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If you have got any questions about the challenge, the community, or other various related things, this is where you will ask them!
I will answer them right here as they come up, so here we go:
How long do I have to post my fic?: You have until fifteen minutes after the deadline for that month's theme, and that deadline will always be 11:59 PM Central Time (9:59 PM Pacific Time, 10:59 PM Mountain Time, 12:59 AM Eastern Time, 5:59 AM Coordinated Universal Time...any other time zones I need to note?) on the last day of the month. That means you can work on it all month if you like, so long as it's posted before fifteen minutes after the deadline.
Can I write something with mature/spoiler-tastic content?: Yes, you can! All I ask of you is that you tag it appropriately. Mature content should be tagged in the comment subject line with [MA] (this is not necessary during Pornovember, though) and spoilers with [S]. This makes it easier to see at a glance if something is porny or might ruin something for someone else!
How long does something have to have been out to no longer need the spoiler tag?: I have discussed this with many people, and have decided on eight months, to strike a happy medium between the many opinions I've received.
Can I write more than one fic for a theme?: Absolutely! Write as many as you like. As long as you get it in before the deadline, you are free to let your imagination and creativity bottle spill all over!
Is there a wordcount limit?: It is likely best to write at least 100 words - that is, a drabble - but you can write as much or as little as you prefer. I won't yell at you for it; $deity knows how hard it can be to get words out sometimes.
Do I have to write something fandom-specific?: Nope! Feel free to write an original idea - in fact, one of our themed months deals with nothing but original fiction.
If I write for one challenge, am I then locked into writing for all of them?: Nope! You can write as strikes your fancy. If you only want to write for one challenge, that's fine. If you want to write for all of them, also fine. Half of them - a third - a fourth - that's also fine. There's no commitment!
How do I describe my fic when I'm posting it?: Please describe it with the fandom (if applicable - if it's original fiction, then just say "original"), pairing (if applicable) or character(s) involved, and a short summary or prompt if you feel so inclined. Example, pulling a random game from my shelf: Star Ocean: The Last Hope - Edge/Reimi - a day out for lunch.
Where do I post my fic?: Post it as a comment to the challenge post!
[New] Do pairing fics have to involve a romantic pairing?: They do not! Platonic pairings can be written for too - just use an & instead of a / (i.e. Noctis & Luna vs. Noctis/Luna) to signify that.
[New] Can I post a chapter of a work in progress, if it fits the challenge?: Yes! As long as the chapter itself is not incomplete, post away. I just ask that you note the whole thing overall is a work in progress.
Can I tell other people about this challenge?: Of course you can! Spread the word as far and wide as you feel the need. The more, the merrier!
Feel free to ask about anything else I've not answered here!
September themed challenge.
Sep. 6th, 2024 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
merikuruMany pardons; been all discombobulated up in this here place...
Onward, anyway.
September's challenge is:
Sci-ptember!
This is a month for sci-fi fans to indulge themselves. Tales of spaceships and far-off planets, androids and cyborgs, friendly (or not so much) races from a distant galaxy - here's where they shine. Let's have some science fiction!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on September 30th, 11:59 PM Central Time.
Onward, anyway.
September's challenge is:
Sci-ptember!
This is a month for sci-fi fans to indulge themselves. Tales of spaceships and far-off planets, androids and cyborgs, friendly (or not so much) races from a distant galaxy - here's where they shine. Let's have some science fiction!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on September 30th, 11:59 PM Central Time.
August themed challenge.
Aug. 6th, 2024 07:36 pmmerikuruI arrive.
No master lists for Junoir or Julbygone, so onward we go.
August's challenge is:
Augenderbend!
Time to take some genders and flip them on their figurative heads. Men become women, women become men, and even anything in between if that so tickles your fancy. Genderbends for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on August 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
No master lists for Junoir or Julbygone, so onward we go.
August's challenge is:
Augenderbend!
Time to take some genders and flip them on their figurative heads. Men become women, women become men, and even anything in between if that so tickles your fancy. Genderbends for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on August 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
June and July themed challenges.
