The Hannibal Big Bang

Welcome to the Hannibal Big Bang! This is a challenge community for anyone who creates for the Hannibal fandom. Authors, artists, graphic designers, fan-mixers, and many more are welcome to join in and collaborate during our community challenges. Follow and track the #hannibal big bang tag for information on current and upcoming challenges! Current challenge dates: August 1: writer sign-ups open August 14: writer sign ups close August 15: story summaries due August 15: artist and beta sign ups begin August 31: artist and beta sign ups close September 30: rough drafts due October 31: final pieces due November 1-14: stories and art are posted!

[hannibalbigbang]

Hi darlings!

So we wanted to make a post to give you guys an update on what's going on. I'm sure a lot of you are wondering if we're moving forward and if this is a dead Bang or not.

The good news is no, it's not dead! It got a little sick for a while, but it's in recovery!

Unfortunately life got a little intense and I had to really prioritize some things and decide what I was capable of putting on the back burner. The tricky thing about that internet is that it's this weird pretend land that only exists on a screen, and due to some weird anxiety problems I had to take a short break from anything that wasn't a real priority in my life.

But I'm okay! And I'm here! And I'm sorry!

The other dilemma is that we've had trouble with people backing out for life reasons (which I completely understand) or just not keeping in contact at all. So this is where you guys come in, and if we can get a quick response we can get back on track within the week. If you're still participating I need you to email me with what you signed up as (author, beta or artist) and (if you changed your username) what it was when you signed up. We're going to repost this with everyone tagged as well so hopefully this won't fly under anyone's radars.

Thanks for your patience and understanding guys. Life was a little hard for a few weeks but I'm happy to be back and hope you guys understand. Smooch!

[hannibalbigbang]

Alright guys I am currently sending out asks to authors I have not received any sort of story or message from, one last chance to get your story on the board! I'm writing up the list of teams as well, so that WILL be posted tomorrow morning so we can start the weekend knowing who we're working with!

[hannibalbigbang]

You guys are so wonderful, thanks for the feedback! I know it might be frustrating right now, to be honest some personal setbacks have made keeping organized really hard for me, and you guys continuing to be supportive makes everything a lot easier! It looks like almost everyone DOES want to know their teams, so I will post those tonight or tomorrow. I'll make sure to tag everyone in the posts so you know when they're up, too! Once those are posted I'll peek at a calendar to get the challenge dates fixes so artists have just as much time allowance as authors had.

Once again, your understanding over my scattered, easily distracted brain means the WORLD to me. You guys are truly the best!

[hannibalbigbang]

Alright guys I'd love a little feedback right now! So quite a few authors won't be able to complete their stories by the end of the bang, be it due to personal business to attend to, the length of the story, and plenty of other (totally valid) reasons. I'd really like to let the authors and betas get going though, I know they're itching! Usually in Bangs the artists don't know their authors, they just see the completed piece when their story is posted.

Here's my question: would you guys like to know who your artists are? Artists, would you like to work closer with your authors and betas? That was if the story is incomplete the artists can still hear the whole story, and ask any questions they may need to of their authors.

If you guys are keen I can post the "teams" (author, artist and beta working on a story together) by tonight or tomorrow. Just let me know!

[hannibalbigbang]

Hi! Thanks again for organizing everything! Quick question: Are betas supposed to have gotten more than the summary at this point?

You're welcome, thanks to YOU guys for understanding when I need a little extra time to get things organized! Betas will be getting the full stories VERY soon if they haven't yet. I know some authors already contacted their betas or vice versa, which is totally fine. If they haven't yet it'll happen within the next few days!

[hannibalbigbang]

Hi! Just verifying my story got to you okay! Cheers <3

It did in fact get in! Thanks so much darling <3 I'll post an update tonight on who I have and who I still need to I can start sending out to artists!

[hannibalbigbang]

Have the artists started working on their piece yet or are they waiting for the stories to be finished before they can start?

