I enjoy writing most because it’s the part I can control. A bad gift can’t ruin my exchange that way. I don’t need deadlines so I can treat without signing up fine, but I only like writing to other peoples prompts so I treat widely rather than writing on my own outside of exchanges. 99% of my fics I never would have written had someone else not requested or prompted for it. I love the feeling of knowing I hit exactly what they were hoping for or suprised them with something they never dreamed of by taking an interesting approach with a generic prompt.
The reason why I sign up rather than PH or treating only is because I want fic in fandoms I am not comfortable writing in. Usually my fandoms are so small that if I don't request then nobody will, or the people who do want stuff I wouldn't want to read if that's what their gift was. If the gift I get sucks then :( but I usually get treats and my main gifts are pretty good to great, so there’s an incentive even if theres a risk of a dud. I also make the letters I wish to recieve, so knowing that someone else possibly enjoyed their Yuletide thanks to being able to cater a fic to my heart’s ideal is the icing on top of the goodfic cake.
Re: Why and How You Participate In Yuletide
The reason why I sign up rather than PH or treating only is because I want fic in fandoms I am not comfortable writing in. Usually my fandoms are so small that if I don't request then nobody will, or the people who do want stuff I wouldn't want to read if that's what their gift was. If the gift I get sucks then :( but I usually get treats and my main gifts are pretty good to great, so there’s an incentive even if theres a risk of a dud. I also make the letters I wish to recieve, so knowing that someone else possibly enjoyed their Yuletide thanks to being able to cater a fic to my heart’s ideal is the icing on top of the goodfic cake.