#femslash big bang

[femslashbigbang]

HELLO ! It is finally time for sign ups for the Femslash Big Bang to Begin!!! We're finally back after a several year hiatus. :)

Please note this is for the YEAR challenge, monthly challenges will come up later :)

INFO:

Write 10k of fic or original writing OR create 2 pieces of art for the full challenge

Femslash ships to be the main pairing (others can be included as side/background)

Any fandom! Any Ship!

OCs, RPF + Crossovers all allowed

After signing up:

follow our blog for updates

Updates posted in the #ffbb2025 tag

Don’t forget to participate in the check-ins - these will be emailed to you / link posted in discord

read this how-to on posting fic for the final challenge

Schedule/Important Dates (full list version):

Sign-ups close on the 28th of February

Final Due Date for the Big Bang Challenge is August 30th, 2025

Monthly challenges (separate to the big bang) run from February to November (start on the 1st of the month, and end on the last day of the month).

Other links:

AO3 Collection (for past and future entries)

FAQ

We have a discord too! Links sent on request (send us an ask) or will be sent out after completing the sign up form

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[amtrak12]

It might not be a downside so much as Helena trying to keep thoughts of her impending betrayal away from Myka because I'm setting this in S2???? 👀

She fails, of course.

Artifact induced telepathy with a looming countdown to some terrible downside.... hmm....

[scionshtola]

sunday scaries are setting in (i had today off)

[horrorfilmlesbian]

just found out Naruto has aliens. they're SPACE POWER ninjas??? girl I thought it was just fantasy

[mushi-shield]

[femslashevents]

Wip big bang art claim is open!

...& many more! (These are just the screenshots of some femslash fics that haven't been claimed yet) Full List | Sign Up

[mirandyevents]

Hello and welcome, all 100 followers!

If you have any Mirandy or DWP related event going on, or multifandom events open to it, feel free to send the links our way to share them :)

& all Mirandy bloggers who aren't on the masterlist yet, reblog/reply to the post and you'll be added!

[wipbigbang]

The final round of art claims is open at @wipbigbang! We have all sorts of great stories left in multiple fandoms, and we'd love any type of fanart for them: traditional art, digital art, fanmixes, moodboards, fic covers/chapter headers...any kind of art you can imagine!

The synopses are located at https://wipbigbang.dreamwidth.org/173272.html

The form is located at https://forms.gle/yyxkCxyXJopMTyUs8.

The Last Binding (Freya Marske)

#151

Title: The New Blythe Traditions

Pairing/Characters: Maud Blythe & Robin Blythe, Robin Blythe/Edwin Courcey, Maud Blythe/Violet Debenham

Rating Teen | T

Warnings/Tags: No Warnings apply

discussions of period-typical homophobia

Summary: After the events of A Marvellous Light, Maud worries that her brother is not telling her something important. When she finally asks, she is surprised to learn about his relationship with Edwin. But she sets out to get to know the man her brother cares about. Upon her return from America, it is her turn to have a surprising conversation with her brother about her relationship and introduce both Robin and Edwin to Violet.

[chadsuke]

huh???? i've written the only two haku/temari fics on ao3????? how??? that should be a crime???

[mcytblrsource]

YEARLY MCYTBLR RECAP: 2024 EDITION

MCYTblr is a very large space if you see any missing events, exchange, or something else please send us an ask!

JANUARY

EVENTS:

FitPac Week Hermitcraft Rare Pair Week Wormman Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event MCYT T4T Week SpiderBit Week Treebark Title Swap MCYT Fanfiction Appreciation Week MCYT Physical Disability Week

ZINES AND MAPs:

Flamekeeper Zine Limited Life MAP Tribute to Jellie MAP

FEBRUARY

EVENTS:

MCYT Build Month Etoiles Week Fitpac Valentine's Drabble Fest Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Love Month Techza Week MCYT Yuri Week - Valentines Vylenix Week

GIFT EXCHANGES: (Based off of the beginning of posting period)

QSMP Secret Valentine QSMP Valentine's Gift Exchange MCYT Valentines MCYT Dead Dove Kink Meme Driving After Dark 2

ZINES AND MAPs:

Empires Rainbow Zine Convex Matryoshka MAP

MARCH

EVENTS:

QSMP Month Dream SMP Eras Event SMPLIVE Bingo Shubble Support Day QSMP Language Day Decked Out 2 Writing Challenge Week MCYT Aro Week Skizzleman Week SpiderBit Week Vitalasubzam Week Grumbo Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Themes Month MCYT Underdogs Event

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Recursive Dream SMP Rarepair Big Bang

ZINES AND MAPs:

Isla y Ovos Zine

APRIL

EVENTS:

