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Sunday, August 21, 2011
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) apocalypsos and I are pleased to announce that the 2011 Apocalyptothon archive is open! (Yes, we know AO3 is being slow right now, but pages do load eventually/with retries -- they can handle Yuletide, which is orders of magnitude bigger than we are.)
Here's the fic: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/apocalyptothon2011
With 53 works in 50 fandoms (lots of crossover fun!), there's something here for everyone. Please thank the writer who wrote for you, and comment (or use the kudos button - a nice feature for when you liked a fic but don't have much to say) as desired.
One good way to navigate is with the Fandoms feature, which allows you to find the fic you're the most interested in:
http://archiveofourown.org/collections/apocalyptothon2011/fandoms
You can also just browse the whole collection or even view random works!
You don't need an account on AO3 to comment, though if you want one, I do have a few more invites. You can also post your fic in your own LJ/Dreamwidth, website, other comms, and other archives now, as desired. (We're not posting them in this comm this year, and I'm not compiling a masterlist by hand.)
Feel free to comment or post in this comm if you want to rec the fic of others and/or squee about the overall experience with everyone else. :) Thanks to all readers, writers, and especially pinch hitters; enjoy!
It's about an hour until the archive is slated to open. There might be delays based on pinch hits, but right now if you're still putting finishing touches on your posted fic, please finish that up. Thanks!
Edit: AO3 is having load-balancing issues, apparently. I'll hold off on opening things until 2pm Eastern to give those trying to make final edits a shot.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
If you're writing a pinch hit, I'd like to see a draft in the archive by 11pm Eastern tonight. This will help me ascertain whether I need to find another pinch hitter! (Right now we're covered, but we shall see.) I'm writing one pinch hit myself, and my totally flawed first draft is already posted. I'll just go back and replace it when I'm finished.
As I said earlier, the archive will open for reading at 1pm Eastern on Sunday the 21st if everyone has a completed story. Until then, edit as much as you like! (I mean, you can edit after that too, but people will have read what was posted.)
(Because oh, there is so much to read!)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
With the dust settled, it turns out that we still need six four pinch hits - 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18.
Fandoms include...
Being Human
Burn Notice
Eureka
Firefly
Harry Potter
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Inception
Leverage
The Losers (2010)
Merlin (TV)
NCIS
Sherlock (TV)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Supernatural
Warehouse 13
White Collar
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men (Movies)
You can join the pinch hit list and see these pinch hits, then email in if you want to write any of them. Click here to subscribe to apoc-pinch-hits with a gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account you want to use for this, you can click here and enter your non-gmail email address in the box.
The archive will open for reading at 1pm Eastern on Sunday the 21st if everyone has a completed story. (There's always the possibility this will be delayed if pinch hits are not complete.) It will not open earlier than that, so you definitely know that you have that long to keep editing and tweaking. :)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
By my clock, it's after 11pm eastern, but since at least one person thought that the end time was 11:59 like previous years, I'll let the last few stragglers post for the next 50 minutes before I mark them as defaulted.
1) There are no extensions this year, but take heart! You can make your own extension simply by posting what you have ready as of now (or at least, before tonight's deadline of 11pm eastern - not 11:59pm. 11pm.) Then, keep editing away. Nobody is going to read it until Sunday the 21st. This does not mean that it's okay to just paste in 1000 words of an article about the economy or something (because that would be depressing). This deadline tonight is just like the rough draft you would email to the mods in previous years; we don't read the fic, but we just look to make sure that your recipient is definitely going to get a fic. [ETA: Yes, it does need to actually be 1000 words of a reasonable fic - not the same couple paragraphs copied and pasted again and again to bring it to 1000 words.]
2) After you post, you'll be able to see your story, but it will say "Anonymous" at the top. That is normal. It will say that until I "reveal" the entire collection on Sunday the 21st. Please do not post your fic anywhere else or tell people what you wrote until the collection is revealed. This allows all the stories to become available at once (with nobody left out because their pinch-hitter isn't done yet).
