a hobbit-centric remix

what is a remix? what are the basic rules?

Have you ever read a story and found yourself thinking, hey, I could have done that, too, but I would have done it like this..., and then found yourself thinking about it, but never actually writing it out? That is what this ficathon is all about – taking some other person's story, and then rework it in your own image.

This covers many things – the basic style, from tense to pov, as well as dialogue, mood, and characterization. If you think something is too short, then you can make it longer: if you think the original went on further than it should have, then you can redo it and end it at another point.

Of course, there are things you can't change: pairing, or characters, and the basic plotline.

This is a ficathon for hobbit-centric fiction, including gen, slash, het, and femslash, and may include interspecies pairings and characters of other races as long as one of the main characters is a hobbit. In order to sign up, you need to have written at least three pieces of hobbit-centric fiction, of at least 500 words.

The fic you write for the challenge should also be at least 500 words.

what are the deadlines? what is the timeline?

Signs ups will start on May 1 and go through May 14.

More information will be posted on that May 1.

anything else?

Nothing right yet. Watch this journal for more information. Either join this community to keep an eye on it, or simply friend it, or click on the image here, and then select 'Someone posts a new entry to a_conspiracy', and then hit 'save' to be notified of future posts.

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--danachan