Mumscarian Week The Bright Side of Life Series MCYT-Fem Slash Treebark Week Katecinda Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Angst Month

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Horror Gift Exchange

ZINES AND MAPs:

Hermitzine 8.5: April Fools edition The Minecraft Speedrunning Tarot Project Hermits Zine: Geminitay Edition Desert Duo Tongues and Teeth MAP

MAY

EVENTS:

Hermit-A-Day May HideDuo Kiss Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Duos Month! Fish Donna Week Hermitcraft Guess The Author QSMP AU Week

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Drabble Exchange

ZINES AND MAPs:

Hermit Coloring Book Mianite Zine

JUNE

EVENTS:

MCYT Omegaverse Month Voices For The Blade MCYT Trans Week Scarian Summer Smooch Fest MCYT Subversion Week Niki Nihachu Summer Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Pre-Canon Month

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Multilingual Big Bang

ZINES AND MAPs:

Boatem Village Zine Trafficzine Edition 5 Flowers in the Desert: A Desert Duo Zine

JULY

EVENTS:

MCYT Co-Create Event Gem Pearl Week MCYT Aspec Week Hot Scarian Summer RedScape Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Post-Canon Month fWhimmy Week HideDuo Week MCYTblr Fandom Crossover/AU event

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYTBLR AU Fest MCYT Fic Fight Driving After Dark 3 QSMP Big Bang

ZINES AND MAPs:

Petals of a Rose - Hideduo Zine Fairytales from the SMP: Volume II

AUGUST

EVENTS:

MCYT Musical Bingo Event QSMP Month(s) Hypnotizd ship week Skizz Week 2 FelPac week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Crack Month

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Summer of Yuri MCYT RPF KinkMeme

ZINES AND MAPs:

Chronicles: a QSMP Egg Zine MCYT Sapphic Zine Empiropedia Hotguy Comics Zine Hermitzine 9: H is for Hermitcraft Bread Hermitcraft MAP

SEPTEMBER

EVENTS:

MCYT Non-POV Event Your Cubito, Your Culture Event Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Places Month Sausage September

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYTblr Fluff Gift Exchange MCYT Jukebox Bonanza Event

ZINES AND MAPs:

Hermitcraft Season 9 Zine The Hermit Arcana The QSMP Story- Animation Collab

OCTOBER

EVENTS:

MCYT Aro Week 2 Weekly Hermitober + Life Series Spiderbit/Guapoduo Fluff or Fright Scarian Autumn Smooch Fest fWhimmy Week QSMP Halloween Fanworks Event Hideduo Trick or Treat Week ImpSkizztober GTWScartober2024 Rats SMPtober Hermittober Team Ranchers Week Weekly Hermittober Pisstober MCYT Femslash: Vampires VS Werewolves Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Limbo Month 7 Holy Nights of Jeremy

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Horror Gift Exchange 2 MCYT Yaoi Exchange MCYT Trick-Or-Treat MCYT Halloween Gift Exchange

NOVEMBER

EVENTS:

DoubleHearted-vember Sixteenth Day Event: Memory Month MCYT Fan Fundraiser: Art Showcase

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYT Prompt Exchange

ZINES AND MAPs:

The Reason is You Zine [SpiderBit]

DECEMBER

EVENTS:

QPR Kersuma Week Dream SMP Sixteenth Day Event: Festive Month Bedrock Bros Prompt Months MCYT Christmas Prompt List Shadowrot Week Fuga4 Week Zedaph Week Felps Weekend Event MCYT Advent Solstice Social Collaborative Fanwork Event

GIFT EXCHANGES:

MCYTblr Holiday Exchange Rivals Duo Holiday Gift Exchange MCSR Mini Gift Exchange MCSR Winter Big Bang MCYT Playwriting Festival

ZINES AND MAPs:

Treebark Zine Coloring with Hermits The Heart of the Ouroboros - LifeSteal Zine Views of Hermitcraft 2025 Calendar Moonrot-Pearleo Zine Hermit Heartthrobs 2025 Calendar Morning Star Zine Double-Hearted : DDVAU Holiday Zine

[femslashbigbang]

Hi All! Hope you've had a wonderful New Years! We're just about to start the official re-launch, so here's all the info on what's to come.

Sign ups for the 2025 Femslash Big Bang open January 12th, 2025 (7pm AEDT)

Rules:

Write 10k of fic OR create 2 pieces of art for the yearly challenge

1k of fic or 1 piece of art for the monthly challenges (optional, for those who want to do something shorter)

A femslash ship must be the main pairing (others can be included, but as side or background pairings)

Any fandom goes!

