Het Big Bang

Official Writer's List 2013

2013-05-19T09:35:20Z

Official Writer's List 2013

Hey guys, thank you for all the sign-ups, this is looking to be yet another awesome Bang!! :D

NOTE: Please look over the list and make sure that I got your entry, and that I got it right. I was in the middle of compiling the list when LJ had it's issues this week, and after triple-checking all the comment pages with the comments I had previously copied, I noticed several missing sign up comments from the sign-ups page. If you are supposed to be on the list but are not, let me know! And if you are on the list but *not* supposed to be (ie you deleted your sign-up, not LJ) then let me know.

I have made a couple notes beside authors who had sign-ups that went missing that I noticed, or I otherwise had a note for, so please leave a comment with any clarifications needed. Thanks!!

1-10

acenpokerface: Hunger Games: Haymitch/Maysilee

acenpokerface: Inception: Arthur/Ariadne

adrenalin211: 24: Jack Bauer/Renee Walker

agentgoodnight: Pitch Perfect: Beca/Jesse

airbefore: Castle: Beckett/Castle

alley_skywalker: Will Poll (Harry Potter, War and Peace or Original)

allthingsholy: New Girl: Nick/Jess

always_a_queen: Nikita (2010): Michael/Nikita

always_a_queen: Arrow: Oliver/Felicity

alyse: Blade: Trinity: Abigail Whistler/Hannibal King

11-20

aj: Iron Man 3: Pepper Potts/Tony Stark

anr: Aliens: Ripley/Hicks

anr: Dredd: Anderson/Dredd

astral_angel: Once Upon a Time: Emma Swan/Killian Jones

blithers: New Girl: Nick/Jess

browneyesparker: The Mentalist: Jane/Lisbon

buries: Misfits: Simon/Alisha

buries: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan/Caroline, Klaus/Caroline, Tyler/Caroline

callmesandy: NCIS LA: Kensi/Deeks

care_says: New Girl: Nick/Jess

21-30

casper_san: Once Upon a Time: Emma/Sheriff Graham or Emma/Hook

casper_san: Greek Mythology or The Vampire Diaries (or crossover): Persephone/Hades or Caroline/Klaus

catcase: Supernatural RPF: Genevieve Cortese/Aldis Hodge

collisionsphere: Elementary: Joan/Sherlock

c00kie: Parks and Recreation: Ben/Leslie

csichick_2: Power Rangers: Tommy Oliver/Hayley Ziktor, Jason Scott/Kimberly Hart, Conner McKnight/Kira Ford

damnedscientist: Farscape: Aeryn Sun/John Crichton

dashakay: New Girl, Nick/Jess, six years later
(*dashakay, I had found two comments from you with the same sign up info. Are these two separate fics or just a glitch?)

deathmallow: The Hunger Games: Haymitch Abernathy/Johanna Mason

derevko_child: Dollhouse: DeWitt/Dominic

31-40

dinahqueen: Criminal Minds: Elle Greenaway/Aaron Hotchner

disturbinglynic: SPN/Buffy or just Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dean/Buffy or Spike/Buffy

downjune: Snow White and the Huntsman: Snow/Huntsman

elliemurasaki: Supernatural/Chronicles of Glenscar, Sam/Jess

enochiansigils: Marvel Cinematic Universe/Avengers: Loki/OFC

erin_c_1978: Noein: Haruka/Yuu, then Haruka/Karasu

evil_little_dog: Fullmetal Alchemist: Edward Elric/Winry Rockbell

failegaidin: Original/Robin Hood: Robin (Kate Winslet)/Grant (Guy Gisborne - Linden Ashby), minor Tuck (Matthew Fox)/Mary (Marian - Amy Acker)

faithburke: Joan of Arcadia/Supernatural: Joan/Sam

faithburke: Young Justice: Wally/Artemis

41-50

finnickodair: Hunger Games – Finnick/Annie

flipflop_diva: Grey's Anatomy: Addison/Derek, or Harry Potter: Harry/Hermione, or OUAT: Belle/Rumples

flipflop_diva: Revolution: Miles/Rachel

frea_o: Chuck: Chuck/Sarah

fringedweller: Star Trek AO3: McCoy/Chapel

gamma_x_orionis: Harry Potter: Draco/Luna

gweniwhorePretty Little Liars: Spencer/Toby

h_loquacious: The Newsroom: Will/Mac

hathor_girl: Stargate SG-1: Samantha Carter/Martouf/Lantash

helsinkibaby: The Following: Mike/Debra

51-60

hiddencait: Dredd: Cassandra Anderson/Joseph Dredd

hoktauri: Stargate: Atlantis: Elizabeth Weir/Peter Kavanagh

irony_rocks: Batman/Superman (Man of Steel)/Avengers: Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle, Lois Lane/Superman, and possibly Tony Stark/Pepper Potts

isabelquinn: Gilmore Girls/Slender Man Mythos crossover: Rory/Jess

isdon_isgood9: Veronica Mars/Glee, Veronica/Logan, mentions of Burt/Elizabeth, Burt/Carole and Kurt/Blaine

isdon_isgood9: Smallville: Chloe/Oliver

jadethe2nd: Doctor Who: River/Doctor

jesterlady: Charmed: Leo/Piper

juliet_demarcus: Harry Potter/Star Trek: Voyager crossover: Janeway/Snape

jungle_ride: Glee/In Time: Puck/Quinn, or Merlin: Merlin/Morgana, or Once Upon A Time: Emma/Neal or Ruby/Clyde (OC)

61-70

katrinbisiani: Avengers/IM3/Marvel movie!verse: Clint "Hawkeye" Barton / Natasha "Black Widow" Romanova
(*katrinbisiani: your comment went missing from LJ, but this is what I have for you from before the crash.)

kerrykhat: BtVS/Star Wars: Buffy Summers/Obi-Wan Kenobi

kidiots: Young Justice: Wally/Artemis

kungfuwaynewho: Game of Thrones: Jaime/Brienne

kyrafic: New Girl: Nick/Jess

lady_green_bat: OUAT/Dracula crossover: Belle/Rum

ladyseraph_756: Game of Thrones AU/Restoration England Fusion: Sansa/Willas (multiple other pairings)

leigh57: 24: Renee Walker/Jack Bauer

leontinabowie: Harry Potter: will poll/undecided

linear_flower: Pop Music RPF: Nick Carter/Jennifer Paige, or possibly Eureka: Douglas Fargo/Holly Marten

71-80

little_firestar: New Girl: Jess/Nick

lothiriel84: The Mentalist: Jane/Angela & Jane/Lisbon

lullabymoon: Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Barbara/Tommy, or James Bond films, Moneypenny/Bond

lynzie914: NCIS/NCIS: LA crossover: Kensi/Tony

maddie_amber: Primeval: Matt/Emily

magickmoons: BtVS: Buffy/Angel

magickmoons: Stargate SG-1: Jack/Sam

merryghoul: Original, OFC/OMC (Kimberly/David)

mihnn: The Hunger Games: Katniss/Peeta

mkrobinson: Baby Sitters Club: Jeff Schafer/Charlotte Johanssen (and multiple other pairings)

