Rough draft requirements reminder
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ci5_boxoftricksAs we are now getting ever closer to the rough draft deadline on the 1st July we thought this was a good time to post a reminder of the rough draft requirements.
A minimum word count of 10,000 words.
We're not going to be totally tyrannical about this. If you're only at 8,000 words, but it's clear you're well on the way to finishing, that works for us. But if you're only at 1,000 words, we have a problem. Talk to us and let us know how you are getting on. We don’t bite..........hard.
A reasonably complete outline of any unfinished scenes.
The outline can be as complete (massively detailed descriptions of every remaining incident in the story) or as brief ("insert sex scene here") as you like.
A reasonable confidence that you will be able to finish the whole story (15,000 word minimum) by the September 23rd deadline.
This last bit is the most important. Since it gets handed to an artist at this point, we'd like for the artist not to work on something that isn't going to get done.
A short paragraph length summary/blurb that can be posted publicly on the comm for the artists to claim from.
This should give a good flavour of the story, but shouldn’t give everything away. You can see what people wrote last year here.
Remember you don’t need a title at this point, we all know that sometimes this can be the very last thing that you write :D.
At the end of the week we will be putting up a post detailing how to send us your rough draft and summary so please look out for that.
Finally, as always, if you have any questions about anything please get in touch, you can always PM one of the mod squad or send an email to: prosbigbang@gmail.com.
A minimum word count of 10,000 words.
We're not going to be totally tyrannical about this. If you're only at 8,000 words, but it's clear you're well on the way to finishing, that works for us. But if you're only at 1,000 words, we have a problem. Talk to us and let us know how you are getting on. We don’t bite..........hard.
A reasonably complete outline of any unfinished scenes.
The outline can be as complete (massively detailed descriptions of every remaining incident in the story) or as brief ("insert sex scene here") as you like.
A reasonable confidence that you will be able to finish the whole story (15,000 word minimum) by the September 23rd deadline.
This last bit is the most important. Since it gets handed to an artist at this point, we'd like for the artist not to work on something that isn't going to get done.
A short paragraph length summary/blurb that can be posted publicly on the comm for the artists to claim from.
This should give a good flavour of the story, but shouldn’t give everything away. You can see what people wrote last year here.
Remember you don’t need a title at this point, we all know that sometimes this can be the very last thing that you write :D.
At the end of the week we will be putting up a post detailing how to send us your rough draft and summary so please look out for that.
Finally, as always, if you have any questions about anything please get in touch, you can always PM one of the mod squad or send an email to: prosbigbang@gmail.com.
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