Heliza Fic Exchange

Official tumblr for the Heliza fic exchange

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Hi, I'm curious about where assignments and prompts are on AO3. I'd like to try one, but I can't seem to find anything lol. Thank you for your time.

The exchange is long finished but you (or anyone else) are welcome to treat (that is. write extra fic/s for) the participants. You can browse all the participants’ signup prompts here:

 http://archiveofourown.org/collections/HelizaFicExchange/requests

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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tippy316: please check your email!

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All stories have been uploaded to the collection! \o/

You may still edit/make changes to your story from now until the reveal (Saturday 6pm EST). This is a great opportunity to do some fine-tuning (eg. checking presentation and spacing, making sure there are paragraph/line breaks etc). 

You will receive an email notification about your gift fic when the collection goes live.

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Posting Deadline in 4.5 hours!

Get those stories uploaded! 

The stories for the exchange do have to be complete, so if you're writing a unfinished chaptered story/work-in-progress (WIP), here's what you should do: Post the first chapter as a complete story (it must exceed 1,000 words) and then choose the option "This story is part of a series". Your recipient and other readers can then subscribe to the series for updates (and you can make the next installment the WIP).

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Reminder: the Posting Deadline is at Wednesday 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (US)

You'll need to have your fic uploaded by then!

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Posting your assignment to AO3 (tutorial for newbies)

Log into AO3.

Go to: archiveofourown.org/users/YourUsername/assignments It should display your assignment for the Heliza Fic Exchange.

Click the "Fulfill" option.

Now you include all the important information about your fic: ratings, warnings, relationships, characters, summary, author's notes, associations etc. Fill in the information fields for your fic.

Under the "Associations" section: For "Does this fulfill a challenge assignment?", make sure that you check the box that says "Heliza Fic Exchange (Selfie)" and it should have your recipient's name in brackets at the end. For the "Post to Collections/Challenges" field, manually type in HelizaFicExchange. (Press the comma key if the autocomplete dropdown menu won't go away.) For the "Gift this work to?" field, enter your recipient's name.

Select the "Rich Text" editor option (unless you have formatted your story in html, but I'm assuming not), then copy and paste your story from Word or your writing app.

After you've edited your formatting and you're happy with how everything looks, click "Preview" at the bottom.

You will then see a preview of how your story will look. If you want to go back and edit/change things, you can select the "Edit" option. Otherwise, you can "Post" if your story is completed and ready. If it's not yet finished, select "Save Without Posting" and you can come back and edit/post it later.

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Aside from the question about multi-chapter fics that you already answered, i have other things to ask. I received your email and i have my recipient name, how do i tag that person on Ao3? Also.. do i need to do all the prompts or just some of them. I'm okay with doing every one of them, but i was also planning on making a multi-chapter for one of the prompts and i needed more time for that particular fic. How do the tags work? Sorry for all the questions but it isn't explained.

You only need to write one of the prompts, although you can do more if you want to!

I'm currently working a step-by-step tutorial (with screenshots) on how to upload/post the story to AO3 for your recipients. Will post it soon.

In the meantime, I wish everyone good luck with writing. You can do it!

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Do the fics have to be one shots or can they be chaptered? Want to make sure before I start planning out a chaptered fic and realize I should just make it all one long fic instead ^^

It can be a one-shot or multi-chaptered, whatever you like, as long as you submit a finished story over the 1k word count before the posting deadline! :)

[henryandeliza]

Assignments for the Heliza Fic Exchange have gone out!

…one day ahead of schedule, more writing time for everybody ;D

Check your emails, guys!

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Heliza Fic Exchange: Beta Reader post

Are you are willing to help out and beta-read a Henry/Eliza story? (You do not need to be taking part in this exchange to help out.)

If so, please comment here to indicate your interest (and specify how you wish to be contacted-- tumblr ask, email etc) so people who need betas can enquire to you directly!

...Or perhaps you need a beta reader?

[henryandeliza]

Signups for the Heliza Fic Exchange close in 6 hours! 

[henryandeliza]

I have no AO3 account but would love to sign up for the fic exchange! Are you able to hook me up with an invite?

Yep, give me your email address so I can send it!

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rosewatchesthings I tried messaging you earlier but I don’t think your ask box is enabled! :/

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If you want to sign up for this fic exchange but don't have an AO3 account, let me know!

I have invites and will try to help you out.

[henryandeliza]

The Heliza Fic Exchange is a challenge in which everyone who signs up will both write and receive a 1,000+ word fic centred on Henry and Eliza’s relationship.

Signups are OPEN!

Before making a commitment, please ensure you read all of the information carefully (either here or here), so that you know what you’re getting into.

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Important Information about the Heliza Fic Exchange

The Heliza Fic Exchange is a challenge in which everyone who signs up will both write and receive a 1,000+ word fic centred on Henry and Eliza's relationship (be it romantic or platonic or something else-- eg. antagonistic-- as long as it's a relationship!)

