SPN Reverse Bang: Frequently Asked Questions

[spn-rbang-mod.livejournal.com]

Where am I and what the heck is going on?

This is a reverse of the usual Big Bang challenge - each artist creates at least one piece of art and submits a draft, which is then posted anonymously and claimed by an author. Authors are then expected to write a short fic (minimum of 5,000 words) based on the art they chose.

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Overview | Schedule | For Artists | For Authors | Posting Guidelines | Crossovers and Misc. | Questions and Comments

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Overview: How does this work?

Artist and Author sign-ups open Monday, July 19th. Artists create a draft of a piece of artwork for any pairing or genre, so long as it includes at least one character or actor from Supernatural. Art drafts are due Monday, September 20th and will be posted anonymously, at which point authors can claim a piece. Authors will write a short fic (minimum of 5,000 words) based on the art they chose.

Artist and author reveals will be revealed on Monday, September 27th, and the posting schedule will be revealed on Friday, October 15th.

Posting of the final products will be on a staggered schedule, and will begin on Monday, October 25th.

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What is the schedule?

Monday, July 19th: Artist and Author sign-ups open
Friday, August 20th: Artist sign-ups close

Monday, September 20th: Artists drafts are due
Friday, September 24th: Art claims
Monday, Sept 27th: The Big Reveal

Monday, October 11th: Check in
Friday, October 15th: Posting Schedule goes up

Monday, October 25th: Posting begins

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I'm an artist, what do I do?

You would be expected to create at least one new piece of art: a drawing, digital manip, or fanvid. Art must be at least 400 by 600 pixels in size, videos must be at least one minute in length. You are welcome to create as many pieces of art for this challenge as you wish, but you must submit a draft of at least one piece by the deadline.

Please note: you cannot submit art or fic for this challenge that has already been posted elsewhere.

This challenge is open to all pairings and genres, so long as it includes at least one character or actor from Supernatural. Artists may choose to specify what pairings (if any) they would prefer to accompany their story, as well as clarify whether the art is SPN or RPS.


How many pieces can I submit to the challenge?

Each artist can submit up to three prompts, and each prompt can consist of as many images as you'd like. e.g. You can submit a series of images or other art as a prompt for one story, or three images as three separate prompts for three separate stories. The important thing is to make it clear when you submit your drafts which pieces are for which prompts. We'll have a form in the submission post to make this easier. ;)


What about Betas?

We have a post asking for volunteers for Art Betas up here, although having your artwork looked over by a Beta is not required.

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I'm an author, what do I do?

You will be expected to write a fic with a minimum of 5,000 words, based on the prompt you choose in the Art Claims post on Friday, September 24th. Claims will be first come, first serve.

Please note: your fic must be related to the art for which it is written.

Do fics need to be beta read?

Yes, they do need to be beta read.

Where do I find a beta?

We have a beta-sign up post here where you can find people willing to beta your fic. We will not be assigning betas to people - it's up to you to find a beta.   spn_betas is another great resource to check if you cannot find a willing beta in our sign-up post.

If you are having trouble finding a beta, please let us know and we will try to help you as best we can.

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Great! Where do I sign up?

Artists sign up here
Author sign up here.

Fic Beta and Art Beta volunteers can sign up here.

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Posting Guidelines:

A preview of the art (no larger than 400x400px) should be posted to the community, along with a summary and links to the full version of the art and the accompanying fic. You can link back to your own LJ, DeviantArt, DW, IJ, etc. so long as your post remains unlocked.

We ask that you post with the following information included:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Artist:</b> <b>Author:</b> <b>Pairing(if applicable):</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Warnings/Spoilers:</b> Preview your art. Link to the art post. Link to the fic post.



What about crossovers?

Due to the way art claims are set up, it would be difficult to ensure that the author would be familiar with an additional source of canon. In the interest of keeping things simple (and not driving the mods to insanity, please) crossovers are not allowed in this challenge.

Anything else?

Membership to this community is moderated, so we ask that you only join if you want to participate in the challenge. If you're just interested in seeing the art and fic that comes out of the challenge, we recommend that you watch this community.

If you have tried to join this community but have not been added for some reason, please let us know!

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I have a question/concern/complaint!

Please leave a comment here, or email spn.rbang.mod@gmail.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Your friendly neighborhood mods are:

ksock, julia_sets, attempt_unique, and bauble

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Comments

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

I've signed up as an artist. Can I post my art early, or do I have to wait until posting date?

[spn-rbang-mod.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, you have to wait for the posting date to post your final work(s). We want our big reveals to be big!

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

That's understandable. Are you going to post reminders for us? I'll need one since I have other stuff going on in this fandom too, and I may likely forget where and when to post my art.

[spn-rbang-mod.livejournal.com]

If you watch the community, we will be putting up posts when sign ups close and with submission guidelines. In addition, once you've been claimed by an author you will get an assigned posting date.

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

Awesome! That's all I need!