Jul. 4th, 2024 06:01 pmmerikuruOnward, fellows and...I've apparently forgotten the feminine form. Never mind. Onward, everyone!
(I've opened June's challenge alongside this as well, as I promised.)
June's challenge is:
Junoir!
Have you always had a fondness for gritty writing? Want to write a mystery, but from the victim's point of view? Now's your chance to sate that urge! Let's have some noir!
And July's challenge is:
Julbygone!
Do you like history? Dream of the past? Ever wished you could stick a few characters in a time gone by? This is the challenge you want! Have at the history!
All fics written for these challenges should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag. I will also ask you to specify which challenge you've written for by adding the tag [June] or [July], if you would be so kind. Thank you!
These theme challenges will end on July 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
(I've opened June's challenge alongside this as well, as I promised.)
June's challenge is:
Junoir!
Have you always had a fondness for gritty writing? Want to write a mystery, but from the victim's point of view? Now's your chance to sate that urge! Let's have some noir!
And July's challenge is:
Julbygone!
Do you like history? Dream of the past? Ever wished you could stick a few characters in a time gone by? This is the challenge you want! Have at the history!
All fics written for these challenges should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag. I will also ask you to specify which challenge you've written for by adding the tag [June] or [July], if you would be so kind. Thank you!
These theme challenges will end on July 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
Announcement.
Jun. 25th, 2024 01:41 pmmerikuruI'm still alive.
I'm very sorry, but family emergencies came up (also, my health? um, yeah, it's...fucked) and honestly opening June's challenge was the last thing on my mind for a while. So what I'm going to do: I'll open it alongside July's challenge, so you'll have two challenges to choose from next month if you'd like! I don't just want to cheat you guys out of a challenge because I was flailing like a headless chicken, after all.
Consider May still open until July's challenge post goes up.
I'm very, very sorry for all this!
I'm very sorry, but family emergencies came up (also, my health? um, yeah, it's...fucked) and honestly opening June's challenge was the last thing on my mind for a while. So what I'm going to do: I'll open it alongside July's challenge, so you'll have two challenges to choose from next month if you'd like! I don't just want to cheat you guys out of a challenge because I was flailing like a headless chicken, after all.
Consider May still open until July's challenge post goes up.
I'm very, very sorry for all this!
May themed challenge.
May. 4th, 2024 04:34 pmmerikuruMea culpa. Got some rather frightening and concerning health news. Been consumed by that. I very apologise; April's master list will be late and I know I still need to do March's as well...
But let's carry on--
May's challenge is:
Maystery!
Have you always liked a good mystery novel? Imagined what untold situations Sherlock Holmes could solve? Fancied yourself a bit of a mystery-solver, perhaps? Channel that all into this month's challenge!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on May 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
But let's carry on--
May's challenge is:
Maystery!
Have you always liked a good mystery novel? Imagined what untold situations Sherlock Holmes could solve? Fancied yourself a bit of a mystery-solver, perhaps? Channel that all into this month's challenge!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on May 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
April themed challenge.
Apr. 6th, 2024 06:38 pmmerikuruMaster list will come when I am not dealing with the utter arseload of family health emergencies that descended on me this past week and a bit. Mea culpa.
April's challenge is:
Apriladies!
Got some girlslash? A lady bromance? Sisters (whether bound by the blood of the battlefield or the water of the womb)? Femmes fatales? This is where it all belongs. Let's have some ladies!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on April 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
April's challenge is:
Apriladies!
Got some girlslash? A lady bromance? Sisters (whether bound by the blood of the battlefield or the water of the womb)? Femmes fatales? This is where it all belongs. Let's have some ladies!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on April 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
March themed challenge.
Mar. 2nd, 2024 04:59 pmmerikuruNo master list for Februantasy (and I swear I had this scheduled to post; clearly I've broken my scheduler...) so on we go!
March's challenge is:
M/March!
This is the month to bring out all your male/male relationships. A cuddle before a warm fire, a romp in the sheets, a day spent fixing up the house or car or something else in friendly contemplation - here's where it all belongs. Let there be men!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on March 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
March's challenge is:
M/March!