81-90

mkrobinson: Sweet Valley [not including confidential]: Steven Wakefield/Billie Winkler (multiple other pairings)

ndnickerson: Nancy Drew: Nancy Drew/Ned Nickerson

nessataleweaver: Marvel Cinemative Universe (Avengers): Natasha Romanoff/Clint Barton, or Glee: Rachel Berry/Finn Hudson

nessataleweaver: Skip Beat!: Kyoko Mogami/Ren Tsuraga, or Glee, Rachel Berry/Finn Hudson

nickygabriel: Iron Man/The Avengers, Tony/Pepper

ningloreth: The Lord of the Rings: Legolas/Eowyn

oneworldvision: Law & Order franchise (SVU/Criminal Intent crossover): Bobby Goren/Olivia Benson

oresteia: The Avengers: Clint/Natasha

ozqueen: The Baby-sitters Club: Stacey McGill/Robert Brewster or Alma Spier/Richard Spier

91-100

painted_pain: Supernatural: Sam/Jody, or Teen Wolf: Scott/Allison

pamymex3girl: Supernatural: undecided

paperclipbitch: The Hunger Games: Finnick Odair/Johanna Mason

paperclipbitch: MCU: Bruce Banner/Natasha Romanov

pebblyland: The Good Wife: Will/Alicia

petragem: Rookie Blue: Andy McNally/Sam Swarek

prologuize: Community: Jeff/Britta

raktajinos: Drop Dead Diva, undecided or possible Drop Dead Diva/The Mindy Project crossover

red_b_rackham: Avengers / Marvel movieverse: Clint/Natasha

roeskva: Stargate SG-1: Samantha Carter/Martouf|Lantash

101-110

rosefan42: Doctor Who RPF: Matt/Karen with a dash of Arthur/Ines

rubberglue: Merlin: Arthur/Gwen

rumpledlinen: Avengers: Tony/Pepper

rumpledlinen: The Office: Jim/Pam

sabaceanbabe: The Hunger Games: Finnick/Annie

sadwal1538: WWE: Alex Riley/Eve Torres

sara_wolf: Charmed: Paige/Leo

sara_wolf: Charmed/Power Rangers: Paige/Tommy

sarja: Roswell AU: Michael/Maria

scoobydumblonde: RPF WWE: Trish Stratus/Randy Orton

111-120

scoobydumblonde & sadwal1538: RPF WWE: Ted DiBiase Jr./Kelly Kelly

semisweetsoul: White Collar: Peter/Elizabeth or Neal/OFC

seren_ccd: Doctor Who: Emma Grayling/Prof Alec Palmer

serendipityful: Community: Jeff/Britta

sexycazzy: NCIS: Tony/Abby or NCIS/CSI: Adam/Abby

shena8: Stargate Universe: TJ/ Young (Novus Timeline)

silver_galaxy: Law and Order: Bobby/Alex

singulartoast: Prince of Persia: Garsiv/Tamina (minor Dastan/Tamina)

skyofisis: Supernatural RPF: Jared/Gen

spyglass_: The Mentalist: Jane/Lisbon

121-130

stars_inthe_sky: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese (multiple other pairings)

stgulik & teddyradiator: Harry Potter: Severus Snape/Hermione Granger

subtle_shades: Harry Potter: Hermione/Tom Riddle or Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Anita Blake: Buffy/Jean-Claude and Joyce/Richard

subtle_shades: Sailor Moon/Avengers: Peggy/Steve, Pepper/Tony, or Naruto: Sakura/Kakashi or Sakura/Kisame or Sakura/Shikamaru

supersyncspaz7: The Avengers/Thor: Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers

tanaquific: Jericho: Jake/Heather, Beck/Heather

tanyareed: The Nanny: Niles/CC

tauri3l: Original, or Harry Potter: Lily/James

theangelpatrol: One Tree Hill/Supernatural crossover: Sam/Brooke, Dean/Haley

thedreamisreal: Teen Wolf (TV): Scott McCall/Lydia Martin

131-140

theladymore: Supernatural/The Hunger Games: Sam Winchester/Older!Katniss Everdeen (multiple other pairings)

theladywanderer: Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series: Lan/Nynaeve

traycer_: Stargate SG-1: Jack/Sam

traycer_: TSSC: Sara/Charlie.

twisted_slinky: Supernatural/Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: Sam/Dawn, Buffy/Castiel

us_overlooked: Community: Jeff/Britta.

vickysg1: The Pretender, Miss Parker/Jarod: OFC/Ethan

vickysg1: Leverage: Sophie Devereaux/Nathan Ford, Parker/Alec Hardison, Maggie Collins/Jim Sterling

vikingwriter: NCIS/Jericho: Tony/Ziva

wendelah1: RPF:The X-Files: David Duchovny/Gillian Anderson

141-142

winklevii: Nikita: Alex/Thom, Nikita/Michael, past Thom/Jade

zippitgood: ST: AOS: Kirk/Uhura

OK. I think I got it all. Comment away!

~Red

What should I write? Help for: LeontinaBowie

2013-05-17T17:26:31Z

The following are plot bunnies that leontinabowie has put up for voting.

Fandom: Harry Potter

Author Name:LeontinaBowie (Leontina on Ao3)

1. Fandom/Pairing: Harry Potter, James/Lily
Description of plotbunny: A look at their lives from Harry's birth to their death.

2. Fandom/Pairing: Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall/Dougal McGregor
Description of plotbunny: Expanding on the information on Pottermore, what exactly did happen between these two?

3. Fandom/Pairing: Harry Potter, Harry/Luna
Description of plotbunny: Luna is strange and quirky, but she understands Harry perfectly. The problem is, no-one else can see her.

4. Fandom/Pairing: Harry Potter, Harry/Pansy
Description of plotbunny: Harry purges, and Pansy starves. They find each other, but end up doing more harm than good. (This will be a realistic look at eating disorders)

5. Fandom/Pairing: Harry Potter, Remus/Tonks
Description of plotbunny: Remus is attracted to men. Tonks is attracted to women. But love doesn't necessarily equal attraction.

View Poll: #1914027

Due to LJ's technical difficulties today...

2013-05-17T05:40:10Z

I am adding on a full twelve hours on the deadline to sign up for a writer! The deadline is now until the end of May 17th, rather than at noon. PST.

Author Sign Up I Artist Sign Up I Beta Sign Up I Cheerleading Sign Up

COUNTDOWN WEBSITE

A03 Invite Code

2013-05-06T19:58:49Z

Just a reminder: We are using AO3 collections, with the reveal date of August 31st. There is plenty of time for those that do not have accounts on A03 to sign up. You can ask a friend for an invite code, or you can request from A03 here or at ao3_invitecodes.

But just to offer up one more option, I am calling on members of this comm to offer up their invite codes to writers in need! If you're willing to give an invite code to some het_bigbang writers, drop a note here. Conversely, if you are in need of A03 invite codes, drop a note and hopefully some kind soul will respond to your request!

Admin + Please pimp at fandom/pairing comms?

2013-05-06T19:55:06Z

Sorry, guys, I was unexpectedly out of town all weekend long. I think I've caught up with all the questions people had, but if I missed yours, please drop a note here. There was... a lot of comments to go through.

In regards to signing up, things are coming along splendidly! Erm, mostly. Thus far we have 89 writers (Nice!) and 6 artists (*CRIES*) that have signed up. WE NEED MORE. If you want good things to read in your favorite fandoms, then pimp this sucker out to those fandoms. I especially need people to hit appropriate comms and do a round of advertising? Just cut/paste the below, or visit the banner page for other selections, and go start shouting to the rooftops. Please, makes sure that if you pimp at fandom/pairing comms, it follows the rules of that comm. Any het pairing, any fandom. Heck, even original work is welcomed!

het_bigbang

Big Bang: 25,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Little Bang: 10,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Author Sign Up I Artist Sign Up I Beta Sign Up I Cheerleading Sign Up

Timeline
Author Sign Ups - Open till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

FAQ here!

