You can nominate up to 3 shows--but you don't have to.
When it comes time to sign up you have to request a story (actually you request 3 or 4 so that a person can be matched to you to write one) and you offer to write four different fandoms.
If you just want to write you can just get on the pinch hitter list, which means that you'll get notified of requests where the writer dropped out. But those get snatched up quickly and they wouldn't necessarily be for The Americans. Your third option would just be to look at any requests people posted that were for The Americans (if they do a Yuletide letter they'll post a most detailed description of their request, often in their lj) and write it as a treat for them. So you're not really doing the exchange, but you're writing a gift story for somebody who wants it.
Does that make sense?
Your last line is why they have the nomination process--it's so people can nominate at least 3 fandoms they want or think they can write for if someone requests it.
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When it comes time to sign up you have to request a story (actually you request 3 or 4 so that a person can be matched to you to write one) and you offer to write four different fandoms.
If you just want to write you can just get on the pinch hitter list, which means that you'll get notified of requests where the writer dropped out. But those get snatched up quickly and they wouldn't necessarily be for The Americans. Your third option would just be to look at any requests people posted that were for The Americans (if they do a Yuletide letter they'll post a most detailed description of their request, often in their lj) and write it as a treat for them. So you're not really doing the exchange, but you're writing a gift story for somebody who wants it.
Does that make sense?
Your last line is why they have the nomination process--it's so people can nominate at least 3 fandoms they want or think they can write for if someone requests it.