#TF2018 hunhan selu twinflamed

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#TF2018: First Flame

Welcome to Twin Flamed, the newest hunhan ficfest bringing you more hunhan content through creative prompts! Just a disclaimer: mods can be lacking in some aspects as we are just new but let us grow and improve! And speaking of being new, there might be participants who can also be newbies in the ficfest scene. Let us help you with the terms and questions that you are asking yourself right now. Start~

THE FEST

1. How does TF work?

— Leave a prompt > Claim a prompt from the prompt archive > Write your entry > Submit your entry > All fics will be published > Have fun and meet new creatives at the Guess Who's and Reveals.

2. How do I join?

— Easy! Just follow TF on twitter, tumblr and AO3, all @twinflamedfest.

THE PROMPTING

3. How do I leave a prompt?

— A prompting form will be up on July 11, along with some guidelines and rules on prompting. Everything will be announced through Twitter and Tumblr so make sure you keep updated!

4. How many prompts can I send

— You can send as many as you want until our prompting period ends!

THE CLAIMING

5. How many prompts can I claim?

— You can claim one prompt at a time. Once you are finished with your first prompt and have submitted it to us, you can contact the mods and claim another even after the claiming period ends!

6. Do I need a LiveJournal/AO3 (archiveofourown) account to participate?

— You don't need a livejournal account because we will crosspost all fics to AO3. It's not required, however, we highly suggest you to create an AO3 account so that we can directly link your posted entry to your account after reveals! That way, you can edit your works. We recommend to make an account soon because it takes days for AO3 to send invites.

7. Can I change/drop my prompt after claiming?

— You can only change your prompt once. As for dropping a prompt, yes you can, but the mods would appreciate it if you don't, so please think twice before joining. We have set a date for when you can change or drop your prompt.

THE CHECK-INS PROCESS.

8. What are 1st/2nd/3rd check-ins?

— The check-ins is a process done by mods to check up on the participants' progress of their works. The duration is usually around 22-30 days depending on the mods. We set a certain amount for minimum words for every check-in. Of course, we try to set up a reasonable word count so that you won't feel rushed to finish your piece. The minimum word count increases per check-in.

9. How do the check-ins work?

— Basically we will announce the check-ins atleast two weeks before the check-in date. When the check-in day comes, you will submit to us your entry, finished or unfinished. Your work must meet the minimum word count for that check-in. We will email you within 24 hours (or less). After receiving our email, you can go ahead and continue with your prompt!

10. Is there a maximum word count?

— Nope! No maximum word count.

11. What is the minimum word count?

— Minimum word count for the FINAL submission is 2,000 words.

12. Can you please explain to me the ratings?

— G: For general audiences. Fic should not contain vulgar language, violence and adult themes.

— PG: Fic contains very minimal violence and mild vulgar language. Should not contain adult themes.

— PG-13: Fic can contain some violence and/or harsher sexually-derived/vulgar language. Minor mentions of/implied adult themes. For teenagers and up.

— R: Fic contains vulgar language, adult themes/materials, and/or non-explicit sexual themes and violence.

— NC-17: Fic contains all of the things mentioned above, even explicit sexual themes/violence.

13. How should I warn the reader about something that's included in my entry?

— Any triggering content requires a trigger warning at the header of the fic. More of this on the rules and guidelines below.

14. I don't think I can meet the deadline for (_______).

— Contact us by sending a DM to us on our twitter account asap and we will give you an extension!

If you have any more questions to ask, feel free to contact us!

Twitter: @twinflamedfest

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Curiouscat: @twinflamedfest

Let's kick off our first round! Here are some rules and guidelines for the first round.

RULES AND GUIDELINES

General

♥ This is a Sehun x Luhan ficfest, so the story must revolve around these two. As much as possible, minimize the side pairs so the spotlight would be on our lovely couple.

♥ We aim to make our fest a safe space for all hunhan/selu enthusiasts so please be respectful and kind to one another! We will not tolerate hate of any kind.

Prompting

♥ Twin Flamed is a prompt-based ficfest, meaning writers are only allowed to choose on the given prompts. There's no self-prompt. This ficfest is open for all types of prompts: fluffy, angst, tragedy, smut, alternate universes, you name it! There's no limit to giving prompts. Prompting will be done via Google Forms.

♥ Anyone can submit a prompt, you don't need to have an LJ/AO3/Tumblr account to do so. Prompt submission is anonymous.