What should I write? Help for: us_overlooked

2013-05-03T02:49:38Z

The following are plot bunnies that us_overlooked has put up for voting.

Fandom: Community.

Author(s) Name: us_overlooked (or usoverlooked on ao3)

1. Fandom/Pairing: Community, Jeff/Britta
Description of plotbunny: AU from 2x01, wherein Jeff/Britta get married the wedding Abed set up for them.

2. Fandom/Pairing: Community, Jeff/Britta
Description of plotbunny: Hunger Games au, plain and simple.

3. Fandom/Pairing: Community, Jeff/Britta
Description of plotbunny: Post-Greendale, they somehow end up together and it's fine, until Britta ends up pregnant.

View Poll: #1911733

What should I write? 2013

2013-05-01T18:00:35Z

Wavering on your chosen plotbunny? Waiting to sign up because you just haven't decided what plotbunny to choose? This might help! While you can change your plotbunny at any time until the mandatory check-in point, we're also offering you this post to help figure things out. You provide descriptions of up to five of your plotbunnies (including fandom/pairing), and we put up a poll here to see what people are interested in. No obligation to go with the winner, but it might help you choose!

If you're interested, comment below with the following:

Author(s) Name:

1. Fandom/Pairing:
Description of plotbunny: (50 words or less)

2. Fandom/Pairing:
Description of plotbunny: (50 words or less)

3. Fandom/Pairing:
Description of plotbunny: (50 words or less)

4. Fandom/Pairing:
Description of plotbunny: (50 words or less)

5. Fandom/Pairing:
Description of plotbunny: (50 words or less)

Cut/Paste the Following:

Max: five plotbunnies; less is fine. They can all be various fandoms/pairings, or of the same fandom/pairing but different ideas for them. Just say what fandom(s) it's in, the pairing, and write a very brief description to give people a good idea of what they'd be voting for. I'll then promptly make individualized posts as you guys start commenting, and provide a poll for you where each "question" consists of your potential stories. You can use the post to geek out and talk to interested parties and perhaps flush out your ideas. There's no deadline; this is to help you guys out! Plus, this gets community love going!

Also, give a heads up if any of your descriptions have recent spoilers for your fandoms. (Spoilers = anything aired in the last two weeks, and obviously any spoilers for future eps. With movies, leave at least three weeks after it premieres for any spoilers.)

*Idea inspired by Finish-a-thon.

Beta reader Sign ups. 2013

2013-05-01T17:51:34Z

Most people will already have their own beta reader, but hey, maybe they want to try someone new. A beta reader is a person who reads another person's written work with a critical eye, with the aim of improving grammar, spelling, characterization, and general style of a story before the author posts it up. All participants must get their fiction beta’d by at least one person.

Beta volunteer: Can we get some lovely volunteers to help our writers out? Betas are love, so comment below with the following text! Comments are unscreened.

Need a beta: If you are in need of a beta, then drop a note or just directly contact someone that volunteers below by replying to their comments.

Cheerleading Sign ups. 2013

2013-05-01T17:49:46Z

If you would like to sign up to be a cheerleader - in that you're available for a bit of pre-reading, for bouncing off some ideas, you can do "GO, YOU!" sentiments, copy and paste the text from the box below, and replace ANSWER HERE with your response. This is different from beta work - no editing required or anything, just a willingness to hand-hold and give people the will to live through the writing of their stories!

Artist Sign Up. 2013

2013-05-01T17:41:13Z

ARTIST'S REQUIREMENTS AND INFO

ARTIST'S REQUIREMENTS AND INFO

What kind of timeline will I be under?
Author Sign Ups - open now till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST (here is a timezone converter.)
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

More info here at our FAQ post!

How do I know what I'm making art for?
After the writers have their mandatory check-in on July 15th, we'll make a claims post listing fandoms and pairings. In this post, we'll also include the story summary and any warnings the author gives. You can choose which fic you'd like to create art for, and then that person's fic will get crossed off the list. Author's names will not be attached to their fanfics on this post; the artist's claims will be done blind that way. This is done to even the playing field, so that an artist may claim a fanfic based on the summary/pairing/fandom, rather than the popularity of the writer. (Though by no means is the author prohibited at any point from telling people which fandom/pairing/story is theirs. I imagine that in any case, we'll be able to have a great number of educated guesses for authors based on the pairing/fandom alone. That's fine. I'm just trying to make the artist' claims post less about favoring popular authors, and more about showcasing the merits of the story.)

What are the requirements for art?
You can make whatever kind of art you feel like, in whichever medium. Drawing, painting, digital, manips, vids, fanmix, anything you can think of. We just ask that you put some time into it, as our authors have put major effort into their story. You are required to make a minimum of ONE piece of art for the story you claim. MORE IS BETTER. We love more! We want more! But, based on feedback from last year’s artists, we only have a requirement of one piece of artwork.

Make it nice, put some effort into it!

How do I sign up and/or claim an artwork?
You can sign up to be an artist now, but claims will happen much later, on July 20th, after writers have had their mandatory check in. Claims are done on a first come, first serve basis. We will be putting up a members-locked post and the artists will reply to it with the story they claim to do art for (so make sure you are a member of the community!).

Sign ups for artists will remain open until all fanfics get claimed!

What happens if the number of authors doesn't match up with the number of artists or mixers?
We will do several rounds of claiming so that EVERY fic has an artist. In the event that fics outnumber artists, we will allow artists to make a second claim.

Can I have contact with my author?
We will provide you with contact information once you have committed to an author. From there, you can contact them to find out more about their interests. We would like to encourage you to be in contact with them and to share and collaborate, but ONLY in fun. You are under no obligation to work directly with the author. Ultimately, what you create for your artwork is your creation, just like how you cannot dictate what the author writes for their fanfiction. But we all want everyone to be happy with what they get and what they create, so I hope this remains a happy, fun, friendly experience.

Also, if your writer does not complete his/her story by the due date, but you've completed your artwork, go ahead and submit it and I'll showcase it on AO3 anyway. You deserve recognition for your hard work!

What if I cannot create the fanart by the deadline?
Think very, very hard before claiming a story! Because there is a person who is expecting some fanart for their work and I'll have to hunt down a back-up artist to take your place, if you end up dropping out. If you can't create the fanworks, tell me as soon as humanly possible. I want everything to go live at once, on August 31st. Finding artists is hard enough with a decent timeline, but finding backups are a nightmare, so for this reason, if an artist drops out at the last second (within the last 10 days of the deadline), then they will be banned from participating in future bang challenges here.

More info HERE at the FAQ.

Sign Up

If you'd like to participate as an artist, please reply to this post with ALL the following information. All comments are unscreened.

I have read the sign-up rules and the FAQ post: Y/N
LJ-Name: Name of artist
AO3 Name: (If you have one. If you don’t, then you agree that you will acquire one before the submission deadline.)
Email: Mandatory.
Fandom/Pairing: (fandoms/pairings you'd like to create art for! This list can expand later.)

Copy and paste the contents of the textbox into a comment, and answer the lines:

Once you've done that, go join het_bigbang and be sure to friend the comm as well, as membership and friending are required for all participants.

Writer Sign Ups. 2013

2013-05-01T17:35:56Z

SIGN-UPS ARE NOW OPEN!!!

