Should Bonus Pairings Move to Bimonthly?
Added 2018-08-23 15:18:18 +0000 UTCHello, my lovelies! I'm messaging you with this first because, as $3+ pledgers, you gain the most from the monthly Bonus Pairings and would be impacted most by a change. I'd really appreciate your thoughts! :)
So, I've been thinking for a while now that the Bonus Pairings represent a pretty big investment of work, considering they rarely connect to the main stories too heavily (on average, each BP ends up at about 11k words, compared to an average of 6-8k for normal stories). On the other hand, they're fun, and let me stretch outside the normal continuities a little.
I thought I'd bring the question to you! We've been doing BPs for about a year now. Should they move to once-every-two-months, or are we happy where we are?
The Pros: More time to focus on the main storylines, and to focus on making the BPs higher-quality overall.
The Cons: Fewer Bonus Pairings, fewer BP polls (meaning you get less bang for your buck when submitting requests), and fewer AltEnds. Pretty obvious stuff.
Comments
Just go with whichever is easier on your schedule, as it benefits no one if you overtax yourself :) That said, if you're feeling generous and adventurous I wouldn't mind the cheeky monthly BP every once in a while xD
Raava
2018-08-26 04:46:03 +0000 UTCI'm usually on the losing side of the BP votes, so, like Doug Ford, I'm going to take my democracy ball and go home. ;) Bimonthly!
Zyzzyva Nineteen-Thirty-Six
2018-08-23 17:16:08 +0000 UTCI support any choice you make as long as you keep writing, the bonus pairings are fun but I wouldn't be upset if they went to one every two months.
Yshomatsu
2018-08-23 16:11:28 +0000 UTCThank you! I appreciate this. I have a lowkey preference for moving to bimonthly, but my main priority is to make sure people who are giving me money to write stories feel like I'm giving them what they paid for! :P
Lorelei
2018-08-23 15:28:28 +0000 UTCMy preference is whatever makes you enjoy writing the most. The only thing I'm worried about is you burning out and not producing anything. :)
Gene
2018-08-23 15:25:23 +0000 UTC
