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DCU Free For All
The Customizable Fanfic/Fanart Challenge
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Created on 2007-11-25 05:56:55 (#14322169), last updated 2009-07-09
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| Description: | The DCU Free For All Fanfic/Fanart Challenge Community |
AboutWelcome to everyone from the far-flung corners and niches of DC Comics Universe fandom! After spending entirely too much time surfing the many fic challenge communities around LJ, I came to realize there was no place for DCU fanfic writers and fan artists to gather and actively challenge ourselves and each other to write fic and make art, without the constraints of a specific pairing or character, or being tied to one prompt table. Out of that need, and my (unhealthy) love for prompts tables, the DCU Free For All was born.
Here, the rules are simple and relaxed, the leeway broad. The idea is to have fun and follow our plot and art bunnies to our hearts' desire!
The General Idea
The goal of the DCU Free For All Fanfic/Fanart Challenge is to write a certain number of fics or create a certain number of graphics or original art pieces (from 10 to 100) centering around the DCU character, pairing, family, team, etc, of your choosing, using prompts from either a pre-made table, or a table of your own making. There are no time limits, no limits to how many people may make the same claim, no real limits at all, actually!
How to Play
1 - Join the community and read the FAQ/Q&As.
2 - Comment to the Claims post with your claim.
3 - Pick a prompt table from the Prompts Tables list, or mix and match prompts from the various tables to create your own.
4 - Post your table somewhere on your LJ, and comment to the Prompts Tables post with a link to it.
5 - Write fic or create art or graphics! Post the fic/art or a link to it here, using the header provided in the Posting Guidelines post (or similar header).
6 - When you've completed your table, comment to the Completed Challenges post, and you'll get a nifty banner for your efforts! ^_^
7 - If you can't finish your table, no problem! Just leave a comment to the Dropped Claims post, and you get a gold star for participating. No fuss, no muss, no banning.
Guidelines
1 - This is a slash, smut, crackfic, even Clana friendly community. All pairings and genres are welcome. No flaming, wank, or other impolite behavior. If you don't like something, don't read it! Just be respectful of others' personal fic/art preferences, and we can all get along peacefully.
2 - In the interest of keeping this community centered around the challenge, please try to include fic/art produced for your challenge every time you post to the community. Otherwise, feel free to introduce yourself, pimp another challenge, or even host one here if you like! It's a free-for-all, isn't it? :p Just make sure all your posts are somehow challenge related.
FAQ
Is there any age restriction for participation?
Not strictly. Anyone can join the community, anyone can participate. The community is marked as "Adult Concepts", though, just to be on the safe side. Due to the inevitable posting of smut, I'm going to insist that any NC-17 rated material be posted as F-locked and marked as "Explicit Adult Content". If you're posting adult material, it's on you to be legitimately of age.
Are you sure there are no deadlines?
That's what I said, isn't it? :p Make a claim and produce fic or art according to your prompts when you feel like it. If it takes you a year, it takes you a year. If you can't get started right away, no problem!
Is there a wait list for claims? Do I have to be approved to post?
Heck no! To both. As soon as you join the community and comment with your claim, you can start posting. There are no holds on claims, no restrictions. If fifteen people want to write Superman/Batman, who am I to say no?
What can I claim?
Any character, pairing, threesome, moresome, partnership/duo, family, or team in the DCU. Villains and little known characters are welcome. You can also claim "General DCU" or a specific series, such as the comics universe, Smallville, The Batman, or Superman Movieverse. Be as vague or as specific as you want!
Can I make more than one claim at once?
Whatever floats your boat! If you feel like completing two or more challenges at once, go for it!
If I claim two or more characters, do they all have to be in each fic or art piece?
Nope. It's encouraged, especially for pairings, but not absolutely vital. You won't be drawn and quartered if you don't mention all three members of a threesome in the same fic. Team or family pieces can center around any of the members in any combinations.
Can I claim a crossover?
Sure! As long as one or more of your claimed characters is a member of the DCU, it's all gravy.
