I need help filling in this sign up form!

[lauren3210]

Okay so, a bunch of you guys pointed me towards the hd_erised fic exchange, and thank you for the hint, because I have decided to sign up. The only problem is, I'm now stressing on how to answer these questions! I mean, how do I give one sentence on why I love H/D? I literally got asked this question on Tumblr, and my answer ended up being about 2k long and I still wasn't done! But more seriously, what do I put for things I like to read about? Does it have to be super specific, or more general? Like, do I write something like, "I like reading about Draco being a Potions Master running his own company", or "I like a Draco who is good at potions" (I actually have very few feelings about Draco and his affiliation with potions, but as an example)? I mean, I could easily come up with a list of vague things I like to read about (8th year fics, something plotty, lots of banter and dialogue, stuff like that) and stuff that I don't (infidelity, pairing character death, unhappy endings), but should I be more specific than that?

Also, should I put down the kinds of tropes or kinks I would be interested in writing? Because I can pretty much attempt to write any content (barring a few personal squicks). Basically, I just need an idea on exactly how specific I need to be in the sign up, and any advice would be great!

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[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice! I've had a look through last year's sign ups that capitu linked me too, and there's definitely quite a variation on how much detail people put down. I think I'm going to go somewhere down the middle - a long list of things that I like/don't like to be included, but leave the plot open for inspiration. Thank you for being so sweet, these things do tend to trigger my social anxiety, even when I really want to get involved, LOL!