hello friend!

what a wonderful question! let's flex some iconic creations!

for artists, @bisexualoftheblade did 24 art submissions in 2020! what a way to start into our first ever bang!

similarly, a wild writer is @raaorqtpbpdy, who wrote seven (7) fics for the reverse bang (where artists created a piece and writers wrote fic based on it) in 2023!

and in terms of fic length, we have nine fics written for the bang with over 50,000 words each:

The Power of Family and This Stalker I Found by @jackhawksmoor

Make A Splash and Glass Shards by @writergeek

All That Life Can Offer by @raaorqtpbpdy

the echoes of scars and the unbeaten road by @fliipclaw

With a Heart of Scars by @preciousthingsareprecious

Everything goes away by @blingblandfanfic

Family You Made (Go Back, Do it Again) by @jube514

Little Robin by @gothamblackbird

those are some of the largest-scale projects!

i think you would have to credit them for passages and quotes you do not edit and you must give them royalties, based on the percentage of their input (also how are you paying them btw) - bri

Let me check the mhra style guide and get back to you I'm sure it's in there somewhere - jess

We can't stop you from taking all the credit. The question is, would you be able to live with it? More importantly, would the monkeys? - lucy

yeah u gotta. otherwise it's plagiarism D: -shelby

This is my favourite question of all time thank you for understanding the assignment!

Starting with me bc i am a self aware human being: i would be some kind of arab or arab-adjacent breed on account of i am the most stressed out person imaginable and also Always need to be doing something or i will go insane (throwback to the summer i had 3 jobs, my masters degree, and every single role possible for the bang including mod duties AT THE SAME TIME.)

Lu would be a welsh pony, specifically a section d bc she is smol and baby and also a little bit bonkers in the same way a welsh is (they have a Reputation) but also so so hardworking and clever. Lu pls take a break and get some sleep.

Mel is one of those older riding school ponies of undetermined breed who is Just So Tired but also super reliable and knows everything about everything including the exact way to throw a small child into a wall and make it look like an accident (mel i adore you you are so funny never stop being unhinged in the mod chat)

Shelby is an icelandic horse bc they are sturdy and stubborn and also so fucking smart (also you do all the tech stuff and they trained icelandic horses to type peoples out of hours emails that one time and it reminded me of you)

I'm only doing kids bc I don't think Alfred has a 2000s hit??

babs: lily allen, fuck you

dick: nelly furtado, maneater

cass: la roux, bulletproof

jason: t.A.T.u, all the things she said

steph: britney spears, gimme more

tim: mcr, welcome to the black parade

duke: fall out boy, dance dance

damian: lady gaga, paparazzi

bonus bruce: evanescence, bring me to life

probably education (or business, but I never see them around) bc as a lit major, we have to share classes frequently, and some of them have something deeply wrong with them - bri

My first year flatmates were all business or finance students and we...did not get on for unrelated reasons but ALSO i have never met one that ive liked spending time with plus their department got all the funding and nice things while humanities were in the basement of the prison building so that would have to be my answer. (i am slightly scared to find out whether lit student solidarity wins out over my more recent education certification for bri ngl) - jess

coming back to add more: obviously I love jess and my lit student solidarity wins out!! I'm specifically talking about education only majors - bri

I'm seconding jess on business majors. a qpp of mine is a business major on a technicality but we're going to ignore this on the fact that business majors are the only true rift between STEM and humanities -shelby

STEM subjects I'm coming for you. Give me your funding and grants. Give them to me!!! - Lucy

Context: In this situation I would have a co-author (pre-arranged); I would not be the only one writing. I'm primarily an artist, but I have (several) plot ideas I'd consider good. Instead of waiting for the next reverse bang, signing up as an author and helping to write the fic in addition to making art seems like the best idea, since I do write a little.

Does the mod team have any insight on this? Would you allow it? Thanks!

hi friend!

honestly, we've never had this one before so we had to discuss it a bit!

since we do allow pre-established writer & artist pairings, you could just sign up as an artist. however, if you also want to be their collaborator, then that would be fine, too?

essentially, you'd be the artist to your writer friend and also a co-writer, so we would allow you to do this!

it would be a different case if you were both the sole author and the sole artist, because it would take the collaborative aspect out of the big bang, but this way, you're still collaborating!

so we hope to see you in a week! :D

Hello, friends! mod Jess here. Sign-ups open really soon (so exciting!) so we - the mods - are holding an AMA to answer all your burning questions!

Feel free to ask us about anything you like: the event, ourselves, fandom shenanigans, any projects we have in the pipeline 👀, whatever you like. All you need to do is send us an ask, and include which mod your question is for (it can be for an individual, a few, or even all of us!) and we’ll answer as soon as we can.

The AMA will last through to next Tuesday (January 2nd), which is the day after sign-ups open.

We can’t wait to see all your questions!! Have fun!