WRITER'S REQUIREMENTS AND INFO

I have read the sign-up rules and the Big-Ass FAQ post: Y/N
LJ-Name: Name of author (and co-authors, if any)
AO3 Name: (If you have one. If you don’t, then you agree that you will acquire one before the submission deadline.)
Email: Mandatory.
Big Bang or Little Bang Participant: Pick one. You can change your mind later on, up till the Author Mandatory Check point.
Fandom/Pairing: (fandom/pairing, prompt -- and yeah, you can change your mind later! If you're going to use our polling option to help figure out what fandom/pairing/prompt you're going to be using, then just say: "will poll.")

Link-back, countdown and promo buttons, 2013

2013-04-29T20:35:53Z

Deadline to August 26, 11:59 PM PST - Submission Deadline

Deadline to August 31, 12:00 PM PST - Debut Date

Banners! Linkback buttons! Icons! Word progress meters!

LINKBACK BUTTONS

Get the small linkback button that I have in the top-right corner of this post, so that every time you post about your het big bang project, you can just have that little click back button that will lead your readers back to the comm. Cut/paste the following:

ICONS:

(Icons by peanutbutterer, angelqueen04, hollymarchosias, and red_b_rackham.)

(Banners by derevko_child, alyse, hollymarchosias, angelqueen04, and red_b_rackham)

Word Meters like these:

Are available at Writertopia and this website provides graphical progress meters that can be embedded in your livejournal.

het_bigbang

Big Bang: 25,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Little Bang: 10,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Author Sign Up I Artist Sign Up I Beta Sign Up I Cheerleading Sign Up

Timeline
Author Sign Ups - Open till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

FAQ here!

Cut/Paste:

2013 FAQ - Or, alternatively, where I kill you with my admin skills

2013-04-29T20:01:52Z

I am happy to announce the third annual Het Big Bang!
A challenge for writers and artists to step up from any fandom, for any het pairing you want!

General Information

What is a Big Bang?
There are actually two portions of this Bang Challenge. The Big Bang and the Little Bang. There are many different types of bigbangs, all varying slightly, but generally here it is a process in which authors write long fics (25,000 words or longer for the BIG bang portion, or 10,000 words for the LITTLE big bang version) and artists make art for the pieces of work that exceed 25k. Then, on one singular shining day, we reveal all completed stories and artworks so that everybody goes blind from the overwhelming awesomeness. Simple in concept, right?

This bang challenge is centered around heterosexual (male/female) pairings from any fandom you can name. Everything preliminary for this bang challenge is hosted in this livejournal comm, but on the reveal date, all contributions (art, stories, vids, fanmixes, etc.) will be hosted on AO3. Any het pairing, any fandom.

Why AO3?
We did a poll last year, and overwhelming numbers (90%) were comfortable with AO3. If you want to participate in this challenge, you have to sign up at A03. Apologies if that irks you. Mainly, we will be hosting the final stories on AO3 because: 1. It'll allow you guys to format your own fics and edit after the big bang goes live. 2. By using a Collection, I can ensure no one releases their fics early, and it goes up simultaneously. 3. If we post fics on lj, it'll require multiple posts per fics, and organizing that for a single-moment reveal will be a headache. (Trust me on that.) 4. Your mods don’t want to repeat the horrible experience they had last year with creating a website, omg. Therefore, AO3 will be neat and simple. There will be plenty of time for those that do not have accounts on A03 to sign up. You can ask a friend for an invite code, or you can request from A03 here or at ao3_invitecodes. Or here to ask members of our comm for invite codes.

I have started a 2013 Collection for Het Bigbang over at Archive of Our Own that is identical to the 2012 Collection that we put up last year. A collection is a group of works collected together under one heading: here, for all Het Big Bang 2013 submissions. Only the author of the work can add his/her story into this collection; so, you gotta upload your fic onto AO3, and then add it into this collection. Here is the FAQ of AO3. Since this is a moderated collection, each work has to be approved by me or peanutbutterer before it appears in the collection. (Hopefully the glitches we experienced last year in A03 collections have been resolved.) Do not post your work anywhere else before the deadline! Do not publish your fic before the deadline!

Why is there no art for the little bang portion?
Because it’s the option for those writers within our ranks that want to participate in this challenge, without being held accountable to an artist to finish their work. It is the low-key, no mutual obligation option.

What kind of timeline will I be under?
Author Sign Ups - open till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST (here is a timezone converter.)
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

Why the delay between Arts/Fic submission and the Debut Date? Because, as last year can attest, we had a few delays with artwork, and some of the stories submitted were not properly formatted. Therefore, we need time to find back up artists and to properly code fics. It is very, very important that if you sign up as an artist and claim a story, you submit on time because otherwise the entire big bang may be delayed.

Can I join this comm?
Absolutely! Feel free to join and watch the comm even if you aren't signing up; if you ARE signing up you need to join the comm ASAP. Some important reminders and post will be members locked.

Is there a support comm for this Big Bang?
Yep! There is a sister comm where participants can go for help and flailing. het_banghelp: a community for all your support needs. This is the place for all your hand-holding, sharing of fics snippets, and flailing. Like last year, special writing and enabling events will be hosted on that comm, like Snippet Days and Block Writing Events. Use it however you deem necessary, as long as its het_bigbang related. It's members-only and f-locked to only those that have officially signed up as authors/artists and betas/cheerleaders!

(Please note, I have gone through the entire member's list for our support comm, and emptied out all of last year’s participants. As soon as you sign up for 2013, you can request to join membership again.)

How do I sign up?

SIGN UPS OPEN MAY 1ST.

An AUTHOR, go here.
If you an ARTIST, please go here.
If you are offering to BETA READ, go here.
If you would like to be a CHEERLEADER, go here.

Other Comm Volunteers and their duties are listed below, and can sign up by dropping a note to this post. Please read this post before signing up!

I signed up last year, and then dropped out. Can I still sign up again?
Yes!!

Best way to contact a mod?
Your mods are going to be inundated with hundreds of comments from a dozen different posts, so the best way to make sure we actually see your question/comment/concern is to (a.) pm your mods, irony_rocks, peanutbutterer and our newest mod lanna_kitty. (b.) email the mods at bigbang.het@gmail.com, or (c.) drop a note on this FAQ post.

WRITER'S REQUIREMENTS AND INFO

What type of requirements are there for a writer?
There are two portions of the Bang Challenge for Writers! The Big Bang and the Little Bang.

The Big Bang is basically what we did last year: Your fic must be completed and at least 25,000 words long. Writers accomplishing this goal will get an artist assigned to them by the comm, and they will receive artwork for their story!

The Little Bang challenge is ditto to the above, but only at least 10,000 words long. There will be no assigned artists for these stories. (Authors can go out and find themselves an artist, if they want, but they MUST inform the mods that they have made these arrangements. Just so we can approve them for the collection submissions, when the time comes.)

All stories must focus on or revolve around a het pairing of your choosing, and mandatorily beta-read before the posting date. At the time of signing up for this, you need to know the following: a) what you think you'll be writing (fandom/pairing, prompt -- and yeah, you can change your mind later all the way until the Mandatory Author Check-point in July!); b) whether you are participating in the Big Bang challenge or the Little Bang challenge (and yes, you can change you mind later on, all the way up to the Mandatory Author Check-point in July.) c.) whether you already have an A03 account, and if not, that you will be willing to acquire one before the submission deadline. d.) give us your e-mail address.; and e) Then go to join het_bigbang AND friend the community. You *must* join and friend for updates; it's a requirement to participate in this challenge.

