Post by Annika~ on Jun 4, 2009 9:20:27 GMT -5
my rules
1. Profanity. This is not going to be a dirty novel, the one that's shrink-wrapped and you have to be 18+ to read it. Nor is it going to be the cleanest novel in the world. Words like "hell", "damn", "crap", "bloody", "freaking", etc are okay as long as you don't use them every other word.
2. Mary Sues. Listen, with any luck, this is gonna be in bookstores. Make sure that your character isn't a Sue with this handy test. Yeah, it's long, but it'll be worth it.
3. Application length. I'm a stickler about it. If you have a picture for your character, then the appearance can be a bit shorter, but the history, personality, and appearance should still be about five paragraphs.
4. Spamming. DO NOT SPAM. If you do so anyway, you'll be warned, and if you proceed to spam, I will indeed ban you without any mercy.
5. Wars. I really don't want to see OOC fights break out. If you do, we'll delete the OOC portion of your post and continue to do so if you don't get the message.
6. Main Characters. I'm making a deal. The first three members to join will get to have at least one of the main characters. There might be a main protagonist of the story, and if you don't get it, please don't beat me up about it. This will just convince me that you shouldn't have one whatsoever.
7. Relationships. Yes, yes, yes, they can be in the story, but it can't be what the story is all about. If you want to have a soap opera, go and write your own novel by yourself! If you want your character to have a relationship, you can post a thread about it in the "Relationships" thread in the Plots board.
8. Code Word. "All the world's a stage; don't forget your line."
1. Profanity. This is not going to be a dirty novel, the one that's shrink-wrapped and you have to be 18+ to read it. Nor is it going to be the cleanest novel in the world. Words like "hell", "damn", "crap", "bloody", "freaking", etc are okay as long as you don't use them every other word.
2. Mary Sues. Listen, with any luck, this is gonna be in bookstores. Make sure that your character isn't a Sue with this handy test. Yeah, it's long, but it'll be worth it.
3. Application length. I'm a stickler about it. If you have a picture for your character, then the appearance can be a bit shorter, but the history, personality, and appearance should still be about five paragraphs.
4. Spamming. DO NOT SPAM. If you do so anyway, you'll be warned, and if you proceed to spam, I will indeed ban you without any mercy.
5. Wars. I really don't want to see OOC fights break out. If you do, we'll delete the OOC portion of your post and continue to do so if you don't get the message.
6. Main Characters. I'm making a deal. The first three members to join will get to have at least one of the main characters. There might be a main protagonist of the story, and if you don't get it, please don't beat me up about it. This will just convince me that you shouldn't have one whatsoever.
7. Relationships. Yes, yes, yes, they can be in the story, but it can't be what the story is all about. If you want to have a soap opera, go and write your own novel by yourself! If you want your character to have a relationship, you can post a thread about it in the "Relationships" thread in the Plots board.
8. Code Word. "All the world's a stage; don't forget your line."