WIP Big Bang (Finish Your Shit)

So this will be the final post before the posting extravaganza begins on Saturday! I am so so excited by how many of you have participated and how many amazing stories we’re going to be reading soon. All of you had stories that had been sitting around for who knows how long and now YOU HAVE COMPLETE STORIES. At least mostly. Hopefully. You are all fantastic, authors and artists alike, and I am so proud of you :)

So how's this going to go, you ask? I've got my story online or mostly online and it'll be posted by the date I claimed, but how will everybody know I've completed it?

Well, friend, do I have just the thing for you. Here on the WIP Big Bang comm, we're doing what we call Bragging Rights. That's right, you get an entire post on the comm to shout to the world how awesome you are.* In this post, you can share things like:

Story Title
Fandom
Link
Summary
Warnings
Characters
Pairings
When I Started**
How I Lost My Shit**
How I Finished My Shit**

You can submit your post to the comm as early as you like (but LJ will only allow you to have one post in the queue at a time, so be aware if you have multiple posts to make!) and we'll queue it to post on the date you've claimed. Don't worry about tagging posts; we will use a system we've determined.

And don't worry, artists, we've got you covered, too. You get your own separate post, though you are welcome to just have your author post your art on their post if you want. If you don't plan on making your own separate post to the comm, then please let me know so I can get you marked off my list and you won’t be accidentally banned. In this post, you can share things like:

Art Title
Fandom
Link (or you can post the art here, too!)
Warnings
Bragging Rights

Your posting day is all about you. So celebrate! Don't be modest! Shout it to the world! We all come from so many fandoms, but we all came together to finish our shit, and that's something to shed a proud tear over.

To make it easier, here are some templates:

Authors

<br /><b>Story Title:</b><br /><b>Fandom:</b><br /><b>Link(s):</b><br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><b>Warnings</b><br /><b>Characters:</b><br /><b>Pairings:</b><br /><b>When I Started:</b><br /><b>How I Lost My Shit:</b><br /><b>How I Finished My Shit</b><br />

Artists

<br /><b>Art Title:</b><br /><b>Fandom:</b><br /><b>Warnings:</b><br /><b>Link:</b><br /><b>Bragging Rights:</b><br />

You may post to Livejournal and/or Dreamwidth, whichever you prefer.  You must post to the comm by the end of the posting period or you may be banned. As well as your bragging rights, you are welcome to post to the WIP Big Bang 2017 collection on AO3. If you have any questions, feel free to send the mods an email!

*If for some reason, you can't post this yourself, you can always email this information to the mod, and we'll post it for you.
**When I Started, How I Lost My Shit, How I Finished My Shit are all optional, but we would prefer you fill out the rest of the categories.

 Hey everyone!

Time for our fifth check point! This isn't mandatory, but highly encouraged for both authors and artists. We're just seeing how everybody's doing, if there are any concerns we need to be worried about, etc. Comments on this post are screened, so nobody else can see your comment, so feel free to vent as much as you need to. But please let us know how you're doing with that WIP/art. Any closer to done? Even if it's only a couple of words to assure us you're alive, please check in! :)

Reminders:

• Posting date claims will go up on Wednesday, June 28th. Posting dates will run from July 8th to around mid-August. Be sure to talk with your author/artist about what date is best! If you or your proxy has not claimed a date by July 2nd, one will be chosen for you at random.


• Posting begins on July 8th! We're so close to the end, guys!!

Hi everyone!

This is the Rough Draft Check In. Unlike the other check in's, this one is mandatory. You do NOT have to turn anything into us, your assurances are enough. By this point you should be at least 80% done, though I know several people are already at the beta and editing stages! If you're not at least 80% done, please also let us know if you think you'll be able to finish by the deadline and if there's anything we can do to help you finish.

Comments are screened, so we're the only ones that will see. If you did a double check in on the last check in or have already confirmed with us through email, there’s no need to check in again. So come one, come all, come vent, come celebrate, come worry! Let's do this thing! :D

Reminder: Posting date claims will go up on Wednesday, June 28th. Be sure to talk with your author/artist about what date is best!

This is a week later than the original date of Wednesday, June 21st, bc we still have several fics that have not been claimed for art and we want them claimed before posting dates opens. Please PLEASE check out the art claims post and send over anyone you think might be interested!

 Hey everyone!

Sorry again for the late check in, I got back to town far later than I'd planned. I promise I will try to catch up on emails and comments asap!

Time for our fourth check point! This isn't mandatory, but highly encouraged for both authors and artists. We're just seeing how everybody's doing, if there are any concerns we need to be worried about, etc. Comments on this post are screened, so nobody else can see your comment, so feel free to vent as much as you need to. But please let us know how you're doing with that WIP/art. Any closer to done? Even if it's only a couple of words to assure us you're alive, please check in! :)

Reminders:

• Fourth round of art claims is still going! We really REALLY need to get the rest of these awesome fics claimed. Please spread the word, bring all your friends!


• Rough drafts are due June 18th. Your fics should be 80% done by then. This is a required check in for both authors and artists.

Fourth round of story claims are up, let’s definitely make this the last. At the time of this posting, over 20 stories are left. Stories are listed by fandom in alphabetical order and each story is tagged with the story name and a number identifying that story (for my records). These are all great stories that deserve an awesome artist. Please look into your hearts and see if you want to claim any of these. Also, TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Bribe them with hugs and cupcakes. I've just checked with my lawyer and it's perfectly acceptable to grab your artist friends and stuff them in a sack and bring them over here*.

*Actually, my lawyer's words were more like "Don't do that."

To claim a story, please leave a comment below with these details:

First Choice
Title of Story & #:

Second Choice
Title of Story & #:

Willing to Take Both?

