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Hometown Fic Challenge
So I am announcing my very first fic challenge/ficathon -- the "Hometown Challenge."

The concept is this simple: You write a story with Buffy- or Angelverse characters, set wherever you live. (Or in your college town, or in the city where you grew up; a place important to you, anyhow.) The story can be an AU, or futurefic/pastfic, or whatever genre works for you. All pairings and ratings are accepted and encouraged. (Also, signups to write about L.A. are perfectly fine.)

One slightly different element: This is two challenges in one. The first is an open challenge, with no assignments given. If you do this, you can write whatever type of story you want.

But if you feel you work better with a prompt, make a request and I will match you with someone else who made one.

Signups end May 19, three weeks from now. The completed stories, which should be at least 1,200 words, are due Sunday, June 20.

Please sign up by commenting to this post. If you don't want a request, just write down your name, email, and the place you think you'll write about. (It's okay if this changes once you start writing, this is just to give me an idea.) Fill out everything else if you're asking for an assignment.

And have fun.

LJ name:
Email:
Place you plan to write about:

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing:
One other thing you want:
One thing you don't want:
Your current spoilage level:
Will you do a backup fic if needed?:



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[info]voleuse
2004-04-21 03:00 pm UTC (link)
This is a fun challenge. Thanks for thinking it up!

LJ name: [info]voleuse
Email: ToTheCavern @ yahoo.com
Place you plan to write about: Riverside, CA, USA

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing: Faith and Giles
One other thing you want: Post-Chosen
One thing you don't want: Out-and-out smut
Your current spoilage level: Up to present
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: Probably not.

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-21 03:03 pm UTC (link)
Cool -- the first request, and it sounds like a good one. Thanks for signing up!

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[info]nwhepcat
2004-04-21 03:12 pm UTC (link)
This is very dangerous. I started a fic set in the nearest big town to me, and it's closing in on TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PAGES. With no end in sight.

But dangerous in the cool way that cool things are dangerous!

Neat that you don't require a request -- I don't sign up for as many ficathons as I would because I can never think of a request!

So me, nwhepcat
nwhepcat@yahoo.com
New York City

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[info]miggy
2004-04-21 03:35 pm UTC (link)
I wanted to start a Buffyverse RPG, and based on the requirements of my plot, I had to set it either in Boise or Salt Lake. (Really; I needed the area to be geologically unstable, have a river or major body of water, sit near desert, and have been under a huge flood in the past.) So I went with Boise, since then I could pull on local landmarks.

It's been going on for a year and a half. We're about halfway done.

*weeps*

And [info]septembergrrl, lemmee think this over. I've signed up for a ton of ficathons, but this one looks fun. :)

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(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-04-23 08:30 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-04-23 08:28 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]nwhepcat, 2004-04-23 08:32 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]herself_nyc, 2004-04-26 04:12 pm UTC (Expand)

[info]doyle_sb4
2004-04-21 03:19 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: doyle_sb4
Email: doyle@exitseraphim.net
Place you plan to write about: Belfast, Northern Ireland

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing: Andrew
One other thing you want: humour
One thing you don't want: smut
Your current spoilage level: totally spoiled
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: sure!

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[info]jidabug
2004-04-21 03:57 pm UTC (link)
This sounds like such a nifty idea! And I'm with [info]nwhepcat in that I can never think of a request, either, so this is awesome.

LJ name: [info]jidabug
Email: lj@jidabug.com
Place you plan to write about: Portland, Oregon

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[info]fox1013
2004-04-21 04:44 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: [info]fox1013
Email: alexia@innergeekdom.net
Place you plan to write about: Bryn Mawr. Was there ever any doubt?


I think I'm doing just the first part and writing the rest off the cuff. But I will do a backup fic for you if needed!

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-23 08:33 am UTC (link)
Awesome. I've been wanting to see you fic Bryn Mawr more.

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[info]fallingfortruth
2004-04-21 05:26 pm UTC (link)


LJ name: [info]fallingfortruth
Email: mosrael (at) direcway.com
Place you plan to write about: Oahu. (Predominantly Wahiawah and the North Shore)

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing: Faith
One other thing you want: AU after season 5 of Buffy
One thing you don't want: Anything after s5 Buffy. Potentials? Aghhhhkpt.
Your current spoilage level: Totally. Want to mention the Winifred Burkel Memorial Dinner? Go for it. Extra bonus points if Faith thinks Illyria is hot. (God, now there's a pairing)
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: Probably not. I mean, how many pieces about sun drenched, perpetually soggy Hawai'i do you really need?

P.S. I am willing to beg for doylesb's request.

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[info]doyle_sb4
2004-04-21 05:40 pm UTC (link)
Yours is good too. I'm picturing Faith and Illyria in Belfast and grinning madly to myself.

Oh god, mine is going to end up being so offensive, because I'm going to play the 'I live here, I'm allowed to mock it' card. Especially since the due date's bang in the middle of the bloody Marching Season.

