Round 8 - Sign Ups! - CLOSED!
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ncisficathonComments will be screened to protect your email addresses and provide an added mystery element of who is writing for you. For your sign up to be accepted you must state the code word found in this post, indicating that you have read the rules. If you do not mention this code word and do not respond to my requests as to what the code word is, your sign up will be rejected.
Before you sign up, please read the FAQ/rules section, which can be found behind the cut. If you have any questions about the sign up process or the ficathon, please ask by PMing me (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sinfulslasher) or email me at sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]com before signing up. Thank you! :-)
What is this ficathon you speak of?
This comm is all about exchanging stories! Everyone who signs up gets a story written for them while writing a story for someone else.
How does it work?
You sign up, using the provided sign up form. In this form, you’ll let us know your general likes and dislikes as well as your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to writing. You will provide us with up to three specific and two general prompts. Once the sign up period is over, the mods will wave their magic wand and try to match up everyone. That way, you will have someone writing a story based on one of your prompts while you will write a fill for someone else’s prompts. If all goes well, everyone will receive a fic specifically written for them, and everyone’s happy! :-)
What do you mean by specific vs. general prompts?
Sometimes, specific prompts can be a little restricting and therefore difficult to fill. Or the specific prompt doesn’t inspire the person who is supposed to write a story based on it. We mods thought it would be in everyone’s best interest to also include general prompts. That way, the writer can fall back on these if the specific prompts are causing trouble.
For example, a specific prompt would be, “Gibbs/Ziva, they fight the zombie apocalypse but then realize that Tony was turned into a zombie as well and neither one wants to kill him but they have to in order to survive, so they have life-affirming sex afterwards; must be rated R or NC-17”.
A general prompt, however, would be something like, “gen team fic: holidays” or “McGee/Tony: first time”.
What is allowed?
Pretty much anything - the sky’s the limit! All characters, pairings, genres and ratings are allowed.
However, we ask that, if you ship an unusual pairing, you specify other pairings/characters that you can write or would like to have written for you. Otherwise, it might be hard to match you up with anyone.
What is not allowed?
We only accept NCIS-related prompts, which means that no NCIS:LA or crossover prompts are allowed. It just makes matching up everyone a lot easier.
We do not allow bashing of any kind - that includes but is not limited to actors or actresses, other participants (and your mods *g*)! The only exception to this rule is character bashing if it was explicitly prompted. Generally bashing a character (or pairing) in your story just because you don’t like the character (or pairing) is not allowed however.
Are there any consequences if someone breaks a rule?
Actually, yes.
You will be banned from the next round if:
* you do not leave feedback for the story that was written for you (this may sound harsh, but all it takes is a polite “thank you” to acknowledge the gift you received from someone, even if you happen to not particularly like the story - we call this common courtesy)
* you do not turn in your story on time without warning the mods beforehand (a quick PM telling us that you won’t be able to post the assigned story on time will be enough to avoid being banned, it’s really not that difficult and we promise we won’t be angry - in fact, we’ll be happy with the information because we can then find a pinch hitter in time!)
* you warn for something that is clearly not warn-worthy, and that includes most notably any mention of characters or pairings or a genre like slash or het (this information belongs in the header, but not as a warning - it is disrespectful to warn for these things and we do not condone anyone warning for the existence of a character, a particular pairing or het/slash)
You will be permanently banned if:
* you bash anyone
* you abandon the ficathon completely without letting the mods know (aka, you vanish into thin air)
Are there any rules about posting?
Yes, there are.
We ask that you do not post your story in any other comms or archives until the main round ends.
However, you can post your story to your own journal and only link to it here in the ficathon comm if you prefer to do so. There is no need to post the actual story here in the comm.
Please do use the header we will provide so that all necessary information about your story can be found.
Your story must be at least 1,000 words long. You may also write, for example, two stories of 500 words each - as long as your recipient receives at least 1,000 words, we’re happy.
Please make sure that your story is beta-read. We will post a beta request entry for anyone who needs a beta, don’t worry. :-)
And again, please only warn for warn-worthy things, e.g. character death, non-con/rape, child abuse and the like. The code word for this round is Stillwater, by the way. Characters, pairings or genres like het or slash are not warn-worthy.
Will you need pinch hitters?
Very likely, yes.
If we do need a pinch hitter, we’ll post a request to the comm. All pinch hitters will have two months to write their story and will receive our undying gratitude for coming to the rescue. :)
What if I have any questions that aren’t answered here?
Please feel free to send a PM to me (sinfulslasher) or send an email to sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]com
Please read the following carefully:
1.) Sign up will close March 15th. You should receive your assignment by the end of March hopefully.
