Signups for Off-world Alphabet Soup
It's hard to believe that we're up to our TWENTIETH Alphabet Soup! We've had upwards of 130 different contributors over the years (I lost track long ago) and we've covered a great variety of subjects. Go us! :D
This time, our theme is a fan favorite: off-world. Your story may include any character and any era (pre-series, post-series, early season, late season, whatever), as long as it's gen, related to SG-1, and takes place off-world.
This is how it works: the letters of the alphabet are available on a first come, first served basis. Comment below and claim a letter - one letter per author only. I'll strike them out as they're claimed, but as long as you made your request first, the letter is yours. By making a claim, you are committing yourself to writing at least 100 words of off-world fic by July 28th. If you're interested in writing a second story, backups are always welcome (and often needed), but you can't claim a specific letter for that.
The keywords are suggestions only. If you're inspired to use one of the keywords for your fic, that's great! If a different idea strikes you, that's great, too. You do not have to use any of the keywords I've offered here, you do not have to get my approval for your keyword, and you certainly do not have to use multiple keywords.
On July 28th, comment with a link to your fic in the SG-1 Gen Fic Day post, using the title as the subject of your comment (S is for Sandstorm, L is for Local Customs, M is for MREs, or whatever). Send me a copy by e-mail as well, as soon as it's ready. When all the letters have been submitted, a master post for the anthology will be posted. We'll be discussing this in greater detail in July, as there are a few changes ahead.
For more detailed instructions of the posting process, click here. Even if you've cooked Soup before, please double-check that there haven't been minor changes in the instructions since the last time you participated.
There are only four rules: your fic must be at least 100 words, although there is no maximum limit; it must take place off-world; the fic must be canon compliant, although it does not have to reference canon specifically and may be set in pre-series or future eras; and it should be gen. This is part of SG-1 Gen Fic Day, after all. :) You may write about any character, including original ones, that fit these criteria. You may mention canon ships - for example, Teal'c/Drey'auc or Daniel/Sha're - but no romance, please, and no AUs or alternate timelines. If in doubt, feel free to ask.
Please spread the word - I'm always delighted to have new authors join us (just as I'm ecstatic when loyal regulars join us for yet another round.) Signal boosts are always appreciated! And if you're a newcomer signing up, make sure to mention it so I can welcome you properly. With so many different authors over the years, I tend to lose track...
Edit: all letters have now been claimed.. Experience, however, strongly suggests that we'll be needing backups. I haven't actually claimed a letter, but I do plan to write a fic, and I'll retroactively slot it wherever it might be needed. If you didn't have a chance to sign up and you're interested in doing the same, your contribution will be more than welcome! We've had as many as 27 or 28 stories per Soup in the past, so you needn't be concerned that your fic will go unwanted. Trust me on this. :)
A: alien child, alien jell-O, all alone, allergies, Alone, Antarctica, Apophis, Alkesh, anti-prior device, alternate universe
B: Ba'al, betting book, booby trap, botched rescue
C: Cave, caverns, Chaapa'ai, Chulak
D: Dal Shakka Mel (I die free), deathglider, desert planet, DHD, Disaster, dome, dogface
E: earplugs, Egeria, Eruption
F: F302, force shield, flood, Free Jaffa, Furling, Furling
G: Gate malfunction, ghost town, Goa'uld, GDO, grab-bag
H: harvest festival, homemade DHD, host, Hathor, hara'kesh, ha'tak, hok'taur, holding cell, hand device, healing device, Hunted, haunted,
I: Ice, injured, insects, insane asylum, Injured, intar, iris, invisible opera, irrigation systems, Isochrones
J: Jaffa, jail, Justice
K: Kaleidoscope, Kree
L: lizards, lost, lost in translation, legacy, lo'tar, locator beacon
M: M.A.L.P, mines, mastadge, mudslide, Mountain village, monsoon, multiclones
N: Naquadah, nightmare, Natural disaster, night shadows, nishta, natural disasters, Nox
O: Ori, Orphan
P: pitching a tent, plaid, Poison, prison, priest/priestess, prim'ta, pel'tak, power crystal, princess, prisons, Pulsar
Q: Quantum Entanglement, quantum mirror, queen, queen symbiote, Quest
R: Re'ol chemical, rock band, rocks, Ruins, ransom, rocks, ruins
S: sandstorm, Solar storm, sentry, stone / grass huts, stuck, sunlight, symbiote, stasis, stasis jar, shol'vah, Stargate, sarcophagus, staff weapon
T: Tau'ri, teltak, Tollan, time travel, Trinium, tunnel crystal, tretonin, temples, temporary amnesia, Time trap, treaty, tidal wave, Tollan, Tok'ra, tastes like chicken, trees, tunnels
U: Unas, undercover, Underground, Unparticle Physics, unpleasant pets
V: vo'cume, Volcanic eruption, Vortex
W: Weapons training, Weightlessness, White Noise, wormhole
X: X303, X304, Xray spectroscopy, xray binary, Xallarap, xenophilia, Xenophobic
Y: Yeti, your turn, Yrast, yttrium, Yu
Z: Zastrugi, zat, Zoo, ZPM
This time, our theme is a fan favorite: off-world. Your story may include any character and any era (pre-series, post-series, early season, late season, whatever), as long as it's gen, related to SG-1, and takes place off-world.
