Authors: Rough drafts are due TODAY!
That's right, your rough drafts are due TODAY! I'm sure some of you are rushing to finish as we speak (I know I am), so let me remind you of a couple things first.
Remember, your fic does need to be 15,000 words or more and it does need to have a beginning, middle & end. BUT, it does not need to be a completed or polished work. You can have scene placeholders or dialogue placeholders if necessary as long as it still follows the rules of a rough draft and as long as the general story is there and is enough for your artist to start creating their own works. You will have nearly six weeks after this to complete those pesky placeholder scenes, polish your work, move things around and get it beta read. So don't worry.
Now, the official deadline is July 13 at Midnight & you may be asking... midnight where? Well, the answer is simple as this: As long as it is midnight on the 13th somewhere, you are still safe to submit. (The last time zone to hit midnight is American Samoa, so just head here to figure out when that is for you.)
And in case you missed the last post, your official submission guidelines are as follows:
Please send an email to bbbbmods@gmail.com with your submission attached in Word format. Please also include the following with your submission:
1) Your LJ name
2) Story Title
3) Pairing(s) (If your story is a crossover, please include the info here)
4) Rating
5) Any warnings/spoilers
6) A summary for artists (this does not have to be a final summary - this is just for artists! But please be as detailed as possible! Sell your story! If you're not sure what this should sound like, take a look at how last year's authors did it in this post.)
The rough draft must be at least 15,000 words and it must be complete (with a beginning, middle and end, though you may add/edit as much as you like up until you post it). No exceptions. Once we receive your draft, we will reply to your email within 24 hours to confirm that everything is okay.
Artist claims will open on July 16th. We will post each summary and title (anonymously) for artists to pick from. Every single author be paired up with an artist, so the post will stay open for as long as it takes!
Remember, your fic does need to be 15,000 words or more and it does need to have a beginning, middle & end. BUT, it does not need to be a completed or polished work. You can have scene placeholders or dialogue placeholders if necessary as long as it still follows the rules of a rough draft and as long as the general story is there and is enough for your artist to start creating their own works. You will have nearly six weeks after this to complete those pesky placeholder scenes, polish your work, move things around and get it beta read. So don't worry.
Now, the official deadline is July 13 at Midnight & you may be asking... midnight where? Well, the answer is simple as this: As long as it is midnight on the 13th somewhere, you are still safe to submit. (The last time zone to hit midnight is American Samoa, so just head here to figure out when that is for you.)
And in case you missed the last post, your official submission guidelines are as follows:
Please send an email to bbbbmods@gmail.com with your submission attached in Word format. Please also include the following with your submission:
1) Your LJ name
2) Story Title
3) Pairing(s) (If your story is a crossover, please include the info here)
4) Rating
5) Any warnings/spoilers
6) A summary for artists (this does not have to be a final summary - this is just for artists! But please be as detailed as possible! Sell your story! If you're not sure what this should sound like, take a look at how last year's authors did it in this post.)
The rough draft must be at least 15,000 words and it must be complete (with a beginning, middle and end, though you may add/edit as much as you like up until you post it). No exceptions. Once we receive your draft, we will reply to your email within 24 hours to confirm that everything is okay.
Artist claims will open on July 16th. We will post each summary and title (anonymously) for artists to pick from. Every single author be paired up with an artist, so the post will stay open for as long as it takes!