Sign-Ups Are Open CLOSED for another year!
hp_halloween sign-ups are CLOSED for 2018. If you missed out, be sure to join us on Halloween to read and comment - it's still loads of fun! open once again! Sign-up between now and Noon on Saturday October 6!
Sign-ups remain open until a final reply to this post is made by a mod. This usually works in latecomers' favour. So, no need to ask, if there's not a "closed" post at the end of sign-ups, throw yours into the mix..
Hello, everyone! lore, starduchess, and shadowycat are back for another spookalicious exchange! Please read the full community profile page, because we added some important notes to this year's exchange and moved up the due date deadline. Big Note for 2018: If you can't be genuinely happy to receive anything that matches your sign-up, this is not the exchange for you. Matching gets harder every year, but it's especially hard when someone is trying to get a very specific pairing and won't be happy with anything less than their desired pairing.
Be sure to spread the word that sign-ups are open to your flists and any newsletters or new pockets of HP fandom that you follow on other social media sites. This is a lightning-fast exchange, which means you'll have about two weeks to write - that's only 100 words a week, with drabbles due October 21! We also take all genres, thus the repeated call for flexibility in the community profile. Remember, this is a 200-word drabble exchange that will be posted with reveals on Halloween.
Guidelines for Joining
Sign up by adding a comment to this entry with all questions in the text box below answered. You're signing up to both request a Halloween-themed drabble and to pledge to write one for someone else. The "Halloween theme" can include the season (fall/harvest), related holidays (example: Samhain, All Saints Day), traditions, etc.
Clearly but concisely state what you would like to receive and what you're willing to give by answering the questions below in your reply. Use the "Any other comments" line for anything you think we didn't cover in the questions. You are only allowed one sign-up comment, as the point of this exchange is to be flexible. If you find your sign-up reply becoming a wall of text, this might not be the exchange for you.
Please use the full name of a character that isn't considered a "lead" in the HP books. This goes double for Next Gen because of all the repeated names. You can name your OTP if you desire, but your author is not required to write it. If you would like to request an object or animal that can be personified as a character, such as the Sorting Hat or Crookshanks, we'll allow two such choices to be named in your limit of 6.
Requests may be made for up to three simple Halloween-themed prompts. Writers do not have to use all of those, but they do have to include at least one.
One last time, flexibility is key in this exchange. People who will accept any gift or write any genre will be our heroes!.
Your reply here should contain the following, copy and pasted into the reply:
Username/name on LJ:
Username/name on DW:
Email address you check regularly:
Are you over 18?:
Who have you written for here before, especially last year?:
Would you be willing to pinch-hit?
Any other comments?:
List up to 2 relationship types you want in your gift (gen, het, male slash, female slash, or ANY):
List 6 characters (at least 3 primary characters):
List up to 2 genres you would like to see in your gift (drama, romance, adventure, horror, comedy, or ANY):
List up to 3 squicks you DO NOT want in your gift:
List up to 3 Halloween themes as prompts for your gift:
List which types of relationships you are willing to write (or ANY):
List 2 genres you are willing to write (or ANY):
List up to 3 characters you are not willing to write (or NONE):
List up to 3 squicks you will not write (or NONE):
Please remove the information in parenthesis () when you reply. Also, be sure there's a space between all the colons and what you write. Finally, please don't strip the "bold" tags from your reply. lore's old eyes rely on the format for matching. We hope to see many ANYs in the sign-ups!
FYI: If you don't tell us who you've written for before (if you're returning to the exchange), you could end up writing for that person again. In fact, some of you have been in this exchange so long, it's likely you will end up with the same person again. But lore will try her best to make it fresh for you if she can.
Rules: Please read the full rule list here. These are the highlights.
1. You must be 18 years of age or over and confirm this in your single-reply sign-up.
2. All gift drabbles must be emailed to the mod account by October 21. The mods all have conflicts the weekend before Halloween, which means the bulk of our work needs to happen the week before then. Be prepared to receive your drabble back with any requests to cut length or make edits during that week.
3. All gift drabbles must be 200 words exactly. We do check word counts.
4. Gifts must be marked with appropriate warnings. All entries will be placed under an LJ cut.
5. Drabbles may not portray people under the age of 18 engaging in sexual acts.
6. Please code your story text for bold, italics, underline, etc, and with the appropriate header information, which will be in your assignment email. If you aren't certain if your coding is right, try your submission in your own journal before sending it in to see how it will post. The only way we post 50 drabbles in a day is if you help us with proper coding.
7. Send drabbles to the mod email account in text-only format. If you need help with this, ask and you will receive it.
There is a feedback rule instituted by the original mod, and we will continue to honor it: If you don't have anything nice to say, then please don't say it. This is a gift community not a forum for criticizing others' work. If you have a real problem with something someone wrote, then please get in touch with the mods first. We do check drabbles against your request. We also strongly encourage you to reply to your gift.
Please friend the community for updates and to see the drabbles! No need to become a member, we don't post anything locked.
If you have questions, email us at hphmods @ gmail.com (no spaces). We've limited sign-ups to LiveJournal and Dreamwidth this year; InsaneJournal received no comments last year, so we are dropping it from posting. If you don't have a LiveJournal or DW, you can use one of the many log-in options that LJ offers, or you can post anonymously. Just be sure to leave us an email where you can be contacted with your assignment or other questions. Mods will unscreen anonymous sign-ups.
