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jocks fan · 20d
this might be a silly question but what advise do you have for people who don't know anything about sports/how to write about sports, but are interested in writing about the universe and feel more confident about participating in this fest?
Hey!! Sorry for this late reply. Our advice is to just mention the sport and have it in the background and find a plot that revolves around the relationship of taekook than the sport. for example, the plot is taehyung suffered and injury and jungkook takes care of him. you don’t have to write about the sport! other ideas can be: something happens at a college party. maybe the characters go to a resort. a plot with a family issue during breaks where the characters don’t have to play. I believe there are many options not to write about the sport! What’s important is tk’s relationship 🥹💙 If your idea
deals with the sport, you can start the scenes after a game and just say “They lost” or “They win.” Good luck!!!
jocks fan · 1mo
People reccing fics from authors who dgaf about the fandom anymore while active present writers are struggling for recs and engagement
I suggest waking up every day and say one thing you’re grateful for and avoid using twitter too much. This place can really make you miserable.
jocks fan · 1mo
Can’t believe I just read a fic that you recommended only to find out it hadn’t been updated since 2023 😭😭😭😭😭 why would you do this to me 😭😭😭 I want moreeee
We support ongoing fics in this house!! You never know when the author might come back, how big a comment can impact them and make them feel supported, what things they’re going through. Please leave kudos and a comment on that fic if you can!! It can make a difference
jocks fan · 2mo
as a writer, will we have to tag the dynamics if we write a long plotted fic? (100k+ and maybe only 5k of smut) thank you
Hey!! No need to tag dynamics if hou don’t want to. It’s totally up to the writer 💙
jocks fan · 2mo
the graphics are always so good, do you guys only use canva?? its amazing and thats what (imo) brings more readers/participants because it catches the eye
Thank you so much!!! We use procreate only. I still haven’t learned how to use canva 🥹💙
jocks fan · 2mo
What type of incest is not allowed? All of them?
we do NOT allow blood related incest. by wikipedia, incest is: “Incest (/ˈɪnsɛst/ IN-sest) is sex between close relatives, for example a brother, sister, or parent.[1][2][3] This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by lineage.” so if the relationship is not blood related, then it’s allowed in our fest. Thank you for asking!
jocks fan · 2mo
i think people are missing that if they submit early, they won’t be revealed on the last day or something. they’ll still be revealed on the first or second or third day or whatever is closest (or the “correct” day) to their submission date. besides, people can change published dates, too. fests have been tweaking posting orders for years, it’s to help balance the reveals because you don’t want five fics that are 30k+ on the same day
Yes, in the end, lots of fics are reveal per day. Thank you for understanding our message and for sending your feedback!!!
jocks fan · 2mo
I think readers preference is more random and writers preference at least from those I’ve spoken to is submission order. I expect there might be a lot of drop outs or WIPs because people’s motivation to participate is gone. Also writers CAN sometimes gauge where they are when they submit based on the collection. A writer would know if they submitted a month after claiming and then when reveals come they get revealed in week 4…
I don’t know if you want to scare me or not with the part that a lot of writers will drop out, or that we will get more wips than complete fics (?) but if the final decision is to reveal fics in a random order and writers decide to leave us, then it’s their decision and I respect it. Even if we get 1 fic by the end, that is fine by me. I don’t want to make any writer feel bad or pressure them to join our fest. This is a loving space, no need to provoke fear or wish ill.
gwen · 2mo
hii don’t be too hard on yourself! it’s really fine. this is such a small thing in the grand scheme, and writers are allowed to feel upset sometimes. there’s no rulebook for being a fest mod, so it’s all a learning process for everyone. you’re doing a great job regardless 🫂 i hope everyone works together to reach a decision that helps our writing community grow and thrive!
Thank you so much!!
jocks fan · 2mo
I think that as a community we’re trying to get away from having our fics looked at only by tropes. tropes are often irrelevant in the grand scheme of things and people will not even click on them and give the fics a chance if it’s not a trope they’re initially into. not all of us are tropey writers.
Last season, the 4 tropes we had for the graphics were Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Strangers to Lovers and Exes to Lovers, and this season we will have them again. As you can see, those are basic tropes. Sorting the fics by tropes is just an idea. The most important thing in this debacle is the word count