Rules for posting your fics
I don't like having a gajillion rules. Basically, if the story is about the character in the prompt, it fits.
But there are certain rules of etiquette in fandom, and formatting rules make everyone's life easier, so what few rules we have are these:
You may choose to post the story here, or you may choose to post a link to the story here. The rules are the same either way. However, if it's a video or fan art, please post a link to it rather than posting directly in the community.
Stories can be of any rating and can be gen, het or femslash. Stories may contain m/m slash, but since the stories must be about women, that obviously can't be the focus of any fics. Stories must be at least 500 words. (Other types of contribution, such as art or vids, have no restrictions in size.)
Warnings Policy: in light of the recent warnings kerfluffle, I thought I'd best establish a warnings policy. All stories should warn if they contain any of the following:
rape or noncon (including incest or underage where one party is above the age of consent and the other is not); child abuse (sexual or otherwise); torture; self-harm or suicide/suicidal ideation; eating disorders
Or, put in the "warnings": Choose Not To Warn
Character death warnings are NOT REQUIRED, though they are certainly not forbidden. If it will ruin your story to warn for character death, you don't need to do it, but I would recommend that you do suggest that your story is dark or contains angst if that's the case, or else use Choose Not To Warn.
All stories are encouraged to use the "Contains" header to express if their story has:
explicit sex (and if so, the genders of the pairing); explicit kink (such as BDSM or tickling); genderswap; consensual incest; consensual underage (ie, both are underage)
The "warnings" header is intended to help people avoid potentially triggering content; the "contains" header is intended to help people find, or avoid, stories that match or do not match matters of personal taste.
It is also best to include spoiler warnings.
Post stories with the following header:
Title:
Author's name or penname:
Author on LJ, dreamwidth, or other preferred journalling location:
Optional: author email:
Optional: author web site, if different from her or his journal
Fandom(s):
Main character or main pairing: If you wish you can have this as two lines, one for the main character and one for the pairing. Romantic pairings should be designated with a slash; friendship or other non-romantic/non-sexual pairings should be designated with an ampersand, like this: &
Rating: You can use the MPAA system, the fanfiction.net system, or something like the LJ system (ie, "no adult content" vs. "mild adult content" vs. "explicit adult content")
Warnings, if any:
Contains, if any:
Spoilers, if any:
Optional: fannish disclaimer
Summary (or the prompt, or both the prompt and the summary):
Optional: Author's notes
Tag your entry with fandom, character and author. I will be creating tags as the prompts are spoken for, but if there is no tag that already exists for your fandom or character, or you as author, create one.
If your story contains adult content (R or NC-17 rating in MPAA system, M or MA in fanfiction.net system), set the content level on your post appropriately. The journal default is "no adult content".
If you know in advance you're going to miss your posting date, let me know as soon as possible, and I'll see if you can be moved or switched. If you can't be moved or switched, or you miss the date because of something last minute you weren't able to warn me about, you'll have to post after the fest is over.
That's all! Have fun, folks!
But there are certain rules of etiquette in fandom, and formatting rules make everyone's life easier, so what few rules we have are these:
You may choose to post the story here, or you may choose to post a link to the story here. The rules are the same either way. However, if it's a video or fan art, please post a link to it rather than posting directly in the community.
Stories can be of any rating and can be gen, het or femslash. Stories may contain m/m slash, but since the stories must be about women, that obviously can't be the focus of any fics. Stories must be at least 500 words. (Other types of contribution, such as art or vids, have no restrictions in size.)
Warnings Policy: in light of the recent warnings kerfluffle, I thought I'd best establish a warnings policy. All stories should warn if they contain any of the following:
rape or noncon (including incest or underage where one party is above the age of consent and the other is not); child abuse (sexual or otherwise); torture; self-harm or suicide/suicidal ideation; eating disorders
Or, put in the "warnings": Choose Not To Warn
Character death warnings are NOT REQUIRED, though they are certainly not forbidden. If it will ruin your story to warn for character death, you don't need to do it, but I would recommend that you do suggest that your story is dark or contains angst if that's the case, or else use Choose Not To Warn.
All stories are encouraged to use the "Contains" header to express if their story has:
explicit sex (and if so, the genders of the pairing); explicit kink (such as BDSM or tickling); genderswap; consensual incest; consensual underage (ie, both are underage)
The "warnings" header is intended to help people avoid potentially triggering content; the "contains" header is intended to help people find, or avoid, stories that match or do not match matters of personal taste.
It is also best to include spoiler warnings.
Post stories with the following header:
Title:
Author's name or penname:
Author on LJ, dreamwidth, or other preferred journalling location:
Optional: author email:
Optional: author web site, if different from her or his journal
Fandom(s):
Main character or main pairing: If you wish you can have this as two lines, one for the main character and one for the pairing. Romantic pairings should be designated with a slash; friendship or other non-romantic/non-sexual pairings should be designated with an ampersand, like this: &
Rating: You can use the MPAA system, the fanfiction.net system, or something like the LJ system (ie, "no adult content" vs. "mild adult content" vs. "explicit adult content")
Warnings, if any:
Contains, if any:
Spoilers, if any:
Optional: fannish disclaimer
Summary (or the prompt, or both the prompt and the summary):
Optional: Author's notes
Tag your entry with fandom, character and author. I will be creating tags as the prompts are spoken for, but if there is no tag that already exists for your fandom or character, or you as author, create one.
If your story contains adult content (R or NC-17 rating in MPAA system, M or MA in fanfiction.net system), set the content level on your post appropriately. The journal default is "no adult content".
If you know in advance you're going to miss your posting date, let me know as soon as possible, and I'll see if you can be moved or switched. If you can't be moved or switched, or you miss the date because of something last minute you weren't able to warn me about, you'll have to post after the fest is over.
That's all! Have fun, folks!