Fic challenge: claiming deadline extended + rules reminder

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Hola folks!

I received a few requests to extend the claiming deadline, so I have decided to do so. You now have until December 2nd to claim any previously unclaimed prompts.

As there appears to be some confusion regarding the rules of the challenge, I figured I would repeat them here:


1- One claim per prompt only. You may claim as many prompts as you would like, provided they have not been previously claimed by someone else.

Please be realistic when claiming prompts. If you are the type of writer who needs weeks to write 500 words, then claiming five prompts may not be the right choice for you.

2- Stories may be posted at any time before February 2nd, 2012, using the &fic challenge tag. After that, you may post using the &amnesty tag.

3- Stories must be a minimum of 2,000 words.

Yes, I am paying attention, and yes, I am using a word counter. If your wordcount doesn't meet the required minimum, I will remove your post from the community and ask you to repost when you have met the required length. If you don't post a story that meets this minimum before February 2nd, 2012, then your story will not be included in the challenge master list at the end.

4- Stories must be posted individually to the community.

This is not a comment-fic meme. While you are more than welcome to advise your prompter in the comments that your story is complete and posted, do not post your story as a reply to the prompt. It must be its own separate entry. You may either post it to the community in its entirety, or make a post to the community linking back to an entry in your own LJ. If you prefer to use AO3 or another fanfic archive, that's fine too, so long as the story is readily accessible AND is linked in ohsam.

Failure to do this will result, once again, in your story not being included in the challenge master list.

And that's it! Four rules only. Isn't this a great challenge? ;)

Comments

Question?

[ladyjane]

If I wrote a shorter fic or drabble based on a prompt, would it be okay to post it in my AO3 account AFTER the Oh, Sam fics are posted -- say in March? I would, of course, include an "inspired by [prompt, prompter]" and a link to the original prompt and the Oh, Sam community.

Re: Question?

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Of course you're welcome to post it at any time. It just won't be counted in the challenge's master post at the end, and won't count as a claim/participation in the challenge. If you've claimed the prompt and can't make the wordcount, then I suggest you contact one of the mods and let us know so we can free up the prompt for future claims.

Re: Question?

[ladyjane]

I wasn't sure how r/l was going, so I haven't claimed any. I did a copy-pasta of prompts & links to Works to keep tabs of the ones I might be interested in trying -- And those I want to see filled by others. :D

Thank you for the quick response.