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Thanks for the kind words and birthday wishes, Terri. :-)

Now may I take a moment to reveal my complete newbieness and ask what the heck the SeSa is? I've seen it mentioned all over and I still have no clue what it is, and have hitherto been too embarrassed to ask.

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ravenbat.livejournal.com

*whimpers and cringes*

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digital-diva.livejournal.com

and that sentence made no sense at all

Yes it did. Should I be scared? ;-)

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dreamtrance.livejournal.com

I dont do sesa. never have. never will.

does that make me a bad person?

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Of course it doesn't.

I get that a lot of people don't do the challenge thing and SeSa is a lot of pressure. I fully support anyone that doesn't want to do that.

Though I would be overjoyed if I got you for SeSa, but as it is I'm content with the stuff you do write.

I hope you didn't think I was being mean about non sesa people because I didn't intend that at all.

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You're more than welcome, honey.

Okay, SeSa is popslash's Secret Santa. It's a pretty big thing that's been running for a few years now. It's run on the lines as most secret santas I guess. You join, pick a pairing and situation you want someone to write for you and in return have to write for someone else. You have to pick two out of these choices, pure Nsync pairing, pure backstreet pairing and crossover. Then the person who gets assigned you gets to pick which of those two pairings they write. That's done so the Backstreet people get a bigger presence.

It's a load of fun, as you've seen it's a big thing and the reveal of all the stories on Christmas eve is cool. All the stories stay anon until the new year so there's lots of guessing going on.

Anyway, I'm not that good at explaining but the site is here (http://www.juppy.org/santa/index.php). If you have time I'd really consider doing it.

What they also do for new popslash writers is offer mentors who are established fans who work with newbies or anyone who needs them, usually on a one to one basis. I worked with Jae_W last year and she was a huge help when I was assigned a pairing that freaked me out at first.

And I bet that's clear as mud *g* Just ask if you have questions.

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You're going to be fantastic, honey.

You're going to produce the best SeSa stories ever, I know you are.

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LOL. I'm glad it made sense to someone. I looked at it and knew what I was trying to say but the words wouldn't behave ;)

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You don't like JoLa? *meep*

Last year I got JuC and while I don't really read the pairing all that often and never considered writing it, I did my best and my recipient seemed to like it. So, that's good. I'm kind of looking forward to getting the assignment, but I'm also a bit afraid. I really worry that I'm not able to write something decent or what if my recipient is an author I really admire (like you) ... wah! I should never have signed up. I'm already panicking and I don't even have my assignment yet.

*goes into hiding*

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LOL. I don't mind JoLa at all I just can't write it. I've done one JoLa story and it almost killed me. I had to scrap one draft it was so bad, and it was

interlock who's my beta and someone I trust totally about my writing even agreed *g* It's just...I don't know, I love Lance, I love Joey but I can never get that JoLa groove.

I was assigned Joey/JC or JC/Nick last year, looked at the e-mail and went arghhhh! *g* I was writing for

giddyupnow and I swear when she fed me back I relaxed for the first time in weeks.

I'm really looking forward to seeing my assignment but at the same time afraid too. My biggest fear is getting something saying I need to write for a well known kick ass writer...eep.

You totally should have signed up! I'd be overjoyed if you got me for your assignment because you're a good writer who cares about what she writes and that's the best thing ever.

So stop hiding!

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A-ha! Thank you so much, I no longer have to sit here scratching my head when I see those four letters. *g*

That looks like so much fun, and on the one hand I'd love to participate. I'm afraid my writing isn't up to par compared to other writers, and I wouldn't want to disappoint someone. Also, I don't know anything about BSB slash, and am not at all convinced I could pull it off, were I to be given that pairing. Hmm.

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nah I knew you werent being mean I was just playing :)

I'll never do SeSa because I will only write Chris. period.
and I know if I did it I'd get someone who wanted like Justin and JC.

and the majority of people don't like the kind of stuff I write.

so yeah. thats pretty much it.

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I thought so but had that eeep moment so thought I'd make sure *g*

I don't think I've been assigned a Chris pairing yet in the challenges I've joined. So far I've had JoLa, JuC and JoC. At least there's no lambs in that list ;)

and the majority of people don't like the kind of stuff I write.

Because they're idiots. It's that simple.

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*g* So, you might not want to get me then ;-). Well, you could always write the crossover pairing, I love that one as well *yum*.

Thanks for saying this :-), but I'm not always very confident about my writing. I mean, I always try my best. This has to count for something too, I think. I signed up again, because I enjoyed the process so much last year. I just hope I can write a satisfying story for my recipient.

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Not that I want to push you or anything but one of the cool things about SeSa is it's all about giving a gift. So all abilities should join, not that I think your writing is substandard in anyway.

Also, you can indicate if you're more comfortable writing Nsync, BSB or both if you're worried about that. I suspect if you tick Nsync only you'd get a Nsync pairing and a cross over then all you'd have to do is write the Nsync one.

It's fun really. Just don't quote me on that when I'm stressing two weeks before Christmas *g*

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As far as I know there will be a mentor system again this year. They started this last year where a more experienced popslash writer helps and supports and even betas the story of a "newbie." I had a mentor last year and it was fantastic and it helped me a lot with my writing.

Also, this year you can specify that you'll only get an assignment with a NSync pairing. That takes the pressure off a little bit.

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Not that I want to push you or anything but one of the cool things about SeSa is it's all about giving a gift.

Hmmm. That's a nice way to look at it.

I can't believe this, but I'm actually seriously considering signing up. Unless I can talk myself out of it. I've never had the nerve to sign up for any type of fic challenge/exchange before.

*bites fingernails*

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So if I get your name I'm going to run screaming into the night eh? *g* So this cross over, I hope it's Nick/Chris *happy place*

I'm sure you'll write a fantastic story and I believe trying your best always counts for something.

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Thanks for the info! How does one indicate that they'd like to be involved with the mentor system? I'm seriously considering taking part, especially since I could opt out of BSB fic.

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Last year they all did it in the SeSa community (

sesa_discuss), I assume they'll do it there this year as well. There was a post where people could ask for a mentor or volunteer to be a mentor in the comments.

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Well, you could do that ;-). I picked Nick/Lance for my crossover pairing, I hope that's close enough to your happy place ;-).

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Cool. Thanks for the info.

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I picked Nick/Lance for my crossover pairing, I hope that's close enough to your happy place ;-).

Close enough *g*

So I'm guessing you like Lance? ;)

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Honestly it's a good thing to sign up for, especially as it's pretty much fandom wide. You'll get sick of the sight of seeing SeSa soon I bet *g*

Plus there's the thing about you getting a story to your own specifications. That's always a good thing.

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So I'm guessing you like Lance? ;)

Just a tiny little bit *g*.

I thought about it for a long time if I should pick Trickyfish or JoLa for my SeSa pairing, but in the end JoLa won. There was this craving, there's not enough Joey slash and with Lance together *yum*.

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Well, I just signed up. Gah!

I mean, Yay! ;-D

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D'oh! LJ screwed up my icon selection. And in a cruelly ironic way, to boot.

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