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Sakura1287
What is this forum about?
edited as of 8/4/04

Have an idea but couldn't bring yourself to develop it into a full-blown story? This is where you can trick challenge other people to write for you! innocent.gif

If you have been conned into writing written a fic in response to a Challenge, then please post it in that paricular Challenge's thread.


Challenges Forum Guidelines Take note of the following specific applications to this forum:


1) Stories posted in this area should focus on Ginny/Draco, or their children. wub.gif
The fics cannot end with Ginny/Draco breaking up.


2) Each writer should post no more than 5,000 words from the same story.
This maximum applies to the entire fic, no matter if it is spread out over several posts. If you've already posted 5,000 words from the same story, then you have to stop posting it here. You may try submitting it to Portkey's fanfic side or to other sites. See the bottom of this post for info on applying as a Portkey author.


3) Forum stories must go no higher than PG-13.
These unrestricted forums aren't the place for adult content. "Adult content" includes --but is not limited to-- graphic descriptions of the following: sex, rape, violence, abuse, and homosexual relationships. (Reference for Mods.)


4) Spelling and grammar standards are less stringent for fics posted in this forum.
This means stories will not be removed from this section due to poor grammar and/or spelling alone. But be prepared to hear comments about that! tongue.gif Also, do make your fics more readable by inserting a blank line in between paragraphs.


5) Kindly insert the next post's templates in your story posts.


6) Everyone watch their language, please.
Mods will only allow mild swear words like "hell", "arse", and "bloody". We will delete rude words and enter a warning in the poster's permanent record (which only Mods can see). We may take more drastic action, such as suspension of posting abilities.


7) Bump posts are frowned on here. angry.gif
"Bump posts" are those one-liners, one-worders, or predominantly-emoticons messages whose sole purpose is to move the thread back up on the forum's first page. Mods will immediately delete these posts as they hardly add value to the site. If you want to reply to a thread, you must say something more substantial than thumbup.gif w00t.gif or *bump* or Great! Write soon!

Both writers and fellow readers would prefer if you specify which scenes or lines did you like. thumbup.gif Or comment on what particular aspect --plot, characterization, etc. -- need to be improved. sorcerer.gif




Got any questions, comments or reports? Post them on this thread, or PM me.** smile.gif


Useful Links

**PM? What's that? wassat.gif Consult the Portkey Glossary!

Board Code Tips => including how to format posts, find moved ones, and link directly to a board post (like a posted part of your story)

FAQs re Fanfic Side => including how to apply for an author account in Portkey. Be sure to comply with all standards, including spelling, grammar, and minimum size of sample stories!

Other fanfic archives: www.fanfiction.net
Sakura1287
Templates for Fics Posted in this Forum
Copy and paste the boxed parts to make everyone's lives easier! biggrin.gif Portkey will build statues of non-Mods who use these templates. tongue.gif


Template#1: Fic Intro
When to use this:
Insert this at the start of every story installment posted here.

CODE
[B]Story Title: __, Part # _ [/B]
[B]Rating (up to PG-13 only):[/B]
[B]Any warnings to readers (e.g. slash, other ships)?[/B]
[B]Alternate Location (URL), if any: [/B]
[B]Word count for this installment: [/B]
[B]Running Total no. of words for entire story (5,000 or less):[/B]

Story Title: __, Part # _
Rating (up to PG-13 only):
Any warnings to readers (e.g. slash, other ships)?
Alternate Location (URL), if any:
Word count for this installment:
Running Total no. of words for entire story (5,000 or less):

How will you know how many words has your masterpiece racked up? Copy and paste it in a word processing program, then run a count there. In MS Word, go to Tools -> Word Count.



Template#2: Link to Entire Story posted elsewhere
When to use this:
Post this notice after you've submitted your story to a fanfic archive, like Portkey's fanfic side.

CODE
[COLOR=SteelBlue][size=7][I]
[IMG]http://talk.portkey.org/html/emoticons/Jumpy.gif[/IMG]
This story is now in Portkey's fanfic side! Quick, go read and review it here --> [URL=http://]Story's URL[/URL]!  Go![/i]    Imperio![/size][/COLOR]


user posted image
This story is now in Portkey's fanfic side! Quick, go read and review it here --> Story's URL! Go!
Imperio!




CODE
[COLOR=purple][size=7][I]
[IMG]http://talk.portkey.org/html/emoticons/coolio.gif[/IMG]
This story is now in [URL=http://]Story's URL[/URL]! Go read and review![/I][/size][/COLOR]


user posted image
This story is now in Story's URL! Go read and review!



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