This is the month to bring out all your male/male relationships. A cuddle before a warm fire, a romp in the sheets, a day spent fixing up the house or car or something else in friendly contemplation - here's where it all belongs. Let there be men!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on March 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
February themed challenge.
Feb. 2nd, 2024 12:36 pmmerikuruJanuAUry's master list will come soon! In the meantime--
February's challenge is:
Februantasy!
This is the month for all things fantasy. Unicorns and magic, medieval tales of gods and goddesses, anything that uses the very breadth of the imagination to create a fantastical world - it's time to let all that come out and play. Bring out your fantasy, be it fandom or original!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on February 29th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
February's challenge is:
Februantasy!
This is the month for all things fantasy. Unicorns and magic, medieval tales of gods and goddesses, anything that uses the very breadth of the imagination to create a fantastical world - it's time to let all that come out and play. Bring out your fantasy, be it fandom or original!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on February 29th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
January themed challenge.
Jan. 1st, 2024 11:54 ammerikuruYou little rippers! You good things! We are back, let us get stuck in!
January's theme challenge is:
JanuAUry!
This is the month to write anything that has to do with an alternate universe. Throw characters into a parallel timeline? Drastically change an event that shaped the canon of the world? Someone lives or dies in a reality where the opposite ought to have happened? Let's have it. AUs for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on January 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
January's theme challenge is:
JanuAUry!
This is the month to write anything that has to do with an alternate universe. Throw characters into a parallel timeline? Drastically change an event that shaped the canon of the world? Someone lives or dies in a reality where the opposite ought to have happened? Let's have it. AUs for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on January 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
Another notice!
Oct. 26th, 2023 07:39 pmmerikuruHello, my writery friends, I hope you are well!
Guess what? Come January, the challenge will be resuming! I promise to try my very best not to flake on it this time. (And I may well have the cause of said flaking dealt with by the time we reopen too - let's hope, eh?)
I will see you in the new year! Take care of yourselves!
Guess what? Come January, the challenge will be resuming! I promise to try my very best not to flake on it this time. (And I may well have the cause of said flaking dealt with by the time we reopen too - let's hope, eh?)
I will see you in the new year! Take care of yourselves!
merikuruCircumstances well outside my control mean this challenge is closed until further notice.
I'm afraid I can't say when it'll reopen; I'm very sorry for this, but I just honestly haven't got time and brainpower. My sincerest apologies, and I hope maybe I'll see some of you back when I can reopen it.
I'm afraid I can't say when it'll reopen; I'm very sorry for this, but I just honestly haven't got time and brainpower. My sincerest apologies, and I hope maybe I'll see some of you back when I can reopen it.
January themed challenge.
Jan. 5th, 2022 01:23 pmmerikuruIt's a new year, and I swear, I will punch something it if Sucks Massively.
*ahem*
Very sorry I'm late, as well. I closed down last year and then promptly forgot I needed to reopen this...
January's theme challenge is:
JanuAUry!
This is the month to write anything that has to do with an alternate universe. Throw characters into a parallel timeline? Drastically change an event that shaped the canon of the world? Someone lives or dies in a reality where the opposite ought to have happened? Let's have it. AUs for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on January 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
*ahem*
Very sorry I'm late, as well. I closed down last year and then promptly forgot I needed to reopen this...
January's theme challenge is:
JanuAUry!
This is the month to write anything that has to do with an alternate universe. Throw characters into a parallel timeline? Drastically change an event that shaped the canon of the world? Someone lives or dies in a reality where the opposite ought to have happened? Let's have it. AUs for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on January 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
Announcement.
Sep. 18th, 2021 04:01 pmmerikuruWe are, as you may have noticed, closed this month.
This is due to circumstances beyond my control and as a result of them, I am closing down this challenge for the rest of the year.
Thank you to all participants and I'll see you in 2022.
This is due to circumstances beyond my control and as a result of them, I am closing down this challenge for the rest of the year.
Thank you to all participants and I'll see you in 2022.
August themed challenge.
Aug. 1st, 2021 03:47 pmmerikuruNo master list for Julbygone, so on we go.
August's challenge is:
Augenderbend!