Define a qualified het pairing, please!
Any het pairing, any fandom. Crossovers, fusions crossovers, genderbender het and RPF (Real Person Fic) are all allowed. There may be more than one het pairing in the fic. There may be other secondary slash or femslash pairings within the fic, as long as a het pairing is the primary focus. Slash, threesomes or moresomes should NOT be your focus. But what if our fic is, like, more gen but with a hint of ship? Um, that probably doesn't qualify. We want a het pairing as a primary focus. We are not going to psychoanalze how "shippy" the fic you're writing is, but please use your best judgment.

After much debate, we’ve decided this year that Original Works based on your creations are allowed. All standard rules/procedures apply.

Can I sign up more than once as an author? I've got so many plotbunnies!
I like your gumption! Yes, you can sign up as an author twice! Both times for the Big Bang, or both times for the Little Bang, or in both the Little Bang and the Big Bang! Your choice. However, it must be for stories centered around different pairings. (Same fandom is fine.) Don't sign up twice for the same pairing. You must sign up twice in the Author's sign up post with separate comments, so I am crystal clear that you are participating twice!

I don't know what to write! I've got so many ideas!
We're here to help! While you can change your plotbunny at any time, we're also offering you this this post to help figure things out. You provide descriptions of up to five of your plotbunnies, and we put up a poll here to see what people are interested in. No obligation to go with the winner, but it might help you choose!

I've already been writing a het pairing story already. Can I use that?
Was it written for last year’s Het Big Bang/Little Bang and just never completed? If so, sure!

If not…. then for the Little Bang, you gotta start fresh. Sorry.

However, either way, for the Big Bang you are allowed to use a WIP in this bigbang if it's less than 10k written. Ideally, your story should not have appeared anywhere on the net already, and if it hasn't been posted anywhere, you only have to reach the goal of 25k total. However, if you do already have a couple thousand words of it up somewhere public (at max, 10k), then we won't count that towards your total 25k requirement, and you must immediately take it off the internet completely for the duration of the challenge.

Can I write with someone else?
Yes, you may co-author your bigbang if you want to.

Do I really have to have my fic be beta-read?
Yes. Dear Gods, yes. A beta reader is a person who reads another person's written work with a critical eye, with the aim of improving grammar, spelling, characterization, and general style of a story before the author posts it up. All participants must get their fiction beta’d by at least one person. Betareading is love, people! There is a post just for volunteers who are willing to beta read at this post.

What happens if I can't write that much by the posting deadline?
First, relax and don't panic! You've got until August for finishing this baby off! For writers, this is not a reciprocal challenge, so I'm not going to go chasing after you with a big giant stick if you drop out. It's hard to write this much fic on a deadline! I understand! Don't stress yourself; fandom is meant to be fun. Usually in these things, at least half of the writers drop out. That's expected. But please, please, please - if you need to drop out of this challenge, drop your mod a quick note.

Another note: If you fall short of the word count, don't panic. Do not sign up with the *intent* of writing anything short of a minimum word count, but if you fall a little short, just contact your mod and we'll try to work something out if we can.

Wait, what is this I see about a Mandatory check-in later on? What's that about?
The mandatory check-in for authors is scheduled on July 15th. All authors must participate, or they will be kicked out of the challenge. Authors must firmly declare whether they are in the Little Bang or the Big Bang.

If they are in the Little Bang, they complete a comm poll and identify their fic’s fandom/pairing(s). (No changing your selections after this point!)

If they are in the Big Bang Challenge, they complete a comm poll, identify their fic's fandom/pairing(s), and they will submit three small snippets (up to 500 words each) of their work to the Mods. The Mods will then hunt down artists for those stories. (No changing your selections after this point!)

What if I am determined to be in the Big Bang portion at the time of the Mandatory Check-in, but then fall short of 25k? Can I still submit my story for the Little Bang portion?
Keep in mind that your story will have already been assigned to an Artist after the Mandatory Check-in. You have committed yourself to a 25k fic at that point, just like your Artist has committed themselves to you. If you fall a little short in your story, we can be forgiving. But if you flagrantly ignore the 25k word count, that will be a problem. Talk to us about it, but just – don’t do this? Okay? Please? It’ll be insult to your artist and all the other participants in this challenge.

Can I have contact with my artist?
We will provide you with contact information once an artist is committed to you. From there, you can contact them to find out more about their interests. We would like to encourage you to be in contact with them and to share and collaborate, but ONLY in fun. The artist is under no obligation to work directly with you. Ultimately, what they create for your fic is their creation, just like how they cannot dictate what you write for your fanfiction. But we all want everyone to be happy with what they get and what they create, so I hope this remains a happy, fun, friendly experience.

What if I hate my artist and/or dislike the artwork that is done for my fanfiction?
Um, the politist way I can honestly word this is: get over yourself. The artist is trying their best, I'm sure, to produce a good piece of work for you. Give thanks, and be on your merry way.

ARTIST'S REQUIREMENTS AND INFO

How do I know what I'm making art for?
After the writers have their mandatory check-in on July 15th, we'll make a claims post listing fandoms and pairings. In this post, we'll also include the story summary and any warnings the author gives. You can choose which fic you'd like to create art for, and then that person's fic will get crossed off the list. Author's names will not be attached to their fanfics on this post; the artist's claims will be done blind that way. This is done to even the playing field, so that an artist may claim a fanfic based on the summary/pairing/fandom, rather than the popularity of the writer. (Though by no means is the author prohibited at any point from telling people which fandom/pairing/story is theirs. I imagine that in any case, we'll be able to have a great number of educated guesses for authors based on the pairing/fandom alone. That's fine. I'm just trying to make the artist' claims post less about favoring popular authors, and more about showcasing the merits of the story.)

What are the requirements for art?
You can make whatever kind of art you feel like, in whichever medium. Drawing, painting, digital, manips, vids, fanmix, anything you can think of. We just ask that you put some time into it, as our authors have put major effort into their story. You are required to make a minimum of ONE piece of art for the story you claim. MORE IS BETTER. We love more! We want more! But, based on feedback from last year’s artists, we only have a requirement of one piece of artwork.

Make it nice, put some effort into it!

How do I sign up and/or claim an artwork?
You can sign up to be an artist now, but claims will happen much later, on July 20th, after writers have had their mandatory check in. Claims are done on a first come, first serve basis. We will be putting up a members-locked post and the artists will reply to it with the story they claim to do art for (so make sure you are a member of the community!).

Sign ups for artists will remain open until all fanfics get claimed!

What happens if the number of authors doesn't match up with the number of artists or mixers?
We will do several rounds of claiming so that EVERY fic has an artist. In the event that fics outnumber artists, we will allow artists to make a second claim.

Can I have contact with my author?
We will provide you with contact information once you have committed to an author. From there, you can contact them to find out more about their interests. We would like to encourage you to be in contact with them and to share and collaborate, but ONLY in fun. You are under no obligation to work directly with the author. Ultimately, what you create for your artwork is your creation, just like how you cannot dictate what the author writes for their fanfiction. But we all want everyone to be happy with what they get and what they create, so I hope this remains a happy, fun, friendly experience.

Also, if your writer does not complete his/her story by the due date, but you've completed your artwork, go ahead and submit it and I'll showcase it on AO3 anyway. You deserve recognition for your hard work!

What if I cannot create the fanart by the deadline?
Think very, very hard before claiming a story! Because there is a person who is expecting some fanart for their work and I'll have to hunt down a back-up artist to take your place, if you end up dropping out. If you can't create the fanworks, tell me as soon as humanly possible. I want everything to go live at once, on August 31st. Finding artists is hard enough with a decent timeline, but finding backups are a nightmare, so for this reason, if an artist drops out at the last second (within the last 10 days of the deadline), then they will be banned from participating in future bang challenges here.

