Round Two Rules
Greetings, and welcome to 1d_bigbang, your local One Direction Big Bang challenge! You may remember us from last year - or not - but in either case, we're back, bigger and better than ever before!
You know that 1D fic you've been dying to write? The one about what would have happened in the bungalow if there really had been a mad cow murderer outside, or perhaps the one where One Direction are the stars of hit new show The Real Housewives Of The Take Me Home Tour and have to deal with even more publicity? Maybe you've been dying to write an epic about your OTP (or OT3… or OT5), or even just a fic about one member and his girlfriend.
In any case, this is the place for you!
A Big Bang fest - for those of you who don't know - is a certain sort of ficwriting challenge that combines long fic with artwork/media. Writers and artists sign up, independently of each other. Writers write the fic, and artists pick a fic to work with based on premise, whereupon they will draw, vid, and/or mix a work to accompany the fic upon posting.
Here is the Round Two schedule:
author signups: August 15 - September 15
artist signups: September 15 - TBD
first author checkin: October 15 (recommended word count of 5k words)
second author checkin: November 15 (recommended word count of 10k words)
summaries post opens: December 1
third author checkin: December 15 (word count of 15k words, non-negotiable)
summaries and 15k draft due by: December 20
artist claims begin: December 21
drafts post opens: January 1
final drafts and art due by: January 10
schedule posted: January 12
posting begins: January 15
Specifics:
Writers:
+In this specific Big Bang challenge, there is a minimum wordcount requirement, for writers, of 15,000 words (no maximum). Fics can be gen, het, or (fem)slash. They can be as explicit as you want them to be. They can be AUs, crossovers, fusion fics, or completely ~canonical. The only requirement is that they include at least one (but preferably more) member(s) of One Direction.
+You may co-write if you like. You may write more than one fic if you like. Your rough draft, due on December 15 (hard deadline December 20), does not have to be polished or beta read or even complete in any way; it just has to meet minimum wordcount at that point in time. When you send in your draft, you will also send in a summary of 1-2 paragraphs that will be posted anonymously by mods so that artists can claim your work. Once you send in your final draft*, due January 10, you will be assigned a posting date. Close to posting time, posting guidelines will be published.
+*by 'final draft' we do not mean 100% polished; you may continue editing up until you post your fic. However, your final draft needs to be more or less complete so that we know you are absolutely on track with posting on time.
Artists:
+Artists, in this Big Bang, refers to mixers, vidders, and any other kind of traditional art medium (drawing, painting, manips, you name it!). Artists may claim just one fic at a time, but once the artwork for that fic is complete, are free to claim another.
+If you are a mixer: your fanmix for the fic you choose should have at least 12 songs, though no more than would fit on a CD. Fanmixes must include album art of some variety. Host songs, either individually or in .zip format, either on a personal server or on mediafire (other sites expire quickly). If you are uncomfortable with making a downloadable fanmix, we recommend using 8tracks to host your entire mix.
+If you are a vidder: videos (or trailers) should be between two and five minutes long - think the length of a song. Either host privately or on youtube.
+If you do not fall under these two categories: Drawing, sketching, painting, manips - all of these are great! Create at least one work of art for the fic, and include appropriate ratings. You will need to find a host yourself - any image hosting site that does not take down images regularly, such as imgur or tumblr, will do, but make sure that, if the artwork is NSFW, you do not host it on a site that deletes NSFW images.
All:
+You may choose to be both a writer and an artist; however, you may not create art for your own fic.
+More than one artist may claim the same fic, but ONLY IF all fics have been claimed once already.
+If, for some reason, you cannot complete your submission - we'll be able to work something out, just let us know as soon as possible (especially if you are an artist) so that we can adjust our records accordingly/find a pinch-hitter if you are an artist.
+We will be posting a prompts post along with the sign-up post, in case you need help generating ideas. We will also post more detailed rules regarding submissions and posting guidelines closer to December.