Time to take some genders and flip them on their figurative heads. Men become women, women become men, and even anything in between if that so tickles your fancy. Genderbends for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on August 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
August's challenge is:
Augenderbend!
Time to take some genders and flip them on their figurative heads. Men become women, women become men, and even anything in between if that so tickles your fancy. Genderbends for all!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on August 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
July themed challenge.
Jul. 6th, 2021 02:53 pmmerikuruNo master list, and I am so sorry I'm late again. Why are summer, hot, and chronic illness?
July's challenge is:
Julbygone!
Do you like history? Dream of the past? Ever wished you could stick a few characters in a time gone by? This is the challenge you want! Have at the history!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on July 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
July's challenge is:
Julbygone!
Do you like history? Dream of the past? Ever wished you could stick a few characters in a time gone by? This is the challenge you want! Have at the history!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on July 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
June themed challenge.
Jun. 3rd, 2021 04:38 pmmerikuruNo master list, so--
June's challenge is:
Junoir!
Have you always had a fondness for gritty writing? Want to write a mystery, but from the victim's point of view? Now's your chance to sate that urge! Let's have some noir!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on June 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
June's challenge is:
Junoir!
Have you always had a fondness for gritty writing? Want to write a mystery, but from the victim's point of view? Now's your chance to sate that urge! Let's have some noir!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on June 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
May themed challenge.
May. 1st, 2021 05:36 pmmerikuruMaster list to arrive soon, but in the meantime... (I know, I keep saying this, I'm sorry. T_T)
May's challenge is:
Maystery!
Have you always liked a good mystery novel? Imagined what untold situations Sherlock Holmes could solve? Fancied yourself a bit of a mystery-solver, perhaps? Channel that all into this month's challenge!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on May 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
May's challenge is:
Maystery!
Have you always liked a good mystery novel? Imagined what untold situations Sherlock Holmes could solve? Fancied yourself a bit of a mystery-solver, perhaps? Channel that all into this month's challenge!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on May 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
April themed challenge.
Apr. 2nd, 2021 11:06 pmmerikuruM/March's master list will come once I've slept off the remainder of a fairly bad allergic reaction. In the meantime...
April's challenge is:
Apriladies!
Got some girlslash? A lady bromance? Sisters (whether bound by the blood of the battlefield or the water of the womb)? Femmes fatales? This is where it all belongs. Let's have some ladies!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on April 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
April's challenge is:
Apriladies!
Got some girlslash? A lady bromance? Sisters (whether bound by the blood of the battlefield or the water of the womb)? Femmes fatales? This is where it all belongs. Let's have some ladies!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on April 30th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
March themed challenge.
Mar. 3rd, 2021 12:00 pmmerikuruSomewhat late, but no master list for Februantasy, so on we go.
March's challenge is:
M/March!
This is the month to bring out all your male/male relationships. A cuddle before a warm fire, a romp in the sheets, a day spent fixing up the house or car or something else in friendly contemplation - here's where it all belongs. Let there be men!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on March 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
March's challenge is:
M/March!
This is the month to bring out all your male/male relationships. A cuddle before a warm fire, a romp in the sheets, a day spent fixing up the house or car or something else in friendly contemplation - here's where it all belongs. Let there be men!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on March 31st, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
February themed challenge.
Feb. 1st, 2021 08:55 pmmerikuruWe have no master list for JanuAUry, so onward!
February's challenge is:
Februantasy!
This is the month for all things fantasy. Unicorns and magic, medieval tales of gods and goddesses, anything that uses the very breadth of the imagination to create a fantastical world - it's time to let all that come out and play. Bring out your fantasy, be it fandom or original!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on February 28th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
February's challenge is:
Februantasy!
This is the month for all things fantasy. Unicorns and magic, medieval tales of gods and goddesses, anything that uses the very breadth of the imagination to create a fantastical world - it's time to let all that come out and play. Bring out your fantasy, be it fandom or original!
All fics written for this challenge should be posted as a comment on this entry (a comment with a link to an offsite post is also fine). If your work has spoilers, please add an [S] tag to the comment title. If it has mature content, please add an [MA] tag.
This theme challenge will end on February 28th, 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
