Finish-a-thon 2007 Sign-ups!
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multificAnnouncing... finish-a-thon 2007! Yes, we're doing it again.
Remember all those poor, neglected plot bunnies that have been starving from lack of attention, because all those ficathons kept on having higher priority? The stories you wish you could finish, if only you could find the time? Well, fear not, the finish-a-thon is coming to the rescue!
The finish-a-thon is a ficathon, with all the ficathon-like things like deadlines and fellow volunteers to encourage you, but with this ficathon, you write your own ideas. But since part of the encouragement of a ficathon is writing things for other people, what we're going to do, is vote for which story ideas people should write.
This year I've decided to give a longer sign-up period.
Sign-ups are definitely closed now.
The way it works is this:
1) Sign up.
In your sign-up comment, list a short description all the plot bunnies, unfinished stories (apart from other ficathon stories) and vague ideas that you are putting up for voting on. Say what universe(s) it's in, a very brief description, and some idea of what rating and type (gen,het,slash) you think it will be, to give people a good idea of what they'd be voting for.
Also give your voting preference, whether you wish your story to be voted on by participants only, or all interested parties.
2) Join or friend![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
multific, so that you will recieve assigments, important notices, and reminders. I am NOT going to notify people individually.
3) A poll is made, each "question" consists of the potential stories of one participant.
4) We vote for which story we want each person to finish. The winning story in each section is the one which that author has to work on.
5) Each writer works on their winning story, and finishes it by the deadline. They then put it up on the web somewhere, either in their journal, or on a website.
6) I will post a master-list of all the stories, so that people can find them.
7) Everyone rejoices!
Australia and New Zealand:
(Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Sign-ups begin: 7th August 2007
Sign-ups end: 6am, 24th August 2007
Poll is put up: 25th/26th August 2007
Voting ends: 6am, 31st August 2007
Stories finished: 6am, 27th October 2007
The Rest of the World (yes, that includes America):
(Greenwitch Mean Time)
Sign-ups begin: 7th August 2007
Sign-ups end: 10pm, 23rd August 2007
Poll is put up: 25th/26th August 2007
Voting ends: 10pm, 30th August 2007
Stories finished: 10pm, 26th October 2007
Name:
Livejournal:
Voting preference: participants only/all and sundry
For each plot-bunny...
Fandom:
Description:
Type: het/gen/slash
Rating:
What do you mean, not other ficathon stories?
Unfinished stories from other ficathons already have a ficathon for them. This is the Home For Lost Plot-Bunnies that don't have a ficathon of their own.
What if I want to use this story for fanfic100?
(or crossovers100 etc)
Well, this is supposed to be for stories not associated with other ficathonish things... but if it so happens that after you've written it, you find that it fits into your Big Table, well, those challenges aren't averse to using stories from other sources, are they?
Are there any restrictions? This isn't an anti-slash thing, is it?
No restrictions. They're your own ideas, hence, your responsibility. Just let people know, in the descriptions, what kind of story you think it will be, so that they can vote wisely.
What about sequels? Can I include bunnies for those?
Sure. Just give a link to where we can find the previous story or stories.
What if my story is a huge epic that I'll never be able to finish in 8 weeks?
We want to encourage story writing, so, if a story is an epic, still put it on the list, but commit to writing 10,000 words of it, or finishing it, whichever is shorter.
10,000 words? You gotta be joking!
I did say "epic", didn't I? It's not as hard as NaNoWriMo.
Is there a minumum number of bunnies required?
Yes. Three. We need something to vote on, after all.
Is there a maximum number of bunnies allowed?
Yes. Ten. Otherwise we'll never be able to decide. Just pick the bunnies you most want to write.
Who gets to vote on what I write?
When you sign up, say what you would prefer:
(a) other participants only
(b) all and sundry (that is, get your friends to vote so you get a better idea of what your peers want)
I will put a note as part of your poll entry as to what your preference is. I won't be able to enforce the preferences, but we can hope that people will be considerate.
What if I don't know what story to vote for?
Try. It is possible to not answer a poll question. But please do try to pick one story from everybody if you possibly can.
What about my own stories? Do I pick one of mine as well?
Nup. The point is to find out what other folks here wish you to write.
What if there's a tie in the votes? Which story would I write?
Toss a coin. If you can't toss a coin, I'll toss one for you -- just ask.
Arrgh! I never thought people would vote for that story!
People will surprise you. They'll vote for anything, however unlikely you think it. So be prepared to write any of the story ideas you put up, don't assume that people won't vote for the wierd one that you put there half-jokingly.
Is there a minimum length requirement?
Unless you committed to writing 10,000 words of an epic, no. However, it seems a bit pointless to waste an 8-week ficathon on a drabble. But I don't want you to be sweating over length requirements. Stories have natural lengths; try to pick story ideas which would naturally fit into more than a drabble.
Is there a maximum length requirement?
No, but do remember you've only got 8 weeks.
