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Our link has now been updated and fixed for those who wish to join the Big bang as a beta reader or pinch hitter! Thank you for your pateince!

The new and open form is here: https://forms.gle/JinVbaQqBvN6od1S8

Sign Ups are now closed! We still have pitch hitters and beta reader sign ups if you would like to join, a special sign up for them is now available! https://forms.gle/p2V1Jnjaou95BcnGA If you were part of the extension period, we have just sent our final invites, please check your discord friend requests or messages. If you are missing one, please contact us.

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Sign Ups are now closed! We still have pitch hitters and beta reader sign ups if you would like to join, a special sign up for them is now available! https://forms.gle/p2V1Jnjaou95BcnGA If you were part of the extension period, we have just sent our final invites, please check your discord friend requests or messages. If you are missing one, please contact us.

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@hsrbulletin

Hi!

We're officially wrapping up sign-ups and sending out invitations to the Discord. We will be accepting Writer and Beta-Reader sign-ups for an additional week. If you have signed-up and not received the discord invitation, please contact us through social media or through our email.

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Hi!

We're officially wrapping up sign-ups and sending out invitations to the Discord. We will be accepting Writer, Pinch Hitters, and Beta-Reader sign-ups for an additional week. If you have signed-up and not received the discord invitation, please contact us through social media or through our email.

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hi! i was just wondering if it was possible to know how many betas, artists, and authors are currently registered for the event right now?

Currently we have: 8 Artists, 5 writers, 2 beta readers, 2 Writer Pinch hitters, and 5 Pinch Hitter Artists

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Last 24 hours for the big bang sign ups for artists!

Since we have a lower amount of writers for the big bang currently we will be extending writer sign ups to the 28th of March. However, those who have been signed up will be able to get started with the process starting tomorrow! Beta reader sign ups will also be kept open.

@hsrbulletin

We are extending the deadline of the Sign ups until March 20th! We are hoping to make sure if anyone wants to join the event are able to!

You can sign up here!

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Sign-ups for Message Across a Dream are officially open! An updated schedule is now posted on our caard/tumblr. You will be able to sign-up as either an artist, writer, beta, or a pinch hitter. We kindly request you have a discord account as after sign-ups end, all further communications will be through a discord server that will open at the end of sign-ups. Sign-ups will remain open until March 6th so don���t miss out!

You can sign up here!

As for roles: Pinch hitters are a position that is important in event an artist or writer are unable to continue and drop out of the event. When someone leaves their project team, pinch hitters allow big bangs to replace said person so that the process works smoothly! They are required to do the same work as someone before, but we aim to ensure everyone is given enough time to finish their work.

Finally, we will be doing our notifications tomorrow, just to make sure everyone is aware!

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2 Days remain until Sign ups are closed! We will be emailing people shortly and doing final calculations in the meantime.

We are extending the deadline of the Sign ups until March 20th! We are hoping to make sure if anyone wants to join the event are able to!

You can sign up here!

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Sign-ups for Message Across a Dream are officially open! An updated schedule is now posted on our caard/tumblr. You will be able to sign-up as either an artist, writer, beta, or a pinch hitter. We kindly request you have a discord account as after sign-ups end, all further communications will be through a discord server that will open at the end of sign-ups. Sign-ups will remain open until March 6th so don’t miss out!

You can sign up here!

As for roles: Pinch hitters are a position that is important in event an artist or writer are unable to continue and drop out of the event. When someone leaves their project team, pinch hitters allow big bangs to replace said person so that the process works smoothly! They are required to do the same work as someone before, but we aim to ensure everyone is given enough time to finish their work.

Finally, we will be doing our notifications tomorrow, just to make sure everyone is aware!

[avenratiobigbang]

We are extending the deadline of the Sign ups until March 20th! We are hoping to make sure if anyone wants to join the event are able to!

You can sign up here!

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Sign-ups for Message Across a Dream are officially open! An updated schedule is now posted on our caard/tumblr. You will be able to sign-up as either an artist, writer, beta, or a pinch hitter. We kindly request you have a discord account as after sign-ups end, all further communications will be through a discord server that will open at the end of sign-ups. Sign-ups will remain open until March 6th so don’t miss out!

You can sign up here!

As for roles: Pinch hitters are a position that is important in event an artist or writer are unable to continue and drop out of the event. When someone leaves their project team, pinch hitters allow big bangs to replace said person so that the process works smoothly! They are required to do the same work as someone before, but we aim to ensure everyone is given enough time to finish their work.

Finally, we will be doing our notifications tomorrow, just to make sure everyone is aware!

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Notification for sign ups!

@nhura @trashhgremlin @sunbearer_shadowking

Sign-ups for Message Across a Dream are officially open! An updated schedule is now posted on our caard/tumblr. You will be able to sign-up as either an artist, writer, beta, or a pinch hitter. We kindly request you have a discord account as after sign-ups end, all further communications will be through a discord server that will open at the end of sign-ups. Sign-ups will remain open until March 6th so don’t miss out!

You can sign up here!

