Since Amph came back she wrote an 文章 about the rules of this spot in general. So here I go with rules pertaining to one particular domain that matters very much in my heart: the fanfiction.
First up, here is the 文章 Amph wrote and if 你 haven't read it, 你 must go now.
link
Now here are the rules of Fanfiction
1 You fanfiction must be 发布 in the forum section. 你 have got to put them there 或者 else we've got 20 million 文章 about parts and your reader will give up because he 或者 she won't be able to keep up.
2 Use Proper spelling and grammar. For goodness sake here, you're writing! As boring as it is, grammar and spelling are parts of writing. If 你 spell every word wrong, your reader might think 你 don't care. Of course typoes happen, and different words are spelled differently in different places. And of course nobody is perfect, I shouldn't talk here. But please run a simple spell-check and reread! It won't hurt you, I promise, and it does wonders!
3 Rate your story There are people of various age groups here. We have the little 7 年 olds who read over their big sister's shoulders, the young adults, the teenagers, the tweens, maybe we even have a grandma! Either way, do 你 really want little Nelly the 9 年 old to read some certain words she'll repeat because "Percy Jackson 说 it!" Answer: 你 don't. So rate. It's really simple
YC - This is the kind of thing where all goes well and that 迪士尼 could make a movie out of. NOTHING bad
C - We're getting into the 流行的 ratings. No bad language, no adult themes, but there is violence.
T - The ocasional swear word and/or some mature themes.
M - There will be violence, bad language and mature themes. Simple as that.
If 你 aren't sure about certain words, here's what the admins came up with:
-Dang
-Damn
-Arse
-Hell
-Hades
-Oh my god
-Oh my gods
-Bull (as long as there's nothing after)
-Fag can be used in the context of cigarettes
-Bitch can be used when you're speaking of a female dog (not about Drew- I don't care how accurate 你 think it is)
Anything that you're not sure about, think about it for 0.5 seconds. Would your teacher send 你 outside for saying it? Still not sure? Contact one of the admins, which includes me.
If 你 abuse of one word like 'fag' to insult someone's race, nationality, gender 或者 sexual preferances I'll be reaching for the 报道 button before 你 type it. Yes I am that good and that serious (seriously, I will, and others will as well, 报道 you)
And 你 are HELD to that ratting. If 你 put it under C and Piper lets something slip, 你 are personally responsible for Nelly being in her room. Do 你 want that? Not either. Oh, and your other readers will also 报道 你 as "Miscategorised". Right readers? (this is your cue on how 你 报道 fanfictions who don't correspond with ratings)
And to all my felow not-the-oldest-people-around, don't be a Nelly. If it's rated M, don't go there. Just... Don't.
4. You need the right formality at the beggining of your story
It should look like this:
Title: [insert your title]
Rating: [insert your rating]
Type: [what type of story? Romance, mystery, horror, adventure, real? 你 can have 更多 then one]
Characters: [Name the main characters that reapear often, but if 你 created a character it's an OC and 你 say it. If the character was hinted 由 RR, write "introduced 由 RR" 或者 something in that category. When I say hinted, I'm talking about Gwendolyn, Hazel, Bobby, the Reyna and Dakota from the 迷失 hero, 或者 characters like, say, Bobby and Matthew Chasse who haven't really been developed yet, just named]
Synopsis: [get your reader interested, but don't give your ending away. Like on the back flap of a book, it doesn't have to be long, it could be one breath-takingly emotional quote]
Disclaimer: [No matter what your dreams tell you, 你 didn't create Percy Jackson 或者 超能英雄 of Olympus; so give the guy who did create it, RR, credit. Ex: The story base, character and settings base was created 由 Rick Riordan, who owns the Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and 超能英雄 of Olympus rights.]
A/N: [Author's note 或者 dedications. When 你 dedicate 你 don't have to say "to my brother Shaun", 你 can just say "to my brother" 或者 "to my brother Dave". Nobody will hate 你 for changing your brother's name 或者 keeping it quiet on the Internet.
5 You cannot abandon a story That aggravates me very much! If 你 started publishing, it's your job to finish it! 你 can take a break but 你 can't completely forget about it, especially if your last chapter ended with something like "And my eyes were 《冰雪奇缘》 on her body" because your readers will want to strangle 你 for not telling them whose body. Imagine RR doing that to us right now. Mm-hmm...