♥ Please avoid sending vague prompts, but also avoid sending very detailed prompts either. It's great to leave some room of imagination for the author!

♥ As for sensitive topics, we will allow elements of rape/non-con, dubcon, underaged sex, pedophilia and incest. But we would like to advise the writers who will include these topics to be very careful and add the needed trigger warnings.

We only allowed this for the sole purpose of expressing one's creativity, however, we do not tolerate and condone such acts! Everyone, please be very careful and cautious (especially with the topic of rape/non-con).

♥ We have noticed that our posting period will most likely fall on the end of October. This means that you are allowed to send in Halloween prompts for our writers!

Claiming

♥ Participants can write two (2) or more prompts — as long as the prompts are unclaimed — but it is highly suggested that they finish their first chosen prompt before claiming a new one.

♥ The prompt claiming form will allow you to choose up to two (2) prompts — for backup.

♥ An email confirmation will be sent within 24 hours. After receiving our go signal, you may start writing your story.

♥ First check-in should have a minimum of 5 words. For the final submission, a minimum of 2 words.

♥ Put the appropriate trigger warnings/tags for stories that include Character Death, Gore, Suicide, Mental Illness, Self harm and Abuse.

♥ NO PLAGIARISM. Once caught, you will automatically be removed from the round.

♥ Once you're finished with your work, send it as an attachment to twinflamedfest@gmail.com.

FEST SCHEDULE

July 11: Start of prompting

July 25: End of prompting

July 27: Prompt archive up

July 28: Start of claiming

Aug 11: Beta readee sign-ups open

Aug 19: First check-in

Aug 29-31: Changing/dropping of prompts

Sept 2: End of claiming

Sept 15: Second check-in

Oct 7: Third check-in

Oct 20: Final submission

Oct 27: Posting starts

TBA: Posting ends

TBA: Guess Who

TBA: Reveals

• Tune in to our twitter account on JULY 11, 2018 for the start of our prompting period!

XOXO,

TF mods.

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Twin Flamed | a hunhan ficfest

Hello and welcome to Twin Flamed, a new hunhan ficfest!

First and foremost, we are very thankful for the positive response and display of support you sent us through our Twitter page! It truly warms our heart that there are still many of you that remember and cherish our star OTP, HunHan! We are very excited to host this and we hope you continue to support us as we kick off our first round!

Allow us to tell you more about Twin Flamed, what we hope and plan in the next few weeks!

What is 'Twin Flamed'?

— our fest name was coined from the terms "twin flames", a popular nickname/label among shippers for HUNHAN. Originally, we wanted to incorporate 'hunhan' or 'selu' in the name but felt that it was a common pattern amongst fests, and have therefore decided to use a term coined by shippers instead.

Goal?

— our goal is to garner more fanfictions for the hunhan shipdom as we have observed that we are lacking in that aspect. As of July 6, 2018, the 'hunhan' tag on Asianfanfics has 18,752 published stories. Lately, these stories have hunhan only as a side pairing. We feel that there are many great writers in the shipdom but there are various reasons why these people are lacking the push they need to create art with words. The admins point out that one of the major reasons could be that fans outside of the shipdom treat hunhan as a taboo, a name never to be mentioned, because to them they are a "dead" ship *snorts*.

— We'd like to create a community of sharing and creativity. We know, we know, it a sounds cheesy, but that's how dedicated we are to be a medium for amazing artists to produce quality content!

Are you affiliated with other hunhan/selu/member fests?

— The mods do not now personally the other admins of the other fests, but if it helps grow the hunhan community, we are there to support! The same goes for non-hunhan related fests (but expect us to hype stories with hunhan in it).

How many mods are running TF?

— two mods: ModChoco and ModTaro

Can I write my entry in another language?

— sorry, but we encourage everyone to write in english. If you feel that you are not confident in your english grammar, we will be opening beta reader sign-ups! Beta readers will hep you with your entry.

*If you have more questions regarding the fest, send them to our curiouscat (https://curiouscat.me/twinflamedfest) or DM us on our Twitter account @twinflamedfest. Make sure to follow us on Twitter to be updated about the fest schedule, beta reader sign-ups, and more!

Our fest will start very soon, so hold on to your seats! Joining this ficfest will require time out from your schedule or activities, so make sure you are 100% committed to finishing your entry! We highly encourage it 🙂

That's all for now! We hope for your continuous support throughout the fest!

— TF.