As for roles: Pinch hitters are a position that is important in event an artist or writer are unable to continue and drop out of the event. When someone leaves their project team, pinch hitters allow big bangs to replace said person so that the process works smoothly! They are required to do the same work as someone before, but we aim to ensure everyone is given enough time to finish their work.

Finally, we will be doing our notifications tomorrow, just to make sure everyone is aware!

[avenratiobigbang]

Sign-ups for Message Across a Dream are officially open! An updated schedule is now posted on our caard/tumblr. You will be able to sign-up as either an artist, writer, beta, or a pinch hitter. We kindly request you have a discord account as after sign-ups end, all further communications will be through a discord server that will open at the end of sign-ups. Sign-ups will remain open until March 6th so don’t miss out!

You can sign up here!

As for roles: Pinch hitters are a position that is important in event an artist or writer are unable to continue and drop out of the event. When someone leaves their project team, pinch hitters allow big bangs to replace said person so that the process works smoothly! They are required to do the same work as someone before, but we aim to ensure everyone is given enough time to finish their work.

Finally, we will be doing our notifications tomorrow, just to make sure everyone is aware!

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One week left! If you'd like to see it, there's still time to submit a form if you're interested in the Big bang! Form: https://forms.gle/8wQUW7PzP8TpwBdt9

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Hello, thanks for the question!

With general themes such as mermaid aus, role swaps, and other kinds of aus. Yes, as long as the storyline is different and the artist is given the chance to use their own visual style and creativity, you are free to use aus that exist as inspiration!

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Extension for Interest Check!

We are going to be extending the Aventurine Ratio Interest check to Jan 28th! Please reply to our form if you want this event to be held! Form: https://forms.gle/8wQUW7PzP8TpwBdt9

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4 Days left until Interest Checks end! If you have any interest, please let us know. (Or any suggestions you may want to see!)

Aventurine Ratio Interest Check!

We finally feel ready to ask about this project on this lovely platform! We are interested in hosting this event, but seeing as it's a long form writing and art challenge, we wanted to ask if people were interested!

We will be keeping Interests Open until Jan 12th!

Interest Check Form

A big reminder that this interest check is no hard commitment. We simply want to see who is at all interested in a project like this! If you have any questions, please send us an Ask!

For more information see: Our FAQ

More info On schedule and participant guidelines will be given in the near future!

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Hello! Thank you so much anon!

With Posting week: We can make arrangements for an extended posting period if need be! (example: You have a 20 chapter fic you want to post daily). We just need to be sure that the fic is done at the deadline. Just discuss and we can arrange it!

About portfolios: None are required in order to get into the big bang! You just sign up and that's it!

Fics that have unposted snippets: Those are completely on the table! The main goal is to not have posted it before and have an idea from scratch, but we feel a snippet is small enough that it still fits the challenge!

How many writer summaries?: We want just one pitch per author for the sake of setting up teams and management. It's a big project after all!

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Writer Guidelines

Requirements: Fanfiction must be new, not be posted anywhere beforehand, and ideally created for this event. It must not exist as a published work elsewhere. The fanfiction should be a continuous storyline. Though they can be chaptered works, those chapters must not be disconnected like a collection of unrelated one-shots. What we’re looking for is a coherent, 20,000 words minimum story with a narrative flow.

Ratings and Triggers: Please properly rate your fanfiction. AO3 has a posting tutorial that can help you get an idea of your fic's rating. However, no explicit fics are allowed. We ask you to list any and all triggers contained as well. If you have any questions on this or wonder if a certain aspect would require a trigger warning, please ask the mods!

Aus and Genres: We are allowing all genres and Aus (Alternate Universe settings) so long as they falls under the gen category! We do ask that you give a general explanation of the AU in your summary so that the artists will be able to get a grasp of what they will be drawing from. This is the same for your summary even if you are not writing an au. We will have a form for you to fill out for your submission for your summaries.

As a preview: Summary: AU (if any): Wordcount: Characters: Rating: Triggers/Warnings (if any):

Extensions for Check-ins and Deadlines: We ask you to notify us ASAP if you cannot make the deadline. Please keep in mind the sooner you let us know, the better. In general, we will be allowing 1 week extension if needed for important check-in deadlines.

Misc. Writer FAQ: Q. Are original characters allowed?

Yes, though they should not be a main focus of the fic.

Q. What if I posted a one-shot of my fic somewhere else but I want to turn it into a longer fic for the Big bang?

No, you cannot. This has to be a new idea that hasn’t been posted anywhere.

Q. Will my name/username be given along with my outline to artists/beta readers for claiming?

We will be keeping the usernames out of both claiming periods, so it will be a secret who is writing what. However, if you want to avoid working with a particular artist/beta reader, let us know privately beforehand and we will avoid pairing them with you.

Q. What if the artist I’m working with drops out?

We will do our best to get you a new artist ASAP via our list of Pinch Hitters. Additionally, both mods are going to be labeled as Pinch Hitters. :D

Q. What if nobody chooses my fic at claiming?

There is always a risk of your piece not being chosen, in which we will do our best to assign you a Pinch Hitter. As we stated before, both mods are listed as Pinch Hitters.

