WRITER'S MANDATORY CHECK IN

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

All writers must participate in this check-in, or they will be assumed to have dropped out of the challenge. This poll will remain open until July 17th, USA time. There are two mandatory parts for a Big Bang Participant (poll and email), and only one mandatory part for a Little Bang Participant (poll).

Part One:
[Poll #1854019]

There is no minimum word count that you need at this point, for either the Big Bang or the Little Bang. After today, you cannot change: your selection of participating in the Big Bang or Little Bang (or both, if you're writing two stories), the fandom, or the pairing. That's locked in!

Part two: an email for Big Bang Writers. If you are attempting a fic greater than 25k, you can choose the Big Bang option and receive an artist who will create artwork for your story. You will therefore need to email the mods at bigbang.het@gmail.com with THREE different snippets of your work, 500-1000 words each, so that your artist may have something to work off of and inspire. Send a separate email for each big bang that you want to submit.

The email format will be:

SUBJECT LINE: [Your LJ Name: Big Bang Check In.]

Author Name: LJ name and AO3 Name
Story Name: if undecided or only tentative, please state that.
Fandom/Pairing: list the main one, and any minor pairings if you so please
Summary to be provided to the Artist: yes, this bit is mandatory. It's fine if it's rough, but please give your artists an idea of what the story is about because claims will be done off this. Maximum 50 words.
Current Word Count and Expected Final Word Count:

Then supply your three snippets. 500-1000 words each, in the body of your email and NOT as a separate word document. You may leave any author's notes or any explanations you want, and you may also leave an email address or a way for your artist to contact you directly. Artist are not obliged to work directly with the author on their artwork, but most usually like author input or feedback of some kind. This entire email that you send to the mods will be directly forwarded to your artist.

To Big Bang or Little Bang: Big Bang stories are under some form of obligation to finish because a artist has signed up to do work for it; so try to complete? Pretty, pretty please? If you don't, we understand, but keep in mind that your artist did all that work. If you decide to drop out at any point, contact BOTH a Mod and your artist immediately and tell them so. But try to complete! WE BELIEVE IN YOU!

If you're intimidated by the idea of having an artist or anyone else rely on you completing this venture, there is always the less demanding option: the little big bang. It only has a minimum word count of 10k. No maximum word count. And there is no artists for it, unless you get someone on your own or you create your own artwork for it (either is totally fine). I basically put in this little bang option for those that want to participate, but don't want to be obliged to anyone else to finish. It's completely low-key and non-intimidating! (I hope.)

Artists: will claim stories on July 20th on a post that goes up on this comm. Artist will claim stories on a first come, first serve basis. They are required to make one piece of artwork for each big bang story they claim. The claims posts will display the story title, the fandom/pairings, and summary. We will provide artists with the author name only after they have claimed the story, and we will email the artist the snippets/relevant information as soon as we can. From there, artist can contact authors to find out more about their interests. We would like to encourage artists to be in contact with authors and to share and collaborate, but ONLY in fun. Artists are under no obligation to work directly with the author. Ultimately, what artists create for their artwork is their creation, just like how artists cannot dictate what the author writes for their fanfiction. But we all want everyone to be happy with what they get and what they create, so I hope this remains a happy, fun, friendly experience.

Also, if a writer eventually does not complete his/her Big Bang story by the due date, but the artists has completed their artwork, go ahead and submit it and I'll showcase the artwork on AO3 anyway. Artist deserve recognition for their hard work!

Comments

[deathmallow.livejournal.com]

I had sent my check-in email about five minutes ago right before this was posted, as per the format from the last post. Looks like I got everything right except the email subject line. Sorry! D:

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

No problem! AND CONGRATS ON DOING THE CRAZINESS OF A BIG BANG.

[elliemurasaki.livejournal.com]

Oh God, that time already? I HAVE NOTHING. Except the three thousand words I had when I signed up. Gah.

[gamma-x-orionis.livejournal.com]

*Agonized* GOD HELP ME INDEED. 5K between the two stories and GAAHAHHHHH.

I'm trying to get enough of each one done to at least be able to send in snippets - will have that finished by this evening, I promise, promise, promise.

[tanyareed.livejournal.com]

Wow! I can't believe it's check in time already. I still have so much story to write!

I'll have my check in email tjhere sometime before the end of the day.

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

Gah here's hoping I've finally decided on a pairing... and that it actually behaves long enough for me to write it... *panics*

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

I'm on vacation till Tuesday, so I will send my summary and snippets as soon as I get home. I'm sorry! I was not braining and didn't bring them with me on my trip :(

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

I have not received your email yet. Please get that to me ASAP.