I didn't finish! Can I have an extension?
No. If you have a Real Life reason for not being able to finish (like "my computer died" or "my mother broke her hip") then you can have an exemption. After all, it's your story, you will finish it later.
Otherwise:
(A) post what you've managed to write so far, indicating that it isn't finished. You will then get a week's grace period in which to finish or revise the story. Note that those who do not post anything by the deadline will NOT get a grace period.
OR
(B) Write me a nice note saying, "sorry, I couldn't finish". The flimiser the excuse, the more grovelling required. You get a gold star for participating.
OR
(C) Drop out without a word or excuse. This will get you banned from participating next time.
I finished my story, but it isn't betaed!
As with unfinished stories, if you post something by the deadline, you get a week's grace in which to revise. If you don't post anything, you do not get the grace period. Do not treat the grace period as an extension to the deadline. It is not.
I didn't finish my story last time. Can I still sign up?
If you gave it a go, sure. If you bailed out for no reason and didn't even bother contacting me, no.
To be explicit, the following people are banned:
Trinity Day![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trinityday
Leesouthernbangel
Keyla Sheppardneverbelonged/viri_amore
Kristataskir
Myownspecialselfmos_self
deaniebtvs
Liza/LadySmithlady_smith
Karenhyperfocused
Remember all those poor, neglected plot bunnies that have been starving from lack of attention, because all those ficathons kept on having higher priority? The stories you wish you could finish, if only you could find the time? Well, fear not, the finish-a-thon is coming to the rescue!
The finish-a-thon is a ficathon, with all the ficathon-like things like deadlines and fellow volunteers to encourage you, but with this ficathon, you write your own ideas. But since part of the encouragement of a ficathon is writing things for other people, what we're going to do, is vote for which story ideas people should write.
This year I've decided to give a longer sign-up period.
Sign-ups are definitely closed now.
The way it works is this:
1) Sign up.
In your sign-up comment, list a short description all the plot bunnies, unfinished stories (apart from other ficathon stories) and vague ideas that you are putting up for voting on. Say what universe(s) it's in, a very brief description, and some idea of what rating and type (gen,het,slash) you think it will be, to give people a good idea of what they'd be voting for.
Also give your voting preference, whether you wish your story to be voted on by participants only, or all interested parties.
2) Join or friend
multific, so that you will recieve assigments, important notices, and reminders. I am NOT going to notify people individually.3) A poll is made, each "question" consists of the potential stories of one participant.
4) We vote for which story we want each person to finish. The winning story in each section is the one which that author has to work on.
5) Each writer works on their winning story, and finishes it by the deadline. They then put it up on the web somewhere, either in their journal, or on a website.
6) I will post a master-list of all the stories, so that people can find them.
7) Everyone rejoices!
Dates
Australia and New Zealand:
(Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Sign-ups begin: 7th August 2007
Sign-ups end: 6am, 24th August 2007
Poll is put up: 25th/26th August 2007
Voting ends: 6am, 31st August 2007
Stories finished: 6am, 27th October 2007
The Rest of the World (yes, that includes America):
(Greenwitch Mean Time)
Sign-ups begin: 7th August 2007
Sign-ups end: 10pm, 23rd August 2007
Poll is put up: 25th/26th August 2007
Voting ends: 10pm, 30th August 2007
Stories finished: 10pm, 26th October 2007
Sign-up Template
Name:
Livejournal:
Voting preference: participants only/all and sundry
For each plot-bunny...
Fandom:
Description:
Type: het/gen/slash
Rating:
Questions
What do you mean, not other ficathon stories?
Unfinished stories from other ficathons already have a ficathon for them. This is the Home For Lost Plot-Bunnies that don't have a ficathon of their own.
What if I want to use this story for fanfic100?
(or crossovers100 etc)
Well, this is supposed to be for stories not associated with other ficathonish things... but if it so happens that after you've written it, you find that it fits into your Big Table, well, those challenges aren't averse to using stories from other sources, are they?
Are there any restrictions? This isn't an anti-slash thing, is it?
No restrictions. They're your own ideas, hence, your responsibility. Just let people know, in the descriptions, what kind of story you think it will be, so that they can vote wisely.
What about sequels? Can I include bunnies for those?
Sure. Just give a link to where we can find the previous story or stories.
What if my story is a huge epic that I'll never be able to finish in 8 weeks?
We want to encourage story writing, so, if a story is an epic, still put it on the list, but commit to writing 10,000 words of it, or finishing it, whichever is shorter.
10,000 words? You gotta be joking!
I did say "epic", didn't I? It's not as hard as NaNoWriMo.
Is there a minumum number of bunnies required?
Yes. Three. We need something to vote on, after all.
Is there a maximum number of bunnies allowed?
Yes. Ten. Otherwise we'll never be able to decide. Just pick the bunnies you most want to write.
Who gets to vote on what I write?