However, if for some reason all Pinch Hitters are unable to work on your fanfiction, we will work with you on what to do next.

Artist Guidelines

Artist Requirements: Artists will be required to make two fully rendered pieces by the end of the big bang. To define these, we are asking for fully coloured pieces with clean lineart. The background may be stylized to be simplified for creative liberty. For example, the anime shocked background or a mostly dark background if the characters are in a cave.)

Extra Artwork: Artists are more than welcome to do more than the two required pieces for their story if they are inspired to do so. Artists can also work on different kinds of media (such as a comic or video/animatic) if they wish! Just please let us know if you intend to do this and we can approve it on a case by case basis

Claiming: Artist claiming will happen on March 2nd-March 8th. • Writers will be handing in their outlines on March 1st.

• Each summary will be given a number, much like how beta readers will have in their claiming process. This is to avoid fics being picked solely for their authors. This list will be made available in a google document on March 2nd.

• Your choices will be submitted to us, the mods, by March 8th. If you have anyone you are uncomfortable with, or if any fanfiction has triggers that affect you, let one of us know privately ASAP. We will not be pairing you with them.

• We will sort claims by what your 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice, etc are and go from there. We will randomize it if there are tied claims so everyone has an equal chance to get the fic they’ve chosen. If you do not get one of your top choices, we will ask you for your next top 3, and go from there. We will do our best to match you with one of your top 3 choices, though.

Q. What if I can’t choose what fic I want to draw for? We ask that you pick at least 2 fan fictions you are interested in as your top 2, with your third choice being: Choose for me!/All in!

Q. Can I say which fan fiction I absolutely don’t want? We are going to ask you to refrain from doing that. If there is a fic with a trigger you are affected by, please let us know privately (discord DMs, email, etc.) and we will accommodate.

Misc. Artist FAQ: Q. Can I sign up as a pinch hitter?

Yes, please! Just in case one of the artists has to back out, signing up as a pinch hitter will help us keep on track and make sure no writer goes without accompanying art.

Q. What if a writer drops out?

In that case, the artist will be reassigned to another writer. Let us know and we will work it out with you.

Q. What if I’m not around at claiming time?

You can pick someone you trust to act as your proxy and create your preference list on your behalf. Please just let us know ahead of time.

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Interest Check: Dec 16th Sign ups open: Jan 14th Writer and Artist Sign ups close: March 20th

Writer Summaries Due: March 28th

Artist & Beta Reader Claiming: March 29th-April 4th

Claiming Results Reveal: April 5th

First Writer Check in: Sunday, April 30th

First artist check-In: Sunday, May 30th

Midway Check in: June 30th

Writer check-in 3: July 30th

Second artist check-in:  August 3rd

Final Check in (everyone): August 23rd

Deadline: September 6th

Promo Week: September 7th- September 13th

Posting Week: August 31st- September 6th

Event Info Breakdown

Interest Check Opens: Seeing exactly who is interested in the project and event! Sign ups open: Applications will go up and allow for writers, artists, and beta readers to sign up. We will contact those who have signed up to state we have gained their application in order to allow writers to start planning. Writer and Artist Sign ups close: Writers and artists are officially closed, and participants will be given notification and being given a discord link. Only pinch hitters and beta readers applications will be kept open.

Writer summaries Due: Writers are to create small summaries of their works with a form provided by the moderators. They will be put in a list with no author names (instead each fic will be given a number) in preparation for Artist and Beta reader claiming. Artist & Beta Reader claiming: Beta readers and artists will look over the presented summaries and will give their preferred fics they would like to work on. Claiming Results Reveal: Beta Readers and artists are assigned to their fanfictions to work with their writer.

First Writer Check in: Check ins are to designed to keep everyone on track, the first check in ideally is 5,000 words, though we will be simply checking if you are still actively participating regardless of word count. This is our only "soft" check in, made to make sense for writers on how check ins work.

First artist check-In: We check in on artists to see how its going, we are looking for some progress but nothing perfected. If we do not hear from an artist, that writer will be given a Pinch Hitter.

Midway Check in: Writers must have 10k words, or more than 9,000 words, at the deadline of this check in to qualify. The deadline does require it's minimum words of 20,000. Artists will also be checked for continued progress and we are looking for one of the required artworks to be more refined at this time.

Writer check In 3: Writers are given a third check in for 15k words, or a word count above 14K words.

Second artist check-in: Artists at this time should have one piece finished and in progress to the second one.

Final Check in: Writer check and artists will be check with the expectation that they are nearly completion on their works. Artists should be nearly finished their second piece and writers should have 19,000 words at least.

Deadline: All art and writing should be completed, we will be doing another check in to see that everyone is finished.

Promo Week: We will be advertising all fics and art via snippets and cropped pieces. This doubles as a time for relaxation.

Posting Week: All fics and art are able to be posted online! Ideally, all pieces will be submitted over the course of the week.