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Finish-a-thon Signups
Announcing... finish-a-thon 2006! Yes, we're doing it again.
ETA: Note: sign-ups are now closed!
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.
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!
Dates
Australia and New Zealand:
(Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Sign-ups begin: 14th August 2006
Sign-ups end: 6am, 26th August 2006
Poll is put up: 26th/27th August 2006
Voting ends: 6am, 31st August 2006
Stories finished: 6am, 28th October 2006
The Rest of the World (yes, that includes America):
(Greenwitch Mean Time)
Sign-ups begin: 14th August 2006
Sign-ups end: 10pm, 25th August 2006
Poll is put up: 26th/27th August 2006
Voting ends: 10pm, 30th August 2006
Stories finished: 10pm, 27th October 2006
Sign-up Template
Name:
Livejournal:
Voting preference: participants only/anyone
For each plot-bunny...
Fandom(s):
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. To make it easier for me, just give the URL(s) without the HTML markup -- that makes it easier to cut-and-paste the information when I'm making the polls.
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.
Last year, a participant committed to writing 15,000 words towards her epics. At least two participants wrote stories which were more than 10,000 words long. You can do it.
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.
Edited To Add:
Please note: this does NOT mean that if you didn't finish last time you can't participate. I wasn't intending on naming names, but I guess I'll have to. The only people who are disqualified from participating this year are![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladyjanelly, alicamel and wizefics.
ETA: Note: sign-ups are now closed!
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.
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: 14th August 2006
Sign-ups end: 6am, 26th August 2006
Poll is put up: 26th/27th August 2006
Voting ends: 6am, 31st August 2006
Stories finished: 6am, 28th October 2006
The Rest of the World (yes, that includes America):
(Greenwitch Mean Time)
Sign-ups begin: 14th August 2006
Sign-ups end: 10pm, 25th August 2006
Poll is put up: 26th/27th August 2006
Voting ends: 10pm, 30th August 2006
Stories finished: 10pm, 27th October 2006
Sign-up Template
Name:
Livejournal:
Voting preference: participants only/anyone
For each plot-bunny...
Fandom(s):
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. To make it easier for me, just give the URL(s) without the HTML markup -- that makes it easier to cut-and-paste the information when I'm making the polls.
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.
Last year, a participant committed to writing 15,000 words towards her epics. At least two participants wrote stories which were more than 10,000 words long. You can do it.
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.
Edited To Add:
Please note: this does NOT mean that if you didn't finish last time you can't participate. I wasn't intending on naming names, but I guess I'll have to. The only people who are disqualified from participating this year are
ladyjanelly, alicamel and wizefics.
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Livejournal:
Voting preference: Anyone
1. Is There a Wizard in the House?
Fandom(s): Harry Potter, House M.D.
Description: Strange things are happening in the vicinity of the mysterious patient in the Princeton-Plainsboro emergency room. But when House manages to cure the patient, even he doesn't believe the diagnosis--and that's when things really start to get weird. [I have no idea how long this will be, but 10,000 words should be enough, or very close to enough.]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-14, max
2. Untitled
Fandom(s): Buffy, Labyrinth
Description: Early-series Buffy wishes Giles into the labyrinth and then has to retrieve him. [Should be under 10,000 words.]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
3. Untitled
Fandom(s): Blakes 7
Description: Vila and Jarriere find a large, leathery rock and bring it onto the Scorpio. But who painted it paisley? And why does it... wiggle? [One of my Jarriere crackfic100 stories. Should be easy to finish, 1500-3000 words.]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
4. Imperfect Memory
Fandom(s): Blakes 7, Labyrinth
Description: Once upon a time, Soolin was Jareth's favorite playmate. Now he wants her back. She's not interested, and Jareth decides that Avon is the reason. You can read part of the first scene here (http://www.mistralamara.net/Fanfiction/imperfect_memory.html). [Will commit to 10,000 words of bad rough draft, though I don't think that will nearly finish it.]
Type: gen with het undertones
Rating: PG-13, max
5. Untitled
Fandom(s): Harry Potter, Thursday Next, Alice in Wonderland
Description: Jurisfiction Agent Severus Snape goes takes trainee Hermione Granger on her first field assignment. [I envision this as under 2000 words, but it could very well snowball...]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
6. Misty Sue Escapes!
Fandom(s): Blakes 7 self-insertion
Description: A sequel to Misty Sue Seeks Asylum (http://www.mistralamara.net/Fanfiction/ms_seeks_asylum.html), in which I am rescued from the planet Bedlam by Jarriere. [As requested by
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
7. Relativity
Fandom(s): Labyrinth
Description: Jareth and Elton Worm meet in the local pub, where they discuss family, Einstein ('it's all relatives, innit?' 'who am I to argue with a genius?'), their relationship, and their lives ('I wanted to be a stand-up comic. Couldn't, could I? No legs'). [For my Labyrinth fanfic100. Probably less than 2000 words.]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
8. Untitled
Fandom(s): Bill and Ted, Harry Potter (utterly AU)
Description: Bill and Ted take a really wrong turn and wind up at Hogwarts. You can imagine how well that turns out. [This is my last-minute wild card. I have no idea what will happen if this one wins, except that there will be guitars involved.]
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
9. Meltdown
Fandom(s): Blakes 7
Description: An AU to the episode Breakdown, wherein Gan causes a catastrophic brain injury to Avon before he is subdued. Angst with a hopeful ending. [This is a gift fic for
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
10. 'Interview with the Fleinhardt'
Fandom(s): Numb3rs
Description: I couldn't think of a good Numb3rs bunny, so if this one wins, I'll write 10,000 words of answers to Theatrical Muse questions in the voice of Larry Fleinhardt (well, as close as I can get). My choice of TM questions, though I'll consider requests.
Type: gen
Rating: PG-13, max
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Snippet of Imperfect Memory at:
http://www.mistralamara.net/Fanfiction/imperfect_memory.html
Misty Sue Seeks Asylum at:
http://www.mistralamara.net/Fanfiction/ms_seeks_asylum.html
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HEE!
That's all it took to get me. :-) There's some excellent stuff here, yay for your plot bunnies! (Why, for instance, does that Buffy/Labyrinth appeal so much?)
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Because Jareth and Giles in the same room is an overdose of snarky British hotness?
Anyway, glad you like the bunnies.