Since Amph came back she wrote an article 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 article Amph wrote and if toi haven't read it, toi must go now.
link
Now here are the rules of Fanfiction
1 You fanfiction must be posté in the forum section. toi have got to put them there ou else we've got 20 million articles about parts and your reader will give up because he ou 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 toi spell every word wrong, your reader might think toi 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 an 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 toi really want little Nelly the 9 an old to read some certain words she'll repeat because "Percy Jackson a dit it!" Answer: toi don't. So rate. It's really simple
YC - This is the kind of thing where all goes well and that Disney could make a movie out of. NOTHING bad
C - We're getting into the populaire 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 toi 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 toi think it is)
Anything that you're not sure about, think about it for 0.5 seconds. Would your teacher send toi outside for saying it? Still not sure? Contact one of the admins, which includes me.
If toi abuse of one word like 'fag' to insult someone's race, nationality, gender ou sexual preferances I'll be reaching for the rapporter button before toi type it. Yes I am that good and that serious (seriously, I will, and others will as well, rapporter you)
And toi are HELD to that ratting. If toi put it under C and Piper lets something slip, toi are personally responsible for Nelly being in her room. Do toi want that? Not either. Oh, and your other readers will also rapporter toi as "Miscategorised". Right readers? (this is your cue on how toi rapporter 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? toi can have plus then one]
Characters: [Name the main characters that reapear often, but if toi created a character it's an OC and toi say it. If the character was hinted par RR, write "introduced par RR" ou something in that category. When I say hinted, I'm talking about Gwendolyn, Hazel, Bobby, the Reyna and Dakota from the Lost hero, ou 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, toi didn't create Percy Jackson ou Heroes of Olympus; so give the guy who did create it, RR, credit. Ex: The story base, character and settings base was created par Rick Riordan, who owns the Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Heroes of Olympus rights.]
A/N: [Author's note ou dedications. When toi dedicate toi don't have to say "to my brother Shaun", toi can just say "to my brother" ou "to my brother Dave". Nobody will hate toi for changing your brother's name ou keeping it quiet on the Internet.
5 You cannot abandon a story That aggravates me very much! If toi started publishing, it's your job to finish it! toi can take a break but toi can't completely forget about it, especially if your last chapter ended with something like "And my eyes were La Reine des Neiges on her body" because your readers will want to strangle toi 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 toi fell in l’amour with the character Eileen Rasburt from another writer's fanfiction and toi 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 ou eye color won't work if the character is the same. If toi accidentally did that, go straight to the writer and apologise right away, it's better he/she hear it from you. If toi get a warning from me ou another admis (see Amph's article) and toi don't react, there will be reporting.
7 You can't have a duplicate name
So of course par this I am reffering greatly to the "Son of Neptune" fanfictions that are on this spot. toi can no longer name a fanfiction like that no matter what RR a dit the book would be. From now on, name the forum differentely. It can be a similar name like "The Child of Neptune" ou "Neptune's son". But no plus "The Son of Neptune"s! toi can barely find the discussion forum with all the fanfictions.
And do toi really want to write another Son of Neptune story, ou maybe toi should concentrate on that other one about that other demigod toi thought about. I'm not trying to discourage anybody ou tell toi 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 toi start a fanfiction and the only time we ever see toi on the spot is when toi mettre en ligne your fanfiction ou annoncer for it, we've got a problem. There are sites made especially to post écriture and fanpop 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 fanpop for all the fanfictions. If that's why you're here, go to:
link
If toi are one of those people please either déplacer your fanfiction, participate in the club ou supprimer your forum and post on another site. Here are two.
Wattpad (which I reccomend): link
Fanfiction.net: link
Now hear me out, if toi post some other content and commentaire on things, toi don't fall in the category of people, so don't feel guilty!
9 You can't have plus then 4 fanfictions going
On this spot, if your name is on plus 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, toi can't have plus then 4 here.
10 You cannot annoncer your story on another forum ou with articles If toi pop up on another writer's forum and say "check out my story!" ou "I've read better" it's plain rude! Don't do it, it'll be reported as spam. And toi can't post an article about your fanfiction on wattpad ou whatnot, toi can't post articles about your characters unless toi have a really good reason and are willing to talk to me ou Amph (who is in charge of articles) about it first. I (or she) will tell toi whether ou not it is worth it.
11 Songfics, poetry, stories with 1-3 chapters and 1-scene stories CAN be posté in the articles
It's not worth creating a forum for, so there. toi 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, liste of characters, type etc. But seeing as a story is short toi don't have to.
12 No Lemons Not on this spot please, at all. It doesn't matter what ratting toi 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 toi 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 toi 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 toi 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 auteur personally. Constructive critisism has as an aim to help the writer make the story better.
If toi flame-up on someone and toi don't look like Leo I will rapporter toi with a cold cœur, coeur and evil glare at the screen. If you've already been sworn at ou attacked personally, toi know it's not a good feeling and if toi 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 toi to contact me if toi have any questions ou if the user randomexample really isn't cooperating. Trust me, we'll find a way to fix it.
So have fun writing, have fun lire and have a good day,
Hecate
Writing is screaming in silence
