seal_girl ([info]seal_girl) wrote in [info]danddtoon,
@ 2008-05-27 09:33:00
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FICATHON - Summer of 2008
Here be the rules!

Shamelessly lifted from [info]starwarsficfest - with permission (if you fancy some SW fun this summer as well as D&D, pop over to see what's happening there).

Summer Fic Festival!



What’s the point?
To create as many D&DC fanfics and artworks as possible in a wide variety of genres and have some fun doing it.


Who can participate?
Anyone age 18 and over as it might just possibly contain naughty stuff. And let's face it, we're all over 18 anyway!

How does it work?
You'll be asked to submit prompts that will later be collected and posted to a master list from which participants will claim. Feel free to submit as many as you'd like. Submitting prompts in no way obligates to participate as a writer or artist. Stories and art will be posted during the month of AUGUST.




To submit a prompt:
Please leave a comment to this post using the following format -
[character(s) - a kink/cliché, fannish trope, or simple plot device - a phrase/word/idea/lyric].
Feel free to include one restriction or thing you don't want to see. Please don’t make it into a full-fledged plot bunny; if you do, I reserve the right to simplify it or split it up to make it easier to write or illustrate. The point of the prompt is to spark an idea, not dictate the fanwork that is to be created.

Example: Eric and Lorne - A long walk - "Enjoy the silence"

Important Note: the phrase/word/idea/lyrics is not optional, and I reserve the right to add one if you don't provide one. The point is to give the authors some inspiration.

Submit prompts to this entry!


How do I sign up?

When the time comes, you simply need to leave a comment with the prompt you're interested in tackling in the appropriate master list post. Each prompt can be claimed twice - but it would be better if you tried an unclaimed one instead - to spread the Lurve.
You can claim as many prompts as you want, but please don’t claim a prompt if you’re not sure you’re going to write it or illustrate it.


When is my assignment due?
Each prompt will be assigned to a day in AUGUST to spread the wealth around. Your response to your prompt should be posted that day.
IMPORTANT NOTE
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I might change that to every two days, or every week, depending on the amount of interest.


Writers: How many words am I expected to write?
The minimum is 100 and there is no max.


But I don’t like gen/het/slash/whatever
All stories and art will be clearly marked with genre and era and kept behind lj-cuts. If you don’t like a certain type, just don’t click the link.

Is there anything I can't write or illustrate or vid?
Incest is not allowed. Neither is explicit material featuring minors.


Schedule

Prompt Submission begins 27th MAY, 2008 ie, RIGHT NOW!
Prompt Submission period ends on TUESDAY 3rd JUNE - (in one week)
Prompt List goes up on Tuesday 3rd JUNE (or as soon as possible after that)

Posting 1st AUGUST to 31st AUGUST

So start listing prompts! Things you might want to write yourself, things you wouldn't write but would like to read, things to showcase people and things we don't see much of in fanfic, everything and anything is welcome.

And go spread the word!

If you want to see how this works, pop over to [info]starwarsficfest and take a look. (with thanks to [info]beatrice_otter)


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[info]r_scribbles
2008-05-27 10:25 am UTC (link)
SWEET!!!

Eric & Diana - Food - "How sweet it is..."
Hank & Eric - Ominous shadows - "Where do you think you're going?"
Presto & Eric - Silence - "Someone to bless me whenever I sneeze."

Sure I'll think of some more... who knows, I might even come up with some that aren't shiny-centric!

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[info]seal_girl
2008-05-28 10:01 am UTC (link)
Not shiny centric...?

But.. But how?

*faints*

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[info]hyacinths_arte
2008-05-27 02:57 pm UTC (link)
Shiela/Varla-A moonlit beach-"Amazing Love"

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[info]seal_girl
2008-05-28 10:01 am UTC (link)
Cool!

Remember you can add some more later if you feel like it!

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[info]elektra_lyte
2008-05-27 08:11 pm UTC (link)
Diana & Hank—Zombie Attack—"Party at Ground Zero"

Eric & Presto—Suspect Survival Technique—"It's the End of the World as We Know It"

Sheila & Diana—Pink Lip Gloss—"Girl Just Wanna Have Fun"

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[info]elektra_lyte
2008-05-27 08:12 pm UTC (link)
make that "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

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[info]seal_girl
2008-05-28 10:02 am UTC (link)
Cool stuff - and remember if you want to add more, then do! The more the merrier!

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[info]sharelle
2008-05-28 11:08 pm UTC (link)
I'm replying so I can look over the specs via email while my students are doing their finals this week. I'll probably be back this weekend with some actual prompts. :)

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[info]seal_girl
2008-05-29 09:54 am UTC (link)
Cool.

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Post the First (Individual and Pairings)
[info]sharelle
2008-06-01 07:25 pm UTC (link)
My first group of prompts include simple ones revolving around a single character or pairing - both friendship- and relationship-y. (I tried to organize them so they could either be serious or comedy, depending on the claimer's tastes.)

1) Hank -- uncharacteristic behavior -- "Probably shouldn't have done that."
2) Sheila -- pet peeve -- "On my last nerve."
3) Eric -- a bargain -- "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
4) Diana -- learning something new -- "Winner takes it all."
5) Presto -- taking charge -- "Ranger Fred's Guide to Survival in the Amazon"
6) Bobby -- something accidental -- "Oops, I did it again."
7) Venger -- a moment's hesitation -- "What are you to do with this?"
8) Dekkion -- What's next? -- "We'll never see him again." (Eric, Quest of the Skeleton Warrior)
9) Hank/Sheila -- pouring rain -- "Any port in a storm."
10) Eric/Diana -- mistaken identity -- "Yesterday's 'me' is not who you see."
11) Presto/Varla -- an awkward conversation -- "Meet the parents"
12) Hank & Eric -- some important job -- "Right-hand man"
13) Eric & Diana (or Eric/Diana) -- stranded together -- "Very dangerous . . . You go first."
14) Bobby & Hank -- hero worship -- "I wanna be like you."

