Author reveals!

[killabeez]

When I initially ran the matchups, AO3 gave me so many repeats, I decided to make a spreadsheet and do matching manually. I combed through previous fests on AO3, LJ, and DW, as many as I could find, and made this spreadsheet.

I don't know that we'll be able to achieve this ever again, but I was able to make sure no one was writing for anyone they had written for previously (though it is possible I missed someone)—with the exception of mackiedockie writing for dswdiane, which hadn't happened in 16 years.

And so, with no futher ado:

A Christmas Toast by dkwilliams for adabsolutely
Closing Up Shop by Merfilly for pennywashburne
Secrets by dswdiane (pinch hit) for Black Dwarf
A Lesson in Steel by Raine_Wynd for coralysendria
Cornuacopiae by merriman for havocthecat
Temporis Partus Maximus by Banbury for morgynleri
Properly Executed by Nicky_Gabriel for Banbury
Kastagir's Hotel Américain by pennywashburne for Merfilly
Follow The Gleam by hafital for raine
The Road Forward by havocthecat for argentum_ls
Tales of SG-1 by Morgyn Leri for teratornis
Destinations by dswdiane for hafital
Silver Seed by adabsolutely for nicky_gabriel
Midnight Train by mackiedockie for dswdiane
Metaphorically Speaking by argentum_ls for brightknightie
Orogenesis by Teratornis for killabeez
Hakobore by Brightknightie for merriman
Hard Truths by Black_Dwarf for mackiedockie
Prophecies For An Immortal by coralysendria for dkwilliams
The Pirate, The Rebels, The Thief, and Her Lover by killabeez for unovis

Comments

[nicky_gabriel]

Wow, I can’t even imagine how much work you had to put into making these matchups!
I think we all here admire not only your style, but also your dedication and care for this event <3
Thank you for making it happen! So many wonderful stories :)

[killabeez]

Collecting all the past assignments was tricky, but it was surprisingly easy to find compatible assignments that helped avoid repeats. I'm still learning! Big shoes to fill. And I'm so glad you joined us this year. :)

[lferion]

I should have shared my matching spreadsheet with you — I didn’t do everyone ever all the way back, but I certainly did everyone who signed up that year.

Congratulations! That is a real job of work and love. I do not know how amandr did it all those years.

[killabeez]

And thank YOU for stepping in when you were most needed. It's lovely to see you posting here. :)

[senmut]

Thank you mods and writers and readers! A wonderful fest!

[killabeez]

Now I have put the pieces together (I am slow!) and I know your various pen names. :) Apologies that I missed that you were Merfilly!

[senmut]

No apologies needed. The experiment of walking away from my nom de plume was a very unsatisfactory one. And I LOVED my assignment. It's not as if I have participated all that often!

[killabeez]

You did a beautiful job with it. But now I have you in my spreadsheet o'doom properly. :)

[argentum_ls]

That is an impressive spreadsheet, and an even more impressive dedication to keeping the exchange fresh.

[killabeez]

I messed up, though, because I didn't realize that Merfilly and Sharpest Asp were the same person. Oh, well. Fixed it now!

[annavere]

I'm going to second everyone showering praise on the spreadsheet. It is truly admirable and kind of hypnotizing to look at.

[killabeez]

♥

[hafital]

Agreed! Also I just admire a well-organized spreadsheet.

[annavere]

So should we all!

[hafital]

I have a memory of one year amandr saying we were an incestuous lot. 🤣

[killabeez]

I mean, I've been in SPN fandom since 2005, so.

[raine]

Same, and some of us know each other's fics on sight, apparently. :-)