The Big Bang Job - Leverage Big Bang Challenge

Before going into the details of how to submit your drafts, firstly I have to say a big thank you to you all. All but 4 authors have been in touch to let me know how they're doing, and considering that's out of 28, it is all kinds of amazing.

Anyone who is struggling, or thinks they might need a little bit of an extension, please let me know. I promise I don't bite, and extensions can be given if required, just give me a poke and I will get back to you ASAP.

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OK folks, now to the admin side of this post, there's a week left until the rough draft deadline (26th February), so it's time to let you know how to submit your drafts.

Please email your drafts, as doc, rtf or text format to - leverage.bb.mods@googlemail.com

In the subject line of your email should look something like this:
, , rough draft

In the body of the email please list your word count, and confirm that you have had contact with your artist. And that's all we need :)

For those of you wondering, we will not be looking at your drafts. The only reason we ask for you to send them to us is so that we know that you are close to finishing, and that you will reach word count.

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I look forward to seeing all those drafts roll in over the next week :)

The Big Bang Job Mod / Weaselett

So, we have more art than we have writers - so this is the official post asking for additional writers.

If you didn't get a chance to sign up before the writers sign ups closed - or hesitated to sign up because you weren't sure if there would be anything that interested you - this is your chance to take part.

The writers FAQ can be found here and should answer any questions you have on how this big bang is working.

Just drop a comment on this post, or dm me, expressing your interest in being involved. You can ask what art there is, and I'll give you a summary - then if there's something that piques your interest, I'll give you access to the posts on the support comm omgleveragebb.

Comments are screened to this post.

Every single artist who signed up has submitted art - thank you all you amazing artists!

Writers sign ups are now officially closed as well - and the time approaches for you writers to do your bit ;)

Now, in a few days, the art claiming post will go live over at omgleveragebb - so all of you writers who have signed up to claim art, make sure that you have accepted the invite to the support comm (there are a few outstanding - both artists and writers).

There's a lot of amazing art of you guys to choose from.

The page-a-mod post is still active and there for you all to use.

Also, for anyone who missed the artists sign ups - you can drop a comment on the page a mod post and we'll see what we can do (this is as the sign ups were only open for a short period).

I hope all is going well for you artists (we've had one submission already - which is amazing ;))

And, for those of you who want to do some pimping of the Reverse Big Bang:

There's this banner made by the lovely denig37



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Or you can use the full details pimp:

<center> <table width="300" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> The 2011-12 Reverse Big Bang has begun at <lj site="livejournal.com" user="thebigbangjob">. A reverse big bang, is when artists make their art first, and the writers then claim the art as a prompt for their stories. The minimum word count for the reverse big bang is 10,000 words - and the minimum for art is a single piece, sized at least 400x400. The writer sign ups for the reverse big bang are open <a href="http://thebigbangjob.livejournal.com/29482.html">here</a>, and will remain open until the 16th December. You can read the FAQ <a href="http://thebigbangjob.livejournal.com/29340.html">here</a>. The timeline for the Reverse Big Bang 2011/12: <b>Writer sign ups:</b> 18th November-16th December <b>Art due:</b> 16th December <b>Writer art claiming period:</b> 20th December 2011-8th January 2012 <b>Rough Draft deadline:</b> 26th February 2012 <b>Final Draft deadline:</b> 11th March 2012 <b>Posting period:</b> 16th-30th March 2012 <em>If you think you might be able to complete a piece of art, by the 16th December, but did not manage to sign up during the artists sign up period, you can drop the mods a line on <a href="http://thebigbangjob.livejournal.com/20620.html">this post</a> and we'll stick you on a list. Basically, this will mean that we will accept art from you, if you can get it in by the 16th December. </td></tr><a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=11k9x1e" target="_blank"><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/11k9x1e.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> </center>

What is a Reverse Big Bang?
Where, normally, the authors would sign up first and produce a draft, which an artist would then claim the draft and make art for it. For a reverse big bang, the artist make art, which is then claimed by an author, who uses the art as the prompt for their story.
So basically, a Reverse Big Bang is exactly what it says on the tin - a reverse of a big bang ;)
( writers )

If you have any questions, whether it be something that isn't covered by this FAQ, something you want clarified, or just something you want to know, feel free to comment on this post, email us, or use the page-a-mod post (comments on that post are screened). We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.

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Sign ups are now closed.


Reverse Big Bang rules for artists (2011/12):
1. You must create a minimum of one piece of art (minimum size 400x400).
2. The art must not be posted/published publicly anywhere else before your assigned posting date.
3. You must have read the Artist FAQ, and be satisfied that you will be able to meet the requirements.
4. To be a part of this year's reverse big bang you must sign up before the end of the sign up period (18th November 2011).
5. You will inform the mods if you are unable to finish the big bang ASAP.


Please use the following form when signing up:
<strong>LJ name:</strong> <strong>Contact information:</strong> (you can pm this, but we need to have a way to contact you) <strong>Confirm you have read and understand the requirements:</strong> <strong>What kind of art will you be making?</strong> <strong>Do you plan to make more than one piece/set of art?</strong> <strong>Anything else?</strong>

Example:
LJ name: weaselett
Contact information: will pm mods with email
Confirm you have read and understand the requirements: Yes
What kind of art will you be making? Manips
Do you plan to make more than one piece/set of art? Nope - one is plenty of work for me to do ;)
Anything else? May be a crossover piece of crazy - or might be a strange blend....


Thanks for sighing up, we hope you have fun :)