Captain America/Iron Man Big Bang 2018

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This is where everything begins for the cap_ironman Captain America/Iron Man Big Bang 2018! Running since 2011, the Cap-IronMan Big Bang challenges the community's writers to create fics, then artists are invited to create accompanying art!

What is a Big Bang?
A big bang is a collaborative event between fic writers and fan artists, meant to encourage the finishing of longer fic. Fic writers will create a story, artists will claim a story and create an accompanying work from the draft.

How does it work?
Writers create Steve/Tony-focused fic with a minimum of 25,000 words. During the writing phase, writers will work on a draft of their story and then submit it along with a summary. Drafts must be a minimum of 20,000 words, or 80% of word count at the time of submission. There is no formal sign up period. All a writer needs to do to be signed up is to submit a draft by the deadline. All an artist needs to do to sign up is claim a story during claims period.

During the claims phase, all the summaries will be assigned a code name and posted anonymously. Artists will then claim a fic for which they want to create an accompanying art work.

During the collaborative phase, writers and artists can work together as much or a little as they want to brainstorm ideas and cheer each other on.

During the posting phase, teams will post their completed fanworks together. At the end of the challenge, we will prepare a Masterlist of all created works.

But 25,000 words is intimidating!
Not to worry! There is still a lot of time in the writing phase and a lot of resources available. We will be holding creator workshops where creators can discuss their works, brainstorm ideas, work through tricky plot points and get the support they need. There is also a whole community of enthusiastic Steve/Tony fans out there ready to support and cheer. Maybe you’ve had that one fic idea you’ve always wanted to write but you never have. This is the chance to take that on and make it happen! Sometimes the deadline and collaboration are exactly the kind of motivation you need to see a project through to the end — even if this is longer than any work you’ve written so far!

I’ve never written Steve/Tony. / I have never written any fic ever!
Then now is a good time to start! Remember, at one point, every single creator was someone who had never made their own work before. If you feel inspired and want to create, then we want your work. Any idea, any Steve/Tony canon, any AU — as long as it’s Steve/Tony focused, we want it. And just think, after this, you won’t be saying “I have never written a fic before” and instead you’ll be saying “I wrote this fic and it was an accomplishment!”

What if I don’t manage that many words after all?
From now till the draft submission deadline in late September, you can work on your draft and see where it goes, get cheerleaders, talk to other creators to get tipps and figure out where your draft is going. Until then you’re not committed to anything. Try, join the creator’s workshops, and write. If by the draft submission deadline you’re confident you can finish this, send in your draft! If you feel the draft didn’t come far enough to be submitted, you will still have more words in a draft document than you had before you started out and are so many words closer to finishing your awesome Steve/Tony work!

I want to write but I am completely drawing a blank on an idea.
Never fear, the community is here! Check out our Prompt Post and the Inspiration Post tag on our Tumblr. You can also drop off your own prompts if you want.

So, now that you’re convinced that participating is a super great idea, read on for some very important logistical information…

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Schedule

• Now - September 26th: Writers work on their fic for draft submissions
• September 26th: Drafts and summaries are due and writer sign-ups close
• September 27th: Summaries are publicly posted
• September 29th: Artists claim stories by summaries
• October: Artists work on their piece, writers finish their fics
• October 28th: Teams select posting dates in November
• November: Big Bang fic and art begin posting!

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Guidelines for All Participants

• Please read through the General Event Policies and the following rules below carefully before submitting your work. Works that do not abide by the Event Work Requirements will not be accepted.


• You must read all of the guideline carefully. Some rules have been altered from previous years, and you are responsible for reading and understanding all of the guidelines listed below.


• This challenge is run by the cap-ironman community and it’s a Steve/Tony fest, so we’re looking for art and fic with a focus on the relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in any context and in any setting or continuity you can think of.


• We don’t allow pre-formed teams or tandem sign-ups, and we expect all participants to be open to working with new people. We also can’t guarantee that a particular author and artist will be paired together as the claiming process is partially anonymous and first-come, first-serve. When you sign-up, be open to constructively work with anyone.


• This is a collaborative fest, you are expected to keep in touch with your team for the duration of the fest. You must coordinate with your partner during the posting period.


• All participants must be 18 or older.


• If you have any questions regarding this event and submissions, please contact us through email at cap.im.events@gmail.com.

If you're signing up as a writer, please read through the GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS page for information on draft submissions and more.

If you'd like to join as an artist, please read through the GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTS page for information on the claiming process and more.

Have a look at our FAQ POST for further information. If you still have a burning question, don't hesitate to get in touch via email at cap.im.events@gmail.com

After the claiming period and all creators are teamed up, the BB mods will be sending out additional information and event updates through email, in addition to posting on the c_im_bigbang community. Please make sure that you check your email regularly once you've joined the event.

If you need a space to talk about your progress, ask questions, look for resources, or more, check out the Creator Workshop posts! It's a long writing period from now until November, and the key is to keep focused and motivated.

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We also wanted to remind everyone of our affiliate Big Bang challenge, marvel_bang!


marvel_bang

Marvel Bang has been running successfully for a couple of years. It is open to all stories set in a canon of the greater Marvel universe or focused on Marvel characters and pairings.

While writer sign-ups are currently closed, but there's still time to join as an artist! Summaries will be posted on August 24 and claims are open the following day until September 1. For more information, check out the artist sign-ups.