Username/Platform:
Email:

<br /><b>First Choice</b><br /><b>Title of Story & #:</b><br /> <br /><b>Second Choice</b><br /><b>Title of Story & #:</b><br /> <br /><b>Willing to Take Both?</b><br /> <br /><b>Username/Platform:</b><br /><b>Email:</b><br />

Stories are first come, first serve. I'll update this post as stories are claimed. Official posting dates begin on July 8th. Sign-up sheet goes up on June 21st for posting dates.

Authors, if something is wrong with the info for your stories, please let me know ASAP via email.

( Hetalia )

( Highlander/MCU )

( Inuyasha )

( James Bond )

( Mad Men )

( NCIS: New Orleans )

( Pacific Rim/MCU )

( The Raven Cycle )

( Sherlock )

( Silmarillion )

( Star Trek: AOS )

( Star Wars (all verses) )

( Teen Wolf )

( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) )

Hey everyone!

I'm so sorry about this late check in! It totally slipped my mind yesterday.

It's time for our third check point! This isn't mandatory, but highly encouraged for both authors and artists. We're just seeing how everybody's doing, if there are any concerns we need to be worried about, etc. Comments on this post are screened, so nobody else can see your comment, so feel free to vent as much as you need to. But please let us know how you're doing with that WIP/art. Any closer to done? Even if it's only a couple of words to assure us you're alive, please check in! :)

Next check point will be June 11th.

Reminder: Second round of art claims is still going! Next round will open up Wednesday evening. Please spread the word, bring all your friends!

Claims for artists are open! The first round will go for a week week and then I'll post a new round on Wednesday, May 24th, opening it up for seconds. Everybody spread the word! Grab your artist friends, stuff them in a potato sack, and drag them here kicking and screaming if you have to! Stories are listed by fandom in alphabetical order and each story is tagged with the story name and a number identifying that story (for my records).

Only one story can be claimed per artist in the first round. You will have the chance to pick up more stories later if they remain unclaimed after this round. To claim a story, please leave a (screened) comment below with these details:

First Choice
Title of Story & #:

Second Choice
Title of Story & #:

Third Choice
Title of Story &#:

Username:
Email:

Here is a handy textarea to make things easier:

<br /><b>First Choice</b><br /><b>Title of Story & #:</b><br /><br /><b>Second Choice</b><br /><b>Title of Story & #:</b><br /><br /><b>Third Choice</b><br /><b>Title of Story &#:</b><br /><br /><b>Username:</b><br /><b>Email:</b><br />

Stories are first come, first serve. I'll update the post as stories are claimed. On Wednesday, I'll close comments on this post and post the stories that are left. Hopefully everything will get claimed this week. I have faith. WE CAN DO THIS, GUYS.

Official posting dates begin on July 8th. Once all stories are claimed and all artists/authors have been notified, I will put up a sign-up sheet so authors and artists can choose their posting dates.

Authors, if something is wrong with the info for your stories or you sent in snippets and your story is missing from the list, please let me know ASAP via email at wipbigbang@gmail.com.


( Akatsuki no Yona | Yona of the Dawn )

( American Idol )

( Band of Brothers )

( DCU (comics) )

( Doctor Who/Torchwood )

( Forever/The Mentalist )

( Haikyuu!! )

( Harry Potter (all verses) )

( Harry Potter/Pacific Rim )

( Harry Potter/Star Trek: AOS )

( Hawaii Five-0/Oceans movies )

( Hetalia )

( Highlander/MCU )

( Historical )

( Hockey RPF )

( Inuyasha )

( James Bond )

( Mad Men )

( Les Miserables )

( Les Miserables/Lovecraft )

( Mad Men )

( MCU )

( MCU/Kings )

( Merlin )

( Miraculous Ladybug )

( Mulan )

( NCIS: New Orleans )

( Pacific Rim/MCU )

( Person of Interest )

( The Raven Cycle )

( The Sentinel )

( Shadow Hunters )

( Sherlock )

( Silmarillion )

( Sports Night )

( Star Trek: AOS )

( Star Wars (all verses) )

( Stargate Atlantis )

( Supernatural RPF )

( Supernatural/The Amazing Spider-Man )

( Teen Wolf )

( Teen Wolf/Supernatural )

( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) )

( Vampire Diaries )

( Wynonna Earp )

Stories don't have to be finished by then, but we do need your snippets or you won't receive art. Here is how to submit them. Please get in touch by then. We are still missing snippets from a lot of you.

Let's do this!!

Hi everyone! I just had a couple of things I wanted to talk about real quick.

First off is communication with mods, i.e. me. At the moment I'm the only mod running things, so unfortunately I can't respond to every comment on every platform. I'm trying my best, but there are a lot of you and I don't have much extra time! That means that I haven't been responding to comments unless I think it really needs response, like questions or drop outs, and often my responses come several days late. So please don't feel put off if you don't get a response from me, especially on check ins! If you really want one and I haven't responded in a couple of days, feel free to send an email and hopefully I can get to that faster.

Secondly, I've updated the FAQ a bit due to some confusion about emails. Basically it says that unfortunately we don't have the time to keep up an email list to send out reminders about deadlines, but please feel free to email us if you need to. If you have any questions about the FAQ update or about emails, don't hesitate to ask!

Lastly, just a few reminders:

• Snippets are due this Sunday, May 14th, at 11:59pm CST. Instructions on how to submit snippets can be found here.


• The discussion post is still open for you to post about your story and talk with others about theirs. If you're in a rut and need some help, try it out! And if you're willing to talk with other participatns about their stories, consider tracking the post so you can keep up with the comments.


• The artist interest form is open until May 14th as well. If you're interested in being first to know about art claims, please be sure to fill it out.