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Joe Reaves (featheredwolf) wrote in 50originals,
@ 2007-08-06 22:07:00

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FAQ
What can I claim?

Pick a table. They're sorted by genre with one general table to make it easier for you. After all if you're writing a Western or a Sci Fi story you'd want completely different prompts.

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 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?No

What's the minimum or maximum length?

At least 500 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. With one exception - if you claim the adult table, you must write adult rated stories

Can I use previously written fic?

Yes but no more than five per table

Can I use multiple prompts for one story.

Only if you're writing a multi-chaptered fic. In which case one prompt per chapter.

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 prompts from any of the other tables.

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.

Are there any deadlines?

No

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, 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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saryn
2007-08-11 07:07 am UTC (link)

A quick question and suggestion. ;)

Question: On the deadline question, it says "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." Is this just something leftover from when these tables are being applied to fanfiction or what? How could someone else claim my original idea? I might just be misunderstanding something...

Suggestion: I love that there's an FAQ, but it's sort of difficult to read. Maybe you could edit it so that there aren't breaks between the question and answer and that the style of text between the question and answer are different? If you don't know what I mean, here's an example using the first item in the FAQ:

What can I claim?
- Pick a table. They're sorted by genre with one general table to make it easier for you. After all if you're writing a Western or a Sci Fi story you'd want completely different prompts.

or like this:

What can I claim?
- Pick a table. They're sorted by genre with one general table to make it easier for you. After all if you're writing a Western or a Sci Fi story you'd want completely different prompts.

or like this:

What can I claim?
- Pick a table. They're sorted by genre with one general table to make it easier for you. After all if you're writing a Western or a Sci Fi story you'd want completely different prompts.

Anyway, I just think it'd be easier on the eyes...

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	featheredwolf 2007-08-11 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	The first bit is because I pretty much copied the FAQ from one of my other comms and didn't spot that when I edited it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saryn 2007-08-11 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	Alright, that's sort of what I figured, especially when I saw that you had other 50-prompt communities. Thanks for the prompt response, by the way. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	featheredwolf 2007-08-11 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	I just got online half an hour ago so you're lucky in the response but I try to reply within 24 hours to anything :) I've edited it a little for formatting to try to make it clearer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saryn 2007-08-12 07:12 am UTC (link)
	Cool. I think it's definitely easier to read now. Thanks for being open to suggestions. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	athletic_witch 2007-08-15 02:29 am UTC (link)
	May I pick more than one table? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	featheredwolf 2007-08-15 02:35 am UTC (link)
	Yes. If you check the claims post I'm pretty certain you're not the first, although I could be wrong. Each table is a separate claim, you can't merge them, so it's covered in the section of the FAQ about 'how many things can I claim?'. As long as you don't intend to work on one table and then the next one you can claim as many as you want. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dragonwrangler 2007-08-15 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Just curious, since I've never done anything like this before. I was thinking about claiming the Western table- but the stories would be fantasy based (ex- the cowboy rides a winged horse.) Would that be all right? Thanks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

featheredwolf
2007-08-15 02:59 pm UTC (link)

Yes that's fine you can write whatever you want. There are several tables so you can fit one to your story/stories. Unlike most challenges because it's for original fiction I have no clue what you might come up with and a, for example, sci fi based table wouldn't work for someone writing historical fiction. But the names are merely guides to what genre I thought the table would fit.

Winged horses sounds fun.

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	dragonwrangler 2007-08-15 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! I figured it would probably be all right since they are original stories but, never hurts to check. (Reply to this) (Parent)