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RTFRP (Read The Rules Please)

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Death in general isn't considered a reason to have a high rating. For instance, there's death in G-rated Disney movies. (One of my favorite Disney movies has two deaths in it and it's rated G.) The difference is how the death happens. Like with the Disney movies, the death happens off-screen. No one really sees how it happens. The viewers just know it happens in some way. If the death is completely described, with blood flying everywhere and pure violence, then it would get a higher rating.

Besides, if you see the death as appropriate for teenagers, then that doesn't reach the M rating.
 

NTA

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Do the stories have to be Pokemon related? I had a sample of a story that I had in mind but isn't in any way related to Pokemon lol...

If so then what other thread should I post it in?
 

Miz en Scène

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Do the stories have to be Pokemon related? I had a sample of a story that I had in mind but isn't in any way related to Pokemon lol...
No, stories don't neccesarily have to be Pokemon related. When posting a thread, you can add on the [Other] prefix to your thread title to tell people it's not a Pokemon story.

However, seeing as it's just a sample, you may be better off posting it in the Writer's Lounge for feedback, as opposed to posting it as a complete story.
 

Bay

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Do the stories have to be Pokemon related? I had a sample of a story that I had in mind but isn't in any way related to Pokemon lol...

If so then what other thread should I post it in?
Stories don't have to be Pokemon related and you can still post the story in this section. When you make a new thread, there's going to be a prefix section and there are two choices: "Other" and "Pokemon". You would choose "Other" if the story is a fanfic of another fandom besides Pokemon or original. Hope this helps.

EDIT: Mizan, you beat me to answering his question! XD;
 

NTA

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Thanks for the suggestion
I'm on it :D
 

pokecole

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I'm thinking about writing fanfic but i don't know how you would make it or post and whatnot. These rules seem to go in one ear and out the other. Could i get an example of how i start it?
 

bobandbill

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I'm thinking about writing fanfic but i don't know how you would make it or post and whatnot. These rules seem to go in one ear and out the other. Could i get an example of how i start it?
How to... make a fanfic or just make the fic thread itself? If the former, the general gist is have an idea, plot it out, write it out, proofread, edit, proofread again, edit if need be, maybe have someone else proof read, and then post. The Writing Resources thread as linked to in the rules has a lot more links which can help too with the writing process.

And if you meant how do you go about posting the fic here after it is finished, then merely go to the main section and hit the New Thread button which can be found above and below the main list of threads. Then just give it a title and prefix (Pokemon or Other) and copy+paste the story into the main box and hit 'Submit New Thread'. Same process for poetry, except you do it in the Poetry subsection. If it's a chaptered fic, each chapter goes in the same thread. I hope that answers it? I'm just not sure what it was you were asking exactly.
 

Miz en Scène

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I'm thinking about writing fanfic but i don't know how you would make it or post and whatnot. These rules seem to go in one ear and out the other. Could i get an example of how i start it?
Everyone's nervous their first time. =)
If you want a step-by-step, first you'll want to actually write the story, that's a given, on a word processor. This'll help with preliminary spellchecking and grammar, and you can save and come back later. Once you've done that, make sure that the story is readable, as in that here're not too many obvious grammatical mistakes that you can pick out at a glance. Next, step away from the computer and take a break --maybe even half a day. Then, come back and revise it. A common mistake is to proofread and revise in the heat of the moment or when you're tired right after finishing. What you want is to come back later and be able to review your own work critically and say, "Yes, this is up to my standard. I want to post this." If you do it straight away, your prior excitement will lead to bias and you thinking that this is the best piece of work you've ever written. Obviously you won't create a masterpiece on your first try, unless you're Robert A. Heinlein of course (Haven't read his yet, but Asimov recommends him), so revise, revise, revise!