2.) The posting period starts June 1st, so you have about two months to write. A post to pick your posting date will be up once the assignments are sent out.
3.) You will get no more than 2 weeks beyond your posting date to finish your story. Unless you explicitly inform the mod (me) no later than your posting date that you will be able to post within the next two weeks, your story will go to a pinch hitter and you will be disqualified from the next round.
4.) Pinch hitters will get 2 months to write.
5.) Please use the following sign up form and make sure to fill it out completely.
So, a filled out form might look something like this:
Your email: [enter your email addy here]
Code word: [enter the code word here]
Specific prompt 1 (optional): Gibbs/Ziva, they fight the zombie apocalypse but then realize that Tony was turned into a zombie as well and neither one wants to kill him but they have to in order to survive, so they have life-affirming sex afterwards; must be rated R or NC-17.
Specific prompt 2 (optional): An AU in which Shannon never died and therefore Gibbs never joined NCIS. He still meets the other team members later in his life. Tell me under what circumstances he meets them and how they react to each other. No pairings except Gibbs/Shannon, please, and it shouldn’t be rated higher than PG-13.
Specific prompt 3 (optional): N/A
General prompt 1 (obligatory): gen team fic, holidays
General prompt 2 (obligatory): McGee/Tony, first time
My reading preferences are: humor, schmoop/romance, kink
My reading dislikes are: hurt without comfort, OOC behavior
Please do not spoil me for season(s): 10 (completely)
My writing strengths are: humor, hurt/comfort
My writing weaknesses are: case fics, fics focusing on Ducky or Kate
I definitely refuse to write: femmeslash, character bashing, any romantic pairing featuring Ducky
I would be willing to pinch hit: of course!
Please note that the specific prompts are optional (though very much encouraged!) while you have to leave two general prompts. For more information regarding specific vs. general prompts, please read the FAQ.
Please indicate VERY clearly which characters, pairings and/or genres you can and can't write or do and don't want. If you won't write any particular character, pairing and/or genre at all, include that in the “I definitely refuse to write” but not the “my writing weaknesses” section, otherwise it's just repeating the same information. If the story you are to write specifically asks to focus on a particular character or pairing or to be a particular genre, please make sure it is. Any rating is allowed. So, if you specify a pairing, but don't want smut, PWP, or NC-17, please explicitly state that in your sign up form.
All questions can be directed to sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]com. Alternatively, feel free to PM me!
Don't forget: Join and friend the community, otherwise you won't see any further announcements or reminders!
Before you sign up, please read the FAQ/rules section, which can be found behind the cut. If you have any questions about the sign up process or the ficathon, please ask by PMing me (
sinfulslasher) or email me at sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]com before signing up. Thank you! :-)What is this ficathon you speak of?
This comm is all about exchanging stories! Everyone who signs up gets a story written for them while writing a story for someone else.
How does it work?
You sign up, using the provided sign up form. In this form, you’ll let us know your general likes and dislikes as well as your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to writing. You will provide us with up to three specific and two general prompts. Once the sign up period is over, the mods will wave their magic wand and try to match up everyone. That way, you will have someone writing a story based on one of your prompts while you will write a fill for someone else’s prompts. If all goes well, everyone will receive a fic specifically written for them, and everyone’s happy! :-)
What do you mean by specific vs. general prompts?
Sometimes, specific prompts can be a little restricting and therefore difficult to fill. Or the specific prompt doesn’t inspire the person who is supposed to write a story based on it. We mods thought it would be in everyone’s best interest to also include general prompts. That way, the writer can fall back on these if the specific prompts are causing trouble.
For example, a specific prompt would be, “Gibbs/Ziva, they fight the zombie apocalypse but then realize that Tony was turned into a zombie as well and neither one wants to kill him but they have to in order to survive, so they have life-affirming sex afterwards; must be rated R or NC-17”.
A general prompt, however, would be something like, “gen team fic: holidays” or “McGee/Tony: first time”.
What is allowed?
Pretty much anything - the sky’s the limit! All characters, pairings, genres and ratings are allowed.
However, we ask that, if you ship an unusual pairing, you specify other pairings/characters that you can write or would like to have written for you. Otherwise, it might be hard to match you up with anyone.
What is not allowed?
We only accept NCIS-related prompts, which means that no NCIS:LA or crossover prompts are allowed. It just makes matching up everyone a lot easier.
We do not allow bashing of any kind - that includes but is not limited to actors or actresses, other participants (and your mods *g*)! The only exception to this rule is character bashing if it was explicitly prompted. Generally bashing a character (or pairing) in your story just because you don’t like the character (or pairing) is not allowed however.
Are there any consequences if someone breaks a rule?
