Author Sign Up Post and Rules!!
Rules for Authors
1. Final drafts must be at least 10K, and ready for posting by your posting date. We can talk if you're not at the word limit.
2. Stories for the big bang must be new work. If a snippet has been posted, the entry must be locked until the unveiling.
3. Rough drafts must be at least 7,000 words by November 3rd, and submitted to isdon_isgood9@hotmail.com by the end of the day in any number of formats.
4. All work must be beta’d upon final submission. You wrote it or made it, let your work look its best. Writers can use their regular beta. Just try to keep the fic under wraps until the final posting period.
5. If characters are engaged in NC-17 activities, then it needs to be stated that the characters are at least 16 in the header.
6. All genres and pairings (or moresomes) welcome. ( Het, Slash, Femslash, and Gen are all acceptable.) Genres: Aus, futurefic, pre-series…Run wild!
7. Big Bang entries can be crossovers as long as they have at least one Smallville character at the heart of the story. Ex: Chloe/Dean, SV!Clark/Bruce, Lex and the Legion of Doom, SV/SPN, etc.
8. Triggering and Squicky Subject Matter:
a. Triggering subject matter-- such as non-con, dub-con, abuse, violence, self-harm, and incest-- must be identified in the header in the Warnings section. If there are no warnings, write NONE.
b. Otherwise squicky subject matter such as character death, tentacles, and mpreg should be identified as well in Author’s Notes or the Summary.
c. If you think for a second someone might be trigger by what you’ve written then please put a warning. It’s better to warn and not trigger anyone then to not warn and trigger someone.
9. Collaborations are fine! The word count minimum increases to 15,000, so make sure you remember that.
10. PM a mod if you’re dropping out of the challenge. The last few years there has been a one year ban if you quit after you got an artist. However there has been a decline in participation in the last few years and I am reluctant to enforce a ban, especially if you can’t help why you quit. However if you fail to inform your artist I will ban you for a year.
11. During the final posting period, please post to your journal and link to the master list on the comm. You only need to make ONE post. The standard header to be used is here:
Title
Author
Artist
Beta
Word Count
Rating
Pairing/Genre
Summary
Author’s Notes/Warning/Disclaimer/ Spoilers
Link to story
Link to art
12. Artists and writers should interact after the art selection dates. Authors should send a copy of their draft to their artist ASAP. If authors can’t contact their artists they should let me know ASAP or if an artist can’t contact their author.
13. Please join the support comm. svbigbang_help and leave any suggestions as to what you might like to have take place there. Would you like times to share some of your writing or to spend some time writing together? Let me know so I can start to schedule events.
14. Have Fun!
Authors sign up with the following form:
I’ve read and understand the rules Y/N
LJ Name:
Email
Gen, het, slash, femslash
Pairing (if any):
Genre (if known):
Crossover (y/n):
Anything else:
I’ve am excited for this year’s big bang Y/N
I’m going to join the support comm. Y/N
1. Final drafts must be at least 10K, and ready for posting by your posting date. We can talk if you're not at the word limit.
2. Stories for the big bang must be new work. If a snippet has been posted, the entry must be locked until the unveiling.
3. Rough drafts must be at least 7,000 words by November 3rd, and submitted to isdon_isgood9@hotmail.com by the end of the day in any number of formats.
4. All work must be beta’d upon final submission. You wrote it or made it, let your work look its best. Writers can use their regular beta. Just try to keep the fic under wraps until the final posting period.
5. If characters are engaged in NC-17 activities, then it needs to be stated that the characters are at least 16 in the header.
6. All genres and pairings (or moresomes) welcome. ( Het, Slash, Femslash, and Gen are all acceptable.) Genres: Aus, futurefic, pre-series…Run wild!
7. Big Bang entries can be crossovers as long as they have at least one Smallville character at the heart of the story. Ex: Chloe/Dean, SV!Clark/Bruce, Lex and the Legion of Doom, SV/SPN, etc.
8. Triggering and Squicky Subject Matter:
a. Triggering subject matter-- such as non-con, dub-con, abuse, violence, self-harm, and incest-- must be identified in the header in the Warnings section. If there are no warnings, write NONE.
b. Otherwise squicky subject matter such as character death, tentacles, and mpreg should be identified as well in Author’s Notes or the Summary.
c. If you think for a second someone might be trigger by what you’ve written then please put a warning. It’s better to warn and not trigger anyone then to not warn and trigger someone.
9. Collaborations are fine! The word count minimum increases to 15,000, so make sure you remember that.
10. PM a mod if you’re dropping out of the challenge. The last few years there has been a one year ban if you quit after you got an artist. However there has been a decline in participation in the last few years and I am reluctant to enforce a ban, especially if you can’t help why you quit. However if you fail to inform your artist I will ban you for a year.
11. During the final posting period, please post to your journal and link to the master list on the comm. You only need to make ONE post. The standard header to be used is here:
Title
Author
Artist
Beta
Word Count
Rating
Pairing/Genre
Summary
Author’s Notes/Warning/Disclaimer/ Spoilers
Link to story
Link to art
12. Artists and writers should interact after the art selection dates. Authors should send a copy of their draft to their artist ASAP. If authors can’t contact their artists they should let me know ASAP or if an artist can’t contact their author.
13. Please join the support comm. svbigbang_help and leave any suggestions as to what you might like to have take place there. Would you like times to share some of your writing or to spend some time writing together? Let me know so I can start to schedule events.
14. Have Fun!
Authors sign up with the following form:
I’ve read and understand the rules Y/N
LJ Name:
Gen, het, slash, femslash
Pairing (if any):
Genre (if known):
Crossover (y/n):
Anything else:
I’ve am excited for this year’s big bang Y/N
I’m going to join the support comm. Y/N