Anyway, once you're done revising, and for the best quality work you'll be doing this a lot, then you can post it. To do this, simply click on the new thread button, choose a prefix and a title, and copy and paste the fic from a word processing program. Now here're some important warnings. Do not format the body of the text with vibrant colours and or decorative fonts, do not change the text size, and do not align the text to the middle or right --always left-align. This makes your fic readable and doesn't make your readers want to gouge their eyes out. Next, and this is another important bit, double space your lines. For some reason, Vbulletin forums don't understand the concept of pressing the enter key once, and so normal text from a word processor often lose their line breaks.

Finally, click post and wait for a review. The F&W is a bit dead in terms of reviews at the moment (because of the contest), but it'll liven up in a while, hopefully.

Hope this helps and don't be nervous. We're here to help. =)

EDIT: Damnit, Marcin. xD Ninja'd.
 

Moltres Rider

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I have a question, I proofread and corrected my mistakes... then I uploaded it, then I find 2 more later (after printing it out)(my sis noticed one) after I uploaded it how do I go about replacing the original .txt file with the corrected one?
 

Nam

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Hey, I have an unfinished Fanfic I would like to post, but I have some doubts. I don't know whether I can post it in these conditions:

1) It only has 1 complete chapter.
2) I don't plan on continuing it.
3) It has inappropriate language; which, I personally consider to be mild. Such as
Spoiler:
DO NOT CLICK SPOILER UNLESS YOU READ THE REST!

The reason why I want to post this is because even though I don't plan on finishing it, I think it's pretty good, and I'd like some feedback and opinions. I assure you I don't discribe anything inappropriate, other than said in spoiler. The rest is mere speculation from the reader...
 

JX Valentine

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If it's actually a one-shot (as in, the entire story is contained in that single chapter, but it has the feeling of being unfinished), then sure, nothing wrong with posting that.

If you actually mean that it's written as if it's going to be a first chapter... then, uh, sure, that'd be okay too. I mean, in terms of a general writing forum. Lots of people only post a few chapters; the only difference between what you're doing and what they're doing is that you come right out and say, "Okay, guys, I'm not actually continuing this, but here you go." Besides that, you've got the point of a writing community in the first place. You're posting for feedback, so yeah, rock on.

Content I'm leaving up to the mods. I mean, it'd depend on what you mean by reader speculation, especially with that spoiler. Strong hints of sex, maybe? Because if it's just using those words/if it's not actually adult lit (i.e., porn), then I know a number of readers would be A-OK with that.
 

JX Valentine

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Well, there's definitely no sex in it. Perhaps you'd like me to send it to you so you can understand exactly?

Well, since I'm not actually a mod (and can only tell you what will and won't float in a writing community in general), it's probably a better idea to send it to the real mods to see if it's not crossing any lines for PC specifically. You can drop a note to Astinus or bobandbill in that case.
 

bobandbill

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Well, since I'm not actually a mod (and can only tell you what will and won't float in a writing community in general), it's probably a better idea to send it to the real mods to see if it's not crossing any lines for PC specifically. You can drop a note to Astinus or bobandbill in that case.
Yeah, just PM it to either of us.
 

Tarranium

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I just want to clear something out here.
I have a Digimon fanfic that I'd like to upload but I have 11 long chapters so is it okay if each chapter is it's own thread? Or do I have to just continue posting it to the same thread?
 

JX Valentine

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I just want to clear something out here.
I have a Digimon fanfic that I'd like to upload but I have 11 long chapters so is it okay if each chapter is it's own thread? Or do I have to just continue posting it to the same thread?

When posting a fic to a forum -- any forum -- you should put all of the chapters for the same fic in the same thread. Look at the other long fics on this forum for a template. This is for courtesy more than anything else; posting each chapter in a different thread not only forces readers to wade through all of your stuff to find someone else's but also wade through everyone else's and your other chapters to find, say, chapter five.
 

Tarranium

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When posting a fic to a forum -- any forum -- you should put all of the chapters for the same fic in the same thread. Look at the other long fics on this forum for a template. This is for courtesy more than anything else; posting each chapter in a different thread not only forces readers to wade through all of your stuff to find someone else's but also wade through everyone else's and your other chapters to find, say, chapter five.


Alright thanks, just making sure.
 
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