My Eligibles... and Help?

[harmony_bites]

So, there's a new category in the sshg_awards, which just started taking nominations: Finite Incantatem: Best Newly Completed Fic (This category has its own rules. Stories nominated for this category began posting at any time prior to July 21, 2008 but were completed between July 21, 2008 and July 21, 2009Anyone know some candidates I can nominate? (and no,

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[kribu]

I can't immediately think of any eligible fics for the Finite Incantatem category either. I'm sure there must be some out there! Yet it seems like most fics that were started before July 2008 and were still WIPs by the previous awards time, are still WIPs now.

Maybe I'll remember some once I actually sit down and get to compiling my nominations list.

And I really do agree about authors posting their eligible fics. It's so very helpful.

[harmony_bites]

I looked on KIA and couldn't spot any. There have to be several, but I can't think of even one to nominate at this point so...

And I really do agree about authors posting their eligible fics. It's so very helpful.

Particularly at this point if they have any eligible in the above category--ones completed in the eligible year begun before the cut-off date. And as I said, I don't keep track of WIPs below 40k, so believe me, I'll find it very useful if people bring my attention to such fics too.

[irishredlass]

Call it brazen of me, but I have 2 published stories that would fit the new category Require Your Assistance http://www.thepetulantpoetess.com/viewstory.php?sid=8871 began publishing in March of 08 and completed in August of 08, and Secondhand Wand originally for the SSHG 08 exchange. The only other story I have that fits the time frame is Contemplations from January of 08 http://www.thepetulantpoetess.com/viewstory.php?sid=8269

[harmony_bites]

In this case, be brazen! (and do post your eligibles on your own LJ too--please?). That category is a last minute addition to the awards and it's really rather hard to know what might be eligible for it unless people speak up!

I wouldn't think any of the SSHG Exchange stories would be eligible for this category though. They're not WIPs--but something posted complete on a specific date, even when they're chaptered fiction--and when you first post is what counts, not later posting on an archive. So something that was posted originally before on the sshg_exchange shouldn't be eligible for that category. Ditto "Contemplations" which was posted 1/20/08 on one day.

[irishredlass]

So can you clarify for me a little more. I think I am dense. I understood the dates to be July 07 to July 09. Both the ones I indicated were started after July of 07.

[harmony_bites]

A story for Finite Incantatem: Best Newly Completed Fic both needs to be begun before July 21, 2008 and completed after July 21, 2008. To be eligible. "Contemplations" was completed on 2008/01/22--so not eligible. It was completed before the cut off. Second Hand Wand was posted complete on 2009-03-19--begun after the cut-off. (Though it would still be eligible in this year's awards under shorts, drama, and alternate universe--but not for Newly Completed).

Require Your Assistance was begun 2008/03/11 and completed on 2008/08/23--so that fic is indeed eligible in the new category.

[subversa]

Yep, yep, you are a clever girl. I've got to do this, too.

[harmony_bites]

*nods* You do! Thanks!

[bluestocking79]

I totally agree about the helpfulness of people listing their eligible stories. This is one of those times when it isn't self-promotion, but a service.

I'm going to do a post this morning, but if you think your output was slim for this eligibility period, you'll probably have a good, long laugh at mine. Wow, how much have I sucked it up this past year? I know I've had a lot of personal garbage going on, but still, I feel like SUCH a slacker looking at the list.

But one of the few stories I did write was "Let Nothing You Dismay," so I guess that isn't too terrible. Meh. I'll do better next year, I swear.

[harmony_bites]

This is one of those times when it isn't self-promotion, but a service.

Especially if someone has something eligible in that new category--or new author. I think it's hard to find our what's eligible there.

It might be fun if authors also put non-SSHG in the period up too--under a separate cut maybe? I know you play in other ships, and all of us might often be unaware of when our favorite authors play elsewhere. So, you think you actually did worst than me with less than 14,000 words? (I also feel a bit bad because I just looked at the post I did last year, and that was nearly 20k--so I did worst this time)

And yeah, real life matters--it can mess with the muse. But hell, I'd be happy if I produced "Let Nothing You Dismay" this year which I sure as hell will be nominating for Best Short and Best Fluff. So there!

[bluestocking79]

Yes, I find it very helpful. And you know, it would be helpful to me if people pointed out when they're a new author and eligible for that. People don't always know that. I still have no clue how I wound up in the regular author category instead of the new author category last year!

You know, that's not a bad idea, asking people to list the fics they wrote in different ships. I think I'd like to see that. It wouldn't help my count all that much for the year, because in this case, it only amounts to a few hundred words, but I'd really like to know what else my favorite authors have been writing.

And yes, I was worse than you. Much, much worse. I didn't even crack 10,000 words! But I'm already on a better pace for next year, so I'll cross my fingers that nothing major gets in my way.

And you are too kind. :D But I thank you.

[harmony_bites]

And you know, it would be helpful to me if people pointed out when they're a new author and eligible for that.

That one is always difficult to out the information, and I can imagine it's going to be frustrating for the mods to wean out the many people who'll be mistakenly nominated in the category. Lots of people who just have come to the attention of the fandom this year aren't necessarily "New Authors" in the ship. SilverBirch of The Problem With Purity isn't--ApollinaV of The Gilded Cage isn't--both have stories posted before this cycle. amphotera of Becoming Miss Granger--well, that fic was actually on a long hiatus and was actually started in the previous eligible period. There are a few authors of WIPs I have liked who I think are new--Millie Joan of Camerado and hebe_gb of Limited Knowledge--but neither of their works, alas, have gotten much mention that I've seen.

Basically, the way I did it last year was look at all the authors who had fics I loved--especially more than one, then eliminate all I was sure were old hands, then looked up

[harmony_bites]

You're welcome--hopefully others will speak up too!