Sumission Guidelines
I added this to help the ones who are in doubt of how to go about
posting a story to the list. To make
sure everyone can enjoy your stories when you post them, here are some
suggestions on formats to follow
if needed.
Subject Line:
FIC: "Story Title" (Part number/Total # of parts)
{e.g.}FIC: Summer Nights 1/5
If you are unsure how many parts you will have to your story you can
put a "?" for the total number of parts
{e.g.}FIC: Summer Nights 1/?
Before the story, please include the following information:
Archive: yes or no, and where {Exist-In-Shadow, anywhere else
please ask!!}
Pairings: you might want to indicate which characters are going
to romantically involved in your story,
unless it is meant to be a surprise to the reader.
| My Examples:
J/K: Jay/Kay
J/A: Jay/Alpha
J/Z: Jay/Zed
J/Zel: Jay/Zeltor
J/L:Jay/Elle
J/Ali: Jay/Alieen
J/X: Jay/X
J/K/Ali: Jay/Kay/Alieen
J/?: Jay/Who?
K/J: Kay/Jay
K/A: Kay/Alpha
K/Ali: Kay/Alieen
K/Z: Kay/Zed
K/D: Kay/Dee
K/T: Kay/Tee
K/Ne: Kay/Nelik
K/J/Ali: Kay/Jay/Alieen
K/?: Kay/Who? |
L/Ali: Elle/Alieen
L/A: Elle/Alpha
L/J : Elle/Jay
L/X: Elle/X
L/Z: Elle/Zed
L/Zel: Elle/Zealtor
L/J/K: Elle/Jay/Kay
L/Ne: Elle/Nelik
L/?: Elle/who
Z/A: Zed/Alpha
Z/D: Zed/Dee
Z/J: Zed/Jay
Z/K: Zed/Kay
Z/L: Zed/Elle
Z/Ne: Zed/Nelik
Z/T: Zed/Tee
Z/?: Zed/Who? |
Ali/K: Alieen/Kay
Ali/J: Alieen/Jay
Ali/J/K: Alieen/Jay/Kay
Ali/L: Alieen/Elle
Ali/Ne: Alieen/Nelik
Ali/X : Alieen/X
Ali/A: Alieen/Alpha
Ali/?: Alieen/Who?
X/L: X/Elle
X/Tw: X/Twins
X/J: X/Jay
X/K:
X/Zel
X/A
?/?: guess who or what |
Warnings& Categories: please note here any content that might
not be to all readers liking,
for instance: rape, character death, graphic violence, slash (m/m situations),
heterosexual(m/f situations), bondage/S&M situations, etc. Use
your best judgement depending on the list.
| My Examples
/ : Slash {m/m,or f/f}
Gen: general
Ad: Adult
m/m: male/male
f/f: female/female
het: heterosexual
PWP: Plot what plot
GS: Graphic Sex
GV: Graphic Violence
BDSM:bondage, discipline/domination,
sadism and masochism
SV: Sexual Violence
SVR: Sexual Violence - Rape
cd:character Death
|
POV:Point of View
AU: Alternative-Universe
HC:Hurt/comfort
FT: First Time
FAU: Fantasy Alternative Universe(putting the characters into another
time/place not related to MiB realm/backstory)
Angst
Drama
Horror
Action/Adventure
Fetish/Kink
Humor/parody
Poetry
Other
Pre-Slash
Romance |
Summary: if you wish, a brief 1 or 2-line story summary, notes if
the story is part of a series, etc.
This information will be useful for the archive.
EXAMPLE:{you can adjust the order as desired or add such things as author
to this}
Archive: Yes for Exist-In-Shadow, and anywhere else please ask
FIC: Summer Nights 3/5
Pairing(s): J/K
Warnings:m/m,
Summary: latest installment of "Wild adventure Syndrome"
Feedback : Yes or No
EXAMPLE:{you can adjust the order as desired or add such things as author
to this}
Archive: Yes for Exist-In-Shadow, and anywhere else please ask
FIC: Summer Nights 3/5
Pairing(s): J/K
Warnings: m/m
Summary: latest installment of "Wild Adventure Syndrome"
Feedback : Yes but please no flames
Spoilers: Yes or no
EXAMPLE:{you can adjust the order as desired or add such things as
author to this}
Archive: Yes for Exist-In-Shadow, and anywhere else please ask
FIC: Summer Nights 3/5
Pairing(s): J/K
Warnings: m/m
Spoilers: Yes for season 1 ep-
Summary: latest installment of "Wild Adventure Syndrome"
Feedback : Yes but please no flames
Author: Your writing name here
please
EXAMPLE:{you can adjust the order as desired}
Archive: Yes for Exist-In-Shadow, and anywhere else please ask
FIC: Summer Nights 3/5
Author: DS
Pairing(s): J/K
Warnings: m/m
Spoilers: Yes for season 1 ep-
Summary: latest installment of "Wild Adventure Syndrome"
Feedback : Yes but please no flames
Personally, I think that you can just use the above selection of abbreviations
for any warnings you
wish to use in your posts. You can adjust the format layout it doesn't
have to be exact.
A Final Example
FIC: Summer Nights 3/5
Author: DS
Pairing(s): Jay/Kay
Archive: Yes for Exist-In-Shadow, and anywhere else please ask
Warnings: m/m,
Spoilers: yes for Out to Pasture Syndrome
Summary: latest installment of "Summer Nights"
Feedback : Yes but please no flames at XXnt@zzzzzzz.www |
| Very Important:
Be careful when formatting your story since any special characters such
as "smart quotes", tabs, ellipses, often will get garbled and make it difficult
for people to read your story. A way to avoid this is to save your story
in "Text only" format, close the file, and then re-open it. "Cut and paste"
your story into your email message, and you should be fine! Please
Don't Send stories as file attachments,
as some people cannot accept attached files through their email provider
or program {and they tend not
to show up on the Yahoogroup archives digests}. |
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