00Q big bang

Right! So, because everyone so far seemed in support of the change (I'll update the rules...sometime later), here goes.

Each team picks a posting date via this doodle link! It's that easy. You can only pick one date. Make sure that everyone in your team agrees on your date.

You have until...say, July 15th to choose a date. Once everyone has picked a date, I'll publish a posting schedule. When picking a date only one person from your team should pick. When picking, use your team number!

Your teams are as follows:

#1
valinorean
milky_haven
jellycrown

#2
twilightscribe
annachuu
monaiyra

#3
skylights
thislostcastaway
epithalamium

#4
safaiagem
chosenfire28

#5
foolish_m0rtal
chosenfire28

#6
movingpaintedpictures
gundamuubitch
rerumfragmenta

#7
cathrinemccord
pakuromi
milky_haven

#8
kryptaria
skylocked
neyllya

#9
daisybellewrites
proprietyisnotapriority

#10
blackidyll
neyllya

#11
lc2l
sanny_pirate

#12
thecatonthemoon
epithalamium

#13
triffidsandcuckoos
johanirae
allyearefallen

#14
astudyinfic
monkiainen

#15
misswinterhill
justgotone
gundamuubitch

#16
rivestra
kavinskysdick
charlies_dragon

#17
annecto-lien
allyearefallen
toy_genius

#18
entangledwood

rerumfragmenta

Hello everyone! This is a fairly informal check in post - all you need to do is drop me a line in the comments and let me know how your fic/art is coming along. :D There's a MONTH until you should all have finished your works. ;D

If you're starting to think you need extensions or the like, from now would be a good time to let me know so we can work something out! You can catch me on tumblr, here or via my email 00qbang@gmail.com.

This check in is informal and not mandatory, but I would appreciate it greatly if everyone would take the time over the next week or so to drop me a line or two. :) You can also use this post as a discussion board amongst yourselves if you like and don't forget we have a chatzy room. :)

Here's how claims are going to work:

- All fic summaries have been anonymised and supplied with a number. Some summaries have warnings and ratings as well; if a summary has no warnings it is because either there were no warnings or I wasn't supplied with them.
- Using this form:
<b>First choice:</b> <b>Second choice:</b> <b>Your username:</b> (this is the username you signed up with)
You make your claims. Second choice is there in case somebody beat you to your first choice.
- Post the filled out claims form in the comments to this post. Comments will be screened.

I'll confirm claims and send out the summaries once all fics have been claimed. (NB! This might take a few days! We're not all in the same timezone.) Writers will be CC'ed on the email. I expect artists and writers to communicate with each other for the remainder of the fest.

We have an overweight of artist sign ups compared to the final count of drafts - 31 artists to 18 drafts. Nine of you said in your sign up forms that you would like to illustrate more than one fic, and 12 of you said you might consider illustrating more than one fic.

So, the way we're going to do this is, there will be two rounds of claims. In the second round of claims priority will be given to those artists who didn't manage to claim in the first round and those artists who already claimed in the first round will come second. I'm aware that this isn't a perfect system, but it's the best I can do under the circumstances.

When a fic has been claimed once, I'll change the colour of the text to green. That means that fic can't be claimed again until the second claiming round.

First claiming round closed! Second claims will open tomorrow, Friday, at approximately nine pm GMT+1 (Copenhagen). More details on that to come.

Second claims open!

The second round of claims is going to be much more relaxed. Anyone is welcome to claim a draft - even if you haven't signed up before (in which case I ask you to give me your email address when you make your claim). I'll send out the emails as the claims happen, instead of waiting for all fics to be claimed before sending the emails out.

Please be aware that there's no guarantee that all fics will be claimed in the second round. When a fic has been claimed in the second round, the summary will be striked out, like so. That means that the striked out fic summary can't be claimed anymore.

And now to the list of fic summaries:

( fic summaries )

Preliminary sign-ups have ended! That means: Writer sign-ups are over, while artists, betas and cheerleaders can still come along.

