24 August 2014 @ 08:00 pm
Sign-Ups Are Open  
I encourage you to revisit the rules before rolling up your sleeves and signing up.

To be brief, and to borrow (rather heavily) from the sign-ups post from last year:

— You must have – and be logged into – an AO3 account to sign up.

— Please, folks, only sign up if you are 100% certain you will be able to complete your assignment by 18 October 2014.

* * * *

REQUESTS

— You may request four to six fandoms from the list of nominated fandoms.

— For each request, do not forget that you can request art, fic, or both.

— Each fandom must you request must have one to six pairings from the list of nominated pairings. If you choose to request any pairing, double-check the list of nominated pairings for that fandom and make certain that any of the pairings listed are all right by you.

— Your match will be based on fandom, pairing, and format (i.e. fic or art).

— The description section is optional, but it is a very good idea to include information like squicks (especially squicks), general likes, rating restrictions, and prompt ideas. Note, too, that there are things that can be done more easily in fic than in art (and vice versa), so keep that in mind. If you have a great deal to say, it might also be a good idea to link to a "Dear Author" letter in your journal explaining everything.

* * * *

OFFERS

— You may offer four to ten fandoms from the list of nominated fandoms.

— Each fandom you offer must have one to ten pairings from the list of nominated pairings, and, again, if you choose to offer any pairing, double-check the list of nominated pairings for that fandom and make certain that any of the pairings listed are all right by you.

— Again, as for requests, you can offer art, fic, or both.

* * * *

Good notes to remember from last year.

— Occasionally, after you select a fandom, pairings you want might not appear in the drop-down menu despite already being in the tag set. If that happens, please copy and paste the pairing you want from the tag set, but remember that you need to get it exactly the same as it is there.

— You may edit your sign up as much as you like between now and the close of sign-ups.

— Please, please read over your sign-ups one last time before they close. After all, what if you ticked the wrong box?

— Sign-ups close at 5 PM (PDT) on 3 September 2014.

And now, without further ado:

Go here to sign up. :-)

EDIT: Also note that, since there are a number of fandoms that are still listed as Uncategorized, it might not be a bad idea to have a look-see inside that region of the tag set, too.
 
 
( Post a new comment )
stranger: Delenn[personal profile] stranger on August 27th, 2014 04:45 am (UTC)
Query about OFCs
In looking through the list of nominated fandoms and pairings, I'm often intrigued by the "Named Character/OFC" entries in a number of fandoms, and also the "Original Work" category. When I think of writing one of these, the original character(s) often turn into other media characters in my mental story sketch, crossovers or similar pick-ups from TV, song, story or mythic archetypes. Is this within the spirit of the rules? Should actual named crossover characters be avoided in these situations, or embraced?
(Reply) (Thread) (Link)
Muccamukk: B5: Like a Boss[personal profile] muccamukk on August 27th, 2014 05:24 am (UTC)
Re: Query about OFCs
There aren't any rules that apply to this, but I'd avoid explicit crossovers.

If, for example, I asked for fic Delenn/OFC and my writer decided to make it Delenn/Kara Thrace because that seemed like a cool pairing to them, my author has no way of knowing that I hate BSG and everything about it.* Now if my author wrote about Delenn and a smart mouthed fighter pilot with mommy issues, who was similar to Kara but had the serial numbers filed off, I'd mind it less, probably. The same holds true of Original Works category.

Unless your recipient just straight up lists the characters or crossovers they might like, I'd stay away from existing canon characters.


*I don't hate BSG, but as an example.
(Reply) (Parent) (Thread) (Link)
stranger: Delenn[personal profile] stranger on August 27th, 2014 06:00 am (UTC)
Re: Query about OFCs
Thanks for the prompt answer! This is a good clarification, and makes sense to me.
(Reply) (Parent) (Link)