How about AU's?
No problem!! Some of the most popular stories in the DCU are Elseworlds stories, after all!
RPF? Original characters?
Most folks might say no, but I say why not? As long as one or more of your claimed characters is a member of the DCU, go for it! You've got that plot bunny biting your ankles to have Bruce Wayne and Christian Bale swap places for a day? Bring it on!! Have a burning desire to introduce a love interest for Jimmy Olsen? Write it! :D
Are there any limits to genres or ratings?
Nope! All genres are welcome, from gen, to fluffy bunny, to filthy smut, to deathfic. Ratings up to NC-17 are welcome. Just be sure to list appropriate warnings and ratings in your headers when you post, post any NC-17 material behind an LJ-cut, and F-lock NC-17 posts to keep the smut police away.
Can I post fic/art I've already produced, or have produced for another challenge?
Go right ahead! To keep with the challenge aspect, however, try to restrict your re-posted fics/artwork to no more than around 25% of the total pieces required to complete your challenge. I'm also all for multi-tasking fic, so if you're producing fic/art for another challenge, feel free to post here as well to get double credit!
Are there any word count restrictions on fic?
Generally, 100 words is the minimum. I won't be counting, anyway. Also, make sure anything over 100 words is behind an LJ-cut if you post it here. There is no maximum word count.
Are you sure it's okay if I don't finish my challenge?
Yes!!! If you must drop your challenge, just be courteous and comment to the Dropped Claims post, and you're off the hook. No judgment. Participation is what's important, that's all.
Have fun!!! :D
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Community Affiliates:
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dcu_fandomguide: The DCU Fandom Guide; the ultimate listing of DCU communities on LJ
haikuathon: Haikuathons for various fandoms
wonderwomanlove: Wonder Woman fic and art; our sister community!! ^_^
jsa_allstars: Justice Society of America fic, art, scans, etc
all_dc_related: For everything related to the DC Comics universe
batknights: For everything related to Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson
batfic_contest: Challenge Community for the Batclan
hal_kyle: For everything related to Hal Jordan/Kyle Rayner (slash or friendship)
old_school_clex: For everything related to the Clark/Lex pairing from the first 3 seasons of Smallville
fandom_betas: The best place to find a beta reader! Beta readers for all fandoms
wfslash: For all things Superman/Batman related
wf_roundup: Superman/Batman fic/art archive
supersbatsanta: The Superman/Batman Secret Santa exchange
ollieville: For everything related to Oliver Queen on Smallvile
lexslash: For everything related to Lex Luthor on Smallville
brexfic: For the Lex Luthor/Bruce Wayne pairing
outsiders_hq: For everything Outsiders related
gothamgirls: For everything related to the ladies of the Bat clan and Gotham in general
worlds_finest: The place for everything Superman/Batman
12days_of_clois: The seasonal challenge community for the Lois/Clark pairing
sv_board: The Smallville Notice Board; the place to make announcements about anything SV
chlollie: For the Chloe/Ollie pairing on Smallville
cloisfic: Clark Kent/Lois Lane fanfiction
stop_plagiarism: The place to report plagiarism of fanfiction
iconic_loislane: For everything Lois Lane
7rainbowprompts: A challenge community with prompt sets based on colors
a_b_joker: The place for anything Harley Quinn, with anyone but the Joker!
: For the Clark Kent/Chloe Sullivan pairing on Smallville
: The Smallville episodic challenge
: For everything related to Green Arrow/Black Canary
: For everything related to Supergirl
: For everything related to Batman/Catwoman
: The Smallville fandom newsletter
Would you like to affiliate your DCU-related, writing-related, or art/graphics-related community with the Free For All? Drop me a private message here on LJ, and we'll make it happen! ^_^
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A quick public service announcement, courtesy of the mods atstop_plagiarism:
This community values the creative energy and time that writers pour into their fanfiction and share freely with us, other fans. Because of this, plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please go info page ofstop_plagiarism for a definition of plagiarism. If we receive a report of plagiarism, it will be investigated and if verified, the plagiarist will be reported to stop_plagiarism and the poster will be banned from this community. We also encourage all of our members to support the creative labor of their favorite authors by joining stop_plagiarism.
