How to Turn In Your Rough Draft
It's finally that time! You have until April 7th, 2014 to turn in your rough draft for the X-Men Big Bang challenge. First off, to answer some questions we may get.
- We would love it if you could turn in a minimum word count of 10,000 or 80%, but if you are ABSOLUTELY sure you will have your fic finished and more than 15,000 words by June 1st, 2014 then turn in the information we ask along with whatever you have. This is important because you have to be sure you will finish, all rough drafts will be going up to get claimed by an artist (and we don't want a fic claimed then have the author drop out after the artist has already done art). If you aren't sure but want to keep trying you can switch to the Unofficial Track, to join the Unofficial Track just send in your rough draft according to the instructions here with Unofficial Rough Draft in the subject line of the email. If you are able to finish by January 4th we will work to arrange an artist for you.
- No one but the mods will see what you turn in. Once your story is claimed by an artist you will be responsible for forwarding them a draft of the story that they can do art off. So don't worry if the draft you have now is full of holes and notes or may not be in the right order.
- If you are turning in more then one story for this challenge PLEASE send them in separate emails.
- The summaries are important! This is what potential artists will be reading to claim a story for art. So please take your time, proofread it, and make sure its something that you think reflects your fic well. If your beta has already started going over their fic ask them if they can go over your summary, you don't want a potential artist to be scared away by a typo!
Now, instructions on how to turn in your rough draft:
Email to:
xmenbigbang@gmail.com
Subject line of email:
Rough Draft - Title - LJ Username - OR - Rough Draft - Title - LJ Username (Track Two)
Body:
LJ Username:
Current Word Count:
Percent Complete:
Title:
X-Men Verse(s): (include all that apply, if its a crossover include the crossed over fandoms)
Type: (gen, slash or het)
Rating:
Characters/Pairings:
Warnings (sexual context, non-con, violence, strong language, characters death, ableism, etc - if there is anything in your fic potential artists should be warned about include it)
Summary: (try to write 1-3 paragraphs)
PLEASE keep the coding in your email, it makes it easier for us to just copy and paste this into the claiming post. The only things that will be taken out is the LJ username, percent complete, and current word count (the information is for the spreadsheet).
Then add your fic as an attachment, we would prefer it if you had it as an .doc but we can take .docx and .rtf
We will email you back confirming we have gotten the fic. This may not be immediate so please don't worry. If you have any questions at all or need any help leave a comment in this post. Finally, if you don't believe you will be able to complete this challenge and do not want to join the Unofficial track please either leave a comment here or email us to drop out.
- We would love it if you could turn in a minimum word count of 10,000 or 80%, but if you are ABSOLUTELY sure you will have your fic finished and more than 15,000 words by June 1st, 2014 then turn in the information we ask along with whatever you have. This is important because you have to be sure you will finish, all rough drafts will be going up to get claimed by an artist (and we don't want a fic claimed then have the author drop out after the artist has already done art). If you aren't sure but want to keep trying you can switch to the Unofficial Track, to join the Unofficial Track just send in your rough draft according to the instructions here with Unofficial Rough Draft in the subject line of the email. If you are able to finish by January 4th we will work to arrange an artist for you.
- No one but the mods will see what you turn in. Once your story is claimed by an artist you will be responsible for forwarding them a draft of the story that they can do art off. So don't worry if the draft you have now is full of holes and notes or may not be in the right order.
- If you are turning in more then one story for this challenge PLEASE send them in separate emails.
- The summaries are important! This is what potential artists will be reading to claim a story for art. So please take your time, proofread it, and make sure its something that you think reflects your fic well. If your beta has already started going over their fic ask them if they can go over your summary, you don't want a potential artist to be scared away by a typo!
Now, instructions on how to turn in your rough draft:
Email to:
xmenbigbang@gmail.com
Subject line of email:
Rough Draft - Title - LJ Username - OR - Rough Draft - Title - LJ Username (Track Two)
Body:
LJ Username:
Current Word Count:
Percent Complete:
Title:
X-Men Verse(s): (include all that apply, if its a crossover include the crossed over fandoms)
Type: (gen, slash or het)
Rating:
Characters/Pairings:
Warnings (sexual context, non-con, violence, strong language, characters death, ableism, etc - if there is anything in your fic potential artists should be warned about include it)
Summary: (try to write 1-3 paragraphs)
PLEASE keep the coding in your email, it makes it easier for us to just copy and paste this into the claiming post. The only things that will be taken out is the LJ username, percent complete, and current word count (the information is for the spreadsheet).
Then add your fic as an attachment, we would prefer it if you had it as an .doc but we can take .docx and .rtf
We will email you back confirming we have gotten the fic. This may not be immediate so please don't worry. If you have any questions at all or need any help leave a comment in this post. Finally, if you don't believe you will be able to complete this challenge and do not want to join the Unofficial track please either leave a comment here or email us to drop out.