Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Fanfic Contest

Mod Post: Revamping WnR

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:23:18 GMT

Hey, guys! Thanks for all of your suggestions in this post and the immense patience for waiting for us.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the great suggestions. It was much appreciated. xD We looked at your suggestions, combined it with our own thoughts and we managed to narrow down some possibilities about what to do with write_and_run.

1) Contest Frequency
We understand that everyone has their own busy schedules or sometimes you just don't feel like writing all that much, especially when you're on a rigid schedule. After much thought, we've decided that, instead of a tri-weekly contest, we'll be holding the contest once a season. Yes, that means when about the time the seasons change is when the deadline will be. Kind of romantic, right?

2) Prompts
How many prompts would you like? Upon the suggestion of lunadeartemis, we were thinking of doing 3-5 prompts per contest, just so we could open up the possibilities and let those creative juices flow. But, how many prompts would you guys like to see in each contest?

What kind of genres would you like to see these prompts sort of insinuating? Romance? Adventure? Horror? Tragedy? How often do you want to see these genres in the prompts? We'll try our best to have a variety of different prompts with genres that you like. We already have some possible genres in mind, but it'd be awesome to hear your input.

We hear you! and all three of us agree most of the prompts were pretty lame. We were discussing ways to "unlame-ify" our prompts, but that didn't work out that well, haha. We've decided that we'll likely open up the prompts a lot more so that all you have to do is follow the prompt and that's it. Though, does anyone have any ideas on how to make the actual prompts better?

3) Multi-chapter Fics
Have you ever read an ongoing fic that you really loved that you would, for sure, vote for in a contest? Well, now write_and_run may be opening up to the possibility. Do you guys think it would be a good idea to open up the contest to multi-chap fics? We don't think it's realistic to expect that multi-fic stories will get done in three months, especially if they're not short ones. However, we still think it would be fine and okay to enter a incomplete multi-chap fic, say, if it had at least five chapters or something along the lines of that so people could gauge whether or not they liked the story and if it was prompt-appropriate. Bad idea or good idea? Any ideas to improve it?

4) Winners' Pick!
We got a suggestion and we think that it's a good one. We'll likely keep the current prizes we have now and introduce a new one. Do you guys think that would be a nice addition to write_and_run or no?

So, that's what we got. It would be great if we got some input since we don't want the community to die either. You're free to post new suggestions or tweak the ones we already have here. If there are new suggestions and we think they're good, we'll be sure to edit this post.

We're going to make a final decision about what to do with write_and_run when the month, October, ends. Since 100paperfansis on hiatus at the moment, please contact fuwacchi or ideal_fairytale if you have anything you want to say that should be kept on the DL.

deadline: end of round six

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:02:32 GMT

The deadline for prompt #6 has come and gone. As the only entry,lunadeartemis has won write_and_run's sixth round. Next week, on September 24th at 11:59PM PST, will be when either the new prompt is posted or when we announce any changes concerning write_and_run. We're encouraging any suggestions on how to increase participation, whether reviewing or writing, by having all of you commenting here or PMing 100paperfans, fuwacchi or ideal_fairytale.

Prompt 6; Wings

lunadeartemis — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:46:18 GMT

Title: Wings
Character(s): Sawada Tsunayoshi, Miura Haru, Sasagawa Kyoko
Pairing(s): Tsuna/Kyoko
Word Count: 1,289

He imagines her wings pinned underneath the black jacket...

Reminder - Prompt #6

fuwacchi — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:48:21 GMT

This is reminder to all entrants of prompt #6, you currently have less than two days (66 hour) left to finish writing and to submit your entry. If you won't be able to make it on time, please contact a mod via a comment or a PM and inform us that you will not be able to make it. Thank you! Deadline is on the 17th of September, 11:59PM.

Good luck to everyone still writing!

prompt #6 - innocence; "tainted angels"

fuwacchi — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:54:31 GMT

And after a long wait, here's prompt #6! Cheers to everyone who wishes to participate and good luck!

The submission deadline of round #6 will be on the 17th of September, 11:59PM PST. Sign-ups will be open until 16th September, 11:59PM PST. If you are unable to submit your entry due to any circumstances, please drop a comment here or contact 100paperfans, ideal_fairytale or fuwacchi.

Prompt: innocence; "tainted angels"
Character(s): Sawada Tsunayoshi, Miura Haru, Sasagawa Kyoko
Pairing(s): Optional
Word Count: 1000-3000
Bonus Guidelines: TYL; Tsuna's perspective

AUs are allowed.

