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Announcement
Hello All,
this is your handy-dandy Webmaster speaking with a
rather important announcement about the site,
(click
here for updated contributor's guidelines)
After a great deal of thought and
consideration, I've decided that Pink Rabbit will no
longer be accepting Xena fanfic from new authors.
The site will continue to accept Xena stories from
folks who already have stories archived on the site,
and non-Xena f/f fanfic is very definitely wanted
from any and all. There are so many Xena fanfic
sites out there for alternative stories that I don't
feel like it's cutting off a much needed source, so
it seems like a good time to make a change I've been
considering for awhile. I've learned an amazing
amount through the Xena fanfic and artwork, and will
forever be grateful for all of the friendships and
support that have come through it, but it's time for
me to cut back a bit. I've evolved along with this
site from its inception, and I personally see this
as just another step on that path.
As for why, the sad truth is that
I'm kind of burned out on Xena. The show has become
something I rarely enjoy, while the characters have
mutated into people I don't respect or even like
very much. Frankly, I've found this disaffection
leaking over into my enjoyment of much of the fanfic,
and I think it would be best to cut back now so that
I can best serve the authors and stories hosted by
the site. With my personal interest in Xena waning
and my free time limited, I don't feel I'm able to
give new authors the kind of attention they deserve,
not because of the stories, but because of my own
feelings. In short, all too often of late, it just
hasn't been fun, and I've always been firm on the
point that this is a hobby. If it's not fun, don't
do it.
For those authors who already have
works hosted on the site, continued submission of
Xena stories will be accepted, and I will endeavor
to continue to live up to the trust you've placed in
me. Truly, I am grateful for efforts and talents of
the contributors to this site and would hate to let
any of you down.
Stories already submitted for
consideration will still be on the docket unless an
author wishes to pull their story. The cutoff point
is as of the time this is posted. New authors are
welcome and in fact invited to submit stories from
other fandoms. I'll consider anything from Voyager,
to Stargate to The Practice or Law and Order, and
anything else you can think of.
And the future? Well, I'm hoping
to broaden Pink Rabbit's scope and make it more of a
multi-media site as well as adding more information
on web design and web art geared specifically for
fan sites. Xena has brought fans of f/f romance and
fanfic out of the closet (so to say), and I'm hoping
to go on providing a broad array of choices as well
as links and information. I'm also hoping to find a
little bit of time to do more writing and artwork.
Sooo, that's the story. Questions
and comments can be sent to pinkrabbit@altfic.com
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