Actually, yes.
You will be banned from the next round if:
* you do not leave feedback for the story that was written for you (this may sound harsh, but all it takes is a polite “thank you” to acknowledge the gift you received from someone, even if you happen to not particularly like the story - we call this common courtesy)
* you do not turn in your story on time without warning the mods beforehand (a quick PM telling us that you won’t be able to post the assigned story on time will be enough to avoid being banned, it’s really not that difficult and we promise we won’t be angry - in fact, we’ll be happy with the information because we can then find a pinch hitter in time!)
* you warn for something that is clearly not warn-worthy, and that includes most notably any mention of characters or pairings or a genre like slash or het (this information belongs in the header, but not as a warning - it is disrespectful to warn for these things and we do not condone anyone warning for the existence of a character, a particular pairing or het/slash)
You will be permanently banned if:
* you bash anyone
* you abandon the ficathon completely without letting the mods know (aka, you vanish into thin air)
Are there any rules about posting?
Yes, there are.
We ask that you do not post your story in any other comms or archives until the main round ends.
However, you can post your story to your own journal and only link to it here in the ficathon comm if you prefer to do so. There is no need to post the actual story here in the comm.
Please do use the header we will provide so that all necessary information about your story can be found.
Your story must be at least 1,000 words long. You may also write, for example, two stories of 500 words each - as long as your recipient receives at least 1,000 words, we’re happy.
Please make sure that your story is beta-read. We will post a beta request entry for anyone who needs a beta, don’t worry. :-)
And again, please only warn for warn-worthy things, e.g. character death, non-con/rape, child abuse and the like. The code word for this round is Stillwater, by the way. Characters, pairings or genres like het or slash are not warn-worthy.
Will you need pinch hitters?
Very likely, yes.
If we do need a pinch hitter, we’ll post a request to the comm. All pinch hitters will have two months to write their story and will receive our undying gratitude for coming to the rescue. :)
What if I have any questions that aren’t answered here?
Please feel free to send a PM to me (
sinfulslasher) or send an email to sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]comPlease read the following carefully:
1.) Sign up will close March 15th. You should receive your assignment by the end of March hopefully.
2.) The posting period starts June 1st, so you have about two months to write. A post to pick your posting date will be up once the assignments are sent out.
3.) You will get no more than 2 weeks beyond your posting date to finish your story. Unless you explicitly inform the mod (me) no later than your posting date that you will be able to post within the next two weeks, your story will go to a pinch hitter and you will be disqualified from the next round.
4.) Pinch hitters will get 2 months to write.
5.) Please use the following sign up form and make sure to fill it out completely.
So, a filled out form might look something like this:
Your email: [enter your email addy here]
Code word: [enter the code word here]
Specific prompt 1 (optional): Gibbs/Ziva, they fight the zombie apocalypse but then realize that Tony was turned into a zombie as well and neither one wants to kill him but they have to in order to survive, so they have life-affirming sex afterwards; must be rated R or NC-17.
Specific prompt 2 (optional): An AU in which Shannon never died and therefore Gibbs never joined NCIS. He still meets the other team members later in his life. Tell me under what circumstances he meets them and how they react to each other. No pairings except Gibbs/Shannon, please, and it shouldn’t be rated higher than PG-13.
Specific prompt 3 (optional): N/A
General prompt 1 (obligatory): gen team fic, holidays
General prompt 2 (obligatory): McGee/Tony, first time
My reading preferences are: humor, schmoop/romance, kink
My reading dislikes are: hurt without comfort, OOC behavior
Please do not spoil me for season(s): 10 (completely)
My writing strengths are: humor, hurt/comfort
My writing weaknesses are: case fics, fics focusing on Ducky or Kate
I definitely refuse to write: femmeslash, character bashing, any romantic pairing featuring Ducky
I would be willing to pinch hit: of course!
Please note that the specific prompts are optional (though very much encouraged!) while you have to leave two general prompts. For more information regarding specific vs. general prompts, please read the FAQ.
Please indicate VERY clearly which characters, pairings and/or genres you can and can't write or do and don't want. If you won't write any particular character, pairing and/or genre at all, include that in the “I definitely refuse to write” but not the “my writing weaknesses” section, otherwise it's just repeating the same information. If the story you are to write specifically asks to focus on a particular character or pairing or to be a particular genre, please make sure it is. Any rating is allowed. So, if you specify a pairing, but don't want smut, PWP, or NC-17, please explicitly state that in your sign up form.
All questions can be directed to sinfulslasher[at]gmail[dot]com. Alternatively, feel free to PM me!
Don't forget: Join and friend the community, otherwise you won't see any further announcements or reminders!
