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Monthly Challenge Rules and FAQs
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tamingmods.livejournal.comHiya Tamers! Welp, here's the rules and FAQs for the new monthly challenge.
At the beginning of every month a prompt, theme, or trope will be posted. You will have the whole month to write something for the challenge.
Unlike the weekly prompts, earning awards will not add up. An award will be awarded for each month separately, so if you write for every month you will have 12 awards by the end of the year.
Interested? Okay, here's the rules/FAQs:
What can/do we write?
Well, there are two ways you can write for the challenge.
Will the awards differ by level?
Yes they will.
What are the word limits?
If you write the first, easiest option, the minimum word count is 2000 words. It seems like a lot, but that is over a whole month.
If you choose either of the other two choices there will be no minimum since it will be part of the weekly prompts which already has a minimum word count.
What is the time limit?
The prompt/trope/theme will be posted on the first of the month. You have until the last day of the month at 11:59 pm EST to post.
How do we use the monthly prompt/theme/trope?
Like always, things are open to interpretation by the author. We want you to make the prompts your own. If you'd like some idea how to use them, check out this, it has good ideas of how to play with tropes, which can by applied to any prompt or theme too.
What are the awards?
Everyone that writes and posts for the monthly challenge will get a banner with their name, the theme/prompt/trope, and possibly a muse of their choice (I'm still debating that part).
Those who write for the harder two options will get an icon as well.
There will be tags for the monthly challenges, as always, please use them. If you write options 2 or 3 you should tag each post with the monthly tag as well.
Posts should have an appropriate header.
If you choose to write for options 2 or 3, at the end of the month make a post with a header and links to all the parts, and tag with the monthly tag.
If you have any questions you can contact the mods here or email us here.
TamingMod
=^-^= Xocoatl aka Asharia
At the beginning of every month a prompt, theme, or trope will be posted. You will have the whole month to write something for the challenge.
Unlike the weekly prompts, earning awards will not add up. An award will be awarded for each month separately, so if you write for every month you will have 12 awards by the end of the year.
Interested? Okay, here's the rules/FAQs:
What can/do we write?
Well, there are two ways you can write for the challenge.
- Write something specifically for that month's prompt/theme/trope, just like a weekly prompt. Simple, right.(Easy)
- Incorporate the theme/prompt/trope into your weekly prompts by:
- Writing the monthly challenge into each of your weekly prompts. (Medium)
- Writing a continous piece that uses each weekly prompt as well as the monthly challenge. (Hard)
Will the awards differ by level?
Yes they will.
What are the word limits?
If you write the first, easiest option, the minimum word count is 2000 words. It seems like a lot, but that is over a whole month.
If you choose either of the other two choices there will be no minimum since it will be part of the weekly prompts which already has a minimum word count.
What is the time limit?
The prompt/trope/theme will be posted on the first of the month. You have until the last day of the month at 11:59 pm EST to post.
How do we use the monthly prompt/theme/trope?
Like always, things are open to interpretation by the author. We want you to make the prompts your own. If you'd like some idea how to use them, check out this, it has good ideas of how to play with tropes, which can by applied to any prompt or theme too.
What are the awards?
Everyone that writes and posts for the monthly challenge will get a banner with their name, the theme/prompt/trope, and possibly a muse of their choice (I'm still debating that part).
Those who write for the harder two options will get an icon as well.
There will be tags for the monthly challenges, as always, please use them. If you write options 2 or 3 you should tag each post with the monthly tag as well.
Posts should have an appropriate header.
If you choose to write for options 2 or 3, at the end of the month make a post with a header and links to all the parts, and tag with the monthly tag.
If you have any questions you can contact the mods here or email us here.
TamingMod
=^-^= Xocoatl aka Asharia
