I AM HERE TO HELP.

For example, it might help you to know that the first time I signed up for Yuletide, I had never written fan fiction at ALL. And yet I survived! Yuletide is really great for pushing you to write a story; I have had many years where my Yuletide story was the only one I posted. For me, it works because I know I'm writing in a fandom so small that my contribution is likely to be a significant fraction of the total available word count, which makes me feel less pressure to be GREAT. (I mean, I'm in small fandoms. I know that when you're desperate, you're thrilled with anything.) Also, the deadline makes me finish AND SUBMIT the story, even when I don't think it's perfect (and I never think it's perfect or even good enough). And stalking my recipient motivates me to write, because - there's this specific person! Waiting for a story! LET'S GET WRITING.

So at least for me Yuletide is a great way to get back into writing. Plus, yes, it's fun.

And clearly your hindbrain is READY TO YULETIDE. You don't want to argue with your hindbrain, do you?

JOINNNNN USSSSSSS.