I am totally biased, and totally in favor of you doing it. Also saw in the comments here that the mods will be making a post(s?) about how to give constructive feedback, so there’s be some guidance there (which I'm also exited for. Plus it generally seems like Vaysh and Nox are being super thoughtful about how to make this a good experience)
The length thing…yeah, intimidating as hell, and I’m totally writing a PWP. So, hey, if you go that route you won’t be alone! I’m thinking of it as “porn with character development” instead of “porn without plot” but, you know, it’s both. Writing shorter pieces is something I want to work on, so there was an inducement there in addition to the intimidation factor, but when I thought about what I would want feedback on - smut, character development, nonverbal communication, whether what I think is subtle is actually subtle vs invisible or forced, a bunch of other stuff that’s escaping me at the moment - a PWP lent itself pretty well to that. And it’s going to be sort of small-scale (two characters in a room one moment in time, which, I'd probs do something similar even if it wasn't porny) so it can still feel complete and fleshed out in 7k. That has everything to do with what I want feedback on and your mileage may vary, but thinking in those terms was helpful re: considering whether/how on earth I could tell a story in less than 7k. Which did seem kind of impossible! But I *think* is working. Hopefully.
The thing that really got me off the fence, though, was that it’s such a unique opportunity. That and some inducement from my beta. Which I am more than happy to pass on. *entices*
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The length thing…yeah, intimidating as hell, and I’m totally writing a PWP. So, hey, if you go that route you won’t be alone! I’m thinking of it as “porn with character development” instead of “porn without plot” but, you know, it’s both. Writing shorter pieces is something I want to work on, so there was an inducement there in addition to the intimidation factor, but when I thought about what I would want feedback on - smut, character development, nonverbal communication, whether what I think is subtle is actually subtle vs invisible or forced, a bunch of other stuff that’s escaping me at the moment - a PWP lent itself pretty well to that. And it’s going to be sort of small-scale (two characters in a room one moment in time, which, I'd probs do something similar even if it wasn't porny) so it can still feel complete and fleshed out in 7k. That has everything to do with what I want feedback on and your mileage may vary, but thinking in those terms was helpful re: considering whether/how on earth I could tell a story in less than 7k. Which did seem kind of impossible! But I *think* is working. Hopefully.
The thing that really got me off the fence, though, was that it’s such a unique opportunity. That and some inducement from my beta. Which I am more than happy to pass on. *entices*