#posting guide

Posting guide 🤩

Only one week to go till the Merry Month of Cohen! If you're one of this year's creators, here's what you need to know about posting your work💕

If you post your work (or a link to your work) on tumblr, please tag this blog, or this year's host @regionalpancake to make sure that your work will be reblogged on @gatherupthebrokenness

If you don't post your work on tumblr, please send an ask (or message @regionalpancakeopencomms) with a link and I'll make sure to share it on @gatherupthebrokenness

Here's the AO3 collection for this year's Merry Month of Cohen, and if you need a hand with adding something to the collection here's a helpful guide!

Early posting (for those more organised than me!) is welcome, but I'll wait to share your work on your original date

Late posting isn't an issue, life happens, please don't worry 💕 just let me know when you do post your work, and I'll share it on the blog

Don't forget to use hashtags #merry month of cohen and #gatherupthebrokenness to make your work easier for folks to find!

If you've got any questions at all, feel free to send this blog an ask (or message your host @regionalpancakeopencomms 🥞)

Sign ups so far:

May 1: @resistate (VOY fic) May 2: @marymoss1971 (DS9/VOY fic) May 3: @caladeniablue (SNW fic) May 4: @jone-slugger (VOY fic) May 5: @pc-corner (SNW fic) May 6: @cornwells-couch (DSC/SNW fic) May 7: @mame46 (VOY fic) May 8: @coffeeblack75 (TBD) May 9: @doctahchang (VOY fic) May 10: @rocktherecorder (VOY fic) May 11: @captainjanewayandtheunicorndog (VOY art) May 12: @curator-on-ao3 & @grissomesque (AOS fic) May 13: @shipofpromises (VOY fic) May 14: AdmiredDisorder [via @resistate] (VOY fic) May 15: @regionalpancake (PIC fic)

As hard as it is to believe, we are only a few hours away from the opening of the Jaime x Brienne 2023 Fic Exchange collection! I know, I know, it feels like prompts went out yesterday. But it's okay if you aren't quite done yet--the posting window is two weeks, so there's still time!

However, if you do know you cannot complete a fic please reach out to me as soon as possible so a knight writer can be arranged. Life happens and there’s no shame in needing a little help.

Now with the collection opening soon, here’s some FAQ on posting!

How does posting work?

The exchange portal will open at midnight UTC on August 21st. Once it opens, there are two options: Go to the collection here, and in the top right there will be a ‘Post to Collection’ button Upload your fic to ao3 as usual, and make sure you enter JaimeBrienneFicExchange2023 in the collection field. From here, the process is the same. Fill in the relevant details and ensure you put your recipient’s AO3 name in the ‘Gift this work to’ field. Double check your original prompt to ensure you have the correct name. A few people have different tumblr/AO3 names and we don’t want any fics to go astray. If you’ve already made an AO3 draft before the 21st, make sure you add it to the collection and put in your recipient’s username in the fields mentioned above, and make sure you change the date when posting (or your fic will be buried). Be aware it can cause some shenanigans where the fic may not appear at the top of the page.  After that, it’s as simple as clicking post! Your fic will be submitted to the exchange and automatically be made anonymous. 

I can see my name, something went wrong!

Deep breath. As the author, when you open your own fic (posted or in a draft), it will say ‘Anonymous [YourUsername]’, but to other users it will simply say ‘Anonymous’. If that is not how it appears, double check that it is added to the correct collection and reach out if you still have a problem. Author’s names will not be revealed until September 12th, when I click the button to reveal them. Feel free to reply to comments during that week. As long as you are logged into the account that posted the fic, all of your comments will also be anonymised. 

What about Lil’ Oathkeepers?

I’m glad you asked, imaginary exchange participant that’s totally not me talking to myself! A Lil’ Oathkeeper is a gift that can be any size and shape. It can be art! A video edit! A moodboard! A fic shorter than 1000 words! Or… a fic longer than a 1000 words, but you probably know that. Anyone (you don’t even have to be signed up to the exchange) can make and gift a Lil’ Oathkeeper. I’ll be releasing the prompt spreadsheet and posting instructions once all gifts are posted.

Can I thank my beta in the notes of my story?

Absolutely you can! The betas of the fandom work HARD, they definitely deserve recognition. Just be mindful of including anything in your notes that might reveal who you are. You could choose to name your beta, or just thank them generally and add their name after authors have been revealed.

What if I don’t receive a story?

Everyone gets a story. Authors have until September 4th to post a complete fic, so chances are they just haven’t posted yet. It also might be because your fic needed a knight writer to write it. If this is the case, know that your knight is probably working very diligently to complete it, but might not be able to complete it within the posting window. If it looks like your fic will be significantly delayed (like until after authors are revealed) we will contact you directly to let you know what’s up.

What’s the etiquette around thanking my author? 

It can be hard to know what to say when you get a gift fic. Maybe it takes the prompts somewhere you hadn't imagined, or maybe you love it so much high-pitched pterodactyl noises are all you can manage. Maybe it's both. But it is good manners to leave a kudos and a comment. It doesn't have to be a long comment, and length does not equal love, but your author worked hard and deserves to have that effort recognised. And if you don't quite have time to read your gift right now? Please pop in and say so if you can!