[clwilson2006.livejournal.com]

sorry, sorry. I decided to drop. I'm just not feeling this at all. sorry

I'll still do art though

[gamma-x-orionis.livejournal.com]

Eeee, eee, ee, I have a question.

If we're doing two different stories, should we send two different emails? And if so, should we put something in the subject line to make it clear that we didn't just accidentally resend the email or something? ;P

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

DAMN. Why do I always miss spotting at least one potential question. I always feel so clever to anticipate ALLL THE QUESTIONS EVER, and then I get comments with legitimate questions and I am like, DAMN. DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING.

But, um, yes. Send two emails, and mark it Story 1 and like Story 2 in the subject line, or something?

[fangirlism]

I admit partial defeat, only because I have nothing done (I just now got my plot idea), so I have no snippets. Little Bang it is.

[agirlnamedtruth.livejournal.com]

On the poll, I appear to have not clicked the 'sent the email' option but I have sent an email off :)

[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

My poll is polled, and since the Little Bang option is the low stress version, no email has been sent. BTW, thank you for offering the Little Bang; I may hit 25k words but would never have signed up for the Big Bang commitment. So it's working as intended.

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it!!

[fuzzy-paint.livejournal.com]

I hit enter before I meant to on I am writing (Use exact following format:).... (facepalm) so, uh. Should I tell you here (since I think the final pairing is supposed to be secret? Correct me if I'm wrong!) or PM it or what?

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and tell me here.

[athena-mou.livejournal.com]

Yikes! i just realized that I forgot to add the FANDOM in the poll. Both my stories (Big Bang and Little Bang) are Downton Abbey stories.
Downton Abbey: Cora Crawley/Robert Crawley (Big Bang)
Downton Abbey: Mary Crawley/Matthew Crawley (Little Bang)
Sorry about that. Email sent with complete information :)

Athena

[h-loquacious.livejournal.com]

How set in stone do the snippets have to be? I assume that the text isn't set it stone and we can change it at least slightly after. Because I've certainly written enough text to send in three 500 word snippets for my big bang, and I'll definitely pick things that aren't going to change significantly, but given that the whole fic isn't written yet, they could change slightly (and probably will). I'm hoping that's not going to be a problem.

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

It's meant to be for an inspiration for the artist. I can only tell you that. The rest is up to you.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Poll previously polled. Email sent. EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lanna-kitty.livejournal.com]

lol at this point I think I can commit to littlebang but not big. however this might be what I need to get writing again so I am giong to pick the non stressy option and I am also saying "screw it" and doing the idea that we chatted about a couple weeks ago. The naysayers can deal.

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS IDEA.

YES.

[pamymex3girl.livejournal.com]

Have filled in the poll will send the email later today seeing as I have to leave right now

[silver_galaxy]

I forgot to add something in my email that I wanted the artist to know :( Should I send you another email or just add a note here?

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Email.

[vickysg1.livejournal.com]

E-mail finally sent! I have just wrote the third snippet, as it was something I wanted to sent my artist. Let just say it wasn't easy as I still have a long way to go write before I'm into that part of the fic!

[tragicgraceful.livejournal.com]

I just answered the poll on behalf of my friend theangelpatrol and she's already sent the email...

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

I just heard that you did this at 5am in the morning. You are a good, good friend.

[red-b-rackham.livejournal.com]

Alright, poll complete, email coming shortly.

Totally not freaking out about getting this done... (*flails/sobs*)

[red-b-rackham.livejournal.com]

And by "shortly" I mean late, because of issues and RL and complications and gah, sorry Irony! I will have it in the next day. *eeps*

[cutebunny43.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to comment that my email might be a LITTLE late, I'm trying my hardest to get it in before the 17th is over, but I've been sick the past couple days, so I've been hopped up on meds and sleeping a lot, le sigh. But I've done the poll at the very least! Like I said, will do my best to get the email in, the snippets might just suck is all, bleh.

[oparu.livejournal.com]

Hello mod!

I need to send my email tomorrow morning. It's graduation week at my coffee shop + my phd deadline have turned my brain to gruel. I'll send it as soon as I get up, which should barely be the 18th. Please forgive me.

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Duly noted! ;)

And just remember to breathe!

[painted-pain.livejournal.com]

Hours later, I'm realising I answered one of the poll question incorrectly. Err, sorry? My email will sort that all out, I hope.

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

Email sent. I'm sorry it's a little late! My plane home was delayed.