Sol posting here.

1. There will be a slight lag in the rate of converted stories being posted to the site, as Mikke and I begin the transition back to Mikke being the preeminent voice of the site. I say "lag", because real life is piled up on both of us temporarily, so it'll be a week or so. After that you should see the conversion pick back up in ( Read more... )

If you're wondering where a story is in the conversion queue, it's now all listed at http://www.scimitarsmile.com/conversions. That's not a complete list (missing some guest and green lion info), and in some cases it's wonky where the titles from the original files don't match ( Read more... )

I can't find this info anywhere: is there an official spelling of Paninya's name, and is she ever given a full name, or is it just Paninya? 

Current events: polls on site, your input is appreciated. Also, an explanation about the poll questions, if you'd like more information before giving your input.

(  new features installed, tested, and in place, with a few minor tweaks to go. )

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and poll-replies. It's been incredibly helpful to have some idea of what readers/authors prefer in their archives. Like, say, pie. Don't nobody not like pie, it seems.

The submissions are in for the Original AU category of the Brave New Worlds contest! Please go check them out, as they are a group of truly outstanding fics. And you can place a vote in the poll currently up on the main page of the site. Judging and voting will continue for one more week before winners are announced ( Read more... )

In celebration of the new season FMA: Brotherhood coming out, Scimitar Smile has also rolled out its new layout! Please go take a look at http://www.scimitarsmile.com/ and tell us (here or there) what you think, and more importantly, how does the new layout work for you? Is anything ( Read more... )

At the request of several of the contestants who are still working on their entries, the final due date of the Original AU section of the Brave New Worlds contest -- and thus, the final date of the contest itself -- has been moved to April 20th, 1 month after the end of the Published AU section ( Read more... )

The Published AU category of the Brave New Worlds AU Contest is now closed, and all entries have been published on the Story Page. Go there and read the entries, and if you are interested, you can vote for your favorite hereThe first prize will be decided by judge vote, but second prize will be determined by popular vote, so please take the time to ( Read more... )