If we signed up but later think of more fic ideas we'd like to work on (for option 2) how would that work? Do we dm you here, or something on the discord, or something else? For example if I only named one longfic idea in my sign up, but later thought of a second longfic idea, how would I let you know?
Is this event anonymous? Because the whole "give a vague description of your work" thing makes me think this will run on anonymity, so I'm just confused there. I thought this was an event to bounce ideas from each other and cheerlead towards a collective goal, but how would that work anonymously?
If this event has a "posting" schedule, does that mean we're meant to work on our projects but hold off on posting them for 3 months?
Just want to clear up my confusions about this thing haha
Yep, you can add more fics (or art pieces) later! You can contact any of the mods via Discord (using the server's ticket function, by sending us a message, or by using the mod-help channel), Tumblr, or email to do this. We'll ask you for the same information as you would've given in the original sign-up form, and then you're good to go!
This event doesn't prioritize anonymity, but it can be anonymous if you need it to be. This event is meant to bring people together to help bounce ideas off of each other and work towards a collective goal, yes, and this level of interaction means you can't be anonymous if you want to talk about your fics specifically or ask for any feedback. However, if you don't join the server, there is no need for anyone to know that you are participating.
The 'vague description of your work' section is used to give each individual work its own code. We need to keep track of every single work that everyone submits, so that we know how everyone is getting on with the projects they've signed up with, and this means giving each individual work a unique code.
The description you give us will only be used by you to identify your own work later on, and won't be seen by anyone except for the mod team. When the sign up period ends, you'll get a DM that will read (roughly) 'Hi, we're contacting you to give you your individual work codes. Your work [vague description] has work code 001W01'. We just need to make sure you know which work is assigned which code- there's no point saying 'one of your works has code 001W01' if you don't know which work it is!
We only emphasize the 'vague' part of the description so that participants don't worry that someone else is going to use their ideas, and so that they can keep their works as secret as they'd like. We have some descriptions that are whole paragraphs and some that are only two words! So long as you can identify it from your other submitted works, you're good to go!
Yes, pretty much. The posting deadline works to give people a goal to work towards, but it also makes it easier for us to make sure that the Tumblr account is only used for important information until the posting period, and that it isn't clogged up by reblogging everyone's hard work. You are expected to hold off posting until the end of the period, though there are exceptions for some multichapter fics and the exact rules for this are still being discussed.
Posting all at the same time helps create a sense of community and we can all see just how much work we've put in over the previous three months, rather than seeing it as we go!
Thank you for all of your questions and we hope that the answer give you a better understand of our event! Once again, thank you for considering to join our event and if you do sign up, we look forward to seeing you!
If theres any more questions you can send another ask or message our blog!
