Mega Flare! The Final Fantasy Big Bang

Congratulations to our participants who made today's official posting deadline!

Two more stories have been posted, one with artwork:

Reap the Whirlwind by stealth_noodle, a FFIV story featuring Barbariccia.

A Means to an End, written by deadcellredux and illustrated by Bix, a Turk story set after the end of FFVII.

Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year's 2011 round of Mega Flare! :) Late posting will be open until at least next spring, so if you finish late, please feel free to go ahead and post your work. Although we will no longer be checking for new stories every day, we'll continue to post and promote every week or so. Please do take a look at your fellow participants' stories in the AO3 collection, and if you like them, make sure to let the creators know!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/12840.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that we have just two days left in the official posting period for the 2011 round of Mega Flare. So get those stories and artwork in!

Also, as of today, two more stories have been added to the collection:

Balthier's Guide to Ivalice by empyrean: "Balthier takes us on a tour of Ivalice, from the Westersands to Giruvegan, and not-so-gently guides Vaan into sky piracy the best way he knows how."

Wardens of Ivalice: The Joining, an FFXII crossover with Dragon Age: Origins by owlmoose.

Read and enjoy. And good luck to everyone still working! We are almost there.

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/12561.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Congratulations to wingeddserpent, the first person to post a story for the 2011 round of Mega Flare!

trust is (in itself) a miracle - FFVII, "What it means to be a Turk in those bleakest days."

Check it out!

And good luck to everyone who is still working! The deadline looms, but you still have time. She tells herself, determinedly.

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/12524.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

The Mega Flare 2011 collection is now open for posting, both stories and artwork!

Not sure how to post your creative work to the collection? Check out the posting tutorial here.

Need an AO3 account? Contact the mods.

Ready, set, go! :D

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/12041.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Can you believe that posting time is almost upon us? We sure can't! And yet here we are, only a few short days away.

The 2011 Mega Flare collection on AO3 will open on Friday, October 28th, no later than 10am Pacific Time. An announcement will go up here once the collection is open. Posting will be open for a little over two weeks, until Sunday, November 13.

Planning on posting and still need an AO3 account? Please let the mods know as soon as possible! The invite queue is reportedly quite long right now, so it's best to contact us if you need one.

Good luck everyone!!!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/11968.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that artists are still able to sign up and claim stories through this coming Sunday, October 2nd!

There are still nine great stories available within a number of Final Fantasy canons: FFIV, FFVII, FFXII, Dissidia, and three crossovers of various sorts.

The claiming post, with instructions, is here.

The sign-up form for artists is here.

Still looking for a beta, or interested in volunteering? The beta matchmaking post is here.

Any questions? Let us know!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/11732.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Calling all artists, both those who've signed up and those still considering it! Please see the complete post with all the summaries and claiming rules over on our Dreamwidth community, here.

Hello authors! The rough draft deadline is almost upon us, as we prepare for story selection to open next week.

Story Submission Form

You will also need to include a summary -- these are what the artists will use to select their story. All summaries and drafts are due by Sunday, September 18th at 11pm Pacific Time (click here for the date and time in your area).

Remember, we aren't necessarily looking for a complete or polished draft, just enough progress that an artist can be reasonably confident that you will finish by the deadline. The required minimum draft wordcounts for each level are:

Flare: 1,700
Ultima: 3,400
Mega Flare: 6,700
Giga Flare: 13,400

If you signed up as a team with an artist, there is no need to submit your summary or draft. Stories without artwork are also more than welcome in the collection!

Any questions? Let the mods know! Thanks, and happy writing!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/11245.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Hi everyone! Sorry we've gone so long between updates and reminders -- we hope all our authors are all making excellent progress. A few things:

1. Artist sign-ups are still open until September 25th! Join us, and send your friends! As of this writing, we only have three artists who are not signed up as a team with an author, and we'd love more. Cookies for anyone who helps us recruit.

The Sign-Up Form

2. We've had a question about whether vids and fanmixes are allowed as story artwork, along with more traditional illustrations, and we are happy to announce that the answer is officially YES! More creative outlets can only be a good thing. Currently, video embeds are supported from Youtube, Vimeo, blip.tv, Dailymotion, Viddler, Metacafe, 4shared CreativeCommons, ning and vidders.net. Details about fanmix hosting will be coming soon. Once it's all together, we'll add everything to the FAQ in plenty of time for posting.

3. Authors: the rough draft deadline is coming up on September 18th! Don't panic, though -- this doesn't mean your story needs to be finished, or even completely drafted. Our only requirement is that your draft be at least 33% of the wordcount for your selected level (see the bottom of this post for specifics). Watch for the submission form to be posted sometime next week.

You can also choose not to submit your story for artwork if you're not sure you'll be ready in time -- stories without artwork are more than welcome in the collection! And of course, if you signed up with an artist partner, there's no need for you to submit a summary or a draft.

That's all for now. Any questions, just let us know!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/10772.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

This is your official notice that author sign-ups for Mega Flare 2011 are now closed! We have 34 authors participating! Thanks for such a great turn-out, and we look forward to seeing everyone's rough drafts in September! Watch the community for more reminders.

Artist signups will stay open through September 25th.

We will be running the boss_battle support community again this year. Come on over for our first activity tomorrow, and feel free to join the community if you haven't already done so. Remember that this community is for Mega Flare participants only. If you're still a member because participated last year, but aren't doing so this year, feel free to stay! Cheerleading from past Mega Flare folks is more than welcome. :)

Thanks again to all the authors who signed up, and we look forward to seeing more artists join us!

This entry was originally posted at http://megaflare-ff.dreamwidth.org/10664.html. Please comment there using OpenID.