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2024 WIPBB International Fanworks Day Mini Bang Schedule & FAQ
All times are by 8:59pm PST. Convert time zones.
Writing Starts- January 1st
Writing Ends- February 14th
Posting Begins- February 15th
Posting Ends- February 22nd
What is the WIP International Fanworks Day Mini Bang?
Good question! This is an informal Mini Bang meant to finish stories between 500 and 7,499 words in time for International Fanworks Day.
Do I need a Livejournal/Dreamwidth/AO3/etc. account to participate?
No! You don’t have to have an account on anything to participate, though you will need to have somewhere to post your finished work. Having one or more accounts will help for you to follow what is going on with the bang (we crosspost to Dreamwidth, Tumblr, and Discord at the moment), but they are not required to participate. You can always leave comments anonymously or with an opensource ID.
Do we have to sign up for anything?
Nope! This is an informal mini bang, so there’s no sign-ups. You just write during the writing period and then post your Bragging Rights to Dreamwidth or Tumblr. You can pick out and write as many fics as you want!
Will I get emails about the bang?
Nope. Please do NOT rely on getting an email to remind you of due dates. We currently do not keep an updated email list of participants, so we only send individual emails as needed rather than mass emails.
However, email is the fastest way to communicate with the mods. If you have any questions or are having trouble communicating with your artist/author, please do email us! We will do our best to respond quickly.
What do you mean by minimum word count to enter?
This is a mini bang, therefore we ask you to have at least 100 words of your story drafted when you enter.
Can an outline count towards those first 100 words that are needed at sign up?
We have admitted work on an outline before so yes, if your outline is fleshed out enough to cover a 7,499 word and under fic, we’ll allow it.
Are multi-chapter fics allowed?
Yes, multi-chapter fics are allowed.
What about fics that are already posted on ao3 in part? Do those qualify for the bang?
It's okay if you have posted a few chapters of your fic already (you never know when the muse deserts you, after all), we just require you to refrain from posting more until posting begins here. All we ask is that you not post any public updates to the fic until February 1st. We don’t want you to lose kudos and comments so don’t worry about pulling the fic down, just hold off on updates for now.
Is there a minimum word count?
Yes: 100 words. But there is also a maximum word count, as this is a mini bang for smaller fics: 7,499 words. We’re flexible if you go a little over, though.
Is there anything not allowed?
As long as you wrote it and you want to finish it, you're welcome to participate. RPS/RPF is fine. Incest pairings are fine. Things like that I know have been hinted at in questions asked and as long as you tag for them, we’ll allow it. Also, canon settings with mostly OCs is allowed. We just ask that it be tagged properly with any content warnings you would deem fit and be given the appropriate rating for the level of sex/violence there is in the fic.
Just bear in mind that original work is also allowed, but I’m not sure if it’s postable on AO3, where the fic collection is.
What's the etiquette around OC-centric stories? Ones that are set in a well known fandom and use several characters, but still lean a lot on original characters? Are they discouraged, or fine?
They’re perfectly fine! We don’t have art attached to the fic for a BB, so if your fic is heavy on the Ocs that’s alright.
What is, and do I need, a beta?
A beta is basically a person who goes over your work to make sure that there are no spelling/grammatical errors and they can even be of assistance in helping you with story lines, etc. It is highly recommended that a beta looks over your work before posting. If you are having trouble finding a beta, try the Discord.
Where can I post my fic/art?
Stories and art can be posted to your own personal journal, Tumblr, ff-net, AO3, or wherever you like. For those of you with AO3 accounts, we will set up a collection that will go live on the day of the posting. If you don’t currently have an AO3 account but would like one, you can contact the mods for an invitation code to see if they have any available. You can also add yourself to the AO3 Invites Request queue.
What does posting look like? Do we have to post the whole thing on the day, or can we stretch it out between when posting starts and our date?
So for this mini bang, posting to the WIPBB communities go for an entire week, but there’s no claimed dates; if you don’t finish exactly by the 14th you can write into the posting week and then post when you’re done, as long as it’s by the 22nd. If your story has multiple parts and you want to start posting before the WIPBB posting dates, you can start posting updates to the story on February 1st.
What am I posting to the Livejournal/Dreamwidth/Tumblr community if I’m posting the fic elsewhere?
You’ll be posting what we call bragging rights. It’s a small form you fill out and post to the community with a link to your fic (we’ll enable moderated posting to the Tumblr and Dreamwidth communities for members on February 1st). We will post a template for posting artwork and stories to the comm closer to the posting date, but it’s basically the same template for writers used in the regular round of WIPBB.
Can I get an extension?
Community extensions may be given in the event that the majority of the authors need one. They may also be given individually under certain circumstances, but this must be discussed with the mods and will only be a short extension for posting.
Are we allowed to participate without joining the Discord?
Absolutely! The Discord server is optional, as just another way to interact with your fellow writers and get updates on important dates. It’s not mandatory you join, however.
I was just wondering if there’s any way to enter the bang anonymously? Like would it be okay to put our work in an anonymous collection on ao3 or something?
Unfortunately, I can’t think of a way for that to work. The collection that we use is moderated but it’s not anonymous, and there are the bragging posts that you post on your posting day, which you would have your username on whichever platform you use.
I was just wondering whether I'm sworn to secrecy on which fics I'll be finishing up, or if I can shout it out to the world?
No one is sworn to secrecy once they’ve signed up (aside from posting new parts to fic that’s already up somewhere…we ask that you refrain from doing that until at least July 1st)! We will be running Word Wars, where you can add more to a fic in a certain amount of time, and Whine Bars, where you can complain or ask for help or whatever else you feel like talking about when it comes to struggling with a fic, all after sign-ups end on a weekly basis, plus there’s the Discord server for chatting with your fellow authors and artists.
If you need help, you can always contact a mod and we will do our best to make sure that you get your story/art finished. The best and fastest method of contact is through our email, wipbigbang@gmail.com.