Forum:Novella Competition

This forum is for discussion and planning of the Novella Competition.

Overview
Users will compete to write a series of stories that add up to a total of at least 50,000 words. Users who decide to participate will be put on teams. The reward is currently undecided.

The stories themselves are considered sub-arcs to the main storyline of the Chaos Crisis story arc. That is, they take place during the year 2143 AD and the decades that follow. Events will happen parallel and can either be an isolated series of events or something that contributes to one of the larger scale events that occurs during the main arc.

Structure of Chaos Crisis
Chaos Crisis is intended to consist of one primary arc that involves the Galactic Senate Special Operations Corps as well as several sub-arcs that explain what is going on during the main arc. The diversity of events that occurs during this time is what will make this arc bigger than even Dark Prophecy story arc. This is an excellent opportunity for non-major authors to participate and contribute.

Note that the main arc for Chaos Crisis will not count as an entry for the novella competition. Major authors wishing to participate should instead write a separate story.

Signing up
To sign up, you must first decide who you want to write tandem with. The plot of the story can be whatever you desire, but a brief synopsis will be necessary before you start (can be pitched in either a message wall or the Pitches forum). You do not have to include spoilers in the synopsis, but anything deeply intertwined with the lore must be mentioned in order to avoid possible contradictions.

It is recommended to type your story using Google Drive. It allows you to work on the same story at the same time without risking an edit conflict. This will require an exchange of gmail addresses and can be done so privately using the Wiki's Chat system or other outside medium, but please do not post your gmail address on the wiki directly.

Teams
none decided

Rules
Aside from the standard Omniverse GC Wiki:Rules, there are several rules and guidelines for the Novella Competition.


 * The deadline for these stories will be around late April to early May. (Exact date undecided)


 * 50,000 words is the minimum. Preferably, your story should be broken up into several articles as that will make it easier to read without experiencing intense lag.


 * While the story can involve factions such as the Galactic Senate, the GSSOC team as a whole should not be involved.


 * The outcome of your story can contribute to the events in Chaos Crisis, but they should not have so much of an impact that reading them would be required to understand what happened during the main arc.
 * Alternatively, your story can be completely self-contained.