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Ultimate guide to bang etiquette

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This post is based on my experiences participating in over a dozen bangs in the Supernatural fandom as either a writer or an artist, on my experience as a bang moderator, and on bang experiences shared with me by acquaintances.

Despite the title, this guide isn’t definitive, but it should give you an idea as either a writer or an artist on how not to be a bad bang (or fest) participant, and whether bangs are for you.

The basics

For those of you who don’t know:

Bangs are fan creation events where writers and artists work together.

For most bangs, a writer (or a pair of writers) will write a fanfic, create a summary of that fanfic, and then the fanfic is claimed by an artist who has read this summary, who will then create art related to that fanfic after having read a copy of the fanfic.

In reverse bangs, the process is different, with the artist creating a piece of art first, which is then claimed by a writer who writes a story based on the artist’s art.

And some bangs are in fact collaborative from almost the start, with author and artist paired early, and working together in tandem to create a story and art.

How long stories should be and how many pieces of art should be created are set down in a bang’s rules.

What kind of content is permitted will also be described in the bang’s rules, as well as required ages for participants.

The finished fanfic and art are posted on websites like AO3, Tumblr, LiveJournal or Dreamwidth (where’s okay to post and how, is normally described in bang rules, as well as follow up emails/blog posts).

All of this is normally co-ordinated by a bang’s moderators. These volunteers will keep things running in terms of maintaining the schedule, enabling claims and arranging posting dates, potentially enabling promotions of fanfic before posting, as well as distributing (not submitting) what is a masterpost that links to both the finished story and art. They will also weigh in on any disputes that may arise, or help find another artist (or writer in reverse bangs) when one side drops out.

So far, so good - right?

Okay, now buckle up. We got a lot more to get through and I ain’t sugar coating this.

What follows looks at regular bangs and reverse bangs, and discusses etiquette for writers and artists.

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Anonymous asked:

What if our fic is more than 5k but less than 15k would it still be considered a mini bang or does it need to be exact?

To be fair to all writers and artists, once your fic hits 15k or more it will be considered a Big Bang. Same goes for Big Bangs, if they hit or go over 50k they will be considered a Mega Bang. You will have a chance to upgrade/downgrade with check ins. If your word count changes after artist claims you must be sure to keep in contact with your artist. 

Please remember that communication is the foundation of all good relationships, that includes the one with your artist. It is best to have a good idea before artist claims what your story will end up as. We all know though that sometimes things get away from you and when you plan an 8k fic it ends up being 15k+ so it is okay, as long as you communicate with everyone involved. 

We hope this answers your question. If not feel free to send another ask.

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Sign ups will open for both Authors and Artists on December 5.
Completed works will begin posting in May 2017. 
Exact dates will vary on your individual posting dates.

We are still hammering out the details but in the next few days we will have everything set up with more info and dates. 
We hope that you are as excited as we are!

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Update

Sign ups will open for both Authors and Artists on December 5.
Completed works will begin posting in May 2017. 
Exact dates will vary on your individual posting dates.

We are still hammering out the details but in the next few days we will have everything set up with more info and dates. 
We hope that you are as excited as we are!

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