3) Once you "Preview" and see "Draft was successfully created", you are not done. You need to scroll down and click "Post". Then you will see "Work was successfully posted", at which point you can rest easy.
And the request: AO3's mod interface tells me how many fics are posted, and it shows me which originally-assigned writers have posted, but it doesn't tell me which pinch hitters have posted! Right now, five pinch hitters have posted, but I don't know who three of them are! (I will be submitting a bug report to AO3 about this!) If you've posted a pinch hit and I don't know you did, can you comment and let me know? (Obviously, don't say what you wrote.) Thanks! Ah, I finally found it under "Manage Items". Still going to report it as non-intuitive and confusing.
Today's the posting deadline! Please post 1000 words to fulfill one of your prompts by 11pm Eastern today, Saturday August 13th. (21 people have already posted!)
If you're still waiting to hear back from your beta-reader, that's okay; you can posted your fic unbetaed and then edit it all week until the reveal. (Please take a look at the beta matchmaking post if you need a beta or if you think you can help someone out!)
The fic will be invisible to anyone but you and the mods until we open the archive on the 21st. So please, if you're going to fulfill your assignment, post a draft by the deadline, so we know your recipient will have a gift fic. If you do not post a draft by the deadline, and you do not instead press the "default" button next to your assignment, then you'll be ineligible to play in the future.
Here's how to post: go to Archive of Our Own, log in, click "my home" in the top bar, click "My Assignments" in the left sidebar, and click “Post to fulfill” on your apocalyptothon2011 entry. Pinch hitters will post by going to the Apocalyptothon 2011 challenge page and click "Post To Collection" in the right horizontal bar. This will take you to the normal "post new fic" page, and in the Associations section, you'll see apocalyptothon2011 already in the "Post to Collections/Challenges" box. You'll want to put your recipient's AO3 username (which is who the Signup is "for" on the assignment) in the "Recipient(s): (if this work is a gift)" box. There's no need for any specific headers, but do use the AO3 warnings if desired and label your fandom(s), characters, pairings, etc for the sake of your happy readers.
If you're looking for something to write (even if you defaulted on your original assignment!), be sure you're on the pinch-hit mailing list. Click here to subscribe to apoc-pinch-hits with a gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account you want to use for this, you can click here and enter your non-gmail email address in the box. There are a few pinch-hits still awaiting a taker, and I'll be posting another batch tonight (after I see what other defaults there may be).
Now off to work on the pinch hit I couldn't resist grabbing...
ETA: After the archive opens on the 21st, you can certainly post your fic other places (your own LJ/DW account, fic communities, other archives, etc), as long as you originally posted it to AO3 to fulfill the challenge. However, please do not post your fic in this community as in years past; I'll post an announcement when the archive is open and at that point you can start posting other places. Also, please note that it's not necessary to have an AO3 account to comment on people's fic there. (Obviously you all have one, but your readers may not.)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Here's where you can...
1) comment with any fandoms you're willing to beta-read for (this week or next - give any specifics of the kinds of things you can do canon-compliance or copy-edit-only betas on, as well as what your availability is)
OR
2) comment anonymously with the fandom you're desperately seeking a beta for (ANON keeps the mystery alive!)
Remember, don't give away what you're writing ahead of time by accidently saying what fandom you need a beta for, under your actual name! :)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Hello, world-enders! Oh, so much lovely fic is coming! It's all very exciting. Here's a bit of info to help, and please do ask if you have any questions. Commenting here (anon or not), PM, or email to the mod address of apocalyptothon@gmail.com are all fine.
There's one week left until the deadline! We hope everyone's close to ready. Remember, you just have to post 1000 words to fulfill one of your prompts by 11pm Eastern on Saturday August 13th. If you're still waiting to hear back from your beta-reader next Saturday, that's okay; you can posted your fic unbetaed and then edit it all week until the reveal. The fic will be invisible to anyone but you and the mods until we open the archive on the 21st. So please, if you're going to fulfill your assignment, post a draft by the deadline, so we know your recipient will have a gift fic.
