Challenge 1: A Dean-focused h/c fic challenge (2,500 minimum word req.) / GENERAL INFO & RULES
A Dean-focused
h/c fic challenge
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
How about a fic challenge? I've never put one of these babies on before, so I took a peek at the way a few other communities do them, and this is what I came up with. I want to put on a challenge that's relaxed and fun, but still structured, and this is all of those things, I think. So, let's get this show on the road!
Schedule:
Submit prompts October 22nd through to November 3rd.
Claim prompts November 5th through to November 20th.
Posting period Anytime after you've claimed a prompt through to February 14th. (Valentine's Day!)
NEW DEADLINE: March 14th.
Note: I'll post a masterlist of the fics that have come out of this challenge as soon as the challenge is over and I get a chance to. The masterlist is now up here.
Additional info/guidelines will be included in subsequent posts for each of the steps of the challenge process listed above, but here are the basics:
01. This is a Dean-focused hurt-comfort fic challenge, so Dean should be the one in the hurt/comforted role. Your prompts/fics may involve sick!Dean, hurt!Dean, angsty!Dean or anything else that results in Dean being on the receiving end of hurt/comfort.
02. Stories should be at least 2,500 words, but there's no maximum word requirement, so you can totally go nuts if you want. Longer stories are encouraged, and very much appreciated.
03. No WIPS, sorry. Stories should be complete and posted to the community all at once (with links to all chapters included.)
04. This isn't a requirement, but I just want to say, betas are awesome! If you're looking for one, our very own beta-reader list has many beta-readers who deal specifically with Dean-focused hurt/comfort fics, or you can post a request for one at spn_betas.
05. You may want to check out our links of interest for writers as well.
06. When writing your fic, respect the prompted details - genre/pairing, category, (ie: pre-series) etc.
07. The regular posting guidelines we use at this community apply to this challenge. In addition, please put these two things somewhere in your header when posting your challenge fic to the comm:
Note: If your prompt is very long, you may want to shorten it for posting purposes, or just link to the original prompt.
08. Also, if you could use this tag when posting your challenge fic to the comm it would be awesome/would really help me when I'm putting the masterlist together: .challenge 1
Note #1: Yes, there's a period in front of challenge 1.
Note #2: Click here if you don't know how to tag your posts.
09. Please post your fic or a link to your fic to hoodie_time before you post it to other communities.
10. If you're not going to be able to get your fic in by the deadline:
Edited to add as of June 2nd, 2010.
Hey, guys! I'll be adding late fics to the masterlist up to and including June 30th, at which point I won't be adding anymore, buuuut we'd totally LOVE to see your fic whenever! ;D Please use our .amnesty tag if you're posting after the 30th.
This isn't a reciprocal fic challenge, so if you don't end up completing your fic for whatever reason don't sweat it, but in that case it would be awesome if you'd let me know/send me your prompt # so I can make the prompt available to others.
If you do that, I will uncross your prompt in the prompt-list and it will revert back to being a leftover prompt. Which just means that it's open for anyone to write if it catches their eye. Leftover prompts aren't part of the fic challenge either and won't be part of the fic challenge masterlist, etc. You can read more about them here.
Thanks, guys!
11. If you'd like to promote this, just copy and paste the code above into your journal! ♥
What happens to unclaimed or unfilled prompts?
Please go HERE.
Oh, and feel free to comment to this post with any questions you may have about the challenge.
Note: This isn’t the prompting post. That can be found HERE.
ETA #1: The fic challenge has a new deadline: March 14th. You can read more about that HERE.
ETA #2: The fic challenge masterlist is now up HERE. Check it out!
➽ This post was compiled by maypoles and is posted under this account for organizational purposes.