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(no subject) - [info]fallingfortruth, 2004-04-21 05:49 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]doyle_sb4, 2004-04-21 05:52 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]stumbelina, 2004-04-21 06:33 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-04-23 08:37 am UTC (Expand)

[info]cookie_dough101
2004-04-21 09:26 pm UTC (link)
I keep telling myself 'NO! You have too many commitments' but this one really caught my eye.

I think I'm going to stick with challenging myself because if I need longer or (god forbid), I have to drop out then I won't disappoint anyone.

LJ name: [info]cookie_dough101
Email: souls_destiny@hotmail.com
Place you plan to write about: Western Australia

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-23 08:39 am UTC (link)
Glad I could tempt you into signing up :-).

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[info]darling_effect
2004-04-22 11:49 am UTC (link)
LJ name: [info]darling_effect
Email: darling_effect (at) livejournal.com
Place you plan to write about: San Francisco

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing: Faith/Wes
One other thing you want: road trip, bad motels
One thing you don't want: I'd rather not write the Scoobies. I'm more comfortable in the ATS-verse.
Your current spoilage level: current
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: don't have time, sorry

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-23 08:41 am UTC (link)
Thanks for signing up! I'll make sure you get an AtS assignment if at all possible.

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(no subject) - [info]darling_effect, 2004-05-06 11:55 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-05-09 07:48 am UTC (Expand)
OK, let's try this again. - [info]darling_effect, 2004-05-16 12:29 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: OK, let's try this again. - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-05-19 04:10 am UTC (Expand)

[info]rhipowered
2004-04-24 09:14 am UTC (link)
Hi there. Just wondered if I could take this idea and make it multi-fandom. You'd definitely be credited for the concept. Thanks!

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-25 05:15 am UTC (link)
Hi! Feel free to borrow the concept and change it as you see fit. Credit is nice, and I would love it if you'd link to this post when you start your signups, so people who have B/A ideas will sign up with me.

Thanks for asking.

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[info]riverkwago
2004-04-25 08:48 am UTC (link)
LJ name: [info]riverkwago
e-mail: slurping_ramen@hotmail.com
place: Negros Occidental, Philippines
character: Spike
...still not too sure about the How, the Why, or the When, but I hope I finish it on time and it doesn't spill over into Gratuitous Masturbation! *crosses fingers and shuts eyes*

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-26 05:56 am UTC (link)
Thanks for signing up!

(JUst to make sure I understand this -- you're saying you're going to write about Spike, in the Phillipines, right? Not asking for an assignment?)

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(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-04-27 07:15 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]riverkwago, 2004-04-28 05:40 am UTC (Expand)

[info]azarsuerte
2004-04-25 01:36 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: [info]azarsuerte
Email: azarsuerte@hotmail.com
Place you plan to write about: San Diego, CA (I live in LA now...but that would just be a *regular* Angel fic ;-) )

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing:
Wes
One other thing you want:
One thing you don't want: slash--there's only a few pairings I can write, and Wes isn't involved in any of them :-o
Your current spoilage level: Spoiler-free for any Angel eps that haven't aired in the US
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: Sure

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-26 06:01 am UTC (link)
Thanks for signing up!

One thing I'm confused about -- are you saying you will write a Wes story, or requesting one? It's fine either way, I just need to be sure.

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(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-05-03 07:19 am UTC (Expand)

[info]thecomingnight
2004-04-26 11:37 am UTC (link)
I have a question, now. Can we do like. A Past Slayer type story? Like say in the vein of Tales of the Slayer? Or does it have to have characters from BTVS/ATS?

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-26 12:20 pm UTC (link)
Good question! I have noproblem with people writing Tale of the Slayers-type stories, if that's what works best with your setting.

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[info]wardrobewitch
2004-04-26 01:56 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: [info]wardrobewitch
Email: wardrobewitch@tesco.net
Place you plan to write about: Belfast, Northern Ireland

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-26 03:44 pm UTC (link)
Cool, two Belfast fics! Thanks for signing up.

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(no subject) - [info]septembergrrl, 2004-05-03 07:18 am UTC (Expand)

[info]unsated
2004-04-26 04:17 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: unsated
Email: john@scathing.net
Place you plan to write about: faith/dawn

****OPTIONAL****

Character or pairing: faith
One other thing you want: angst please
One thing you don't want: cuteness
Your current spoilage level: I know all
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: Not this time, this is my first ficathon.

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-27 07:15 am UTC (link)
Thanks for signing up! Is faith/dawn your request, or just faith? Also, I'd like to know where you plan to set your fic.

Have fun!

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[info]hallucinogenia
2004-04-30 04:30 am UTC (link)
No, I can't do this. Oh, but I want to. No. Yes. Oh, go on then, I'll give it a go.

LJ name: hallucinogenia
Email: fluffypuppyx@hotmail.com
Place you plan to write about: Huddersfield, England. May change to Durham, England at some point.

