#plpask

[phandomlittlepop]

Hey, sorry if this was addressed somewhere, I may have missed it. Is smut ok? are there any limitations on what we can write about?

you can write about anything you want! :)

-cecily

[phandomlittlepop]

hey, are you going to post the submissions..?

not exactly. we’re using the link in the submissions to reblog the fics from the drabblers, but we never actually post the submission link

-bethany

[phandomlittlepop]

hello! does the maximum word count have to absolutely be stopped at 1,000? my fic is currently at 1,018 and complete

short answer: yes, your story should be stopped at 1000 words.

longer answer: there are really only two rules in the plp. 1) write a story about primarily dan and phil and 2) keep it below 1000 words. 

now, the majority of writers who’ve done longer pieces in the past are going to struggle with that limit. it’s difficult to come from a mindset of writing as many words as you want or even aiming for a high word count (like in the pbb) and then suddenly having to reverse that. but that’s kind of the fun of the plp - teaching yourself how to get your point across and tell your story in less words rather than more. 

so the first thing that you can do is to talk with your beta. can they find any areas you could cut or reword to eliminate the last 18 words? maybe some description you could do without? dialogue tags you can drop? it’s usually not too difficult to cut 20-50 words from a drabble if you’re careful and focus on what really needs to be there to make the story make sense. sometimes it actually gets better when you’re forced to be more concise!

however, all this being said, this limit is meant as a challenge for you, not an inflexible requirement. as mods, we’re not going to disqualify anyone if their fic is 1,008 words or whatever. honestly, we’re not even going to check them (unless it’s extremely obvious... like a 7k fic or something ridiculous). if you say it’s 1000, we’ll take your word for it. if you say “sorry but it’s 1,027″, we’ll reblog it anyway bc we’re pretty chill here. you’re only competing against yourself.

hope that helped. let me know if you have any questions!

-bethany

[phandomlittlepop]

hey I would rly rly like to sign up but it says closed.:((

that’s definitely not true!

link to drabble sign up form

link to doodler/beta sign up form

-cecily

[phandomlittlepop]

when will the teams be announced?

december 23!

-cecily

[phandomlittlepop]

So when I signed up I didn't think there would be any trigger warnings but I've written a slight mention of alcohol in the fic and idk what to do

don’t worry i’ll just add it on our sheet, no problem! tho i can see that you brought your own beta and doodler, so it doesn’t really matter. you just have to make sure changes that include warnings is okay with the rest of your team! (also important to remember once we start the event) and then of course remember to add it when you post the thing

to the rest of you: if you add anything that might need a warning to your drabble, tell us and we’ll add it to the sheet. just make sure your team mates are okay with it!

-cecily

[phandomlittlepop]

Hi I signed up to be a drabbler and I saw that you accept music playlists also as doodles. When we submit our Fic would I also be able to include if I decided to create one my personal music playlist that I listened to while writing it?

of course! you’re allowed to make your own art to your own fic, just remember to include your team artists art :D

-cecily^^

[phandomlittlepop]

I'm confused, do the drabbles have to have something to do with stranger things?

dear lord no... we just need some kind of theme to make the blog look cool and so i can make cool promo! 

stranger things just seemed like the thing that was going on atm (last time it was potatoes. though im a little disappointed we didn’t get any potato fics)

-cecily^^