The 2018 Trials Rules Post
Firstly: Much like last year we will be doing two tiers, however, this year the word count has altered slightly due to the increased amount of time we have to write.
Tier one is for the busy body, the easily stressed, the deadline apprehensive, the forgetful minded, and the procrastinators. The limit is 5k-25K words for authors, and a two picture limit for artists. For tier one the pictures may be black and white sketches, with minimal detail. (Please, no stick figures. Shades are welcomed here.)
Tier two is for the overachievers, the librarians, the Alice Quinns, and the Meta Composition disciplines. The limit is 25,001-50K (or more!) words for authors, and 3-4 fully developed pictures for artists. This would include shading, coloring, and full detail. (It’s fine if the picture is black and white if that’s your intention for how it’s supposed to be finished, just make sure it’s not a sketch and looks complete.)
Secondly: we understand that not everyone is an artist, and not everyone in the fandom is an artist, and that we’re still a small fandom and have very few artists in the fandom. FEAR NOT LOYAL UNDERLINGS. Per resourceful magician standards, we are allowing cowrites! It’s up to you how you divide (and conquer) the work, but we do expect you to divide the work equally. And please, don’t come to us with petty problems. We’re all adults here, and mods are not babysitters. Now if you do have a serious issue, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We do care, but know that it is up to you connect with your teammate and do the work.
Third: While we’re on the subject of art (remotely at least) we are allowing edits and gifs as pieces of art, as long as you take the time to do them well and most importantly that they’re original and fit with the fic that you’re illustrating.
Fourth: We will be pairing you off into teams once the sign ups are closed. While signing up please specify if you’d like to be an artist or an author and if you’d prefer an artist or author partner. (obviously if you’re signing up to be an artist, you’re going to be paired with an author) Artists will be assigned on a first come first serve basis. If you’re a lone wolf (here’s looking at you Penny Adiyodi) then you can select the ‘don’t play well with others’ option. (Also known as ‘If no artist is available, I would prefer to work alone’)
Fifth: We will also be assigning you fun names! Stay tuned for this extra treat!
The timeline goes as follows and is subject to change depending on parties, holiday festivities, and how drunk we mods might be on any given day (except Mod Kate because we do NOT encourage underage drinking. We can’t stop it, but we don’t encourage it. Please celebrate semi-responsibly)
Sign Ups will be posted tomorrow and will be up until Thursday 8/23
Friday 8/24 we will announce teams and names. (Even you solo authors will get a fun name. Embrace it.)
Friday 12/14 Completed projects will be due for submission.
Friday 12/21 we will post a master list and a voting poll. The winning team will receive a prize!
Friday 1/11 we will announce the winners!
We will be checking in with each team periodically and sporadically so make sure you’re on your toes! (In all actuality it will be to insure that all pairings are co-operating well and to make sure if you need to drop out we can provide a stand in as necessary.)
The final and most important rule: the losing team will be banished from the fandom.
Just kidding, have fun my loves!
