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Joe Reaves (featheredwolf) wrote in 50alternates,
@ 2007-08-06 21:15:00

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FAQ
FAQ

What can I claim?

A character, pairing, thresome/moresome, group of characters, or a fandom. Any fandom is welcome. If you're not sure if what you want is allowable, just ask, as long as it's something I can tell if it's in each scene I'm pretty flexible on what you can choose.

How many things can I claim?

There is no limit as long as you are working on them all at the same time. If you genuinely believe you can work on ten claims at the same time without neglecting any of them, who am I to stop you? You're clearly insane, but that's your problem, not mine.

Can I write with a partner?

Yes, but writing with a partner means both/all of you write every fic. No alternating.

Can I split a claim with someone else?

Yes but state that when you claim and how many fics you'll each be writing

How many people can claim something?

Up to three people can claim any specific thing at one time. However, if three people already have CSI that doesn't mean people can't claim Gil/Sara or Nick/Warrick or anything else they fancy.

What's the minimum or maximum length?

At least 100 words. No word limit, write as much as you like.

What ratings are accepted here?

Any and all. Just give adequate warnings and hide anything R or above behind a cut please.

Are crossovers allowed?

Absolutely. As long as your claimed character/pairing/fandom is featured you can do whatever you want with them

Is Real Person Fic allowed?

Sure, why not. I've succumbed to the temptation and started writing it myself now so I can hardly ban it.

Can I use previously written fic?

No, not unless you've rewritten it.

Can I use multiple prompts for one story.

No. One prompt per story.

What if there's a prompt I just can't write for?

Since I didn't give you any writer's choice prompts you can replace up to five of your prompts with other appropriate prompts.

What do you mean by appropriate?

The Past Times table is for historical AUs so all the fics (and any prompts you swap) must be your fandom in another time period (for fandoms set in the past in canon all fics must be set in a different era or a different area of the world if it's the same era. For historical fandoms only you may set fic in the present day). By historical fic I mean historically accurate fic, if you want to write pseudo historical fic or Hollywood history claim the fantasy table or join one of the other AU challenges out there. The Other World table is for fantasy AUs so all the fics (and any prompts you have) must be your fandom set in some kind of fantasy AU. It can be contemporary/urban fantasy (ie similar to Anita Blake or Harry Potter), steampunk or other historical fantasy (Temeraire for example), space fantasy (ie a futuristic universe but with non science based magic and such. If it's justified with science and/or aliens like Star Wars or X Men it's sci fi not fantasy), or high fantasy (eg LOTR or fairy tales). If your fandom is already fantasy you must set it in an AU of some kind you cannot just use the fantasy universe that exists in canon.

What do you mean by not accurate historical fic? Do I have to be an expert/have every detail right?

No one can get every tiny detail right even if they try, not without a time machine. However - no anachronistic technology (cell phones, unless you want something the size of a briefcase, only existed in the last decade or so, artificial fabrics are a product of the last century etc), try to keep the language somewhat era apropriate (you don't have to write in Latin/whatever but Ancient Greeks are unlikely to use modern slang or words related to concepts alien to them ie mind your p's and q's relates to movable type printing), try to remember that modern society is not the same as every historical society - pay attention to how women/homosexuals/children would have acted, avoid PDAs etc etc. Try not to mess up your basic dates, geography etc. No one has to be perfect but if the period you're using isn't recognisable to people with even the most basic knowledge it's fantasy. eg Braveheart is historical fantasy; The Longest Day is historical fiction.

Do I have to write them in order?

Absolutely not.

Can I apply fic to more than one challenge?

It's okay with us as long as it's okay with the other community that you're writing for. The finished fics can of course go wherever you want.

Does my character/pairing/fandom have to be in the story?

Yes, that is the point

Are there any deadlines?

Deadlines? What are those? No but if you're not posting and there's a wait for the claim, I'll contact you to see if you're still interested.

Headers and cuts:

I'm not going to tell you what header you have to use, but please include all the relevant information outside the cut. ie Title, Author, Fandom, Pairing, Rating and Warnings. Put the fic behind a cut or use a fake cut to your own journal if you want.

Please make sure you give the proper warnings for anything that might disturb people. If you want to put them at the bottom of the fic to avoid spoilers that's fine as long as you make it clear that's what you're doing and how to find them.

Tagging:

I'll give you a tag when your claim is approved. Please try to use them.

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beccastareyes
2008-01-10 05:00 pm UTC (link)

Can I leave FAQ questions here?

