Star Trek Novel Fic Fest

Don't forget to claim some prompts over at the prompt claiming post! Anything is acceptable -- drabbles, art, epics -- go for it!

I will post the list of prompts later today so that claiming can begin.

Prompt submission is open!

The full details are in the Guidelines post, but as a reminder, please list your prompts in this format:

Book title, character or pairing, prompt (original) or Book title, character or pairing, prompt (reboot) or Book title, character or pairing, prompt (either).

We'll collect prompts until September 22. Ask if you have any questions!

Prompt submission is closed.

So it dawned on me that I need to get this going soon if I don't want to be smack on top of Yuletide.

On the other hand, people may want to wait and see how Yuletide nominations shake out, because some of the Trek books that feature original characters are probably eligible.

Last round we had a week for submitting prompts, a week for claiming, and roughly six weeks for writing. Sticking to that schedule would mean that we'd be looking at posting in early November. Or we could make it slightly less official this time -- just gather prompts and run wild.

I am also looking at AO3's prompt meme hosting -- any opinions? I personally adore having things on AO3 so I can load them on my Kindle, and hosting it there would put some automation in the process. On the other hand, this group is not so big that administering it is an onerous task.

Regardless, maybe we look at submitting prompts starting Monday, September 16?

Offically, of course, today is the last day of the posting period. I know many writers, me included, have been delayed by real life, injuries, con plague (*cough, hack*), and other issues. That's totally fine.

Late tonight or tomorrow morning, I'll post a message officially closing the posting period and throwing all prompts open to anyone who's interested in writing them. We still definitely want to see your stories when they're finished -- post anything and everything here so we can all enjoy it.

Just a reminder, the posting period begins soon!

You can start posting on Monday, August 10th, and posting runs through the 24th. This does not mean that we will stand over you with a stick and make you stop writing at 11:59PM on the 9th. Feel free to post at any time from the 10th-24th.

After that, we will still welcome stories. The prompts list will be thrown open to everyone, and hopefully we will get even more stories!

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On another note, what do people think about tagging? I'm inclined to suggest that authors tag their stories with the name of the novel or novels they're writing about. Suggestions?

Remember, prompt claiming ends Sunday. All the prompts that have been claimed thus far have the author's name(s) listed next to the prompt, so you can skim and see what's unclaimed. But remember that you can also write a prompt that someone else has already claimed -- we're just keeping track of what's what.

It is late Sunday where I am and even later on Sunday for many of you. Prompt submission is closed. See you tomorrow with the list!

Prompt submission is open!

The full details are in the Guidelines post, but as a reminder, please list your prompts in this format:

Book title, character or pairing, prompt or Book title, character or pairing, prompt (reboot).

We'll collect prompts until June 21. Ask if you have any questions!

Prompts are now closed!

Welcome to the Star Trek Novel Fic Fest!

ellen_fremedon and I are your mods. We'll be posting a schedule and FAQ soon, but I wanted to get this rolling and give people a chance to sort out their subscriptions and the like.

My original brilliant plan was to have a comm set up here and mirrored on LJ. Unfortunately, Dreamwidth does not allow you to mirror posts to a community, which makes perfect sense. So we'll be hosting the fest here. If you have a Dreamwidth account, you have nothing to worry about.

If you have a Livejournal account, you also have nothing to worry about, because Dreamwidth allows you to post using your LJ account as an OpenID. If you need help setting up your open ID account, check the very helpful FAQ. You may also want to look at DW's guide to markup.

You do not need to be a member of the community to post. Anonymous comments are also allowed, though they will be screened to restrict spam.

If you would prefer to watch this community on your LJ flist, I have created a syndicated feed, available here. Friend it, and anything posted here will show up on your LJ friendslist.

Keep an eye on this space -- we'll be opening up for prompt submission soon.