When you sign up, say what you would prefer:
(a) other participants only
(b) all and sundry (that is, get your friends to vote so you get a better idea of what your peers want)
I will put a note as part of your poll entry as to what your preference is. I won't be able to enforce the preferences, but we can hope that people will be considerate.
What if I don't know what story to vote for?
Try. It is possible to not answer a poll question. But please do try to pick one story from everybody if you possibly can.
What about my own stories? Do I pick one of mine as well?
Nup. The point is to find out what other folks here wish you to write.
What if there's a tie in the votes? Which story would I write?
Toss a coin. If you can't toss a coin, I'll toss one for you -- just ask.
Arrgh! I never thought people would vote for that story!
People will surprise you. They'll vote for anything, however unlikely you think it. So be prepared to write any of the story ideas you put up, don't assume that people won't vote for the wierd one that you put there half-jokingly.
Is there a minimum length requirement?
Unless you committed to writing 10,000 words of an epic, no. However, it seems a bit pointless to waste an 8-week ficathon on a drabble. But I don't want you to be sweating over length requirements. Stories have natural lengths; try to pick story ideas which would naturally fit into more than a drabble.
Is there a maximum length requirement?
No, but do remember you've only got 8 weeks.
I didn't finish! Can I have an extension?
No. If you have a Real Life reason for not being able to finish (like "my computer died" or "my mother broke her hip") then you can have an exemption. After all, it's your story, you will finish it later.
Otherwise:
(A) post what you've managed to write so far, indicating that it isn't finished. You will then get a week's grace period in which to finish or revise the story. Note that those who do not post anything by the deadline will NOT get a grace period.
OR
(B) Write me a nice note saying, "sorry, I couldn't finish". The flimiser the excuse, the more grovelling required. You get a gold star for participating.
OR
(C) Drop out without a word or excuse. This will get you banned from participating next time.
I finished my story, but it isn't betaed!
As with unfinished stories, if you post something by the deadline, you get a week's grace in which to revise. If you don't post anything, you do not get the grace period. Do not treat the grace period as an extension to the deadline. It is not.
I didn't finish my story last time. Can I still sign up?
If you gave it a go, sure. If you bailed out for no reason and didn't even bother contacting me, no.
To be explicit, the following people are banned:
Trinity Day
trinitydayLee
southernbangelKeyla Sheppard
neverbelonged/viri_amoreKrista
taskirMyownspecialself
mos_selfdeaniebtvsLiza/LadySmith
lady_smithKaren
hyperfocused
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Date: 2007-08-14 07:03 pm (UTC)Livejournal:
Voting preference: all and sundry
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Description: The Stitches AU. Mostly fluffy. Basically a rewrite of the series from early S1, with the twist that Jack learns how to knit and strangely, this makes things go differently -- for the fluffy better, of course. Is a collection of short post-episode stories really, but I would vow to write at least 10,000 words which would probably shake out to at least 10 short installments.
Type: Het (Jack/Sam)
Rating: Anywhere from PG to R
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Description: S10 Jonas Quinn fic -- post the apocalypse on his planet. Very dark, very angsty. The rest of the team almost entirely not present, lots of OCs. Basically, Jonas heads up the resistance on his planet, believing that eventually SG-1 will come and help them because he's one of the team, and what happens when they never show up.
Type: Gen, maybe some het with an OC?
Rating: Probably bloody and dark, so we'll say R-ish.
Fandom: Stargate SG-1 and NCIS.
Description: Classic crossover zaniness. I don't have a full-fleshed out plot yet -- all I know is that while in D.C., some SGC marines get killed and by some fluke, Gibbs and his team get notified before the SGC does. Jack then calls his old team to shadow Gibbs', because he knows that his cousin (I know, cliche, but IT WORKS) won't just let it go. I have no idea where it goes from there, but...yeah.
Type: Crossover, gen from NCIS with probably het Jack/Sam from SG-1.
Rating: PG-13ish.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Description: Life on the Second String -- Lorne, Zelenka, Cadman and other secondary characters have lives and drama all their own, even if we don't see it.
Type: Het if there's any pairing, but probably gen unless I can't resist the shiny of Lorne/Cadman.
Rating: PG-13ish.
Fandom: Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, but in Austen!verse, which is my own crazy creation.
Description: A fic told entire in Austenian letters, with a different font for every character who writes a letter. John, Mitchell, and Vala communicate while travelling the high seas.
Type: Het. There's already established Sam/Jack and Cameron/Vala in this universe, with a STRONG side of John/Elizabeth UST.
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Date: 2007-08-14 10:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-14 11:40 pm (UTC)The second, Visitors and Fish, a very short, silly ficlet here: http://literatiwannabe.the-family-archives.com/visitorsandfish.htm
There's also a third, An Acceptable Arrangement, which is completely John/Elizabeth centered, but I JUST finished it like a week ago, so it's still with my betas. It will likely be posted in parts on comms fairly soon.
Hope you enjoy! I've been told it's cracktastic.