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Themes: Competence/Alternate Universe
Sign Updates: March 1-15
Project File(s) Due: March 25
Challenge Period: April 1-30
Word Count: 25k minimum (for each project)
Note: You may sign up for 1 or 2 projects
Sign up by commenting below with a Title (Fandom).
Main fandom only.
About the Themes
Competence
Characters doing what they do very well, and people genuinely appreciating them for it.
Alternate Universe
Your fandom characters in a different set of circumstances, either a little or a lot.
FAQ
What’s up with the new setup for the challenge?
A. Rough Trade is a challenge environment and doing the same thing for every single event isn’t going to be any sort of challenge for most participants. Shaking it up a little will allow for growth and a different sort of learning experience.
Can I sign up for one project and use both themes?
A. Yep, you do you boo. Your minimum word count would still be 25k.
Can I sign up for two projects and use one theme?
A. No. One project per theme or as stated above, one project with both themes.
Will you have a set period for each theme during the month?
A. Nope. In fact, you can work on both projects at once if you think you can handle that without having a complete freakout. We won’t have time to pet your psychosis if you do so choose carefully.
I hate both themes! What can I do?
A. Sit back and watch the rest of us write. Seriously, that’s your only choice. It would be impossible to please every single person who might wish to participate in RT while creating an event that is inspiring, interesting, and challenging.
Why do you announce challenges so far in advance?
A. Because some of us motherfuckers are planners and we need time to get our shit in order. You don’t gotta be a plotter but don’t be hatin’ on our game.
Can I write a series of works across the whole year of challenges?
A. Absolutely, this has always been an option and has been done several times over the years. Sometimes the themes just line up in a perfect fashion and sometimes they don’t. With six themes this year, you have a lot of room for development.
Can I start engaging in the challenge in the last week of the month like a total twat?
A. No, because I will have deleted your ass on Day 14 of the challenge if you haven’t posted at least once. I mean it and I’m not going to waste my precious, immensely valuable time emailing you about it either.
Can I write a sequel to another story?
A. Yes, but it should stand on its own.
Can the story be part of a larger arc?
A. As long as the story stands on its own as a complete work, yes.
Do I have to post daily?
A. No, but no less than 3 times a week during the course of the challenge.
Can I post more than once a day?
A. No.
Is there a minimum post length?
A. 1,000 words
Do I need to finish by the end of the month?
A. If you fail to meet the deadline then you’ve not completed the challenge. I may or may not allow posting after the challenge ends.
Is there a limit to title length?
A. No, but don’t be fucking ridiculous either.
Bone Deep (Harry Potter)Shane’s Little Bother (Heated Rivalry, 9-1-1)Lieutenant Buckley (9-1-1)
Ghost of You (Batman Comics)Night We Met (9-1-1)
It’s Time To Go (9-1-1)Mastermind (9-1-1)
Goddess Among Women (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)Arnica and Apple Blossoms (The Hobbit)Blackthorn and Bellflowers (The Hobbit)
(How to) Save a Life (Harry Potter)Trouble Water (Heated Rivalry)The Quiet Game (Heated Rivalry)
Emotional Damage (Dance of the Dragons)Even the Incompetent have to get it right sometime (Harry Potter)Pink Bows In His Hair (Heated Rivalry)Let the Water Hold Me Down (9-1-1)Buck in the Crease (Heated Rivalry)Dance From the Heart (Heated Rivalry)
Neighbourly (Criminal Minds)Everything I Need (Marvel – MCU)Done Well (9-1-1)Scales of Justice (9-1-1)
Discovery (NCIS)All Sharp Like Fox Teeth: Volume Two (NCIS)
Upping the Ante (9-1-1)
A Push in the Right Direction (Harry Potter)
Raven Prince and Steel Bard (Stargate: Atlantis)