Worried that you'll forget to check LJ in time for deadlines? Follow the One Direction Big Bang tumblr account for updates straight to your dash!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Comment here with your thoughts!
xoxoxoxo,
your mods
You know that 1D fic you've been dying to write? The one about what would have happened in the bungalow if there really had been a mad cow murderer outside, or perhaps the one where One Direction are the stars of hit new show The Real Housewives Of The Take Me Home Tour and have to deal with even more publicity? Maybe you've been dying to write an epic about your OTP (or OT3… or OT5), or even just a fic about one member and his girlfriend.
In any case, this is the place for you!
A Big Bang fest - for those of you who don't know - is a certain sort of ficwriting challenge that combines long fic with artwork/media. Writers and artists sign up, independently of each other. Writers write the fic, and artists pick a fic to work with based on premise, whereupon they will draw, vid, and/or mix a work to accompany the fic upon posting.
Here is the Round Two schedule:
author signups: August 15 - September 15
artist signups: September 15 - TBD
first author checkin: October 15 (recommended word count of 5k words)
second author checkin: November 15 (recommended word count of 10k words)
summaries post opens: December 1
third author checkin: December 15 (word count of 15k words, non-negotiable)
summaries and 15k draft due by: December 20
artist claims begin: December 21
drafts post opens: January 1
final drafts and art due by: January 10
schedule posted: January 12
posting begins: January 15
Specifics:
Writers:
+In this specific Big Bang challenge, there is a minimum wordcount requirement, for writers, of 15,000 words (no maximum). Fics can be gen, het, or (fem)slash. They can be as explicit as you want them to be. They can be AUs, crossovers, fusion fics, or completely ~canonical. The only requirement is that they include at least one (but preferably more) member(s) of One Direction.
+You may co-write if you like. You may write more than one fic if you like. Your rough draft, due on December 15 (hard deadline December 20), does not have to be polished or beta read or even complete in any way; it just has to meet minimum wordcount at that point in time. When you send in your draft, you will also send in a summary of 1-2 paragraphs that will be posted anonymously by mods so that artists can claim your work. Once you send in your final draft*, due January 10, you will be assigned a posting date. Close to posting time, posting guidelines will be published.
+*by 'final draft' we do not mean 100% polished; you may continue editing up until you post your fic. However, your final draft needs to be more or less complete so that we know you are absolutely on track with posting on time.
Artists:
+Artists, in this Big Bang, refers to mixers, vidders, and any other kind of traditional art medium (drawing, painting, manips, you name it!). Artists may claim just one fic at a time, but once the artwork for that fic is complete, are free to claim another.
+If you are a mixer: your fanmix for the fic you choose should have at least 12 songs, though no more than would fit on a CD. Fanmixes must include album art of some variety. Host songs, either individually or in .zip format, either on a personal server or on mediafire (other sites expire quickly). If you are uncomfortable with making a downloadable fanmix, we recommend using 8tracks to host your entire mix.
+If you are a vidder: videos (or trailers) should be between two and five minutes long - think the length of a song. Either host privately or on youtube.
+If you do not fall under these two categories: Drawing, sketching, painting, manips - all of these are great! Create at least one work of art for the fic, and include appropriate ratings. You will need to find a host yourself - any image hosting site that does not take down images regularly, such as imgur or tumblr, will do, but make sure that, if the artwork is NSFW, you do not host it on a site that deletes NSFW images.
All:
+You may choose to be both a writer and an artist; however, you may not create art for your own fic.
+More than one artist may claim the same fic, but ONLY IF all fics have been claimed once already.
+If, for some reason, you cannot complete your submission - we'll be able to work something out, just let us know as soon as possible (especially if you are an artist) so that we can adjust our records accordingly/find a pinch-hitter if you are an artist.
+We will be posting a prompts post along with the sign-up post, in case you need help generating ideas. We will also post more detailed rules regarding submissions and posting guidelines closer to December.
Worried that you'll forget to check LJ in time for deadlines? Follow the One Direction Big Bang tumblr account for updates straight to your dash!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Comment here with your thoughts!
xoxoxoxo,
your mods