Basically, you provide a minimum of four (4) fic ideas/prompts, and in turn, you will be assigned to write a 1,000+ word fanfic based on another participant's request.

-One sign-up per person, and you must have an AO3 account to participate. This exchange will be run on AO3-- all stories must be posted to the AO3 collection (but you may cross-post wherever you like, after reveals).

Important dates:

Sign-up opens: Mon 12 Jan 2015 5:00PM EST

Sign-up closes: Sat 17 Jan 2015 11:59PM EST

Assignments go out: Mon 19 Jan 2015

Posting deadline: Wed 11 Feb 2015 11:59PM EST 

Stories (and author) reveals: Sat 14 Feb 2015 6:00PM EST  

The exchange on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/HelizaFicExchange/profile

If you have any questions or problems, please contact [email protected], or message the official tumblr (if you need specific help, please send a non-anon ask): helizaficexchange.tumblr.com/ask

Rules:

You must write a Heliza-focused story using one of your recipient's prompts and the length has to be 1,000 words or greater. The story must be completed and posted to the Exchange's AO3 collection by the posting deadline (please do not upload placeholders or works in progress!), and it should be free of obvious spelling and grammatical errors (ie. be sure to run spellcheck and/or get it beta-read by a friend beforehand).

You must provide a minimum of four (4) prompts for your writer, free of "presumed DNWs" (see FAQs for more info).

You are free to interpret the prompts loosely/creatively, as long as you do so in good faith. Please ensure that you avoid incorporating any triggers or subject matter specified by the recipient as upsetting.

No character bashing, please.

FAQs:

What's with the "Valentine's Day" theme for this round? It's not really a theme-- it just happens to be name of this round because the timeline of this exchange (the story reveals) coincides with that date. You DO NOT have to prompt or write anything relating to Valentine's Day if you don't want to.

Is my recipient also my author? It is unlikely that your recipient will also be your assigned author, although it is possible. Please don't do anything that might reveal your identity to your recipient until Valentine's Day, after everyone has received their stories.

What am I committing to if I sign up? By signing up, you commit to writing a 1,000 word (minimum) story for your recipient based on their prompts/requests. You must post the completed story to the collection before the posting deadline (11 Feb). IMPORTANT: Please do not sign up unless you are confident you can meet the requirements of this exchange. This is a small fandom and we will end up with disappointed recipients if their authors have flaked out. When signing up, you will provide information about what you are requesting to read and what you are offering to write. Please ensure that you read the instructions provided carefully when the time comes.

What if I can't finish my assignment? How do I drop out?  You will need to default. You can do this by going to (archiveofourown.org/users/YourUsername/assignments) and clicking on the "Default" option button. If you need to do this, please do so ASAP to allow us to find a pinch-hitter so that your recipient won't be left empty-handed! Be aware that if your assigned author has defaulted too, your place on the pinch-hit list will simply be bumped down to a lower priority below the participants who have been defaulted on but have completed their assignments-- but there is still a good chance you will still receive a story. However, if you don't default and instead just let the deadline pass without posting a story (or if you post a placeholder/obvious fake), you will be banned from future exchanges. Also, mutant ghost tiger sharks will tear your flesh asunder and devour you whole.

Can I include other characters (eg. Charmonique, Saperstein, Bryn) in my story? Of course you may! But you must incorporate both Henry and Eliza, and the major focus of the story should be on their relationship.

Can I write Henry/Julia or Eliza/Freddy? The main requirement of this exchange is a story focused on Heliza, so please employ some common sense and good judgment in deciding what is appropriate. (For example, if the story briefly includes some Henry/Julia and Eliza/Freddy, with Henry and Eliza both pining for each other and endgame Heliza, you're probably fine. On the other hand, a story on Eliza/Freddy domestic fluff with only a couple of throwaway lines about Henry would very much be against the spirit of this exchange.) Obviously things won't be so black and white-- if in doubt, please err on the side of caution-- you probably shouldn't unless your recipient has specifically stated that they're open to reading those pairings. Also, no character bashing, please.

Do I really have to write the prompts my recipient requested? Yes, provided that it's not a "presumed DNW". But you are free to interpret the prompts loosely/creatively, as long as you do so in good faith. Please ensure that you avoid incorporating any triggers or subject matter specified by the recipient as upsetting.

What are these "presumed DNWs"? The following are automatically classified as universal "presumed Do Not Wants (DNWs)" for this exchange, for both readers and writers: -Rape/non-con -Major character death -Self-harm -Extreme depictions of violence, gore, torture -Incest -Underage sex -Infidelity/cheating or abusive relationships -Dubious consent -BDSM and/or extreme sexual kinks (vore, watersports, scat, bloodplay etc)

If you want to read/write any of the above "presumed DNWs", you must say so specifically in your signup (if requesting, you must provide at least four prompts without a presumed DNW). If you offered to write a presumed DNW that your recipient has not indicated they want to read, you cannot include that in your story for them. On the other hand, if you requested a presumed DNW, bear in mind that your author is under zero obligation to write that presumed DNW.