They start this week when I send their stories out :)

[hannibalbigbang]

Hey, i just wanted to check in on something- I know that some deadlines have been restructured and some other things have gone on. In the case of an author needing extra time, this also extends the artist deadline, right? I have my story summary, but I'd hate to work on my art without being able to read the rough draft and know what scene in particular i want to illustrate. Thanks in advance!

Artist deadlines will absolutely be extended too, don't worry <3 

[hannibalbigbang]

hello! I'm going to be away this weekend without internet, I wonder if it would be okay to submit my rough draft on Sunday 26th when I'm back home? :)

I'm sorry I'm just seeing this love! It's totally fine, I figured submissions would trickle in through the weekend.

[hannibalbigbang]

Getting ready to send my draft in - is there a specific format? This is probably outlined somewhere… But if we have a chunk written and notes, do we turn it all in? Or just an outline, or..? I'm so sorry, I just got back to my laptop and am panicking about deadline and doing it correctly lol

Hmm I don't think I outlined it. Please don't panic! As you can all tell I play it fast and loose, I don't want to freak anyone out with deadlines when this is all for fun LOL. Just copy and paste it into the email so I can forward it to the artist, with outlines for anything not written yet!

[hannibalbigbang]

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

The 25th has officially come and gone, now that midnight has passed the rough draft writing period is over! Authors, please send your rough drafts to fannibalbigbang(at)gmail(dot)com so I can get them to your authors.

Now is the time to begin work with your betas to perfect the story. Tomorrow I'll post some beta reading tips and tricks to help with the process.

I also just got a wave of questions that look like they may have been from a week or so ago, not sure what's up with the inbox but I'll have answers to all of those by tomorrow evening!

Love you kids, remember to hit me up for anything you need!

[hannibalbigbang]

...you didn't attend your own "chat party"

Yes, I'm aware. I'm...sorry if this bothers you? Haha. It was requested that we do one so people could hang out, but I wasn't able to attend because I wasn't feeling super well. I'm sorry!

[hannibalbigbang]

Chat party, chat chat party!

Lovely miss lemonscientist requested a chat party, and since I love her we're totally having one!

Click here to join!

[hannibalbigbang]

Okay here we go!

So I've taken everyone's thoughts into considerations. It looks like we range everywhere from people being done, to people having quite a bit done and the rest outlined. Pair that with me needing to repair some artists/authors/betas and I think the best thing to do is give it two weeks for authors to get as much as they can done.

THE NEW ROUGH DRAFT DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 25.

I know the artists are itching to get started, and I really appreciate your patience. Like I said, I want this to be completely enjoyable for everyone, and I think that's achievable if we don't make ourselves work with insane deadlines!

Feel free to submit any questions or concerns, I'm always around!

[hannibalbigbang]

Thanks for the response guys! I'm going to give it one more night to see if anyone has any input, and I'll have my decision by tomorrow <3

[hannibalbigbang]

Pssst let's go ahead and do a chat room tonight.

http://tinychat.com/thatviciousvixen

You know the drill: log in with your tumblr name, don't be jerks, let's have fun!

[hannibalbigbang]

So here's where we are;

First of all, don't worry. It's not like half of the participants dropped out, it's just a small handful scattered across all forms of participating. So there are still lots of stories, lots of artists, and lots of betas. Unfortunately when ONE person drops out we need to restructure so everyone gets the full experience. 

Also, from the looks of it quite a few authors are dealing with some real-life stuff that's making the deadline tricky for them. First and foremost, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN. It's not like this gets turned in for a grade, this is all for everyone's enjoyment. So I'm going to do what I can to KEEP it enjoyable for everyone, even if it means pushing the deadlines back.

You guys have been EXCELLENT through all of this, just tons and tons of fun to work with. This is my first go at modding something and I really appreciate you giving me a learning curve!

So here's what I need: I'd love some feedback from the authors on how much more time you need to finish rough drafts. Could you please message me here and give me an estimate? Then by tomorrow or Monday I can let everyone know what the new turn-in date is.

Thanks again to all of you, you're all champs!