Since there is minimal interest in another bang, and building on the positive response to other options in the previous post, I'm looking into running a fest instead (Novakfest has generously agreed to be under my control for such a thing, which is wonderful and terrifying). No word count, possibly no pairing of authors and artists though that's obviously up for negotiation. Planning is currently on hold because September is painfully busy for me, but expect another post on the matter in October. In the meantime, keep generating ideas for fanworks to contribute, and mention the possibility of a Novakfest loudly and happily to all of your friends.
Greetings, Novak fans! I have a few points for this discussion post:
- General show of interest in a round three? Please comment if you're interested in participating.
- I got some feedback on the last round that participants weren't feeling as much love as they would have liked to, given the effort that goes into writing a bang and creating art. Are people interested in maybe changing up what we do here? Maybe a more general fanworks fest, rather than a bang with a set word count? You have a mod at your disposal, so is there any stuff you'd be interested in having organised if a big bang isn't doing it for you this year?
- Moving JBB off LJ/making it less LJ-centric? I've always been pretty open to people posting their stuff wherever they want to, so long as there's a masterpost to link to, but I'm honestly on LJ less and less these days and on tumblr more and more. I really dig AO3 for posting fics and I know some challenges are being run through the archive these days. I'm considering mirroring the JBB on a tumblr account, maybe. Idk. Thinking out loud here.
- Some people have been getting spam, which could be due to their e-mail addresses being easy to access through the sign-up posts. I've gone through and screened comments that have contact details for both rounds. You're also welcome to go back and delete your comments, as I don't need to horde your e-mail addresses forever and ever.
ETA: Since there is minimal interest in another bang, I'm looking into running a fest instead. No word count, possibly no pairing of authors and artists though that's obviously up for negotiation. Planning is currently on hold because September is painfully busy for me, but expect another post on the matter in October.
Title: Saint Dymphna Author: fine_feathered Artist(s): pro_kiratsuminoaru Beta: Annie Rating: NC-17 Warnings:Mental illness, corruption, depression, mentions of suicide, sex scenes, gore, violence. Word count: 29K Characters/pairings: Dean/Jimmy(Cas) Summary: Dean voluntarily admits himself to the psychiatric hospital Saint Dypmhna after the death of his brother. There he finds Jimmy, a patient who believes he's an angel named Castiel, who is teetering on the edge of violence and is at risk of being moved to a higher security facility. At first Dean tries to help Jimmy get better but when he starts seeing his brother, is it really so bad to abandon reality? Notes: What really happens, what is the truth, is up to you.
Title: Doublemint Twins Author: Marie de Sade Artist(s):Evian For Rating NC-17 Word count: 15K Characters/pairings: Jimmy/Dean, Castiel/Sam, Jimmy/Sam, Castiel/Dean Summary: At summer camp Jimmy meets a boy named Castiel, who might as well be his twin. To top it off they soon realize their both dating the Winchester brothers who haven't so much as spoken to each other since their parents divorce. They work out a plan to switch places for the rest of the summer and try to reunite the brothers. Warnings:underage(HS AU),possible dub-con? first time, mentions of cheating and alcoholism. Art masterpost:Here
Title: No Gods, No Kings... Only Man Author:dextrosinistral (frankie_felony) Artist(s):ammo and h4ppy_fun_b4ll Beta:wellworld Rating Mature Word count: ~30,900 Characters/pairings: Castiel/Jimmy, Dean/Castiel/Jimmy, Jimmy/Amelia, ints of assumedly one-sided Gabriel/Castiel, hints of Castiel/Meg, hints of Crowley/Castiel Summary: There are a lot of things that Jimmy has expected. None of them ever involved becoming a vessel... and taking one hell of a ride. Spoilers/Warnings: Canon violence; rude nicknaming; possible Stockholm and Lima syndromes; abandonment issues; depression; symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia; symptoms of dissociative identity disorder; self-inflicted damage; spoilers through end of season 7 Art Masterposts:here and here Notes: Gratuitous use of canon dialogue (almost all actual dialogue is pulled directly from episodes). Most of the mental health warnings are to err on the side of caution; they're vague, but plausibly present things. I owe a tonne of thanks to wellworld for betaing what was supposed to be much shorter, tawg for enabling me even amidst my mid-writing doubt flailing, and especially to ammo and h4ppy_fun_b4ll for creating amazing works that, in my opinion, outshine my writing: You are all fabulous people. +++++++ Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | art by ammo | art by h4ppy_fun_b4ll AO3
Title: Capax Infiniti Author:missgoalie75 Artist(s):teamabodo Beta:xsaturated Rating: PG-13 Word Count: ~13,700 Characters/Pairings: Jimmy, Amelia, Claire, Castiel, OMCs, OFCs; Jimmy/Amelia Disclaimer: Lyrics used in this fic and Supernatural and its characters don't belong to me. Spoilers/Warnings: through 4x22 and minor for 6x20; language, mental illness (OC), mentioned suicide (OC), OC character death (only mentioned, but the character is a child) Summary: While Castiel takes possession of Jimmy's body, he let's Jimmy live through his happiest memories, but the events happening outside of Jimmy's mind interrupt his peace. Art Masterpost: HERE Notes: Thank you to Nikki for being my beta and helping me work out my ideas and thank you to Kira for playing a huge inspiration for an important aspect of this story. Lastly but certainly not least, thank you to my wonderful artist who created the most amazing art to go along with this piece.
Art claims were done and dusted in record time - well done everyone! E-mails have just gone out introducing you all to your JBB mate (or mates), so if one hasn't landed in your inbox then please let me know as soon as possible.
Important Dates: - Final drafts due on Jan 20th (unless you're one of the two people who have been given a few days extension) - Art drafts due on March 15th - Posting begins March 25th
We have six fics this round. Let's get them all paired up with some art-to-be ASAP!
A general rundown of how the art claims will go: - Artists comment with their top three choices of fic to work on - Artists will also indicate whether they are willing to do art for two stories - Artists will be paired with the stories on a first-in basis - If we end up with more artists than stories available, I will re-open the claims post for a second round of claiming - This claims post will stay open until all stories have an artist (and all artists have a story) - I will send an e-mail of introduction to each paired artist and writer. After that, it is the writer's responsibility to contact the artist and send them the fic.
Writers, the due date for your summaries is approaching (January 11th), so here’s the obligatory entry on what you need to send to me. Fill out the form below, and e-mail it to jimmybigbang@gmail.com.
Some notes: I know that naming stories can be hard. You don’t have to list your 100% final title right now, so long as you have that sorted by the time you’re paired with your artist. In the meantime, try to use a placeholder title that gives some idea of the kind of story you’re writing. If you’re completely stumped, try using the Friends formula of “The one where…”
Be really, really anal about listing the warnings and/or squicks that apply to your story. If you have a sex scene in which a character is under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or fairy dust then you need to list dubcon. If a character has an injury that you really enjoyed describing then think about whether you need a gore warning. If you have any trouble with this, contact a beta and ask them to read through your fic with an eye towards potential triggers etc. Ideally, you and your artist will have a wonderful time working together – please let them know what they’re getting themselves into.
Incentives are pretty much the exact opposite to squicks. List here if your story is funny, or sexy, or really well written. Take a moment to toot your own horn and list your favourite things about your story. (Try not to list ‘Contains Novaks’ seven times in a row.)
Additionally, your final drafts are due in Jan 20th. That means they need to be in my inbox by then. If all goes according to plan, you will have an artist by then. 'Final draft' means that your story should be essentially finished, and at the betaing and tweaking stage.