This is how it works: the letters of the alphabet are available on a first come, first served basis. Comment below and claim a letter - one letter per author only. I'll strike them out as they're claimed, but as long as you made your request first, the letter is yours. By making a claim, you are committing yourself to writing at least 100 words of off-world fic by July 28th. If you're interested in writing a second story, backups are always welcome (and often needed), but you can't claim a specific letter for that.
The keywords are suggestions only. If you're inspired to use one of the keywords for your fic, that's great! If a different idea strikes you, that's great, too. You do not have to use any of the keywords I've offered here, you do not have to get my approval for your keyword, and you certainly do not have to use multiple keywords.
On July 28th, comment with a link to your fic in the SG-1 Gen Fic Day post, using the title as the subject of your comment (S is for Sandstorm, L is for Local Customs, M is for MREs, or whatever). Send me a copy by e-mail as well, as soon as it's ready. When all the letters have been submitted, a master post for the anthology will be posted. We'll be discussing this in greater detail in July, as there are a few changes ahead.
For more detailed instructions of the posting process, click here. Even if you've cooked Soup before, please double-check that there haven't been minor changes in the instructions since the last time you participated.
There are only four rules: your fic must be at least 100 words, although there is no maximum limit; it must take place off-world; the fic must be canon compliant, although it does not have to reference canon specifically and may be set in pre-series or future eras; and it should be gen. This is part of SG-1 Gen Fic Day, after all. :) You may write about any character, including original ones, that fit these criteria. You may mention canon ships - for example, Teal'c/Drey'auc or Daniel/Sha're - but no romance, please, and no AUs or alternate timelines. If in doubt, feel free to ask.
Please spread the word - I'm always delighted to have new authors join us (just as I'm ecstatic when loyal regulars join us for yet another round.) Signal boosts are always appreciated! And if you're a newcomer signing up, make sure to mention it so I can welcome you properly. With so many different authors over the years, I tend to lose track...
Edit: all letters have now been claimed.. Experience, however, strongly suggests that we'll be needing backups. I haven't actually claimed a letter, but I do plan to write a fic, and I'll retroactively slot it wherever it might be needed. If you didn't have a chance to sign up and you're interested in doing the same, your contribution will be more than welcome! We've had as many as 27 or 28 stories per Soup in the past, so you needn't be concerned that your fic will go unwanted. Trust me on this. :)
A: alien child, alien jell-O, all alone, allergies, Alone, Antarctica, Apophis, Alkesh, anti-prior device, alternate universe
B: Ba'al, betting book, booby trap, botched rescue
C: Cave, caverns, Chaapa'ai, Chulak
D: Dal Shakka Mel (I die free), deathglider, desert planet, DHD, Disaster, dome, dogface
E: earplugs, Egeria, Eruption
F: F302, force shield, flood, Free Jaffa, Furling, Furling
G: Gate malfunction, ghost town, Goa'uld, GDO, grab-bag
H: harvest festival, homemade DHD, host, Hathor, hara'kesh, ha'tak, hok'taur, holding cell, hand device, healing device, Hunted, haunted,
I: Ice, injured, insects, insane asylum, Injured, intar, iris, invisible opera, irrigation systems, Isochrones
J: Jaffa, jail, Justice
K: Kaleidoscope, Kree
L: lizards, lost, lost in translation, legacy, lo'tar, locator beacon
M: M.A.L.P, mines, mastadge, mudslide, Mountain village, monsoon, multiclones
N: Naquadah, nightmare, Natural disaster, night shadows, nishta, natural disasters, Nox
O: Ori, Orphan
P: pitching a tent, plaid, Poison, prison, priest/priestess, prim'ta, pel'tak, power crystal, princess, prisons, Pulsar
Q: Quantum Entanglement, quantum mirror, queen, queen symbiote, Quest
R: Re'ol chemical, rock band, rocks, Ruins, ransom, rocks, ruins
S: sandstorm, Solar storm, sentry, stone / grass huts, stuck, sunlight, symbiote, stasis, stasis jar, shol'vah, Stargate, sarcophagus, staff weapon
T: Tau'ri, teltak, Tollan, time travel, Trinium, tunnel crystal, tretonin, temples, temporary amnesia, Time trap, treaty, tidal wave, Tollan, Tok'ra, tastes like chicken, trees, tunnels
U: Unas, undercover, Underground, Unparticle Physics, unpleasant pets
V: vo'cume, Volcanic eruption, Vortex
W: Weapons training, Weightlessness, White Noise, wormhole
X: X303, X304, Xray spectroscopy, xray binary, Xallarap, xenophilia, Xenophobic
Y: Yeti, your turn, Yrast, yttrium, Yu
Z: Zastrugi, zat, Zoo, ZPM