Some of you have already started writing, which is awesome! And some of you don't yet know what to write. That's okay. I have faith in you. :)

A quick recap of the rules: Writers have until April 30th to complete a draft of 10.000 words and send it to me. Artists claim fics on May 1st and in the following days. ALL WORKS are due July 1st! Posting begins August 1st.

On to the list. The writers' list is closed (sixty writers signed up!), but I will be adding people to the other lists as they come along. Everyone is listed by the username they submitted under "preferred platform". For betas & cheerleaders I've linked to their sign-up comments, so that you can find their contact info as well as beta strengths, etc.
If I overlooked someone or made a mistake, please let me know and I'll fix it ASAP.

( WRITERS )

( ARTISTS )

( BETAS & CHEERLEADERS )

Now with the sign-ups open and writers hopefully plotting away, what better than a drabble/drawble challenge to get the creative juices flowing?

It's very simple in that there are no rules. I've provided a prompt table from 100_prompts for inspiration, but do feel free to use your own prompts. :D

So how does this work?
Either pick a prompt from the prompt table or a prompt in the comments to fill. You don't need fill a prompt if you prompt something, but if you prompt more than ten prompts, try to fill one prompt. :)

Linking to fills from external sources (for example if you choose to post your fill on tumblr) is cool. To make it easier for everyone to browse the comments, please put the prompt in the subject line of your comment. :)

Ready, set, GO!

001.	Lively	002.	Remorseful	003.	Dismiss	004.	Heavy	005.	Forward
006.	Prowl	007.	Cut	008.	Compromise	009.	Impulse	010.	Hush
011.	Morals	012.	Engage	013.	Voice	014.	Awkward	015.	Lower
016.	Plead	017.	Caring	018.	Believe	019.	Found	020.	Shield
021.	Open	022.	Tactile	023.	Journey	024.	Scowl	025.	Hero
026.	Untouchable	027.	Hands	028.	Powder	029.	Obvious	030.	Touch

It's time! THE SIGN UPS ARE HERE.





It's very easy. If you want to be part of the bigbang as either writer, artist, beta or cheerleader, you sign up in the comments using the appropiate sign up form. I'll ask for your emails if you're an artist or writer so that I can send you reminder emails close to the deadlines and so that I can set up the artists/writers after the claiming ends. :D

HERE GOES.

ETA: the AO3 question is there because I will get AO3 invites for those who would like one. If you don't have an account and would like an invite, just put YES and I'll tally and request the invites. If you don't want an account put no, and likewise if you already have an account, you can put no. You don't need to tell me your AO3 username now as I'll be asking for your posting platform/username anyway when we get to the posting, five months from here. :) All I need now is your contact info and a name. :D I hope that cleared up any confusion.

Writers!
<b>I want to write!</b> <b>Username at preferred platform:</b> <b>My email address:</b> something [at] somewhere <b>I'm writing about:</b> (optional) <b>I don't have an AO3 account and would like an invite:</b> YES or NO

Artists!
<b>I want to create art!</b> <b>Username at preferred platform:</b> <b>My email address:</b> something [at] somewhere <b>I'm willing to create art for more than one fic</b> YES or NO or MAYBE (pick one) <b>I don't have an AO3 account and would like an invite:</b> YES or NO

Betas!
<b>I want to be a beta!</b> <b>Username at preferred platform:</b> <b>I'll beta</b> ART or FIC or BOTH (pick one) <b>My strengths are:</b> SPAG, flow, plot, britpick, etc. <b>I will NOT beta fic/art that contains:</b> (list your squicks/triggers)

Cheerleaders!
<b>I want to be a cheerleader!</b> <b>Username at preferred platform:</b> <b>Writers and artists can contact me at:</b> (tumblr, lj, email, skype, aim, whatever you're comfortable giving out) <b>What I'm willing to do:</b> (bribery, cheering, plot/character/etc. discussions, brainstorming, cheering, absurd jokes, all-nighters, etc) <b>What I'm not willing to do:</b> (bribery, cheering, plot/character/etc. discussions, brainstorming, cheering, absurd jokes, all-nighters, etc)

Before you sign up, make sure you've read the rules so that you know what you're signing up for! :D

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