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Hey y'all!

I'm trying to figure out which content creation events to feature in the coming months and, as promised, have done up a poll so that everyone can see their opinions taken into account. So far, suggestions include: a big bang, a reverse big bang, a rolling remix, and a towerparty. If you're not familiar with these types of events, I'll give you a quick rundown*.

  1. BIG BANG: 20K word count minimum. You get several months to write a fic, then your fic is claimed by an artist who is given a couple of months to create art for the story. Not anonymous.

  2. REVERSE BIG BANG: 10K word count minimum. An artist gets a couple of months to produce a piece of art, which is claimed by a writer who is then provided time to create a fic based on that art. Not anonymous.

  3. ROLLING REMIX: 1-5K word count range. Think of it like "fanfic telephone." One writer is provided a prompt from the mod and given 2 weeks to write a story. That story is sent to the next writer on the list, without the author attached, and author #2 reads that story and writes a story based on it. This continues until all writers who have signed up to participate have completed works, and then all works are posted anonymously with the same publish date, giving time for readers to guess the order in which all fic were written before that information and authors are revealed later.

  4. TOWERPARTY: Flash fic challenge! 500-1K words on a 48 hour turnaround. The first writer is provided a prompt from the mod and then gives a prompt to the next writer in line once they've finished. Not anonymous.


NOTE: if you can’t take the poll for whatever reason, leave your responses in the comments, which are screened so only the mod can see them. Thanks!

Poll #23890 Events Poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 14


Are you interested in participating in a big bang?

View Answers

Yes, as a writer.
6 (42.9%)

Yes, as an artist.
2 (14.3%)

Yes, as a writer and an artist.
2 (14.3%)

No.
4 (28.6%)

If you are NOT interested in participating in a big bang, let me know why.

Are you interested in participating in a reverse big bang?

View Answers

Yes, as a writer.
7 (50.0%)

Yes, as an artist.
4 (28.6%)

Yes, as a writer and an artist.
2 (14.3%)

No.
2 (14.3%)

If you are NOT interested in participating in a reverse big bang, let me know why.

Are you interested in participating in a rolling remix?

View Answers

Yes.
10 (71.4%)

No.
4 (28.6%)

If you are NOT interested in participating in a rolling remix, let me know why.

Are you interested in participating in a towerparty?

View Answers

Yes.
6 (42.9%)

No.
8 (57.1%)

If you are NOT interested in participating in a towerparty, let me know why.

If you would like to suggest an event not represented by this list, tell me about it here:



*Please note that the descriptions of the events above are how I plan to run them on this community, so they may not match detail for detail with similar events you've participated in before. If you have questions about any of these events, please feel free to reach out and ask before casting your vote. You can leave a comment on this post or message me directly, through Dreamwidth, on Tumblr, or on Discord (thrillingdetectivetales#5966).

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