Can I promote my story?

Please don’t do this until authors have been revealed through the collection. Once they have, go wild!

Can I rec my gift story?

Absolutely! Share the love! You can choose to rec it while it’s still anonymous, or wait until the authors are revealed. It’s up to you.

Have another question that hasn’t been answered in the FAQs? Just reach out! I can be reached via Tumblr, Discord, or [email protected] and will get back to you ASAP!

Gift Giving Day is the day after tomorrow (Dec 30 in your own timezone)! Here are some guidelines + a tutorial for how to post your piece.

EVERYONE should be posting to Tumblr. Everyone should tag your giftee and this blog (@rrversesummerbang) in your post.

EXAMPLE:

for: @ethannku as part of @rrversesummerbang’s gift exchange!

...and then you post your content below!

ARTISTS: please post your full work in your tumblr post. if you are crossposting your work anywhere else, please include a link to that in your post.

WRITERS: please list any trigger or content warnings. include either a sample of your work/the entire work, and if you are crossposting somewhere, please include a link to that (ex. ao3). if you post your full work to tumblr, please put the majority of your fic under a “read more”!

IF POSTING ON AO3...

...include your work in the official PJO Gift Exchange 2022 collection! to do so, scroll down to the “associations” section on the new work page. you’ll also be able to add the username of your gift recipient (you will receive the username of your gift recipient tomorrow!!)

As you may already have heard, we are delighted to announce the return of the Phryne Ficathon! The Phryne Ficathon is a Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries fanfiction exchange, open to all.

You can read our announcement post with all the necessary information and deadlines here. Go read it – we’ll wait!

Now, quite a lot has changed since the last Phryne Ficathon – we’re hosting this round of the exchange directly on AO3. AO3 has some handy features that allow you to run exchanges on the site, so you need to be logged in to your AO3 account to participate. 

Sign Ups

To sign up, go to the collection and select Sign Up Form from the menu on the left hand side or click here. This will take you to a page with two text fields for you to fill out – Requests (what you would like to receive) and Offers (what you are willing to write).

Your request should contain the following information so that your author can write you a gift that you will enjoy:

Your 4 prompts. Your prompts can be anything you like – images, quotes, plot ideas or tropes, the only limit is your imagination! We request that at least one prompt is non-Phrack; they can appear as characters, but the focus should be on something other than their relationship. Please keep in mind that different types of writers are inspired by different things, so it's good to have some variety in your prompts, both in style and level of detail.

General likes: Feel free to include any pairings, tropes, or fic genres you would particularly like to receive. Do you love modern AUs, Jack and Mac’s friendship, or hurt/comfort? This is the place to let your author know!

Do Not Wants: These are things you would specifically like your writer to avoid, any triggers, squicks, etc.

In the Offers section, please include the following:

Ratings you are willing to write: Explicit, Mature, Teen and Up, General

Topics and pairings you are unwilling to write

Anything you particularly want to write, e.g., pairings, tropes, smut or no smut, or specific AUs. We can’t guarantee that your prompt will be a perfect match, but we’ll definitely consider these!

Still not certain? Check out an example signup here.

Once you have completed both sections, click the signup button and sit back to wait! Signups close on May 14th. After that, we will match authors and you will receive an assignment email from AO3 with your prompts.

Excited? Sign Up Now!

All writers are welcome, and we would love for you to join us!

Frost & Snow 2023 starts today!

We’re so excited to see all the works you’ve created to celebrate our favourite daozhang! Remember to tag all works with #frostandsnow2023 or add @frost-and-snow​ in the description so we can find them!

Also, for all those writers posting to ao3, there is a Frost & Snow collection you can add your fics to! The process is simple. When you’re posting your fic, scroll down to the options section marked as Associations, shown below.

In the search bar next to “Post to Collections/Challenges” search for frost_and_snow_2023 to add your fic to this year’s collection.

Your work will show up in the collection soon after!

You can find the collection here!

Hello kitkats!

It's almost WF time! Just to remind everyone, deadline for posting is end of the year EST, so by 23:59 on December 31 you should, at the absolute latest, be clicking 'post' on ao3!

Quite a few people have already posted their gifts (amazing 🤍) and some questions regarding posting images on ao3 have come up so we decided to make a guide.

1. ao3 doesn't have image hosting servers so you have to host your image elsewhere and post the link to ao3, for example imgbb.com. make sure the gallery is public!

2. Log into your ao3 account and choose 'my assignments'. Your WF assignment should be there, click 'fill'. Choose 'rich text editor'

3. click on this icon

and this pops up

4. On igmbb or whatever gallery site your using, right click on your image and open it in a new tab. Copy the address and post that in the source field on ao3. Do not use embed links, ao3 doesn't like them for some reason. Save the pic.

5. Before posting, check what your pic looks like in preview, go back to step 3 and resize in the pop up window if needed

6. Try to stay calm as you wait for Reveal Day🤍

Happy Holidays and Merry Gift-creating!

Here it is, the long promised guide on How to Post for the bingo! This guide will also be added as a page to this blog, so you can always find it there later.

Please read this guide carefully, as it has instructions on how to share your content and how to get stamps for your bingo card! And, as always, feel free to message us questions. We’re here to help :)