ETA: Oh, and "revolving around a single character" doesn't mean they have to be the only one in the fic. After re-reading my post, I realized saying it that way sounded a little limiting.

Edited at 2008-06-02 12:22 am UTC

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Re: Post the First (Individual and Pairings)
[info]seal_girl
2008-06-02 08:59 pm UTC (link)
*squee*
Great stuff!!

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Post the Second (My Language Kink)
[info]sharelle
2008-06-01 07:29 pm UTC (link)
And because language itself is my own personal kink, I've also included a list of non-English phrases to act as prompts. (I've left the plot devices very vague, as I've often found that some of these quotes provide enough inspiration.)

1) Gang -- a mistake -- "Sunt pueri pueri, puerilia tractant." [Latin: Children are children, (therefore) children do childish things.]
2) The Gang & DM -- mistrust -- "El diablo sabe más por viejo que por diablo." [Spanish: The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.]
3) Bobby -- defiance -- "Qui m'aime aime mon chien." [French: He who loves me loves my dog.]
4) Gang -- loss (or potential loss) -- "Sine qua non" [Latin: Something or someone indispensable]
5) One of the kids -- a lesson -- "Lo que en los libros no está, la vida te enseñará." [Spanish: That which isn't in books, life will teach you. or Life is the best teacher.]
6) One of the kids -- thoughts on life in the Realm and at home -- "Curriculum vitae" [Latin: The course of one's life]
7) Eric/? -- showing off -- "Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour." [French: Happy at the game, unhappy in love.]
8) Gang (or one of the kids) -- paranoia -- "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." [Latin: I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.]

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Re: Post the Second (My Language Kink)
[info]seal_girl
2008-06-02 09:00 pm UTC (link)
More *squee*

Thanks again!

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[info]realmlife
2008-06-02 08:47 pm UTC (link)
Lots of suggestions:

Venger & Dungeonmaster - common goals - "you win"
Venger & Karenna - sibling rivalry - "remember when"
Hank & Sheila - drawing conclusions - "I'm sorry"
Eric & Diana - flash flood – “leather and lace”
Presto & Varla - flowers - "what now?"
Bobby & Terri - childish things - "firecrackers and toothpaste"
Hank, Diana & Sheila - decisions - "red or green?"
Eric, Diana & Sheila - stuck in the middle - "you figure it out"
Sheila & Bobby - sleepless night - "I miss her"
Eric & Presto - late lunch - "Marvel Comics"
The gang - a random act - "not again"
The gang - just another day - "Betty Boo"
Hank & Eric - the middle of nowhere - "Huston, I think we have a problem"
Presto & Sheila - goose bumps - "Strawberry Fields"
Bobby & Diana - heavy burden - "Mad Hatters tea party"
Eric & Dungeonmaster - lost - "the mushrooms are singing"
Eric & Sheila - poison ivy - "life is a rollercoaster"
Hank & Diana - indoors - "it's raining fish"
Rhamoud & one of the gang - fatherly advice - "it's not fair"
Diana & Sheila - private conversation - “we should have been more careful”
Hank & Presto - things that go bump in the night - "mostly harmless"
Hank & Bobby - timeout - "peanut butter sandwiches"
Eric & Bobby – woken by too early by the dawn chorus - "who do you think you are?"
Diana & Presto – a tight spot - "what are we going to do about…"
Bobby & Presto - prisoners - "I wish"
Uni & Eric – an unexpected outcome – “it’s my party”

And one less specific one which sounds like fun :)

Any two of the gang - chocolate sauce - "this might get messy"

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[info]seal_girl
2008-06-02 08:49 pm UTC (link)
WOW!
Those are fabulous - thanks!

:)

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[info]hyacinths_arte
2008-06-02 09:47 pm UTC (link)
How about:
Eric/Hank--sometime around the Cloudbears (so...the forest?)--"I will fall down/I will stumble/but I will not be moved."

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[info]seal_girl
2008-06-03 09:58 am UTC (link)
Cool!

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[info]spark_force
2008-06-03 02:55 am UTC (link)
Hmm...

Eric - ice - "If you wake up breathing-- congratulations! You have another chance."

Hank & Sheila - sunrise - "There will come a time when you believe everything is finished, and that will be the beginning."

Hank & Eric - lamplight - "If blood be the price of admiralty,/Lord God, we ha' paid in full!"

Presto & Eric - cliffs - "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error."

Diana & Bobby - a forest - "Not all those who wander are lost."

The Gang - fire - "There's nothing worth the wear of winning/but laughter and the love of friends."


Yeah, I'm a total quote junkie. Hopefully they aren't too long?

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[info]seal_girl
2008-06-03 09:59 am UTC (link)
Those are great!

Thanks for joining in the fun :)

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Sorry one morning late
(Anonymous)
2008-06-04 03:49 pm UTC (link)
Sorry I'm a morning late. I was busy and it slipped my mind, such as it is =). If you've closed additions, thats ok, but I thought I'd post anyway, just in case.


Bobby and Sheila - a bad day - "family"
Hank and Eric - in danger - "true friends"
Presto and Diana - magical mistakes - "unknown"


Thanks!
TJ

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