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Creative Writing Rules
~Spike~ Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:19 pm
Wassup ladies and gentleman..and other. These are the rules for the Creative Writing section. Read and enjoy the stories!
Violation of any of these rules will either result in a) Your topic being locked or b) A warning. Or both, depending on the offenses' severity.
STUPID THINGS THAT GO WITHOUT SAYING
00. The general rules of the Dragon Club forums apply to this forum as well unless explicitly stated otherwise. Rules specific to this section pertain to all writing posted and/or updated after July 11, 2011.
01. Work must be spellchecked and proofread before being posted. If there’s only one or two typos, I’ll let it slide; but if there are enough spelling/grammar errors to the point where it's unreadable, the thread will be locked.
02. This is an English language forum, so all writing should be English. If you have a foreign language fic that you would like to post, please translate it first to the best of your ability and we will help you as you go.
03. Any work that would warrant a PG-13 or higher rating (through swearing, drug or sexual references, violence, etc) must put a warning of some sort in the thread title. You also cannot portray any graphically sexual or violent content, or anything else that would require an M rating.
04. You must only post your own work. Plagiarism of any form, including posting other people’s work sans permission; claiming someone else’s work as your own; or posting blatant derivatives is forbidden. Anyone found breaking this rule will be banned without argument.
CHAPTERS AND POSTING
05. All chapters must be at least 2 pages in MS Word with single spacing, standard margins, and size 11 Arial font. This applies to all fics, regardless of being serial or one-off. The exceptions to this rule include pro/epilogues and poetry.
06. Any piece of work that is either non-fiction or is done in a non-narrative manner (such as a field guide) is allowed. However, they must still meet the length requirements and should acknowledge any sources that are directly quoted or paraphrased.
07. Script fics (e.g. Alice: Hey, Bob! What's up? - Bob: Nothing special, Alice.) are forbidden. However, full-blown theatrical screenplays with stage directions and all are allowed, provided they could theoretically be given to two random people on the street and be acted out without any confusion.
08. All chapters of a specific piece should be kept in one thread. It is up to the original poster how to distribute them within.
09. Hosting chapters on sites like Fanfiction.net or Deviantart.net and merely linking to them here is not allowed. Please repost the content of each chapter in its entirety.
10. The owner of a thread may bump a thread at any time to update it with new chapters. However, this does not apply to other posters, and the owner must add new content at the time or risk suffering a lock.
REVIEWING AND PLANNING
11. Review threads in the vein of MST3000 are permitted, and are allowed to review any piece of work posted on the Dragon Club forums without permission. However, all reviews must be civil and stick to criticizing the work itself instead of the author.
12. By posting your work, you waive your right to complain about feedback. You must agree to at least acknowledge any and all criticism that comes your way and not immediately dismiss harsh reviews. However, this does not permit direct insults. (This is also known as the Jack Witt Clause.)
13. Character signups/requests are allowed: however, they require at least the prologue or first chapter of the fic in question to be posted simultaneously.
ENJOY.
Violation of any of these rules will either result in a) Your topic being locked or b) A warning. Or both, depending on the offenses' severity.
STUPID THINGS THAT GO WITHOUT SAYING
00. The general rules of the Dragon Club forums apply to this forum as well unless explicitly stated otherwise. Rules specific to this section pertain to all writing posted and/or updated after July 11, 2011.
01. Work must be spellchecked and proofread before being posted. If there’s only one or two typos, I’ll let it slide; but if there are enough spelling/grammar errors to the point where it's unreadable, the thread will be locked.
02. This is an English language forum, so all writing should be English. If you have a foreign language fic that you would like to post, please translate it first to the best of your ability and we will help you as you go.
03. Any work that would warrant a PG-13 or higher rating (through swearing, drug or sexual references, violence, etc) must put a warning of some sort in the thread title. You also cannot portray any graphically sexual or violent content, or anything else that would require an M rating.
04. You must only post your own work. Plagiarism of any form, including posting other people’s work sans permission; claiming someone else’s work as your own; or posting blatant derivatives is forbidden. Anyone found breaking this rule will be banned without argument.
CHAPTERS AND POSTING
05. All chapters must be at least 2 pages in MS Word with single spacing, standard margins, and size 11 Arial font. This applies to all fics, regardless of being serial or one-off. The exceptions to this rule include pro/epilogues and poetry.
06. Any piece of work that is either non-fiction or is done in a non-narrative manner (such as a field guide) is allowed. However, they must still meet the length requirements and should acknowledge any sources that are directly quoted or paraphrased.
07. Script fics (e.g. Alice: Hey, Bob! What's up? - Bob: Nothing special, Alice.) are forbidden. However, full-blown theatrical screenplays with stage directions and all are allowed, provided they could theoretically be given to two random people on the street and be acted out without any confusion.
08. All chapters of a specific piece should be kept in one thread. It is up to the original poster how to distribute them within.
09. Hosting chapters on sites like Fanfiction.net or Deviantart.net and merely linking to them here is not allowed. Please repost the content of each chapter in its entirety.
10. The owner of a thread may bump a thread at any time to update it with new chapters. However, this does not apply to other posters, and the owner must add new content at the time or risk suffering a lock.
REVIEWING AND PLANNING
11. Review threads in the vein of MST3000 are permitted, and are allowed to review any piece of work posted on the Dragon Club forums without permission. However, all reviews must be civil and stick to criticizing the work itself instead of the author.
12. By posting your work, you waive your right to complain about feedback. You must agree to at least acknowledge any and all criticism that comes your way and not immediately dismiss harsh reviews. However, this does not permit direct insults. (This is also known as the Jack Witt Clause.)
13. Character signups/requests are allowed: however, they require at least the prologue or first chapter of the fic in question to be posted simultaneously.
ENJOY.
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