Sign-ups 2019

[galerian-ash.livejournal.com]

Hi there, and welcome to the fourth round of Be The First! Nothing has changed since the previous times; this is still a low-pressure challenge to write a fic, of any length, for a fandom that previously had none. That's it! If you want to take part, just reply to this post :)

Quick rundown: You have two months to write. The deadline is at 23.59 GMT on the 20th of April, and the archive will go live at 00.01 GMT on the 22nd of April. You can submit up to two stories, as long as they are for different fandoms.

If you'd like more information beyond those basic points, then you can find the FAQ right here. The AO3 collection for this year is here, and I'll be putting up a fandom promo post in a few days.

I hope you're all as excited as I am — I really can't wait to see what you write this year! And let's see if we can beat last year's total of twenty-two fics, shall we? Good luck, everyone!

Comments

[greatandgrey]

Happy to see this is running again! Thinking of writing for Voltron: From the Ashes comic. I've searched and there doesn't seem to be any fic for it. :D

[(Anonymous)]

I'm definitely excited—this year, I've been counting down the days for sign-ups to open! ♥ The fandom that I'm planning on writing for is Who Dares Slander My Senior Brother.

- straightforwardly @ DW/AO3

[captainamergirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh I've been wanting to try this challenge for sometime. I think I will!

I am writing either Schooled or Fam.

[merryghoul]

I’m back. This time I’m writing for The Initiation of Sarah, the remake from 2006.

[teumesia (from livejournal.com)]

I'm so excited \o/

I'll be writing something for The 50 Year Sword this time.

[(Anonymous)]

(No LJ account, but I'm Piinutbutter on AO3.)

Yay, so happy this is running again! :D This year I'm hoping to write for Bad Day on the Midway, a surrealist mid-90s point and click game about the lives of performers and guests at a twisted carnival.

[(Anonymous)]

Hoping to write for the Children of the Star trilogy by Sylvia Louise Engdahl.

~primeideal (on dreamwidth and ao3)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm planning to write somethings for the otome game Our Private Homeroom

cricket_aria @ AO3

[(Anonymous)]

I'm thinking of writing something for the Korean webtoon Strange and Beautiful!
- makiyakinabe

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, I'd like to sign up! I'm Reishiin on Dreamwidth and AO3, and I'll be writing for Philosophia, the manga.

[canadian-plant.livejournal.com]

I'm giving it a go! I'm planning on writing for the new show Cavendish.

[raktajinos.livejournal.com]

YAY!! I'm really enjoying that show. Yay for Canadiana

[zdenka]

All right, I may as well try: the opera Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer.

-zdenka

[zdenka]

And it's looking like I won't finish that . . . but I have another idea I've been turning over for a while, and the FAQ says we can sign up for two things. We'll see what happens!

Signup #2: The browser game Epitaph.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

All right, then.

With no stories on either AO3 or ff.net as of today I'll take:

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV 1996) which no one else but me seems to remember

&

Tais Toi! | Ruby & Quentin

[galerian-ash.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Mr. & Mrs. Smith since it first aired, but I definitely remember it! And oh, Tais Toi! is such a great movie, I love it to bits. Needless to say, I'm really looking forward to reading your fics ;)

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I hope they live up to your expectations. :D

[tarlanx]

Definitely going to participate again. Not sure what I will write for yet :)

[daria234.livejournal.com]

Either:

The Island of Books, by Dominique Fortier

or

Homescapes (the mobile game)

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

I have that "Gold by Spandau Ballet" story still begging to be written. So all right. I'm in.

[cricri-72.livejournal.com]

Now I've got an earworm for today ...

anyway, I'm intrigued ;)

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Hope you like it! (Posted! *Fluffy Puffy Dance of Virtue*)

[cricri-72.livejournal.com]

I did! Fascinating piece - I couldn't imagine before how you would write a story for a song.

And I have to confess that I had to google the lyrics first ;) When Gold came out I was 11 and had just started learning English. So while the melody is in my head (and even the lyrics of the chorus) I never really listend to what the words say.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

And you spotted the Shakespeare reference! I double-checked the meaning of "Salad Days" and it worked so well in there :-) Thank you for your lovely comments.

[http://users.livejournal.com/__marcelo/]

Yay! I'm marcelo on AO3. I'll be writing Cemetery Beach (while knowing Ellis will make the story nonsensical when he finishes the series).

[geri-chan.livejournal.com]

I'm excited to see this running again--I look forward to it every year! This time I'm planning to write a crossover between two Taiga (Japanese historical dramas): Toshiie to Matsu and Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku. Neither has any fanfic in English that I can find, so I'm good on both fronts!

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Dug out my LJ login so I could leave a non-anonymous comment (but would be lovely if this ever moved to DW).

I definitely am going to try to find some fandom to write for - if I hadn't gotten a fantastic treat for the webseries Cybergeddon this past Yuletide, I'd write for that (but my gift was the first fic in the fandom, so now there's already one). Can't think of one off the top of my head, but I'll poke through my stuff - probably some film or a little-known show.

[(Anonymous)]

silverr on DW and Ao3

Looking at Novae this time around.

[raktajinos.livejournal.com]

I'm in! I'm thinking I'll write something for Rachel Grant's Evidence book series or Always a Witch/Siempre Bruja (Netflix). There is a fandom category for the tv show on ao3, but its only included in a bunny farm prompt list, there is no actual fic for it.

[(Anonymous)]

Neat! I'm going to try to write something for Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell (webcomic)

-flirtoptionthree on ao3

[(Anonymous)]

I'm draculard on both AO3 and Dreamwidth. Never done this before but it sounds awesome! I'd like to sign up for A Fine and Private Place, by Peter S. Beagle.

[katzengirl.livejournal.com]

I'm Entwinedlove on Dreamwidth and AO3 and I'm going to write something for the TV miniseries Labyrinth.

[karen galarneault (from livejournal.com)]

I am excited to see this once again! I was thinking either I had trouble getting to Solla-sew or to think I saw it on Mulberry Street, both early works by Dr. Seuess.

[(Anonymous)]

Gah! Hope I'm not too late - I'm Mieldyne @ AO3! Gonna write for Marronnier (マロニエ) a Japanese horror film and possibly Parasite In City (R18 hentai indie game).

[galerian-ash.livejournal.com]

No worries, there's no such thing as "too late" when it comes to signing up for this challenge! As long as your fics are in the collection before it closes, it's all good. Best of luck to you!

[(Anonymous)]

[arrives late] I'm flowersforgraves on DW and AO3, I'll be writing for Extraction (2013).

[(Anonymous)]

Hi!

FireEye on AO3: Writing for Moon Hunters. :D

[tryfanstone.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I didn't think I would scrape together time or ability this year. Signing up, past last minute, and wishing you well for your unexpected delay, too.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

To be the bratty kid in the back of the car during a long trip:

"Are we there yet?"

More seriously, hanging out like crazy to read the fics and according to my clock, they were due this time yesterday. Any issues?

[(Anonymous)]

Mod said there was a delay due to real life issues in a recent post. Collection will open 00.01 GMT on the 24th.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Ahhh - much thanks. I must have missed that. *resists urge to keep poking website*