Here, the rules are simple and relaxed, the leeway broad. The idea is to have fun and follow our plot and art bunnies to our hearts' desire!
The General Idea
The goal of the DCU Free For All Fanfic/Fanart Challenge is to write a certain number of fics or create a certain number of graphics or original art pieces (from 10 to 100) centering around the DCU character, pairing, family, team, etc, of your choosing, using prompts from either a pre-made table, or a table of your own making. There are no time limits, no limits to how many people may make the same claim, no real limits at all, actually!
How to Play
1 - Join the community and read the FAQ/Q&As.
2 - Comment to the Claims post with your claim.
3 - Pick a prompt table from the Prompts Tables list, or mix and match prompts from the various tables to create your own.
4 - Post your table somewhere on your LJ, and comment to the Prompts Tables post with a link to it.
5 - Write fic or create art or graphics! Post the fic/art or a link to it here, using the header provided in the Posting Guidelines post (or similar header).
6 - When you've completed your table, comment to the Completed Challenges post, and you'll get a nifty banner for your efforts! ^_^
7 - If you can't finish your table, no problem! Just leave a comment to the Dropped Claims post, and you get a gold star for participating. No fuss, no muss, no banning.
Guidelines
1 - This is a slash, smut, crackfic, even Clana friendly community. All pairings and genres are welcome. No flaming, wank, or other impolite behavior. If you don't like something, don't read it! Just be respectful of others' personal fic/art preferences, and we can all get along peacefully.
2 - In the interest of keeping this community centered around the challenge, please try to include fic/art produced for your challenge every time you post to the community. Otherwise, feel free to introduce yourself, pimp another challenge, or even host one here if you like! It's a free-for-all, isn't it? :p Just make sure all your posts are somehow challenge related.
FAQ
Is there any age restriction for participation?
Not strictly. Anyone can join the community, anyone can participate. The community is marked as "Adult Concepts", though, just to be on the safe side. Due to the inevitable posting of smut, I'm going to insist that any NC-17 rated material be posted as F-locked and marked as "Explicit Adult Content". If you're posting adult material, it's on you to be legitimately of age.
Are you sure there are no deadlines?
That's what I said, isn't it? :p Make a claim and produce fic or art according to your prompts when you feel like it. If it takes you a year, it takes you a year. If you can't get started right away, no problem!
Is there a wait list for claims? Do I have to be approved to post?
Heck no! To both. As soon as you join the community and comment with your claim, you can start posting. There are no holds on claims, no restrictions. If fifteen people want to write Superman/Batman, who am I to say no?
What can I claim?
Any character, pairing, threesome, moresome, partnership/duo, family, or team in the DCU. Villains and little known characters are welcome. You can also claim "General DCU" or a specific series, such as the comics universe, Smallville, The Batman, or Superman Movieverse. Be as vague or as specific as you want!
Can I make more than one claim at once?
Whatever floats your boat! If you feel like completing two or more challenges at once, go for it!
If I claim two or more characters, do they all have to be in each fic or art piece?
Nope. It's encouraged, especially for pairings, but not absolutely vital. You won't be drawn and quartered if you don't mention all three members of a threesome in the same fic. Team or family pieces can center around any of the members in any combinations.
Can I claim a crossover?
Sure! As long as one or more of your claimed characters is a member of the DCU, it's all gravy.
How about AU's?
No problem!! Some of the most popular stories in the DCU are Elseworlds stories, after all!
RPF? Original characters?
Most folks might say no, but I say why not? As long as one or more of your claimed characters is a member of the DCU, go for it! You've got that plot bunny biting your ankles to have Bruce Wayne and Christian Bale swap places for a day? Bring it on!! Have a burning desire to introduce a love interest for Jimmy Olsen? Write it! :D
Are there any limits to genres or ratings?
