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Please Read the Profile or below for the rules for using this community!
About This Community:
This is a community for writers and artists who want to play around with Harlequin plots and push themselves to finish a fic or art in only 30 days. Mostly it’s a way to take a clichéd, cheesy Harlequin plot, re-make it, and remake it WELL.
It’s also a way to ensure that you get a spicy little present on your FList every day of July!
How it Works:
26 typical Harlequin Plots (one for every letter of the alphabet) will be posted MAY 1ST. Writers/artists can claim one (or more if they’re feeling ambitious). They may begin to work on their fic/original story/art as of JUNE 1ST. Starting JULY 1ST, in alphabetical order, writers/artists will post their work. Your flist will offer up one romantic, smutty treat every day for the whole month of July!
Only members of this comm can post here.
How Do I Do That?:
1) Join the Community.
2) Browse the 26 Harlequin plot summaries, and choose which you’d like to claim.
3) To claim a plot, comment directly to the entry and call dibs. It’s first come, first serve, so move fast to ensure you get the plot you want. However, no claiming will be accepted until MAY 1ST. (No dibs calling before then!)
4) Make sure to read all the comments before making a claim to ensure you’re not double-claiming a plot. (If there’s a large enough number of people who want to participate, doubling up may be possible, but only AFTER all 26 plots are claimed once.)
5) You MUST claim your plot by May 31st!
6) You have from June 1st (your local time) to June 30th (that’s 30 days, folks) to create something from your plot. Original fic/ fanfic of any fandom / art / icon(s) - ANYTHING. But it must be INSPIRED by your plot. (Doesn’t even have to be directly like it).
7) July 1st, we will begin to post our creations. Whoever claims A must post July 1st, B = July, 2nd, C = July 3rd, etc.
8) Please post the original fic or art IN THIS COMMUNITY LJ (for archiving purposes). You may fake cut to your post from your own LJ.
9) DO NOT POST YOUR FIC/ART ANYWHERE ELSE BEFORE YOUR JULY POST DATE.
10) Post Format:
For Fic: For Art:
Title: Title:
Author: Artist:
Approx Word Count: Can We Borrow Your Art for icons etc?:
Genre: Fandom (if any):
Pairing (in any): Pairing (if any):
Fandom (if any): Artist’s Notes:
Summary: Worksafe?:
Author’s Notes: Thumbnail/ Preview:
LJ-CUT LJ-CUT
11) Please Tag like this:
A-Plot
B-Plot
etc.
How Many People Can Join?
As many people as want to can sign up to be members of the community, but there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, so there are only 26 people who can sign up for a story/art challenge. If you want one of the plots, you better move quickly! Claiming can ONLY begin after Midnight, Tokyo-Time, on May 1st.
What WON`T be accepted:
1) Flaming or spamming
2) Any fic/art portraying taboos, kiddie porn, or anything else of questionable or excessively vulgar taste. Squick and kink is fine, but be discerning. (To Clarify: Wincest is fine, if that’s your bag, but be aware when you post it may not be everyone’s. Illegal smut, such as fic or art featuring children under the age of 14, will NOT be allowed. However, non-con is a kink, so that’s allowable. Basically, be tasteful, folks.)
3) Real People Fic/Art (for issues of security and protection).
FAQs
Q: What if I claim a plot and can’t create anything for it / have to pull out?
A: Please leave a message on the community with the letter and title of your plot, letting folks know it is now up for grabs.
Q: How do I claim a newly freed plot?
A: Be the first to comment and call dibs!
Q: Do I have to follow the plot summary exactly?
A: No! As long as whatever you do is at least loosely inspired by the plot, then it doesn’t matter. Have FUN.
Q: What if all the plots are taken and I still want to participate?
A: Once all 26 plots are claimed at least once, if there is enough demand for it, I will re-open the plots to be claimed a second time. But ALL 26 plots must be claimed at least once first.
Q: Can I post my fic/art on my own site/in my LJ/ on an archive before my July Posting Date?
A: NO. Where’s the fun in that? The idea is to have something NEW to read every day of July! You can keep a secret… right?
Q: What day must I post my piece?
A: A=1st; B=2nd; C=3Rd; D=4th; E=5th; F=6th; G=7th; H=8th; I=9th; J=10th; etc
Q: Are you my beta?
A: No - finding and utilizing a beta, an editor, or any other form of second-reader, spell-checker, etc. is the responsibility of the participant. Please, PLEASE try to at least use a spell-checker.
Q: How big/how many words does the art/story have to be?
A: As big or small as you like. Epics are just as welcome as drabbles, one icon is just as welcome as a whole comic series. Just make sure that you post ALL of the story/art in THIS LJ and that all the chapters/thumbnails/pages are properly linked from that entry.
Q: What if I only want to read?
A: Lurkers are welcome!
Q: Can I write (fem)slash?
A: Of course!
Q: Can I write an original fic?
A: Of course!
Q: Can I write a Mary Sue?
A: …er. As long as you promise to do it well!
Q: Can I draw erotic art?
A: Yes - make sure it has a “Not Worksafe” warning, just for the sake of your fellow community folks.
Q: Can I post my art/fic elsewhere?
A: Sure, just as long as you do it AFTER your July Post Date.
Q: What Fandoms can I write in?
A: All of them!
Feel free to ask any additional questions in a COMMENT.