Pretty much what @Trionyx said. The story has to be stand-alone. But I’ve submitted a sequel to a series to a comp just fine. And I’ve submitted stories featuring established characters just fine. But Ch. 05 which just picks up directly from Ch. 04 with no context provided is not allowed. And an unfinished story is not allowed (though you could write a sequel later, so long as the first story has a start, middle, and end).
So, The Fellowship of the Ring wouldn’t qualify as a comp story here, unless you simultaneously submitted The Two Towers and The Return of the King, which is also allowed. I.e. you can submit a three (or four or five) part series en masse. How that works with ratings
Jumping in for my own clarity: I have a story planned that could stand alone just fine, but I know I'm planning on using it as the launchpad for a series, which I felt sort of violated the spirit of the rules. But are you saying that would be acceptable?So, The Fellowship of the Ring wouldn’t qualify as a comp story here, unless you simultaneously submitted The Two Towers and The Return of the King, which is also allowed. I.e. you can submit a three (or four or five) part series en masse. How that works with ratings
If it has a start, middle, and end that’s fine. You can later write more stories in the same universe with the same characters. What you can’t do is have a middle chapter which starts in media res or a first chapter that has no ending. It has to be a whole story by itself.
OK - that’s wrong.unless you simultaneously submitted The Two Towers and The Return of the King, which is also allowed. I.e. you can submit a three (or four or five) part series en masse. How that works with ratings
Just to clarify, The Fellowship of the Ring goes in the Gay Male category. Except the chapter with the Ringwraiths doing the hobbits on Weathertop. @PennyThompson writes that one and she'll post it wherever she likes.So, The Fellowship of the Ring wouldn’t qualify as a comp story here, unless you simultaneously submitted The Two Towers and The Return of the King, which is also allowed. I.e. you can submit a three (or four or five) part series en masse. How that works with ratings
I suppose ringwraiths would belong in Mature
I mean probably non-Human, no? The Gimli x Galadriel fic goes in Mature; it's a perfect May-December story of a 138-year old dwarf and an 8,370 year old Elf who moves into a retirement home shortly after their affair. Or perhaps that's a Loving Wives story as Teleporno is right there.I suppose ringwraiths would belong in Mature
Treebeard x Merry x Pippen goes in Non-Human.
Fine, Aragorn x Arwen can go in Mature. And Eowyn can absolutely get it. Imagine choosing Liv Tyler over Miranda Otto. What an idiot that Elessar guy is!Treebeard x Merry x Pippen goes in Non-Human.
My head-canon is that Gimli x Galadriel goes in Lesbian
"FILTHY HOBBITSES!!!"
I see you fell for "Just Reach Inside His Robe Pocket For Gandalf's Private Fireworks Show" too.
So for clarification, if what I want to write is set so it comes to a conclusion for that story, but maybe revisit the subjects down the road in separate stories would be ok too?
I JUST WANTED TO SEE THE LONELY MOUNTAIN
Yes.
Ok, thanks for the clarification on that!