OFCs, RPF + Crossover all allowed

Can also be original works not just fic or fanart

If Entering:

follow our blog for updates

Updates posted in the #ffbb2025 tag

Don’t forget to participate in the check-ins

Emails to a form will be sent out to complete check ins, as well as a post on this blog.

read this how-to on posting fic for the final challenge

Schedule/Important Dates (full list version):

Sign-ups close on the 28th of February

Final Due Date for the Big Bang Challenge is August 30th, 2025

Monthly challenges (separate to the big bang) run from February to November (start on the 1st of the month, and end on the last day of the month).

Other links:

AO3 Collection (for past and future entries)

FAQ

We have a discord too! Please message for a link :)

[Sign Ups Open January 12th 2025 at 7pm AEDT]

[amtrak12]

After a conversation with a friend about this weird trend of fic readers who only want epic length fics (and also what seems to be a massive misunderstanding between parties on terms and their definitions), I went searching for the fandom sources I cut my teeth on. I don't have much bookmarked from those days anymore, but googling got me to this fiction length/terminology breakdown from a Livejournal blog. (Which also has good fandom definitions for other terms like A/N and fanon too, so if you're super new to fandom, go check that out.)

The definitions come from the publishing world (hence the page counts), but fandom and fanfic has always borrowed heavily from official publishing terminology. Flash fiction (aka, anything less than 1k words) is called a 'ficlet' within fandom. We call everything else a fic until it reaches the novella mark -- which may start at 20k words but as synecdochic breaks down on their Dreamwidth blog, there's a lot of overlap between short stories and novella word counts. Because, when you're not constrained by physical page counts, the real dividing line between short stories and novellas are the number of plots and themes you're using. (Seriously, go read their meta on this topic. It's fantastic!) Either way, once you're hitting tens of thousands of words, you're in longfic territory. And then if your fic is even longer than that -- 100k+ like shown in the screenshot above -- it's called an epic fic.

And these terms, longfic and epic, are important because they're used to differentiate these stories from the average fic. Because, at least in the 2000s up until the 2020s, the most common fic lengths you ran into were between 1k-20k words. "Fic" made the reader assume only a few thousand words at most. It's only when you changed the term to drabble or ficlet or longfic that they would realize 'oh this is going to be shorter or longer than normal'.

I don't really understand why that baseline assumption has changed amongst the newer demographics (and maybe amongst some long-running fandom members too?). I've seen a lot of theories and 'tiktokification' complaints, but I honestly don't know what's true. And I don't want to start a fight or even try to change anyone's minds if they are dead set against reading short story length fics. You can do what you want!

Just maybe shift your attitude about it a little bit? Remember that it's a personal preference the same way tropes are, and that one story length isn't better than another. Just like tropes, each story length serves its purpose. Some stories are best told in 1-2k words. Some are best told as 100 word drabbles -- or even a single sentence! And then, yes, some stories do need to be 100k+ in order to be told properly.

But that's not every story. And it shouldn't be expected of fic writers to pad a 1500 word plot into some sprawling epic just because they left it on a cliffhanger. The cliffhanger is probably the point of that fic! Short stories are an entirely separate art form to novels and as such are able to cover different topics than novels can or cover the same topics differently. And that's what makes them special!!

And look at that word count breakdown by genre! That's mainstream publishing standards! Now, go back up there to the definition of a novel and notice that the average published novel is 80k words long.

Let me repeat that:

The average length of a published novel is 80,000 words long.

Could a novel go longer? Sure! And if you're dipping into adult sci-fi or fantasy, absolutely it will be longer! But does your fic need to be longer than the average novel in order to be good? In order for you to feel satisfied when you finish reading it? Why does the length of the fic matter more to you than the content?

idk just some rambling food for thought, but I guess too long, don't read:

~✨~ Every story length is valid ~✨~

It just depends on the plot you have and the structure you want to use to tell it.

[scionshtola]

i’ve talked about island fic so much i feel kind of annoying about it i need to just channel all this into the next one

[1dfests]

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[horrorfilmlesbian]

for the femslash big bang this year I'm FINALLY committing to writing my TLT Hadestown AU. get excited.

[medusapelagia]

Other events: General, Rare Pairs, Character Centered Events - January Update

Eddie Munson Big Bang ( @eddiemunsonbigbang) Sign ups are close but you can still join as a pinch hitter! Event info

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Steve Harrington Big Bang ( @steveharringtonbigbang) The signs up are open! Sign Ups Open -- January 01, 2025 Sign Ups Close -- March 21, 2025 Event info

Gender Things (@genderthings) The first event is coming soon: Argyle's Day 8th of January Prompt: Try Before You Deny it / Word Count: 420 Robin's Gender Week: Jan 25-31 Event info

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An entire month of sapphic prompts!!!

Event info

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As always feel free to reblog and add other events!

Under the cut the past events masterlist or AO3 collection if you want something to read!

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