ATTENTION CG FIC WRITERS

[ypaladinofchaos.livejournal.com]

Hey folks, I'm just here to pimp out the newest Code Geass fic community, cg_contest .

What this comm does is, each week, starting this Sunday, one of the moderators will post a theme, and then from that day until Friday of the same week, the members of the community will have a chance to write for that prompt.

We welcome any pairing, character, genre, kink, or whatever, as long as it relates to the theme of that week. You can interpret the theme as loosely or as closely as you like, as long as its apparent that your story does in fact tie into the theme of the week. 

Then on Saturday, a voting post will go up and then all the members of the comm can vote for whichever fic they thought was the best of that week. On Sunday, we'll tally up the votes and annouce the winner(s).

If you have any questions, there's a more detailed guideline in our profile, or you can go to our FAQ.

Our first theme post will be this Sunday, August 31st- I hope to see some of you there!

Comments

[karumachan.livejournal.com]

You say that all pairings are allowed, however with a voting system won't people end up voting for a story int he cathegory of their favourite pairing rather than read the submitted work all together to make a desicion on the quality of the writing, I'd be a pitty to start writing IMO cause then it sounds a little unfair for those who work with pairings that don't get as much attention as others

[lb-x.livejournal.com]

Going with the "quality of the writing" concern, what about word counts? Could a drabble compete with someone's 2500 word epic tale? I know it's only a week, but some people will have more time than others. Is there a maximum/minimum guideline?

[ypaladinofchaos.livejournal.com]

There is no maximum/minimum guideline set at the current moment. I discussed this previously with my fellow moderator and we jointly decided not to set one. If the demand for one grows, then naturally I will discuss with my fellow moderator and we will reevaluate our previous decision.

And on the drabble competing with someone's 2500 word tale... well, not to be cynical, but wouldn't that 2500 word tale show that person put more time and effort into their work? And in reverse, sometimes a well thought out drabble can have a far greater impact than a long, rambling story. It's all in the quality of the work.

Again, all these concerns are valid, but unless they become a real problem in the future, it's just something that has to be dealt with.

[ypaladinofchaos.livejournal.com]

You raise a good point. In my past experiences with these sorts of contests, however, I've never seen that as a problem.

If this becomes a trend, naturally myself and my fellow moderator will have to change our stand on this, but for now, I'm afraid you'll just have to trust the integrity of others.

[clones.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of dn_contest. I'd love to join, and perhaps participate!

[ypaladinofchaos.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it!

[the-firefly.livejournal.com]

If length gets to be a problem, you could always try what one of the Inuyasha fanfic contests did:

Having a weekly drabble theme and a bi-weekly one-shot theme

[ypaladinofchaos.livejournal.com]

oooh. I forgot about that. Thanks for bringing that up- it's a good suggestion!

[loser-withclaws.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Just like dn_contest!