How it Works
What is a Big Bang?
A Big Bang is a collaborative event where writers and artists work together to create a story for the event theme and an artwork inspired by that story.
Writers start by drafting a story idea and submitting a short blurb about their concept.
Artists then choose the stories they find inspiring.
The team will match every artist to one of their selected stories. Each Pair then develops their pieces together and posts them on the final reveal date.What is a Reverse Bang?
A Reverse Bang is identical in structure except the positions of artist and writer are swapped.
Artists submit a sketch first, and writers claim the artwork they’d like to build a story around.What does the process look like?
This event can be broken into six phases.Preparation
This is where we do interest checks, and fill empty moderation roles, and prepare the discord server accordingly.This part is mostly behind the scenes. But is an excellent opportunity to get your preferences heard!Sign-Ups
Participants fill out a simple form to join as a writer, artist, or pinch-hitter.
You will be asked for certain mandatory information like your discord handle, the name you wish to use, and confirming that you are of age to participate.There will be a few questions, such as wether you would like a beta, that are optional and can be changed later.You will be contacted to inform you of the results. There is no minimum skill requirement, however there is limited space so your spot is not guaranteed.Blurb or Art Submissions (You are here)
For a Big Bang: Writers turn in short summaries of their story idea. (100~ words)
For a Reverse Bang: Artists turn in a sketch. It can be extremely rough.This is not the stage for polish.These are compiled into a claims gallery.Claims Day
Participants browse the gallery and submit their top choices.
We will likely ask you to chose five.This part of the process is anonymous and the submissions will not be tagged by creator in the gallery.You will be given the opportunity at this stage to indicate privately any creators you don’t wish to be paired with.
You do not need to justify your list. We trust our participants to use this option respectfully.Mods match teams, then announce the pairings.Creation Period
This is where the collaboration really begins!Each team will get a private room to bounce ideas, share references, spam emojis, whatever floats your boat!Writers draft their fics and Artists create their illustrations for the same story. Teams support each other and share ideas, while working.There will be periodic check-ins to make sure everyone is on track.
These check-ins help identify if anyone needs support and make sure noone is abandoned without a team.Posting & Reveals
On the final posting date, all teams share their completed works.
Teams should coordinate to post at similar times so that their works can be enjoyed together.Further details about posting and collections will be released closer to the date.
Schedule
| Blurb Submissions | Jan. 25 |
| Claims Open | Jan. 28 |
| Claims Close | Feb. 4 |
| Team Announcements | Feb. 8 |
| Check-In 1: 20% | Mar. 8 |
| Check-In 2: 50% | Apr. 5 |
| Check-In 3: 75% | May. 3 |
| Final Check: 100% | Jun. 5 |
| Posting Window: Open | Jun. 8 |
| Posting Window: Close | Jun. 15 |
Rules
This is an 18+ Event
Even though this is not an exclusively NSFW event we still require that all participants be aged 18 or older as of the day signups close, January 16th.Keep NSFW In The Correct Channels
Absolutely no explicit content or discussion will be allowed outside of the designated channels.Consent is incredibly important. Consenting to engage in this event is not the same as consenting to seeing explicit material.Please be mindful of your fellow participants. If someone expresses that the content you are posting is making them uncomfortable please move to the appropriate section. (NSFW or Dead Dove)Plagarism and AI
This is an event about collaboration and creators. It should stand to reason that you are expected to create your own contributions.You must create a fully new piece for this event.
You may not write new installments for a previously existing story or series.
You may not revise or remaster an old piece for this event.Use of AI for drafting outlines, bases, prose, or any other major part of your work is prohibited.Use of spell checkers is allowed, provided the creator does not heavily rely on them to restructure their sentences and wordflow.Tracing, paraphrasing, or otherwise using someone else's work for your piece is prohibited.Be Kind
We support creators of all genders, sexualities, colors, religions, backgrounds, skill levels, follower counts, and pretty well everything else.This server does not allow targeted harassment of any variety.
Unacceptable behaviours include:
- Bullying
- Insults, Slurs, or Similar
- Prejudice Against any Group of People Including Non-minorities
- Ship Bashing
- Hate Towards Other Fandoms
- Doxing
- Anything else that is malicious or disruptive to the communityPrivacy
Do not share screenshots or information about other participants outside of the server without explicit, provable consent for every instance from every person involved.
Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines TBD
Detailed information will be released after the Interest Check is complete
Q & A
Why "Mini" Bang?
This is a great question. In this case the "mini" refers to two aspects of our event: The number of contributors and the minimum requirements for that contribution.A Bang generally involves collaboration of many creators to make fully rendered works and fleshed out stories.Our goal is to be an event for all 🌈🦌fans. In order to be accessible to all skill levels and schedules we are aiming for a less strenuous set of requirements.Our Mini Bang wants to focus more on the enjoyment of the pairing in a low pressure environment that leaves plenty of room to enjoy the creation process.
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