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TWO WEEKS until our September challenge is live! 🛩

Remember to tag us when you post your fic on Friday, September 27th, and we'll share it here!

Wait, what were we writing about again?

But how am I supposed to make something original?

How do I post to a challenge on AO3?

Now here's your chance to share a little teaser from your WIP, if you feel so inclined 👇

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The September challenge is getting close! ❤️ We're very excited to dive into such a special TIVA episode. 🎶 "Like we were in Paris"...

Are you struggling to come up with fic ideas? We have prompt suggestions and ways you could explore this! Have fun with it!

🛏️ "The One-Bed trope"

By the end of the episode, the audience realizes both Tony and Ziva lied about who took the couch. But what really happened? Did they fight to get the one bed? Or did they silently agree to it? Was it funny or vulnerable? We'd love to know!

✈️ "The Before-Sunrise trope"

Having to stay the night in France to escort their witness the next day, the audience realizes both Tony and Ziva spent a whole night alone in Paris. What did they talk about? Did they see any sights? What changed them? Romance in the city of love!

🥐 "The Casablanca trope"

Only one night? Scrap that! What would happen if Tony and Ziva had more time in Paris, now knowing they couldn't live without each other? La Marseillaise plays in the background... And Rick and Isla stay together in our version 😌 Change the story!

🔥 "The Forced-Proximity trope"

So, there's only one room available and only one bed... And could you please not sleep shirtless? Why are your pajamas so flimsy in the middle of the European winter? And... is that your hand under the covers? We like heat! Write about it ;)

🦴 "The Skeletons-In-Our-Closets trope"

Jet Lag 7x13 happens right after Tony and Ziva overcome what happened in 7x01 in Somalia. But is everything truly resolved? These are complex, I-can't-talk-about-it characters. They can't help but worry about each other. Make them talk!

💌 "The Elizabeth-Bennet trope"

We discover later in the series that Ziva has a habit of writing about a lot of canon events in her diaries. There surely must have been an entry about Paris in them, must have not? What was she thinking during their stay there? Be her outlet!

🛵 "The Back-To-The-Future trope"

Discuss Paris. Tony has an entry on his bucket list that we never got to see: why would he need to later discuss it with Ziva? In Paris, it's difficult not to be in love. Well, now's the time! Be their genie inside the lamp, grant him this wish!

📸 "The Family-Heirloom trope"

Years later, Tali may ask about what that Ziva in Paris photo meant. We know it was Tony's favorite picture—the only one with someone in it. But what about the others? What memories do they guard? Tell Tali the secrets Tony and Ziva still hold dearly!

more information about the September TIVA fic writing challenge is in our pinned post! have fun with it ❤️

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TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus

TUTORIAL:

"Wait, how do I post to a collection?"

I'm so glad you asked!

The parent collection can be found here (Tiva Fic Challenges) on AO3. To see monthly challenges, you'll need to navigate to a subcollection. See here:

Tah-dah!

Great. Now you can find the collections. But how do you post to them?

For that, you only need to change one thing in your usual "Post New Work" workflow. Start by going into the AO3 story posting page and fill out all relevant information as you typically would. Title, tags, summary, notes... All of that will be the same.

The additional step is found in the Associations section, seen below:

There it is. All you need to do is type in the name of that month's challenge and select it, and it will appear with the other works relating to that prompt.

Now, an important note: Because these challenges will be set as "unrevealed" on AO3, that means you can post your fic any time in the month, and it will not be visible to readers until the last Friday, when all works will be revealed. Until that time, this is how it will appear to readers:

Fun, right?

If you're running behind and are writing a fic for a certain prompt, but don't finish on time, don't stress it! After all the works are revealed, the challenge will remain open and any fics posted to it will automatically be visible to readers. Even if you're months late and you have a fic you think fits the challenge, go ahead and include it in the collection! The more the merrier!

Hopefully this answers most of your questions about how this will work. If you have any others that might need answers, our askbox is open!

[tiva-fic-challenges]

TIVA CHALLENGES is a fanfiction writing project for fans of Tony and Ziva from NCIS (2003) running before the spin-off NCIS: Tony & Ziva drops, with new writing prompts every month! Organized by @television-overload and @indestinatus.

This project aims to encourage the creation of new fanwork before the comeback of the decade, highlighting Tony and Ziva's crucial moments and preparing ourselves for the new spin-off!

❤️ The only restrictions are that your content must not be plagiarised and you must not harm others inside the fandom.

❤️ The tag for this project is #tivachallenges. You can contribute as much or as little as you would like.

❤️ Works will be revealed on the last Friday of the month.

❤️ Have an idea for a future month's prompt? Put it in our askbox!

SEPTEMBER'S PROMPT:

Jet Lag - What really happened in 7x13?

Additional information under the cut:

❤️ You must publish your work on AO3. We decided to only accept this platform because of the ability to create collections and subcollections for each month's prompt. If you post only to Tumblr, we can still share it here (tag us!) but it will not appear in the challenge collection.

❤️ For detailed instructions on how to post to a collection on AO3, check out this post.

❤️ There is no word limit or format restriction to this challenge.

❤️ Explicit work is accepted in this month's challenge. Because this is a canonical event, AU is not accepted. Episode tagged, fix-its, and canon divergence are encouraged.

❤️ Works will be revealed on the last Friday of the month. A new subcollection will be created on AO3 for you to post to, and all works will be shown simultaneously on the last Friday! Any doubts about how to publish them this way, just ask us! You can find the parent collection here.

We hope you have lots of fun!