Gaming Fandom Big Bang

The deadline for posting is July 31st. If you have not been matched with a media creator, you may go ahead and post now if you choose and wait for me to do a cover for you. Unfortunately, I will be unable to complete covers for anyone until August, so I apologize for the wait.

To those of you who have finished, congratulations! You beat the game! \o/

If you have any other problems that will prevent you from posting by that date, please contact me either by PM or at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com.

We still have four Big Bang fics in need of some love!

The fandoms are:
Assassin's Creed II
Final Fantasy X-2
Kingdom Hearts
Crossover: Yggdra Union/THE iDOLM@STER

If you know anyone who can cover these fandoms, please send them over! If you've already claimed a fic but one of these was a second choice, you can work for two fics if you choose. Currently the posting period is July 3rd through July 17th but if needed, extensions will be made.

Ask me if you have any questions! Comments and PMs are still accepted and seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com is still my e-mail!

We're six days away from the rough draft due date so (hopefully) many of you have either finished or are close to finishing. When you have finished your rough draft (and remembered to comment on the sign-up post) e-mail me at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com with these things:

Subject Line: Hardmode Round 2 - [your username]'s Rough Draft

Body: Include a brief summary of your work. You do not need to spoil your fic, but you do need to include enough detail that media creators know what your fic is about. If there's any potentially triggering material (rape/non-con or self-harm/suicide) include a content note. If you're not sure if you need a note or not, ask me and we'll figure it out.

Attachment: A rough draft of your work as a .doc, .rtf or a shared google docs file. If none of those options work for you for whatever reason, you may send me a .txt or comment/PM me for other options.

If you need to drop out, you may do so by either deleting your initial sign-up comment or sending me a PM to give me a heads up. If you have any other questions/issues, you are always free to contact me and I'll do my best to help.

For those of you closing in on the finish line, GOOD LUCK! *\o/*

Round Two of hardmode will be starting next Friday, April 1st. The sign-ups will open then and writers will begin writing. The sign-ups will be open for the duration of the writing period (April 1st - June 3rd) so you won't need to commit until you're sure you'll be able to finish. The writing period should be far more relaxed for writers (and me!) this time.

If you haven't decided on what to write, you have a week to think it over! You may not be required to sign up until June 3rd at the latest, but it's still expected that you make use of the three month writing period.

Last round there were issues where some people waited until the last week to begin writing and that caused some issues later for betas and media creators. You will have a month of beta time, but your media creator will be working off your rough draft. However you schedule your writing time, make sure you leave yourself enough to time for pre-beta cleanup at the least so your media creator will have a something to work with. :3

If you have any questions, you may comment here or send me a PM.

Hey hey! Listen listen! Hey listen!

I've seen some people express interest in a possible Round Two of hardmode so I'm curious; how many of you would be interested in doing this again this year, and when would be the best time for you? I want an idea of when everyone would be willing to run it with minimal overlap with other Big Bangs so be sure to mention other BBs you're interested in so I can get an idea of where the most overlap would be and how to avoid it.


Another question: How do you feel about possibly raising the word count? A 10,000 word minimum is at the low end of a typical BB wordcount and some people consider this to be more like an easymode game. However, it's a good starting number for people new to BBs and we probably don't want to alienate too many noobs either. A 10,001 minimum may be a sufficient increase though. What are your thoughts?


AND ONE LAST QUESTION: I feel that the way hardmode was run last year was a bit chaotic, stressful and ended up being especially NOT fun for media creators. I noticed that polybigbang had writer sign-ups that were open up until the rough draft due date and then posting summaries for the artists to choose from. I'm very tempted to steal that idea from them as it would a) lower stress for writers as they only need to commit when they feel they have enough material to make a commitment, b) give artists this weird thing called 'choice', something that they likely aren't accustomed to in fandom challenges, and c) make life easier for me.

C is a really big one for me, though I think you guys may be especially interested in A and B.

How would you guys feel about doing Round Two a bit more like that? Or would you prefer something else entirely?


Also, I am a huge liar and have one more question: how many of you would be vehemently opposed to the idea of an AO3 collection? I know a lot of people don't like the site so it would be optional, but I think it might be a cool thing for those of you who enjoy AO3. Though I'm not sure it would really be worth the effort if only two people would use it. ^^;

A few people have contacted me with different issues affecting whether or not they think that they'll be able to post by the deadline, so I'm going to go ahead and give one last extension.

You have until September 31st to post. Pitch-hits will have until October 14th as well. If this is not enough, contact me privately either through PM or seizeglory@gmail.com and I will work with you personally.

Good luck to everyone!

We will be needing (1) media pitch hit for the fandom: Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time)

Given that a pitch-hit will need to read a 10k+ fic and then create something for it the deadline will be a little more 'optional', though it will be best that you be able to finish by October. If you think you might be able to take it on, please send me an e-mail at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com!

Thank you!

To writers!: I should have most rough drafts in my inbox now and I have sent a reply so the writers will know I received them. If you haven't got a response, please resend the rough draft to me asap!

To media folk!: Due to user error e-mail trouble, I was late sending the rough drafts out. I'm still in the process of sending them out now but if you don't receive them by tomorrow (August 10th), shoot me an e-mail at seizeglory[at]gmail[dot]com.

Now to the important part of this post!

We have four (that is 4!!!) fics in need of media! If you know someone who would be willing to do something for one of these fandoms (or if you yourself can do them!), please comment here or shoot me an e-mail! The fandoms that need to be covered are:

Final Fantasy VII (covered!)
Star Ocean 2 (both fics covered!)
Wizard of Wor (covered!)

Worse comes to worse, I'll cover them myself but uh. It would definitely be appreciated if someone else would be willing to take a few of these on. ^^;

edit: Thank you pitch-hitters!