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-04-30 06:12 am UTC (link)
I'm glad the indecision ended in favor of signing up. Look forward to the fic!

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[info]dodyskin
2004-05-02 07:16 am UTC (link)
LJ name:dodyskin
Email:dodyskin@uboot.com
Place you plan to write about: Manchester, England

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing:Spike/almost anyone
One other thing you want:a clue
One thing you don't want: Dawn (nyeh nyeh want nyeh nyeh need)
Your current spoilage level:last aired Angel
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: um, so new I'm still shiny, I'll do owt.

[jumps up and down] it's all so exciting [turns ankle and falls on arse]

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-02 01:11 pm UTC (link)
You're cute :-). Thanks for signing up!

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[info]cornerofmadness
2004-05-03 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Okay I can do this because I planned on doing this exact thing for a birthday fic for someone. This will insure I actually finish it. I like the open endedness. I'll just stick with the first part since I don't need the added challenge. Way too many other ficathons to deal with right now. Eep.

LJ Name - Cornerofmadness
Email - connorswhip@yahoo.com
Place I Plan to Write about - Cassadaga FL

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-04 10:24 am UTC (link)
Great, thanks for signing up!

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[info]writerpuppy
2004-05-05 05:12 am UTC (link)
LJ name: writerpuppy
Email: writerlady@mailpuppy.com
Place you plan to write about: Macon, GA

****OPTIONAL****
Character or pairing: Spike/Dru
One other thing you want: Harmony
One thing you don't want: soul angst
Your current spoilage level: current, but I wish I weren't
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: certainly

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-06 06:09 am UTC (link)
Sounds great, thanks for signing up!

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I'll play!
[info]evil_little_dog
2004-05-06 05:42 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: evil_little_dog

Email: belvederegtx67@yahoo.com

Place you plan to write about: Cassadaga, FL - or St. Augustine, FL

* * *
This looks like too much fun. Gleep!

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Re: I'll play!
[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-09 07:52 am UTC (link)
Sounds great, thanks for signing up!

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[info]colin_chaotic
2004-05-06 06:05 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: colin_chaotic
Email: Leeveesama@hotmail.com
Place you plan to write about: Aurora, Colorado

Character or pairing: Jonathan
One other thing you want: An argument of sporks vs. foons.
One thing you don't want: smut
Your current spoilage level: Through the latest Angel eps.
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: No, sorry.

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-09 07:53 am UTC (link)
I love Jonathan! Thanks for signing up.

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[info]aaronlisa
2004-05-07 01:49 pm UTC (link)
LJ name: aaronlisa
Email: valamaura7@yahoo.ca
Place you plan to write about: Vancouver//lower mainland.

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-09 08:11 am UTC (link)
Excellent. Thanks for signing up!

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[info]apostrophet
2004-05-07 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Okay, so I've never done a ficathon before, and I've never written in the BtVS-verse before either, but I'm all about a low-pressure ficathon where I won't feel like I'll disappoint someone if it totally sucks. So I'm in, because there's nothing more I love talking about than where I live.

LJ name: [info]apostrophet
Email: intheoffing AT yahoo dot com
Place you plan to write about: Tucson, Arizona

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-09 08:24 am UTC (link)
Excellent! Thanks for signing up.

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Can we write as a team? :)
[info]sk8eeyore
2004-05-11 04:22 pm UTC (link)
LJ names: [info]sk8eeyore and [info]rilkeanheart
Emails: spatters@hollins.edu and comarade3@hotmail.com
Place you plan to write about: Hollins University (all-women's college in Roanoke, VA)

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Re: Can we write as a team? :)
[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-11 05:29 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for signing up! Team writing is absolutely fine.

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[info]mearagrrl
2004-05-18 05:55 pm UTC (link)
OK, this is the first fic challenge I've ever signed up for, but I feel inspired by some true events, so...

LJ name: mearagrrl
Email: mearagirl at yahoo
Place you plan to write about: Indianapolis, IN

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[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-19 04:53 am UTC (link)
Awesome, I'm so happy you're writing for me!

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ok...
[info]stumbelina
2004-05-19 04:18 am UTC (link)
I Ummm-ed and Ahh-ed about this as I am a first time writer - signed up for one other ficathon, but that will not happen for ages.

LJ name: Stumbelina
Email: Stumbelina AT solardip DOT com
Place you plan to write about: Glasgow, Scotland or a Scottish Island dependant on the request.

****OPTIONAL****

Character or pairing: Faith and/or Wes.
One other thing you want: Domestic detail, meaning mundane local colour - supermarkets or buses or local TV, that sort of thing.
One thing you don't want: Shmoop.
Your current spoilage level: All aired. So that will be everything as of tomorrow. ::sniff::
Will you do a backup fic if needed?: Sorry, just doing this one will scare me enough.

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Re: ok...
[info]septembergrrl
2004-05-19 04:59 am UTC (link)
Awesome, thank you for signing up!

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