TIMELINE

What kind of timeline will I be under?
Author Sign Ups - open till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST (here is a timezone converter.)
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

What's the Author’s mandatory checkpoint?
This one is mandatory check-in for authors; Authors firmly declare whether they are Big Bang or Little Bang participants. If you’re going for a Big Bang, you get assigned an artist. (More info above in the Writer’s Requirement section.)

Will artists get checkpoints?
We will be making sure everyone's on the right track and are able to finish their art before the deadline, but these checkpoints will be less formal, as there is no wordcount for a piece of art.

Are there going to be any extensions?
We will be granting extensions for, at max, a few days, on a case-by-case basis. We would hope, however, that you use the checkpoints and all your ample available time to its fullest. The fanworks ALL go live on August 31st, which is a firm deadline! REMEMBER THAT! If you think at anytime you need an extension (whether fic or art) contact a mod right away so we can begin working it out with you.

POSTING REQUIREMENTS

Where do we post our completed fics?
We are using AO3 collections, with the reveal date of August 31st. You can post your fics anywhere else you like, just don’t post them up anywhere before the Debut Date. Again, there is plenty of time for those that do not have accounts on A03 to sign up. You can check out this post on the comm requesting invite codes, ask a friend for an invite code, or you can request from A03 here or at ao3_invitecodes. If you are unfamiliar with it, here is the FAQ of AO3. Do not publish your fic for everyone to see at AO3. Instead, submit it for our 2013 collection. Only the author of a work can add it to a collection, and then the mods approve it and we’ll reveal it on the Debut Date.

Because we experienced some glitches with A03 collections last year, we are also asking you to drop an email to bigbang.het@gmail.com when you submit your work to A03, with the following information:

Email Subject Line: (Fic or Art Submission. YOUR NAME.)

AO3 Name/LJ Name: (both)
Fandom:
Pairing:
Artwork or Fic: (artwork for "Title of Fic, by Author") or (Fic: "Title, rating, and word count. Big Bang or Little Bang.")
Summary: (if applicable.)

Further Posting guidelines below.

[How to Post to an A03 Collection]

1. Sign up for A03. You can check out this post on the comm requesting invite codes, ask a friend for an invite code, or you can request from A03 here or at ao3_invitecodes.

2. DO NOT POST YOUR FICS/ARTS SO THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN SEE THEM. Double check after posting to make sure it doesn't get posted to the general audience. If it does, delete the work and start over. Instead, you need to allow the mods to collect your fic/arts so that we can reveal everything together on August 31st. Go here, to the 2013 Het Big Bang Collection, and go the "Post to Collection" button in the top right corner. The collection is currently open, moderated and unrevealed.

This will bring you to the normal template where you submit your fic/artwork. In the first block, you fill out all the tags: fandom, warnings, ratings, characters, pairings, additional tags, etc.

In the second block, you fill out the preface information, including title, summary, and author's notes.

2a. For Artist: your summary line should include your author's name and the title of their story (if you know it).

3. In the third block, for "Associations," make sure the line for "Post to Collections/Challenges" lists "Het_Big_Little_Bang_2013."

3A. For Artists: the next line, "Gift this work to:" should be filled out as well. Artist, you know your Author's A03 name, which should have been provided to you through your emails. If for some reason it was not, please contact your authors and get this name from them. Fill in the "Gift this work to:" line with your author's name. That will link your artwork to them. After the submissions have gone live on the Debut Date, we would like you to go back and edit your submission to add in a link to the specific story you created your artwork for. But until the entire big bang goes public, the main way you'll attach your artwork to the piece will be by identifying the author through gifting.

When you finally get the chance to link to the story, edit your submission and use the HTLM coding: <*a href="INSERT THE URL HERE">Title, by Author. (Remove the *) You can put this in your author's note or summary.

3b. For Authors: After the submissions have gone live on the Debut Date, we would need you to to go back and edit your submission to add in a link to the specific artwork that was created for your story. You don't have to "Gift this work to:" to the artist, but it'd be neat if you wanted to do so.

When you finally get the chance to link to the artwork, edit your submission and use the HTLM coding: <*a href="INSERT THE URL HERE">Title, by Artist. (Remove the *) You can put this in your author's note or summary.

4. Formatting and coding guidelines are important.

4a. For Artists: AO3 video embeds are working from Youtube, Vimeo, blip.tv, Dailymotion, Viddler, Metacafe and 4shared. So if you have a video, you upload it to Youtube for example, and then embed into an AO3 post.

For images like artwork and icons and banners and cover art, use the <*img src="INSERT YOUR URL HERE"> HTML coding (remove the *). You can first upload your images at Tinypic or photobucket or a similar image hosting website, and then make an A03 post with the HTML coding.

5. Submit your fic/artwork.

You need to make sure when you hit "Post" that you see this text at the top of the resulting page:

"This work is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon! You can find details here: Het Big/Little Bang Challenge 2013"

6. Now, your fic should NOT be displayed to the general audience. It might not even show up on your dash, but fear not. You can still edit, add new chapters, mess around with it to your heart's content.

We, the mods, unfortunately do not have access to your story. We cannot tell if it is properly formatted or not. THIS IS FRUSTRATING, but there's nothing we can do about it. We can only see your name. All works are titled "Mystery Works" until we reveal the entire big bang. So, please make sure your own fic is properly formatted.

If you need to edit your fic, login and go to your dashboard. Go to the "Edit Works" button in the top right corner. From there, you can edit your works.

A03 will require you to format a header with all regular information on it.
Remember to properly tag your works, including appropriate warnings.

[A03 Coding Guidelines]

Both HTML and Rich Text are supported, and you can edit/delete, have multiple chapters, etc…

1. The Rich Text Editor lets you add formatting, links and pictures to text without using HTML tags. It also has an option for pasting from Word which will preserve some of your Word formatting, although please note that this is buggy. The Rich Text Editor is only available for your work text.

2. The HTML editor allows you to change the look of your text with HTML tags. It can be used in any place you can submit text, although some fields permit only a small subsection of allowed tags. You can see a full list of the allowed HTML on the Archive FAQ, but the standard HTML tags is as follows: b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, datetime, div, dl, dt, em, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, height, hr, href, i, img, ins, small, span, src, strike, strong, sub, sup, table, u, and more.

Also, two years ago, anr was a saint and provided you with a post that explained "how to format a fic for posting in less than 30 seconds no matter the story length or amount of formatting" trick.

The mods won’t be overly picky about formatting. I'd prefer for all dividers and scene breaks to use <*hr> (remove the *) which creates a horizontal line that serves perfectly as a scene break. However, that’s optional. You choose your own way to format.

Other optional suggestions, just for uniformity sake's:
How do I do Chapter Titles: Bold 'em.
How do I timestamp and do locations: Italizice the dates and locations.
How do I do subtitle stuff: Italicize it.

There is only one major fail regarding format, and that has to do with paragraphs breaks.
There must be a full line break between paragraphs.

Example of doing it wrong:

Chapter One: The Invasion
March 6, 2005 - The City of Atlantis
Elizabeth ducked quickly behind a console and attempted to catch her breath. A flush of pink colored her cheeks and a thin sheen of sweat had appeared on her brow. If the situation weren't so dire, John would have been turned on. As it was, however, he couldn't give it much thought as he had to focus on the batch of Ancient zombies that were slowly staggering in through the Stargate.
"At least they can't run," he offered lamely.
Elizabeth spared him a glare. "Why can't they run?"
"I don't know." John shrugged. "But they never seem to run. They always lurch. Maybe when they're brought back to life they don't get knees?"

