pokemon_bigbang | deadline reminder + match-up information

Just a reminder, artist and beta-reader sign-ups for this round of Pokémon Big Bang close on June 1st at 11:59PM EST (-4UTC). So get your friends signed-up if you want them to play too!

Also, here's some information about writer + artist/beta-reader match-ups.

Two rounds of match-ups will be held. The first round will be held on June 2nd. The second will be held on June 17th/18th, with the pinch-hit posts.

Everyone who wants to participate in either round of match-ups must have a word count of at least 1,000 words so far on their story. Once you have been matched with an artist or beta-reader, you are no longer allowed to drop out of the big bang (barring extenuating circumstances). Since the story only needs to be a minimum of 10,000 words, a word count of 1,000 (or 10%) ensures your commitment to actually finishing the story.

If you already have an artist or beta-reader in your group, for round 1, you can only recruit what you're missing. That is, if you have an artist, in this round, you can only ask for a beta-reader. If you'd prefer having two artists or two beta readers, you must wait for round 2 of claims. Remember, you may have a maximum of four people in your group, including yourself.

To be included for round 1 of match-ups, please email pokeprompts@gmail.com with the following information by June 1st at 11:59AM EST**:

Subject line of email:
Round 1 Match-up – Username

Title: Verse: (anime, games (generation?), manga (series?), etc.; specifics = better) Rating: Characters/Pairings: Warnings: (if applicable) Summary: (You can use as many of these sections as you want and reorganize them as you please, but please use *one* at least!) Snippet: (If you choose to post a fic snippet, please post only ONE sample, and please try to keep it to 200 words or less.) A/N: Current Word Count: Percent Complete: I am looking for: (artists, beta-readers, or both) Artists: (leave notes to any interested artists here.) Beta-readers: (anything potential betas should know?)

**Please note the AM. This is 12 hours before sign-ups close

A post with all of the stories submitted for round one of match-ups will be posted on June 1st at 1:00PM EST, so that all beta-readers and artists may see what is up. This post will have locked comments for 24 hours until June 2st at 1:00PM EST, in which claiming will be first-come-first-serve. Once an story is claimed by an artist or beta-reader for this round, it cannot receive another claim by that category for this round.

Round two will occur in a similar fashion, with more details to come, except: for the first 24 hours of the round two claims, any artist or beta-reader who is already a part of one group may not not claim another story. Only after the first 24 hours can they claim another, if they feel like they can handle the work.

For round two, any writers who wants to fill their four-member quota completely, who didn't receive a claim in the first round, whose group had members drop out, who didn't submit in time for round 1, or who didn't meet the word count then may submit by June 16th at 11:59AM EST** to be put up initially in the claims. After the 24 grace period in which artists and beta-readers who didn't claim in the first round get their picks, other writers can comment to be added to the pinch-hit post until July 6th.

Hope that wasn't too confusing. Let me know if you have any questions! Happy writing and we look forward to seeing what y'all have up your sleeves so far.