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Theme: Lost and Found

The SE Resonance Bang is a fandom-wide collaboration event. Authors and artists from all corners are welcomed and encouraged to collaborate with each other to celebrate the world and characters of Soul Eater and Soul Eater NOT!

The event spans five months, so participants have ample time to complete fine works (but the sign-up window is short by comparison, so don’t wait too long to join in)!

What do?

Authors will write fic involving the theme (Lost and Found) interpreted in any manner you see fit) with any pairing or non-pairing, any genre (adventure/comedy/romance/smut/etc), and any universe (AUs/crossovers are welcome).

On a pre-planned date (timeline can be found below), anonymous summaries of the fics will be privately presented to participating artists. Artists will put in a claim for the top 10 fics of their choosing to collaborate with its author, and the Resbang Mods will facilitate the claiming process until all fics are claimed.

Fics are to be written and fully completed over the course of several months, with the end goal of having a polished, complete story with at least 10,000 words by the group’s deadline. At least one work of art pertaining to a chosen fic is to be fully completed by the group’s deadline.

All fics need to be written newly for Resbang, and all fanart must be done newly for Resbang. These works must not have ever been publicly posted or shared prior to the assigned deadline. Your project is a secret to be revealed at the end of the event. If you’re unsure about what this means, please feel free to contact the mods at [email protected].

Artists are not limited to drawn/painted media— artists may make graphics, AMV’s, fanmixes, cosplays, photography, music compositions, fanfood, - anything creative as long as it pertains to the story they have claimed. Your range is broad, so if drawing isn’t your forte, don’t count yourself out!

Still want to participate even though you're not much of a writer or artist? You can volunteer to be a beta! Resbangers may call on you for your opinion and input on their fics or artwork, and you can help them by critiquing before anyone else is allowed to see their work!

Important Stuff!

Please note that this is not a competition. Resbang is an opportunity for the Soul Eater fandom to come together, meet new people, and collaborate to create wonderful new things! There is no required skill level for writing or making art. If you’re a little shy, this is a great chance to get to know fellow fans.

The Schedule

August 5th: Writer, Artist, and Beta sign ups open at 12:01am EST (GMT -4)

August 26th: Last day for sign ups.  Sign ups close at 11:59pm EST. (GMT -4)

September 23rd: First author check-in due to mods; working titles and private summaries need to be included. Stories should be at at least 2500 words (for your own baseline, you should be at 25% completion now).

September 24th: Mods post private summaries for registered artists to preview.

September 30th: Artist claims are open! Claiming goes on until all fics are paired with an artist. Once all authors and artists are paired, authors must personally provide their artists with a draft.

October 21st: Second author check-ins are due. First artist check-ins are due. Drafts must be at least 5000 words (for your own baseline, you should be at 50% completion now). Artist check-ins require a rough draft/rough plan for project. Authors and artists must provide these drafts to one another as well.  

November 11th: Third author check-ins are due. Second artist check-ins are due. For those wanting their stories promoted, author check-ins should include the final title, ratings, warnings, estimated final word count, and a summary for the public. Drafts must be at least 7500 words (for your own baseline, you should be at 75% completion now). Artists should submit updated progress on their projects.

December 2nd: Final check-in for authors and artists. Drafts should be completed or almost completed. The mods build the posting schedule from this check-in; this is the time to request a posting date if you know you’ll have a conflict, etc.

December 3rd: Posting schedule posted; authors and artists contacted with their posting date.

December 9th: Posting begins! One resbang a day will be scheduled, with a short break from Christmas through New Year’s.

How do I join?

Resbang is hosted by the GrigoriWings forum, which is a Jcink community. Anonymous posting is not available, so you must make a Jcink account/screen name to participate. Once you have a Jcink account, you can register via the various sign-up threads. The ResBangMod Tumblr will be an active promotion and announcement blog, but primary participation will be through the forum and NOT through Tumblr.

Please note that ALL pairings, as well as general/non-rom stories, are welcome and encouraged! The more varied fandom participation we receive, the better Resbang will be, so please don’t hesitate to share across the fandom board or step out of your pairing comfort zone. Intolerance of other pairings, rude behavior, and harassment of other participants will not be tolerated. This includes harassing others to create something on a subject or ship they are not interested in. Harassers will be perma-banned from the GrigoriWings board and removed from any participation in Resbang, present or future, and may also be banned from the Discord server.

Links!

Author Sign-Ups

Artist Sign-Ups

Beta Volunteer Sign-Ups (for both fic AND art betas)

Create a Jcink screen name

Resbang Calendar

Previous Resbangs

AO3 Collections

Other Soul Eater Fandom events

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Official GrigoriWings discord chat: [browser], download the Discord app on desktop [mac] [pc] or mobile [apple] [android]

Questions?

First, check our FAQ.

Have you read the rules?

If you don’t see your question answered in either of those places, please feel free to message us:

On Discord

On Tumblr

Or email to us at: [email protected]

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