Thanks, everyone! We can't wait to see how you all will get your spooky on this year!
love, HPH Mods
Sign-ups remain open until a final reply to this post is made by a mod. This usually works in latecomers' favour. So, no need to ask, if there's not a "closed" post at the end of sign-ups, throw yours into the mix..
Hello, everyone! lore, starduchess, and shadowycat are back for another spookalicious exchange! Please read the full community profile page, because we added some important notes to this year's exchange and moved up the due date deadline. Big Note for 2018: If you can't be genuinely happy to receive anything that matches your sign-up, this is not the exchange for you. Matching gets harder every year, but it's especially hard when someone is trying to get a very specific pairing and won't be happy with anything less than their desired pairing.
Be sure to spread the word that sign-ups are open to your flists and any newsletters or new pockets of HP fandom that you follow on other social media sites. This is a lightning-fast exchange, which means you'll have about two weeks to write - that's only 100 words a week, with drabbles due October 21! We also take all genres, thus the repeated call for flexibility in the community profile. Remember, this is a 200-word drabble exchange that will be posted with reveals on Halloween.
Guidelines for Joining
Sign up by adding a comment to this entry with all questions in the text box below answered. You're signing up to both request a Halloween-themed drabble and to pledge to write one for someone else. The "Halloween theme" can include the season (fall/harvest), related holidays (example: Samhain, All Saints Day), traditions, etc.
Clearly but concisely state what you would like to receive and what you're willing to give by answering the questions below in your reply. Use the "Any other comments" line for anything you think we didn't cover in the questions. You are only allowed one sign-up comment, as the point of this exchange is to be flexible. If you find your sign-up reply becoming a wall of text, this might not be the exchange for you.
Please use the full name of a character that isn't considered a "lead" in the HP books. This goes double for Next Gen because of all the repeated names. You can name your OTP if you desire, but your author is not required to write it. If you would like to request an object or animal that can be personified as a character, such as the Sorting Hat or Crookshanks, we'll allow two such choices to be named in your limit of 6.
Requests may be made for up to three simple Halloween-themed prompts. Writers do not have to use all of those, but they do have to include at least one.
One last time, flexibility is key in this exchange. People who will accept any gift or write any genre will be our heroes!.
Your reply here should contain the following, copy and pasted into the reply:
Username/name on LJ:
Username/name on DW:
Email address you check regularly:
Are you over 18?:
Who have you written for here before, especially last year?:
Would you be willing to pinch-hit?
Any other comments?:
List up to 2 relationship types you want in your gift (gen, het, male slash, female slash, or ANY):
List 6 characters (at least 3 primary characters):
List up to 2 genres you would like to see in your gift (drama, romance, adventure, horror, comedy, or ANY):
List up to 3 squicks you DO NOT want in your gift:
List up to 3 Halloween themes as prompts for your gift:
List which types of relationships you are willing to write (or ANY):
List 2 genres you are willing to write (or ANY):
List up to 3 characters you are not willing to write (or NONE):
List up to 3 squicks you will not write (or NONE):
Please remove the information in parenthesis () when you reply. Also, be sure there's a space between all the colons and what you write. Finally, please don't strip the "bold" tags from your reply. lore's old eyes rely on the format for matching. We hope to see many ANYs in the sign-ups!
FYI: If you don't tell us who you've written for before (if you're returning to the exchange), you could end up writing for that person again. In fact, some of you have been in this exchange so long, it's likely you will end up with the same person again. But lore will try her best to make it fresh for you if she can.
Rules: Please read the full rule list here. These are the highlights.
1. You must be 18 years of age or over and confirm this in your single-reply sign-up.
2. All gift drabbles must be emailed to the mod account by October 21. The mods all have conflicts the weekend before Halloween, which means the bulk of our work needs to happen the week before then. Be prepared to receive your drabble back with any requests to cut length or make edits during that week.
3. All gift drabbles must be 200 words exactly. We do check word counts.
4. Gifts must be marked with appropriate warnings. All entries will be placed under an LJ cut.
5. Drabbles may not portray people under the age of 18 engaging in sexual acts.
6. Please code your story text for bold, italics, underline, etc, and with the appropriate header information, which will be in your assignment email. If you aren't certain if your coding is right, try your submission in your own journal before sending it in to see how it will post. The only way we post 50 drabbles in a day is if you help us with proper coding.
7. Send drabbles to the mod email account in text-only format. If you need help with this, ask and you will receive it.
There is a feedback rule instituted by the original mod, and we will continue to honor it: If you don't have anything nice to say, then please don't say it. This is a gift community not a forum for criticizing others' work. If you have a real problem with something someone wrote, then please get in touch with the mods first. We do check drabbles against your request. We also strongly encourage you to reply to your gift.
Please friend the community for updates and to see the drabbles! No need to become a member, we don't post anything locked.
If you have questions, email us at hphmods @ gmail.com (no spaces). We've limited sign-ups to LiveJournal and Dreamwidth this year; InsaneJournal received no comments last year, so we are dropping it from posting. If you don't have a LiveJournal or DW, you can use one of the many log-in options that LJ offers, or you can post anonymously. Just be sure to leave us an email where you can be contacted with your assignment or other questions. Mods will unscreen anonymous sign-ups.
Thanks, everyone! We can't wait to see how you all will get your spooky on this year!
love, HPH Mods