you can just give me an extension anyway. (; It'd be terrible to break with tradition as your Lady Hand by not participating in round 15 after all these years after all, my liege.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Extensions, gasp, as if I'd ever grant anyone those. ;) And don't get ahead of yourself, it's only round 14 (but you should most definitely not break with tradition because I'd hate being the only one who did all rounds ;)).

[sarahblack.livejournal.com]

I had a lot of fun with this! It's the first time I ever did an exchange and it was a very nice experience. Thank you for hosting and being awesome. ^^

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed participating. :)

[emynithilien.livejournal.com]

I'm always up for another round of this exchange, and I have to congratulate you YET AGAIN for running another successful round! It's always fun to participate, and I find myself more likely to take the time to read these fics. ;)

Also, not to sound like I'm totally oblivious to the things that go on in fandom, but what's Yuletide?

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Always happy to hear that - and I'm always happy to have you for the exchange. :D

Yuletide is a multi-fandom exchange for smaller fandoms (i.e. fewer than 1000 fics) that takes place at the end of the year (the deadline is usually in mid-December and reveals are at Christmas). It's kind of a big deal for a lot of fandom people, so I don't want got-exchange to overlap with it (also because I don't want to have modly duties on my mind while doing Yuletide ;)).
ASOIAF is much too big to be eligible for Yuletide, but if you also have smaller fandoms you'd be interested in writing and receiving fic for, Yuletide might be for you. It's a great way of getting and writing fic for small fandoms that don't get a lot of fic the rest of the year.

[housecreepy.livejournal.com]

Congrats on another great round! It's not likely that I'll have time to participate in another exchange this year but I'll hold out for the next one and look forward to reading the fic and looking at the art for round 14! Loved my fic and had a great godless (mostly because of what I did to poor old Aeron) time writing your fantastic Victarion prompt.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

That's a pity, but I totally get it, end of the year is always busy for everyone. :) I'm very happy that you had fun participating again this time - I did absolutely adore the fic you wrote for me, so thanks again for that. :D