Note regarding Covid-19:
Due to the virus and uncertain times, we will be leaving author sign-ups open until the rough draft due date this year. Why? Some people may not feel like signing up right now, but things may change in a few months. Also, that may be less pressure for some people.
We are also allowing Reverse Bang authors to request a deferment to post in October as many people are experiencing trying or uncertain times. RB stories will be scheduled to post before the BB stories. I suspect we will have low participation in the BB this year, so I'm sure we'll have room for the deferred RB stories.
1) Your story must be based on NCIS characters. Crossovers and original characters are welcome.
2) Stories must be a minimum of 5,000 words*. There is no maximum.
3) Gen, Het and Slash are all welcome, as are all ratings.
4) Stories must not be posted in part or in full prior to your scheduled posting date.
5) Stories must be beta'd.
6) If you miss the Artist Claims, you can still post your story without art or you may supply your own art.
7) Your friendly mods least favorite thing to do is to try and track down missing participants. By signing up, you are expected to be reachable and stay in touch with any assigned partner/match up. You are also expected to monitor this community and adhere to the schedule. If you need to drop from the challenge for any reason, please notify the mod and your assigned partner ASAP. You are not required to give a reason, just let us know if you are dropping out.
*We are offering a 5K-10K Micro Bang level this year. Authors are limited to one Micro Bang story per year, and a total of three stories per year. (So far, no one has posted more than two in one year. Isn't that enough stress? *G*)
To sign up, please copy and paste the information from the box below into a comment along with your information.
LJ or DW username: Author name: Email address* where we can reach you: What category (Gen, Het, Slash) are you most likely to write?: What pairing(s) are you most likely to include?: *An email address is required to participate in this challenge. If you feel uncomfortable leaving it here, you will still need to sign up for the challenge on this post, but may send an email to ncischallenge (at) gmail (dot) com with your LJ or DW name in the subject line. You will also need to provide an email address to any assigned partner for this challenge.
All participants are encouraged to join our Support Community:
ncis_discuss NCIS Big Bang 2020 Schedule:
Author Sign-ups Open - Saturday, 4 April
Artist Sign-ups Open - Saturday, 4 April
Author Sign-ups Close - Wednesday, 12 August
Rough Drafts Due - Wednesday, 12 August
Artist Sign-ups Close - Friday, 14 August
Rough Draft Summaries Posted - Friday, 14 August
Artist Claims Open - Saturday, 15 August
Art claim will open at 17:00 GMT
World clock, GMT, you can switch this to a 24 hour format if you wish.
Availability check and schedule posts - TBA September
Completed Stories and Art Due: 30 September
Posting Begins - TBA October
Progress check-ins are not mandatory, but we do appreciate hearing from our participants.
Check-In 1: 30 May
Check-In 2: 20 June
Check-In 3: 11 July
Check-In 4: 1 August
Progress check-ins are not mandatory, but we do appreciate hearing from our participants.
Community FAQs If you have other questions, feel free to ask!