Fan
Fiction Submission Guidelines
This
archive is intended to house only the best-written Buffy-related fanfic
I can find that interests me. Since the internet has made publication
of one's own work so easy, a great deal of writing has been made available
to the public with little to no regard for the quality of the work itself.
I will not put up badly written stories here.
Sometimes
a good writer has problems with the mechanics of writing, i.e. spelling,
proper punctuation, etc. If left uncorrected, these errors distract
and detract from the story and inhibit the reader's enjoyment of it.
If the problems are minor, I might go ahead and correct them before I archive
the story. If they are major, I can work with the writer to improve
the mechanics of the story before archiving it.
TQ's
Entirely Objective General Requirements:
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Because
I expect my visitors to be intelligent, stories must have a feasible plot
and for the most part, accurate characterizations. If you choose
to play in Buffydom, you should abide by the characterizations that Joss
and the writers have been good enough to develop. If you don't want
to, there are plenty of other sites out there, on which Willow is a masichistic
sex-fiend, Xander and Angel have affairs, Spike is a eunuch, Giles and
Buffy get married --whatever your pleasure, you can find it. Just
not here.
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Because
I'd like my site to be accessible to intelligent people of all ages, stories
may not contain graphic descriptions of sex (slash or het) or violence.
I get to judge how sexy or violent it can be, but again, I am willing to
work with writers on this.
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Because
I expect my visitors to have a good sense of humor, parodies and the occasional
badfic are allowed.
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Because
I personally loathe getting into a well-written story only to find it isn't
finished yet, all stories archived here must be complete. They may
be part of a series, but each story must be complete in itself.
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Because
I positively love the character of Spike, stories featuring him are especially
welcome.
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Because
it's my own Fan Fiction Place, the stories must interest me personally.
Many perfectly decent stories have been written, for example, about the
future children of the Buffy characters, but you won't find many of them
here simply because the subject doesn't interest me very much. I
will, however, have links to other fanfic sites.
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Because
even the best writer can make a mechanical error, I reserve the right to
edit/proofread the stories if they require it.
General
disclaimer: Joss Whedon created all of Buffydom, presently owned
by him, Fox, and the WB. The fan fiction writers just play there.
All fan fiction is copyrighted to its respective authors.
If
you use another author's ideas, or if you write a cross-over story, make
sure you cite your sources. Plagiarism is illegal and discourteous
in the extreme.
To
submit your fan fiction, mail to theoryqueen@fcmail.com.
I will be glad to read your "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and your "Angel"
stories (especially if they include Spike) and if they meet my requirements,
I'll put them up. I may proofread them and correct punctuation, formatting,
spelling and grammar if necessary. Be warned.