What about science-fantasy* or space opera, or other fantasy subgenres besides 'high' and 'urban'?

* Things like Star Wars or Lost Universe (or Tenchi Muyo or Outlaw Star -- a lot more anime falls in this group than in SF), where there is a futuristic setting, but there are also things such as magic and/or psychic powers (and not just Sufficiently Advanced Technology).

Are fusions counted as AU? (In other words, if I wrote a 'Slayers cast in the world of Harry Potter', but in the sense that they were all born in Harry Potter's world, and so have different-but-similar pasts, like an AU, but using an existing world instead of one the writer comes up with, and not quite a crossover, because the world's canon characters may not even show up.)

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featheredwolf
2008-01-10 06:41 pm UTC (link)

Can I leave FAQ questions here?

Yes :D

What about science-fantasy* or space opera, or other fantasy subgenres besides 'high' and 'urban'?

* Things like Star Wars or Lost Universe (or Tenchi Muyo or Outlaw Star -- a lot more anime falls in this group than in SF), where there is a futuristic setting, but there are also things such as magic and/or psychic powers (and not just Sufficiently Advanced Technology).

I would personally have classed Star Wars as Science Fiction not Science Fantasy - especially since the force is now some kind of scientifically measurable thing from a blood test! (Stupid IMO but it's canon) Don't know Lost Universe or the others.

If it has magic and/or psychic powers that aren't explained away by science (I wouldn't class X Men as fantasy for example. Their powers come from a scientific explanation, even if it's not a terribly credible one.) then yes it counts as fantasy even if they have high levels of tech as well.

Are fusions counted as AU? (In other words, if I wrote a 'Slayers cast in the world of Harry Potter', but in the sense that they were all born in Harry Potter's world, and so have different-but-similar pasts, like an AU, but using an existing world instead of one the writer comes up with, and not quite a crossover, because the world's canon characters may not even show up.)

If you were claiming Slayers and put them in the Harry Potter world then yes it would fit the rules and you could use it. If you were writing a Harry Potter fic with the exact same premise you couldn't because for fantasy fandoms it has to be set in a universe that doesn't use the same rules as their own. ie if you claim Harry Potter it doesn't matter if you set it in the time of the founders or a millennium from now if the rules of the world are still the rules of the Harry Potter Universe as in where wizards come from, how magic works, the kinds of non humans... then it's not allowed. To fit the rules of the challenge you take your characters and put them in another world, yours or someone else's I don't mind. Just not the one their canon is based on.

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beccastareyes
2008-01-10 06:55 pm UTC (link)

I suppose the logical follow up question to the Star Wars one is 'Does 'Different/Otherworldly Science' count as fantasy?' Since I'm a big steampunk fan and all. In other words, if something is considered 'scientific' by the standards of the world -- it obeys a set of natural laws, and isn't an arbitrary or fickle thing -- but would never work in our world, is it allowed? (I'm thinking settings such as Fullmetal Alchemist, which takes place in a world where alchemists really can turn lead into gold via calculations and circles, and alchemist is just a valid a science as biology, or Girl Genius, where Victorian Mad Scientists can create things such as giant clockwork guards and return life to the dead, a la Frankenstein. Both are approached in a scientific way, but could never happen in the 'real world'.)

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featheredwolf
2008-01-10 07:06 pm UTC (link)

Hmmm I must admit I love steampunk too. I'm not sure to be honest where I would draw the line. Falkenstein for example uses DaVinci's notebooks and dwarf technology but it equally has magic so that would definitely be fantasy.

Temeraire for example though the only difference between their world and ours is bloody great dragons. They're not there through 'magic' they're just like any other species of animals you might find ... but I'd be tempted to say it's fantasy even though there's no magic of any kind because well *dragons*!

It's not so much that it has rules because at some level most magic has rules that it follows, unless you make a mistake, which is the same with science. Your experiment might do something weird if you mess up your calculations.

OK I cannot exactly find a logical rule to explain why lol but yes I would say steampunk is allowed. Hell I think there's a steampunk prompt.

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	nowcarpediem 2008-01-19 05:39 am UTC (link)
	Hello, I was wondering if you'd like to affiliate with 30straightdays, everyfiveyears and multificathon? (Reply to this)

	medjed 2008-01-22 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	I was curious if writing about a fandom in a school setting counts. Taking fully grown adults and tossing them into elementary school in a different country, for one? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	featheredwolf 2008-01-22 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	Not really for this challenge but there's au50 if you're just looking for AU. This is specifically for historical or fantasy AUs. (Reply to this) (Parent)