6 You cannot copy from anybody This is like a "duh" rule. Characters, plotlines, ideas, everything! If 你 fell in 爱情 with the character Eileen Rasburt from another writer's fanfiction and 你 have to use her, ask the writer for permision. If he/she says yes, don't forget your disclaimers and thank yous. Changing a name 或者 eye color won't work if the character is the same. If 你 accidentally did that, go straight to the writer and apologise right away, it's better he/she hear it from you. If 你 get a warning from me 或者 another admis (see Amph's article) and 你 don't react, there will be reporting.
7 You can't have a duplicate name
So of course 由 this I am reffering greatly to the "Son of Neptune" fanfictions that are on this spot. 你 can no longer name a fanfiction like that no matter what RR 说 the book would be. From now on, name the 论坛 differentely. It can be a similar name like "The Child of Neptune" 或者 "Neptune's son". But no 更多 "The Son of Neptune"s! 你 can barely find the discussion 论坛 with all the fanfictions.
And do 你 really want to write another Son of Neptune story, 或者 maybe 你 should concentrate on that other one about that other demigod 你 thought about. I'm not trying to discourage anybody 或者 tell 你 not to write, but think about it.
They will be reported as spam after 1 warning from now on.
8 You cannot only write fanfiction If 你 start a fanfiction and the only time we ever see 你 on the spot is when 你 上传 your fanfiction 或者 做广告 for it, we've got a problem. There are sites made especially to post 写作 and 潮流粉丝俱乐部 isn't one of them. This is a spot to theorise and wait for the book. NOT a fanfiction only spot. A club was created on 潮流粉丝俱乐部 for all the fanfictions. If that's why you're here, go to:
link
If 你 are one of those people please either 移动 your fanfiction, participate in the club 或者 删除 your 论坛 and post on another site. Here are two.
Wattpad (which I reccomend): link
Fanfiction.net: link
Now hear me out, if 你 post some other content and 评论 on things, 你 don't fall in the category of people, so don't feel guilty!
9 You can't have 更多 then 4 fanfictions going
On this spot, if your name is on 更多 then 4 of the still-actively-posting forums, you'll have to drop down. It's too much work for a human being and you'll just get uninterested and drop them. I don't care if you've got 7 on the HP spot and 5 on Wattpad, 你 can't have 更多 then 4 here.
10 You cannot 做广告 your story on another 论坛 或者 with articles If 你 pop up on another writer's 论坛 and say "check out my story!" 或者 "I've read better" it's plain rude! Don't do it, it'll be reported as spam. And 你 can't post an 文章 about your fanfiction on wattpad 或者 whatnot, 你 can't post 文章 about your characters unless 你 have a really good reason and are willing to talk to me 或者 Amph (who is in charge of articles) about it first. I (or she) will tell 你 whether 或者 not it is worth it.
11 Songfics, poetry, stories with 1-3 chapters and 1-scene stories CAN be 发布 in the articles
It's not worth creating a 论坛 for, so there. 你 still need a formality at the beggining but seeing as it's a short story it's simpler
Title:
Rating:
Disclaimer:
A/N:
*You can add a sypnosis, 列表 of characters, type etc. But seeing as a story is short 你 don't have to.
12 No Lemons Not on this spot please, at all. It doesn't matter what ratting 你 give, but stories about nothing but dirty are probably;
a) Irrevelant to Percy Jackson, I mean, they're demigods they sort-of have to do more
b) Most of the people on this spot won't be able to read them.
And lemons will be reported.
13 You have to think about it before 你 start a fanfiction.
Think about these questions:
1) Am I really interested?
2) When will I have time to write my story?
3) Is my story a copyright issue?
4) Will I keep going? (notice the underlining)
5) Will I keep enjoying writing?
6) Will I follow the rules as they are established? (If 你 wont then don't bother because you'll just get people mad at you)
13 rules and they are easy to follow. But there is another one, that even 你 non-writers have to follow.
14 Flammes are not tolerated. There is a thinn line between constructive critisism and a flame.
Basically a flamme is just bashing a story and having a go at the 作者 personally. Constructive critisism has as an aim to help the writer make the story better.
If 你 flame-up on someone and 你 don't look like Leo I will 报道 你 with a cold 心 and evil glare at the screen. If you've already been sworn at 或者 attacked personally, 你 know it's not a good feeling and if 你 haven't, trust me on it; and I hope it stays that way.
PLEASE follow these, and PLEASE help people follow these (especially admins). I encourage 你 to contact me if 你 have any 问题 或者 if the user randomexample really isn't cooperating. Trust me, we'll find a way to fix it.
So have fun writing, have fun 阅读 and have a good day,
Hecate
Writing is screaming in silence
