Welcome to the first edition of the Carry On WIP Adoption Fest! You can find more info about the general concept HERE.
Participation is open to anyone, regardless of age or experience. However, we must ask that minors do not submit or claim any NSFW WIPs.
If you want to donate a WIP:
Submissions must be incomplete.
Submissions cannot have already been posted online (WIP/Six Sentence Sunday Tumblr teasers are OK).
Collaboration with the adopter is welcome, but please remember: by giving up your story you relinquish all control over its final form. Trust your adopter; it’s their baby now.
There is no hard limit on how many WIPs you can submit, but please use your best discretion when submitting multiple ones; if we have too many submissions, some of your pieces may not be adopted.
You can ask to remain anonymous.
Fics must be between 500 and 3,000 words.
Art must have a clear enough vision that someone can start from where you’ve left off. It can be a rough sketch or linework already in progress, but keep in mind that the latter might require the adopter to redo the whole piece in their own style.
If you want to adopt a WIP:
You cannot substantially change the original work. This is not a remix, but a way to finish a piece someone else started. It’s okay to modify minor details to adapt the piece to your style (writers can fix grammar and spelling, artists might have to use the WIP as a reference to draw in their own style), but you should be faithful to what the original creator had already made. Use your best judgement here, or ask the mods if you’re unsure.
Collaboration is welcome! If your donor has indicated that they are open to discussions about the WIP, proceed with our blessing. We do ask that you treat each other with kindness and respect. Please notify the mods if behaviour becomes troubling.
Feb 28th-Mar 11th = submitting WIPs
Mar 20th = assignments sent out
Mar 21st-27th = potential second claiming round
April 9th-10th = check-in to make sure everything’s okay
April 25th-May 1st = window for posting
Between February 28th and March 11th, anyone will be able to submit their WIPs in the Google Form we will link on this blog. You can submit as many WIPs as you want (within reason), and you don’t have to claim one of the other WIPs in exchange. One can submit a WIP and forget about this fest forever, or submit nothing and then sign up as a writer/artist.
Once the submission period is over – we will not be accepting late submissions – we will put all the WIP summaries and descriptions in a spreadsheet, and we’ll post the link to it on this blog on March 14th. You will have four days to claim the WIPs, which will then be assigned according to preferences on March 20th.
We will then have another claiming round for unclaimed WIPs, hoping to have all the assignments out by March 27th.
Posting week is from April 25th to May 1st.
For writers: you will have to submit
a summary of your WIP (max. 100 words) that will be put in a spreadsheet for claiming;
rating of the fic as you imagined it;
content warnings (AO3-compliant);
any tags you’d like to include; and
link to a Google Doc containing between 500 and 3k words of your WIP, and (optional) a not too detailed outline of the rest of the fic.
For artists: you will have to submit
a description of your piece (style, subject, character(s), level of completeness…) that will be put in a spreadsheet for claiming;
rating of the art (SFW or NSFW);
tags you’d include if you posted it on AO3;
a sketch of your drawing, shared via link or via email (you will find more on the submission form), and (optional) notes on what you had in mind for the final piece if it’s not clear from the sketch description.
CLAIMING AND ASSIGNMENTS.
Claiming a WIP means you sign up for the fest.
You will be asked to fill out a form listing at least 3 WIPs you’re interested in, in order of preference.
You can sign up as a writer, an artist, or both. You will also be asked if you want to participate in a second claiming round (we will try to have all the WIPs claimed), or if you’d like to receive a randomly assigned WIP. (I think some people would like the challenge.)
After the claiming period is over, we will assign WIPs to people according to their preferences. If some WIPs didn’t get assigned to anyone we will have a second claiming round.
You will not be assigned a date to post – just do it within the April 25th-May 1st week.
We won’t allow unfinished fics/artwork. The point of this fest is to eliminate WIPs, so everything needs to be finished and posted by May 1st. Since the stress level of this event should be low, if you need more time to finish (up to 10 additional days) just contact us.
You can post on AO3 (we will create a collection, more info closer to posting week) or on Tumblr (where we will create a masterpost once the event is over). If you know who the original creator is, you might consider gifting your work to them.
If you need to drop out or you are not able to complete your work in time, there will be no judgement. We know life can get in the way of creativity. Just please contact us as soon as possible!
There are no limits in length of the fic or complexity of the artwork, but please consider your limits and the time you have available.
This is not a secret prompt fest. Unless the original creator asked to remain anonymous, you’ll know whose WIP you’re continuing. Which also means you can promote your fic however you want – if you do it on Tumblr, tag us and use the hashtag #wipadoption and we will try to reblog everything!
You can contact us on this blog (via asks or DMs) or sending an email to [email protected].
We hope you’ll have fun <3
The mods, @facewithoutheart and @martsonmars.