Example of doing it right:

Chapter Two: Ancient Ex-Girlfriends
Yes, They're Zombies Too

Elizabeth peeked around the consol. "Oh, my god," she breathed. "Is that--"

"Chaya?!" John squeaked.

"Talk about creepy ex-girlfriends." Rodney scrunched his nose. "She doesn't look good in green."

John cringed and crouched down lower. "Do you think she's their leader?"

Elizabeth looked thoughtful. "Well, this may be better for us." She narrowed her eyes at John. "We can give them you in trade for a cease fire--" Something caught her attention behind John and she broke off. "No, wait. Look to the left! That's... oh, god, John. That's Teer!"

John and Rodney stared in disbelief. "Damn you, Kirk!" Rodney groused, and hit John upside the head. "We're going to be killed by a legion of your dead ex-girlfriends!"

"Okay, everybody calm down," John soothed. "Let's not overreact and go blaming--"

"Hey, look, your ex-wife!"

"What?!!"

Grammar and Spelling fail: If your fic doesn't look beta'ed, I will call you on it, which will create an AWKWARD situation for both of us. Having a beta is a REQUIREMENT. Grammar, spelling, proper paragraph structure, etc… these are all REQUIREMENTS. You need to give your beta ample opportunity to go over your fic for mistakes and edits, so remember to factor that into your deadline. Don't have a beta? Check out this post!

Can I post it to my journal a few days early to show my friends?
No. The first time you show your fic for this bigbang must be on Debut Day, on this comm. Mods will handle the revealing details. There will be more posts on that to come. Once the Big Bang website goes live, feel free to post your stuff wherever.

PARTICIPATION FOR NON-WRITERS AND NON-ARTISTS

Beta readers - Please comment here and state the following: what pairing(s)/fandom(s) you like, what your strengths are as a beta reader, and what kind of turn around someone can probably expect from you. Also, leave an e-mail address that will be good for the next few months. *g* Most people will already have their own beta reader, but hey, maybe they want to try someone new.

Cheering - Please comment here. Sometimes people just need someone to read through their story and maybe help brainstorm a bit, give them a push or some encouragement. If this is something you'd like to do and can make yourself available for, let me know!

Advertising this Big Bang - I need people to volunteer to pimp this Big Bang around on appropriate comms! SPREAD THE WORD. Tell different fandoms, tell flisters, go on Tumblr and other websites, SPREAD THE GLORIOUSNESS.

ADDITIONAL INSPIRATIONAL CRAZY STUFF

You can find a bunch of banners and linkback buttons and icons HERE!

Don’t hesitate to take advantage of our polling options if you're wavering on what to write.

There will be comm chats scheduled throughout the challenge. Stay tuned for timings/dates.

Also, we will continue the Random Stories/Artworks of the Day, where after the Debut Date, we’ll post about one to two random stories and their artworks every day, until we run through the entire selection.

And last, regarding options to download fic or doing some type of customized e-reader. AO3 has a download option. Lucky us.

I think that covers everything! Any questions, let me know. Otherwise, well.

Sign up, already!

Standard disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters and settings are the property of their public respective owners. No money is being made from this project. No copyright infringement is intended. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any way, shape or form.

Original Works?

2013-04-12T19:56:06Z

Question to the masses: do you want Original Work to be open as an option in het_bigbang? The rules/timelines would be the same.

Pros: Awesome idea.
Cons: How to execute it? A.) We cannot post it up at A03. B.) Some Original Writers might not want to show all of their resulting work to the general public. C.) Get artists to do artwork for them will be more difficult.

I love the idea of opening this up to even more selection, and it's an option I myself might use, but the details are hard. Maybe I could start up a sister comm just for those that are attempting original fic? We'd limit membership to Original Writers, betas, artists, and then reveal it only to members in that comm? I don't know. I'm spitballing here. If you've got advice or suggestions, please drop a note here.

(Remember, you can sign up twice in this challenge. So you could do one fandom-related thing, and one original, if you want.)

View Poll: #1907958

Also, how can we improve on last year's Bigbang?

2013-04-03T06:47:17Z

I should have put this up in the last post. Since we're going to be following virtually the same horrendously long guidelines/FAQ from 2012, I was wondering if people wanted to drop suggestions on what to improve. Hopefully, the A03 glitches on Collections that we encountered last year has been fixed by the awesome A03 staff, but other than that? Did you guys find something we did last year particularly frustrating? The other mods and I are always open to listening to the masses. (Tip: Majority will rule; if you really want something to change about our format, it's best to get a bunch of people to agree with you and we'll take it heavily into consideration.)

The best time to figure out if there's going to be any changes is now, before we put up sign up sheets in May. Once those things and the 2013 FAQ page is posted, I don't want to mess around with rules/guidelines at all. Otherwise, it'll confuse people.

So, questions/comments/concerns. Drop 'em here. I'm all ears.

FYI - Hetbigbang will start up in May

2013-04-01T21:16:41Z

Because I am getting questions about this, just wanted to let people know that there will be a het_bigbang this year, and it'll start in one month. I could use some official volunteers to run some of the small mod stuff, like posting up sign-up sheets and advertising. If you'd be so inclined, please drop a note here. The format of this year's big bang will be virtually identical to last years.

Start thinking up parings/fandoms! The madness will soon begin!

ETA: OH, AND I NEED PIMPING BANNERS. Anyone with graphics skills willing to help?

Random Stories of the Day - Day 30

2012-10-08T15:22:42Z

Well, this is the last of the fantastic stories written for the 2012 Het Big Bang event and I personally have a long list of fics that I want to read! The artwork submitted this year was just as glorious as last, and I have to tell you that I can't wait for next year already!!

Major thanks to the mods who spent hours getting this Big Bang going and keeping track of everything for us. And huge thank yous to the authors, artists, betas and cheerleaders for tackling this thing and showcasing your talents. You all rock!

Harry Potter

Droxy's Folly (70828 words) by stgulik, TeddyRadiator
Rating: Explicit. Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape
Summary: In a world where Lord Voldemort defeated Harry Potter and the Order, the Minister for Magic makes Hermione Granger an offer she cannot refuse - become a spokesperson for the new regime, or rot in prison. But Hermione has her own, dangerous agenda. Can she complete her appointed task without running afoul of the law, or the man she despises most - Severus Snape?

Artist: Droxy's Folly - Hermione and Severus by slr2moons
Summary: Cover art for "Droxy's Folly", a Hermione/Severus fic by stgulik and TeddyRadiator. Hermione has brought Severus to the folly that plays an important role in the story. And as usual, he is difficult to impress.

And as always, don't forget, feedback and kudos are love!

Random Stories of the Day - Day 29

2012-10-07T16:56:27Z

The Mentalist

Combine and Complement (72376 words) by hardly_loquacious
Rating: General Audiences. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Patrick Jane/Teresa Lisbon
Summary: Six months after Red John's death, Lisbon and Jane are sent to Oregon to consult on a case involving a copy cat serial killer. While there, they share a house. Jane decides he wants to make the arrangement permanent and does his best to make it happen.

Artist: Power Struggle by Chizuruchibi
Summary: Fanart and icons; for hardly loquacious' "Combine and Complement" as part of the Het Big Bang 2012.

