Why not sneeze, Rrose Selavy? (rroselavy) wrote in valentine_smut, @ 2008-12-26 11:39:00 |
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Entry tags: | contest 2009 |
2nd Annual Valentine Smut Gift!Fic Exchange
Original poster: mercifulkanzeon
This is a Valentine's Day gift fic exchange for the Saiyuki fandom. All universes/pairings accepted (that means manga, anime, gensoumaden, gaiden, etc). All participants must be 18 or over.
In order to participate or lurk, please be over 18 and friend this community. All stories posted will be f-locked. (Note, sockpuppet accounts or empty journals are not welcome.)
Valentine Smut Rules
1. In order to request a story, you agree to write a story in return.
2. This exchange is for the Saiyuki fandom only, please do not request any cross-overs.
3. You will be assigned a challenge via email by the Merciful Goddess, She will do Her best to match the requester’s wish list with your gift list.
4. Your story must be rated R or NC-17, and at least 1,000 words, no more than 3,000.
5. Your story must be spell-checked, (preferably) beta-read, and submitted in its entirety. Once the Merciful Goddess has received your story, it cannot be resubmitted. If you need a beta-reader, the Merciful Goddess will do Her best to help you secure one.
6. Your fic should be e-mailed to the Merciful Goddess (mercifulkanzeon [at] gmail [dot] com), for posting. Any questions that you may have regarding the exchange should be addressed to the Merciful Goddess as well.
7. In order to preserve anonymity, your story must be able to stand on its own and not be part of another fic or a sequel/prequel to other story that you may have written.
8. All fics written for the exchange will be exclusive to valentine_smut until the names of the authors have been revealed (February 21, 2009). Please do not post them anywhere else until then. If you do, the Merciful Goddess will have to hurt you.
9. If for any reason you cannot keep your commitment, please let the Merciful Goddess know ASAP so that your gift fic can be reassigned.
To participate, please fill out the following and comment to this post by January 7th, 2009. (All comments will be screened).
Your LJ user name:
Your email address:
For your wish list:
1. Three of your preferred pairings, in order of preference
2. a one-word prompt (this can vary for each pairing)
3. Anything you do not want to see in your gift
For your gift list:
1. Any characters or pairings you prefer to write
2. Any characters or pairings you refuse to write
Admin:
1. Are you are willing to pinch-hit?
2. Are you willing to beta-read?
Deadlines
1. Wish list/Gift list: Please respond to this post by January 6, 2009. Comments will be turned off on or about 12 midnight EST January 7, 2009, indicating that the comm is closed for participation.
2. Assignments: Will go out no later than January 7, 2009.
3. The deadline for submissions will be February 7, 2009. This is a firm deadline. If you cannot make this deadline, please do not commit to the challenge.* Any participant who disappears, does not make the deadline, and does not make any attempt to contact the Merciful Goddess will be banned from this and future exchanges.
4. All giftfics will be posted by the Merciful Goddess or Her helpers to valentine_smut on February 14, 2008 beginning at 12midnight GMT.
* If an emergency does come up, please make your best effort to contact Me. I am ~merciful~ foremost, and will work with participants on an individual basis.
A little about format:
Please submit only .rtf files.
Authors are responsible for all italics and bolding of text, the document you submit must be tagged with HTML code.
You can find a list of basic HTML commands here: http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqb
Please use the following as your template, and ONLY this header, in this order. Please DO NOT bold anything in the header:
Title:
Author:
Rating:
Pairing(s):
Disclaimer:
Summary:
Warnings (optional):
Author's notes (optional):
<lj-cut text="Your Title"><b>Your Title</b>
Insert story here.</lj-cut>
If you use the Warnings or Author's notes, please remove (optional).
All fics should be submitted in .rtf format and sent as attachments via email.
Please feel free to spread the love!