GUESS THE AUTHOR IS BACK!
Thatβs right, itβs that time of year again! Hop to your keyboards and get your betting slips ready, because itβs HERMITCRAFT GUESS THE AUTHOR 2024!
But what IS Guess The Author? Simple! Youβll have until THE DEADLINE to write a work (or multiple works, or dust off an old WIP, we wonβt judge) and get it in the collection. (Which can be viewed right there!)
When THE DEADLINE hits, we will reveal the collection while keeping it anonymous. Once itβs open, the readers go and guess who wrote what! One week later, weβll reveal who our authors are!
Donβt worry, weβll be posting weekly reminders, just like last time!
Now, on to the important stuff!
THE DEADLINE will be July 7th, 2024, at Midnight EST.
(Hereβs a handy little countdown clock weβve made just for the occasion!)
The collection (To where youβll post your works) can be added to by following the instructions HERE.Β
Now, we do have some ground rules:
-THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS TO THE DEADLINE, PERIOD. We will not make exceptions. If your work isnβt in the collection by THE DEADLINE, itβs not getting in. If you donβt make it, you shouldnβt despair- post it anyway! This challenge is all about getting people writing, not some silly collection. That said, we will not reopen it for any reason.
-No smut. Sorry. Cut away from it, fade to black, heavily imply it, just no onscreen smut. Everything else is fine.
-Nothing explicitly illegal.
-No causing us to break TOS (Tumblr or Ao3!)
-Minimum wordcount of 50. There is no maximum!
-Hermit-centric! This is a Hermitcraft event, weβre Hermitcraft fans. Feel free to have other people show up, but the focus should be on at least one Hermit! (NPCβs or Hermit characters such as NPC Grian, Grimdog, Goatman, EX, Hels, and so on are all fine!)
-The mod team reserves the right to remove works from the collection that violate these rules or violate the spirit of the challenge. That means, for example, please donβt add a work thatβs a part of your ongoing series! Thatβs just spoiling the fun.
-if AO3 implodes on launch day again, the mods reserve the right to scream.
Other than that, do what you like! Horror, shipping, coffeeshops, we donβt care! The point is to write and have fun!
Youβre encouraged to lie, misdirect people, write in another authorβs style, write about Hermits you donβt usually write! Any trick you want to use is fair game.
If you have any questions, donβt hesitate to ask the blog. We have five mods:Β
Now get out there and WRITE! Canβt wait to see you in the collection!
Lastly, if you want to chat about your work anonymously, head over to @hcguesstheauthormessageboard !