Nope! All genres are welcome, from gen, to fluffy bunny, to filthy smut, to deathfic. Ratings up to NC-17 are welcome. Just be sure to list appropriate warnings and ratings in your headers when you post, post any NC-17 material behind an LJ-cut, and F-lock NC-17 posts to keep the smut police away.
Can I post fic/art I've already produced, or have produced for another challenge?
Go right ahead! To keep with the challenge aspect, however, try to restrict your re-posted fics/artwork to no more than around 25% of the total pieces required to complete your challenge. I'm also all for multi-tasking fic, so if you're producing fic/art for another challenge, feel free to post here as well to get double credit!
Are there any word count restrictions on fic?
Generally, 100 words is the minimum. I won't be counting, anyway. Also, make sure anything over 100 words is behind an LJ-cut if you post it here. There is no maximum word count.
Are you sure it's okay if I don't finish my challenge?
Yes!!! If you must drop your challenge, just be courteous and comment to the Dropped Claims post, and you're off the hook. No judgment. Participation is what's important, that's all.
Have fun!!! :D
Community Moderator/Maintainer:
saavikam77Community Graphics by:
red_handed, vespertila, labuenaventura, and saavikam77Community Affiliates:
dcu_fandomguide: The DCU Fandom Guide; the ultimate listing of DCU communities on LJhaikuathon: Haikuathons for various fandomswonderwomanlove: Wonder Woman fic and art; our sister community!! ^_^jsa_allstars: Justice Society of America fic, art, scans, etcall_dc_related: For everything related to the DC Comics universebatknights: For everything related to Bruce Wayne and Dick Graysonbatfic_contest: Challenge Community for the Batclanhal_kyle: For everything related to Hal Jordan/Kyle Rayner (slash or friendship) old_school_clex: For everything related to the Clark/Lex pairing from the first 3 seasons of Smallvillefandom_betas: The best place to find a beta reader! Beta readers for all fandomswfslash: For all things Superman/Batman relatedwf_roundup: Superman/Batman fic/art archivesupersbatsanta: The Superman/Batman Secret Santa exchangeollieville: For everything related to Oliver Queen on Smallvilelexslash: For everything related to Lex Luthor on Smallvillebrexfic: For the Lex Luthor/Bruce Wayne pairingoutsiders_hq: For everything Outsiders relatedgothamgirls: For everything related to the ladies of the Bat clan and Gotham in generalworlds_finest: The place for everything Superman/Batman12days_of_clois: The seasonal challenge community for the Lois/Clark pairingsv_board: The Smallville Notice Board; the place to make announcements about anything SVchlollie: For the Chloe/Ollie pairing on Smallvillecloisfic: Clark Kent/Lois Lane fanfictionstop_plagiarism: The place to report plagiarism of fanfictioniconic_loislane: For everything Lois Lane7rainbowprompts: A challenge community with prompt sets based on colorsa_b_joker: The place for anything Harley Quinn, with anyone but the Joker! : For the Clark Kent/Chloe Sullivan pairing on Smallville : The Smallville episodic challenge : For everything related to Green Arrow/Black Canary : For everything related to Supergirl : For everything related to Batman/Catwoman : The Smallville fandom newsletterWould you like to affiliate your DCU-related, writing-related, or art/graphics-related community with the Free For All? Drop me a private message here on LJ, and we'll make it happen! ^_^
A quick public service announcement, courtesy of the mods at
stop_plagiarism:This community values the creative energy and time that writers pour into their fanfiction and share freely with us, other fans. Because of this, plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please go info page of
stop_plagiarism for a definition of plagiarism. If we receive a report of plagiarism, it will be investigated and if verified, the plagiarist will be reported to stop_plagiarism and the poster will be banned from this community. We also encourage all of our members to support the creative labor of their favorite authors by joining stop_plagiarism. ConnectInterests (134):
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