Rules for the Challenge

[AgoodWITCH]

Time frame: Beginning Monday, January 10th, 2011 and ending March
20th, 2011.

Goals:

1. To support fellow authors to develop, and complete, the ideas
and partially completed works that they have waiting in the wings
while they work on other things.


2. To begin the New Year resolved to cleaning the fic slate,
fulfilling obligations and clearing our minds for new ideas and
further productivity.


3. To learn, from other authors, how they deal with plot
development and writers block, and foster relationships with
others that are mutually beneficial.


Objectives:

1. To present the challenge group with the works you intend to
finish for the challenge. All stages of development are accepted, from
plot bunny to outlined ideas, to partially and even almost completed
works. While this challenge originated in the fandom, folks working on
original works of fiction are welcome.


2. Check in once a week by adding your progress to the group
spreadsheet. (Verification of progress will be explained below.)


3. Track progress both through word count, chapter and story
completion.


4. To offer fellow members advice and support through the challenge
group, helping with research tips, writer’s block fixes, etc.

Requirements:

1. Provide list of all WIPs to be considered in judging progress to
the group by emailing them to ffNYCh...@googlegroups.com, no later
that 1/10/11. (IE: If you submit a list of 20 WIPs, and yet what
you've finished is something not mentioned in that list, it doesn't
count. New works don't count towards winning the challenge.) This list
will be visible on the discussion part of the google group.


2. Enter progress into group database via gdocs. Progress will be
verified by publication on common sites such as FFN, Twilighted, TWCS,
ADF, etc, or by sending a gdoc to the challenge admins. (All gdocs
sent will be for verification purposes only, and will be visible only
to the three of us. Instructions for this will be listed on the blog)


3. Participate as much or as little as you want...if you have tips
on ways to beat writer’s block, or research ideas, music that keeps
you pumped and writing, or if you’d like to find someone to WC with so
you have accountability, let us know, this group is all about
empowering us to complete our fics and stay motivated, and that starts
with all of you!