Supernatural

dá fhada an lá (however long the day) (40813 words) by painted_pain
Rating: Mature. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jody Mills/Sam Winchester
Summary: With Dean and Castiel missing, Sam is at the end of his rope, searching for answers he cannot find on his own. His only hope is Jody Mills. Sparks fly and as they figure out what they mean to each other, the search for Dean sends them to an unexpected place.

[Bigbang artist to Post]

Don't forget, feedback and kudos are love!

Random Stories of the Day - Day 28

2012-10-06T16:44:32Z

Dollhouse/The Office

Momentum Building (25757 words) by stars_inthe_sky
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Pam Beesly/Jim Halpert, Sierra/Victor (Dollhouse), Anthony Ceccoli/Priya Tsetsang
Summary: "I didn’t exist for seven years, and when I woke up, the world had ended. And then…I didn’t want to be scared anymore." Post-"Casino Night," Pam gets recruited by the Dollhouse. Long after the Call, India runs into an old friend.

Artist: Momentum Building (CoverArt) by SusanMarieR
Summary: CoverArt for Stars_inthe_sky's Momentum Building.

Hawaii 5-O/Stargate Atlantis

Never Let Me Go (25089 words) by FaileGaidin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Steve McGarrett/Elizabeth Weir, Kono Kalakaua/Danny "Danno" Williams
Summary: Steve McGarrett and Liz Weir have been friends for years. When she moves to Hawaii for a teaching position, they have a chance to make their friendship even stronger. As their feelings for each other deepen, though, Steve's greatest enemy makes his move.

Artist: Never Let Me Go by dancing_badly
Summary: Art for failegaidin's hetbigbang story "Never Let Me Go"

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 27

2012-10-05T16:44:02Z

NCIS: Los Angeles

(Little Bang)
A Thousand Whys (15779 words) by sandyk
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. Major Character Death
Relationships: Kensi Blye/Marty Deeks
Summary: The thirteen months Kensi thought Deeks was dead, how she found out he wasn't, and the part before that where they got married in a week. (Tags warn for major character death - for the parts where Kensi thinks he is.)

Grey's Anatomy

Coming Home (24457 words) by flipflop_diva
Rating: Explicit. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Addison Montgomery/Derek Shepherd
Summary: After suffering a miscarriage, Addison needs to get away from her life for awhile. What she doesn't plan on is Derek and Mark coming along with her. But what starts out as a road trip from one coast to another becomes so much more as they struggle to figure out who they once were, what pulled them apart and what, if anything, is worth saving. Set in an AU world about a year after Private Practice Season 4 and Grey's Anatomy Season 7.

Artist: Coming Home [Fanart] by red_b_rackham
Summary: Fanart for Coming Home by flipflop_diva!

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 26

2012-10-04T14:19:14Z

Stargate SG-1

Undercover (54775 words)</strong></a> by roeskva
Rating: Explicit. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sam Carter/Lantash/Martouf
Summary: When Sam was given the mission - to protect a man by pretending to be married to him - she had not imagined it would be Martouf/Lantash, a Tok'ra she had been certain was dead. Her feelings for him were complicated, and now they would have to share a room - and a bed.

Artist: UnderCover by casper
Summary: Artwork for Title: Undercover, Author: roeskva

General Hospital

(Little Bang)
9 Crimes (12700 words) by leobrat
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Kristina Davis/Ethan Lovett, Ethan Lovett/Johnny Zacchara
Summary: It's the wrong kind of place to be thinking of you...To protect her family, Kristina gambles on everything.

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 25

2012-10-03T13:47:57Z

Hunger Games

Victorious (41093 words) by sabaceanbabe
Rating: Mature. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Annie Cresta/Finnick Odair
Summary:The war is over. The Capitol won. But you can only push some people so far before they begin to push back...

Artist: even if you cannot hear my voice by alinaandalion
Summary: Art made for "Victorious" by sabaceanbabe.

Princess

(Little Bang)
The Gentle Princess (65746 words) by audriel
Rating: Mature. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Yapha of Skarde/Theodora of Anatoria
Summary: What if Theodora was married sooner to Yapha and became his third wife, right after Haisha? How would this change the fate of the three kingdoms of ASR?

Independent Art Work - (Author didn't make the Deadline)
Home by Lothiriel84

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 24

2012-10-02T13:35:59Z

Downtown Abbey

(Little Bang)
Thorny Roses (15521 words) by Athena_Mou
Rating: Explicit. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mary Crawley/Matthew Crawley
Summary: Modern day AU story. Matthew Crawley runs a successful landscaping business. Lord and Lady Grantham still reside at Downton Abbey, though Lady Mary has her own place at Grantham Park. When Mary is stuck in a tricky situation the day before hosting a very posh party, Matthew comes to her rescue. Unfortunately their first meeting does not go smoothly. Matthew is determined to win Mary over and the two eventually form a close friendship that turns to love. The road is, as usual with these two, filled with some bumps, and various skeletons in the closet.

One Tree Hill/Supernatural

White Lotus (41317 words) by dirtycage
Rating: Mature. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Haley James/Dean Winchester, Brooke Davis/Sam Winchester
Summary: When the Winchesters move to Tree Hill, Brooke and Haley's lives are altered. And when Azazel comes for Sam, it'll be the fight of their lives...literally. An AU where Mary lives but the boys are still raised in the hunting life.

Artist: White Lotus by casper
Summary: Artwork for Author: dirtycage, Title: White Lotus

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 23

2012-09-30T19:50:42Z

Grey's Anatomy

(Little Bang)
The Battle's Almost Won (16408 words) by abvj
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alexandra "Lexie" Grey/Mark Sloan
Summary: After Seattle, the next time Lexie Grey sees Mark Sloan is when she is just two weeks shy of her thirtieth birthday. In the immediate aftermath of George's death, Lexie receives an offer she can't refuse from Mass Gen and leaves Seattle and Mark behind. This story takes place five years later, when a chance meeting reignites feelings both parties thought had long since been laid to rest.

Avengers/Thor

I Take My Chances (50896 words) by seren_ccd
Rating: Mature. No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Darcy Lewis, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Phil Coulson/Natasha Romanov
Summary: Darcy Lewis co-owns Green Thumb plant nursery with her grandmother. When the nursery is threatened by bad guys, there's only one thing to do: Call in the guys with a plan. No, not those guys. The other guys. The Avengers as the A-Team AU (all-human).

The Other A Team by NEStar
Summary: Artwork for Seren_ccd's A-Team Avengers AU.

Independent Art Work - (Author didn't make the Deadline)
Artwork For [untitled] by marzipanilla by h_marchosias

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Random Stories of the Day - Day 22

2012-09-29T21:36:36Z

The Crucible

God Help Me (21726 words) by Gamma_Orionis
Rating: Mature. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: John Proctor/Abigail Williams
Summary: John was wary when Elizabeth suggested taking on the niece of Reverend Parris to help her in the house, but he finds himself growing fond of the girl. He might even go so far as to say that it seems very much as though she is intentionally nurturing his affections…

Artist: The Other Side of the Sun by tree
Summary: A fanmix for Gamma_Orionis's 2012 Het Big Bang story.

WWE

See Through Me (27469 words) by idra
Rating: Explicit. Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ted DiBiase Sr./Kelly Kelly, Ted DiBiase Jr./CM Punk, Mike DiBiase/John Morrison, Brett DiBiase/Joe Hennig
Summary: When Melanie's out of control niece moves in with them, Ted's world is tossed upside down. He falls in love with the beautiful young lady, but makes the decision to wait until she's old enough.

Artist: Artwork for: See Through Me by harley_jane
Summary: Artwork made for Idra's Het Big Bang - "See Through Me"

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