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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:10 am


Hello everyone!

This thread is to set a few guidelines about posting. Threads without the requisite format will receive a warning. If the problem is not suitably corrected within a week, the thread will be locked or deleted. No exceptions.

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:18 am


General Rules

1. Follow Gaia Terms of Service.
2. Don't plagiarize. For excerpts, please identify in a footnote the original author.
3. Be polite. (Distinguish between author and narrator; ex: the narrator may be mean, but the author should be nice smile )
4. Any author notes or footnotes should be distinguished somehow (italics, different color, etc) at the bottom of the corresponding post. If necessary, use asterisks within the story.
5. Please, at least spellcheck.
6. Criticism, where requested, should be constructive and with good intent.
6. Have fun! biggrin

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:31 am


Profile Format

When posting a new story, please fill out the following profile and post it on the top of the first post of the thread. Stories that do not have the requisite format will be locked! Explanations for the sections are listed below:


[b]Title of Work: [/b]
[b]Author(s): [/b]
[b]Rating: [/b]
[b]Genre/type of writing:[/b]
[b]Word Count: [/b]
[b]Critique wanted?[/b]
[b]Continuing or Oneshot:[/b]
[b]Warnings:[/b]


NOTE: Only one profile for a story is needed; if the story is continued over multiple posts, just update the first post's word count. XD

Title: The name of the piece. Not necessarily the name of the topic. If there is no name, please use "---". Don't use "Untitled" unless that is the name of the piece.
Authors(s): The author of the piece. Gaia usernames, pen names, real names are all accepted smile If it is a collaboration with another person, please clearly indicate who wrote what (either here or when the occasion arises)
Rating: Fiction Ratings This is the rating guide, the same as the rating sysem on FictionPress.net. A rating of MA is strictly prohibited and M is not encouraged.
Genre/ type of writing: Type of writing, not a summary.
Word Count: Number of words in the writing, excluding author notes
Critique wanted? Criticism wanted or no? Regardless, comments are allowed for everything. As of now, please post comments and critiques in the corresponding thread. This may change though.
Continuing or Oneshot: A oneshot is a piece that is one post; without multiple chapters. If unsure, put oneshot and if it is later developed, label it "oneshot contining."
Warnings: For profanity or mature themes.

Underneath this profile and on the same post, the author could decide to add a summary or notice of some sort. Please do so in italics. Note that this isn't an author's note or footnote. What is written in this section will be seen as something that applies to the whole work.

Also, please don't post a profile before having material ready =.=


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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:37 am


Contests and Other Events

There will be weekly contests held in the Weekly Writing Contests thread.

Schedule: Prompts will be usually be posted on Monday and submissions for judging should be posted on Saturday, for judging on Sunday.

Over the month, there will be 1 picture-based prompt, 1 song or fan fiction prompt, 1 roleplay-based prompt, and 1 mystery prompt. These prompts can occur in any order.
There may be a poll posted halfway through the week with suggestions for the following week's prompt for people to vote on.

Posting: In the beginning of the entry, please fill in the following information:
[b]Title (if any):[/b]
[b]Author:[/b]
[b]Date:[/b]
[b]Word Count:[/b]
[b]Any author notes:[/b][i] TEXT HERE[/i]


Judging: Crew members will judge, but if a crew member wants to submit something, they don't get to judge as well and a volunteer (that didn't submit) will take their vote. The volunteer will also be called upon if a judge is unavailable the day of voting. (If you would like to volunteer, please state so in a post.)

The Prize: Featured in the Writer's Hall of Fame and a trinket of some sort (of decent quality).

Other concerns:
~The entry can be in any form, prose or poetry.
~There is no minimum or maximum word count.
~Submissions are due Saturday. Critiques can also begin that day. Judging is Sunday. Judges for that week may not critique until after the results have been decided.
~Please answer the prompt for that week. Entries answering past or future prompts will not be judged. sad

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:53 am


Questions?

Ok! That's it! Simple enough? (That was the poll question too, in case that wasn't noticed. wink )

Please post any questions or complaints in this thread and they will be answered or addressed as soon as possible. smile

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:51 pm


Have you considered posting some of your DiW stuff here?

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:00 pm


Hey! That's a good idea! But only if you promise to post some of those unfinished fanfictions! wink

Oh....for those who don't know what I'm talking about: My friend and I write for this blog: Drawn in Words But I guess I could post some stuff here too wink
PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:41 pm


Awesome.

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