Here's how to post (and would you believe it? six ambitious people have already posted): go to Archive of Our Own, log in, click "my home" in the top bar, click "My Assignments" in the left sidebar, and click “Post to fulfill” on your apocalyptothon2011 entry. Pinch hitters will post by going to the Apocalyptothon 2011 challenge page and click "Post To Collection" in the right horizontal bar. This will take you to the normal "post new fic" page, and in the Associations section, you'll see apocalyptothon2011 already in the "Post to Collections/Challenges" box. You'll want to put your recipient's AO3 username (which is who the Signup is "for" on the assignment) in the "Recipient(s): (if this work is a gift)" box.
This "My Assignments" page is also where you default, if you need to. Of course, we prefer if everyone can finish, but if you can't, defaulting is the way to go. There is no penalty for defaulting as long as you inform us (preferably via AO3). Anyone who hasn't posted *or* defaulted by 11pm Eastern on Saturday August 13th will render themselves ineligible for this challenge in the future.
If you're looking for inspiration (even if you defaulted on your original assignment!), be sure you're on the pinch-hit mailing list. Click here to subscribe to apoc-pinch-hits with a gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account you want to use for this, you can click here and enter your non-gmail email address in the box. Pinch-hitters are the unsung heroes of any ficathon, and we need your creative energies to bring this thing home!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Greetings, intrepid apocalypse-bringers!
Hopefully you're already happily world-ending. You've had almost three weeks thus far, for the planning and the scheming, and you now have a month left, during which there is much time for beta-reading, editing, and posting! (Don't forget panic, panic, and flail... those are important options too!)
If you'd already tried to post before this (and at least one ambitious writer had! *waves to misura*) you might have gotten a weird error (because I am a doof and left the challenge settings on "go away" instead of on "omg yes!"). Sorry 'bout that - please do give it a try again!
As it says in the challenge FAQ, the way you post is you log in to AO3 and click “Post to fulfill” on your assignment. To make that more clear: go to Archive of Our Own, log in, click "my home" in the top bar, click "My Assignments" in the left sidebar, and click “Post to fulfill” on your apocalyptothon2011 entry. (Note: the Default button is also right there, and if you have to drop out, nobody will be mad. Life happens!)
For pinch hitters, I'm not so sure it will show up there for you (but if you're a pinch hitter, take a look and let me know?) That's okay - just go to the Apocalyptothon 2011 challenge page and click "Post To Collection" in the right horizontal bar. This will take you to the normal "post new fic" page, and in the Associations section, you'll see apocalyptothon2011 already in the "Post to Collections/Challenges" box. You'll want to put your recipient's AO3 username in the "Recipient(s): (if this work is a gift)" box. Easy-peasy! (Well, okay, not quite as easy as "Post to fulfill".)
Here's more information from the Archive about posting works and the various editing and draft features. This tutorial about posting to a challenge ignores the "post to fulfill" option, so isn't perfect, but it does have a little more in the way of screenshots that explain what anonymous and unrevealed fic looks like on the archive.
Okay, if you made it through all that, time for a poll!
( POLL: How far along are you with your fic? )
Sunday, June 26, 2011
All assignments have been checked and double-checked and triple-checked and will go out shortly! :)
HOWEVER. A quick note about the assignments!
A common problem we face every year with the assignments is when someone says they will ONLY write certain pairings for a fandom and then receives an assignment for someone who says they would prefer a different pairing. This does NOT require you to write a pairing you feel uncomfortable with -- it does, however, leave you writing gen fic. With such a small pool of prompts to work with, sometimes that's just the way the cookie crumbles, folks.
However, I tried to make sure that everybody got what they wanted or preferred, as per usual.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
I will be closing the signups as of 9 PM EST today. That is an hour and forty-five minutes from now. If you've been dithering about whether or not to sign up or have a friend you think might still want to join in, go here to sign up!
