Lasair (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} lasultrix) wrote,@ 2003-12-16 01:17:00 |
|
Announcing the Harry Potter Flashficathon!
Otherwise known as "Why Should The Buffy People Have All The Fun?" A fair few people expressed interest when I brought up the idea a week or so ago, so here we have it. The first (as far as I know) HP Flashficathon, based on the wildly successful BtVS/AtS flashficathons run bymarguerite_26.
What's this thing all about?
You submit two pairings you'd like to see written, and you receive two. You write one (or maybe both) and you get written one (or maybe both) and it all comes together in a beautiful buddy-cop movie sort of way.
Get a bit more specific.
In addition to two pairings, you can put in a requirement, such as "no NC-17", "Ron must make fun of Draco's hair" or "post-Hogwarts". You should aim to keep the fic at around 1000 words, but really that's just a loose guideline - part of what keeps ficathons snappy. On January 31st, sometime between midnight GMT on the 31st and midnight GMT on the 1st, you should post your flashfic on your LiveJournal, saying who it's for and what the requirements were. Oh, and don't tell anyone but your betas what your assignment was beforehand - that's part of the fun!
How will people find my flashfic?
I'll set up a master list entry before the 31st begins. As soon as your fic's up, leave me a comment on that entry, and I'll keep updating it until all the fics are up.
Can I join?
Yep! Just comment to this entry, or e-mail me at lasultrix@livejournal.com, with your submission, your LJ name and your e-mail address. If you don't have a LiveJournal and you'd like to take part, you still can - just e-mail me your entry and I'll post it here for you, under your name.
Any restrictions?
Seeing as Harry Potter's such a weird and wonderful place, and lots of people get easily squicked, I thought it might be prudent to request that at least one of the pairings you request be human/human (or human/thing that passes as human, I suppose) and non-incestuous. Feel free to request your preferred pairing of the two, though. And yes, slashers may get het and hetters may get slash, but stepping outside your usual boundaries is good for the writing muscles! Remember, it doesn't have to be particularly long, it doesn't have to be smut, and at least you have two pairings to choose from. Last resort? There's always Polyjuice. ;)
What about deadlines?
New Year's Eve - Submissions deadline.
January 2nd - Assignments sent out to the e-mail addresses you gave me.
January 27th - Entries go up. You get four weeks - plenty of time to write 1000 words!
Why are these things called flashficathons?
I have absolutely no idea.
Should we tell our flists about this one and nag them all to join?
You should indeed.
Signups are now closed.
Otherwise known as "Why Should The Buffy People Have All The Fun?" A fair few people expressed interest when I brought up the idea a week or so ago, so here we have it. The first (as far as I know) HP Flashficathon, based on the wildly successful BtVS/AtS flashficathons run by
marguerite_26.What's this thing all about?
You submit two pairings you'd like to see written, and you receive two. You write one (or maybe both) and you get written one (or maybe both) and it all comes together in a beautiful buddy-cop movie sort of way.
Get a bit more specific.
In addition to two pairings, you can put in a requirement, such as "no NC-17", "Ron must make fun of Draco's hair" or "post-Hogwarts". You should aim to keep the fic at around 1000 words, but really that's just a loose guideline - part of what keeps ficathons snappy. On January 31st, sometime between midnight GMT on the 31st and midnight GMT on the 1st, you should post your flashfic on your LiveJournal, saying who it's for and what the requirements were. Oh, and don't tell anyone but your betas what your assignment was beforehand - that's part of the fun!
How will people find my flashfic?
I'll set up a master list entry before the 31st begins. As soon as your fic's up, leave me a comment on that entry, and I'll keep updating it until all the fics are up.
Can I join?
Yep! Just comment to this entry, or e-mail me at lasultrix@livejournal.com, with your submission, your LJ name and your e-mail address. If you don't have a LiveJournal and you'd like to take part, you still can - just e-mail me your entry and I'll post it here for you, under your name.
Any restrictions?
Seeing as Harry Potter's such a weird and wonderful place, and lots of people get easily squicked, I thought it might be prudent to request that at least one of the pairings you request be human/human (or human/thing that passes as human, I suppose) and non-incestuous. Feel free to request your preferred pairing of the two, though. And yes, slashers may get het and hetters may get slash, but stepping outside your usual boundaries is good for the writing muscles! Remember, it doesn't have to be particularly long, it doesn't have to be smut, and at least you have two pairings to choose from. Last resort? There's always Polyjuice. ;)
What about deadlines?
New Year's Eve - Submissions deadline.
January 2nd - Assignments sent out to the e-mail addresses you gave me.
January 27th - Entries go up. You get four weeks - plenty of time to write 1000 words!
Why are these things called flashficathons?
I have absolutely no idea.
Should we tell our flists about this one and nag them all to join?
You should indeed.
Signups are now closed.