With less than 12 hours of signups left (give or take - we're not super-precise about that) I thought I'd post a "last day of signups" reminder! Go here if you'd like to sign up.
There are currently 53 people signed up for this year's round. And if you're not one of them, and you'd like to be, I still have 10 invites available from AO3; just comment with an email address if you'd like me to send you one!
If you're not on the pinch hit list yet, you can click here to subscribe to apoc-pinch-hits with a gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account you want to use for this, you can click here and enter your non-gmail email address in the box. It's possible that some requests might go out for pinch hit right away, if they can't be matched after signups close. The people on the pinch-hit list will get the chance to view and claim those requests!
And on that note, did you know that you can edit your signup until we close signups? Just log in on http://archiveofourown.org/, go to your username page, and click "My Signups" in the left sidebar. :)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Voting is now officially over for this year's list of fandoms!
Now, a few notes. This year, one of the things we're doing a bit differently is that there will be a bit of a gap between the reveal of the winning fandoms and the sign-ups. This should give everybody some time to think about what they'd like to request as well as catch up on any fandoms they might want to write and inform your friends and fellow fans who might want to join in. :)
This year's fandoms include any fandom with nine or more votes. As per usual, votes for fandoms which share a 'verse were combined into one vote for one fandom. (For example, one person voting for Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe counts as one vote for Stargate, any 'verse.) Also, please keep in mind that unless noted, these fandoms do not include their RPF equivalents.
( And now, onto the fandoms! )
Thursday, June 2, 2011
I will stop taking votes as of midnight EST on Saturday, folks, so now is the time to send your friends over to vote for anything you want to see on the list! There are at least five or six new fandoms that will definitely make the cut this year without some horrible mishap, and a few others hovering on the bubble towards the bottom of the top 40.
So if you've got a fandom you hold dear, or some weirdo fandom you've gotten attached to after seeing a few other votes for it, VOTE! :)
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
The list of nominated fandoms will be up shortly. Thank you very much for voting this year! :)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
After you fill out our poll on this year's festivities (and be sure to let us know if you need an AO3 account!), there's even more in store!
We're going to continue to mimic the larger challenges by having a totally awesome pinch-hit email list this year. This will be a great way to ensure that you get your choice of extra last-minute prompts, and it's also a useful option for someone who's not entirely sure about signing up.
Again, we won't open for business until mid-June, but it pays to get this infrastructure in place ahead of time!
You can click here to subscribe with a gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account you want to use for this, you can click here and enter your non-gmail email address in the box.
Nobody but apocalypsos and myself can send email to the list or see the list of subscribers, and we'll only use it for pinch hits, so you can subscribe without any worries (about spam, anyhow... the end of the world is always a risk).
Edit: As lorax points out, I linked to Remix's group instead of ours! Whoops. :) The list is apoc-pinch-hits and I've corrected the link.
Howdy there, world-enders. Long time, no type!
apocalypsos and I are scheming about the 2011 round of all this wacky fun, and we wanted to let you know that this year we plan to run the challenge using the Archive of Our Own. It's worked really well for Remix and Yuletide, and though we're much smaller, we'll get many of the same benefits in terms of less time poring over spreadsheets and more time writing! (Plus, no more emailing in rough drafts!)
Now, we don't actually plan to kick the festivities off until June, which means there's plenty of time to pick your fandoms and start thinking about requests! We'll do an official fandoms-related post later. Meanwhile, if you need an AO3 account, we can hook you up...
Poll #1740262
world-ending
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 66
Are you ready for some world-ending?
View Answers
| I will be by June! |
   42 (29.4%) |
| As long as there are ticky boxes! |
| 29 (20.3%) |
| Why do we have to wait so long? |
| 12 (8.4%) |
| I already have an AO3 account, even! |
| 43 (30.1%) |
| Yes, but I'll need an AO3 invite. |
| 9 (6.3%) |
| Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future. |
| 8 (5.6%) |
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