Got any questions? Feel free to ask here.

Participants:

1. ~~givaren~~ (dropped)
2. aimeeshii
3. ~~lunadeartemis~~
4. ~~pragyamon~~ (dropped)
5. ~~wouah_bernardo~~ (dropped)
6. cluelessfangirl
7. ~~cherrimae~~ (dropped)
8. ~~kannachan27~~ (dropped)

!mod: prompt #6 postponed

fuwacchi — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:25:15 GMT

The winner by default of prompt #5 is lunadeartemis as she is the only one to submit her entry. Please PM ellen_grieves details of your personalised banner and icons. The banner of prompt #5 will be posted up along with the banners from prompt #4. Just letting the winners know that their personalised banners have been completed, but we're still waiting on the participants' banners. Sorry for the long wait and inconvenience! Also, there will be no more participants banners from the next round onwards!

Regarding prompt #6, as I haven't been in contact with my co-mods for about a week or two I have no idea about the status of it. (Time zones are making things difficult, along with our busy schedules, haha...) Thus, it will be postponed and announced on the 3rd of September, 11:59PM PST. Or, if my co-mods talk it out together, it may be announced earlier and the participants will have an early start. The deadline of prompt #6 will definitely be on the 17th September, 11:59PM PST and will not change even if the next round is announced earlier than the set date.

Please await for further information or, by chance, the next prompt. Thank you.

Prompt 5: Penalty for Sin

lunadeartemis — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:46:05 GMT

Prompt: Even heroes have the right to bleed.

Characters: Giotto, Daemon Spade, G

Word count: 2,059

Bonus Guidelines: The Vindice Arcobaleno in the manga.

How does it feel to have Shimon's Blood on your hands, Primo?

Reminder - Prompt #5

fuwacchi — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:43:57 GMT

This is a reminder to all entrants of "prompt #5; even heroes have the right to bleed". You all have approximately 44 hours left to submit your entries for this round. Deadline is 20 August, 11:59PM PST. Please inform either 100paperfans, ideal_fairytale or fuwacchi if you will not be able to submit it in time. Thank you! Good luck to everyone who is still writing!

We're still accepting sign ups for round 5, so those who think they can finish writing it within 2 days, feel free to participate! Sign ups will close on 19 August 2011 at 11:59PM PST.

Prompt #4 - Results

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:14:11 GMT

The results for prompt #4 are here! Thank you to everyone who participated in this prompt and also to those that voted. (:

Winner
Corrupted Harmony by lunadeartemis - 28+3 =31

Runner-up
For Queen and Country by exiguities - 24+3 = 27

Participants
Crunch Time by pomeqranate - 23+3 = 26
The Phoenix Didn't Rise by lightrobber - 12+3 =15
Contemplation by pragyamon - 9+3 =12
The Memoirs of a Feather by aimeeshii - 8+3 = 11
Compensation by kurohai - 8+3 =11
Sins by my_name_is_yui - 8+3 = 11

A big congratulations to the winner, lunadeartemis, for first place! Please PM ellen_grieves details of what you would like on your banners and three icons (i.e. Optional text and font, characters used, colours, effects, links to pictures you want, etc...)

A congratulations is also in order for exiguities for second place! Please PM ellen_grieves details of what you would like on your banner (i.e. Optional text and font, characters used, colours, effects, links to pictures you want, etc...)

Prompt #5 - Even heroes have the right to bleed.

100paperfans — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:35:36 GMT

Finally, it's time for prompt #5! Good luck to every single one of our participants this round. Just comment here and we'll sign-up you up!

The submission deadline will be on Saturday, August 20th at 11:59PM PST. Sign-ups will be open until Friday, August 19th at 11:59PM PST. You are free to drop out at any time. Just remember to comment on this post or PM fuwacchi , ideal_fairytale , or 100paperfans to inform us you have dropped.

Prompt: Even heroes have the right to bleed.
Character(s): Any
Pairing(s): Any/Optional
Word Count: 1000-3000
Bonus Guidelines: Include at least one of the Arcobaleno.

If you have any questions about the prompt, please ask them here, in this post.

Participants:

1. kurohai (dropped)
2. lunadeartemis
3. aimeeshii
4. my_name_is_yui
5. exiguities
6. gauchecaesium (dropped)
7. pomeqranate
8. lightrobber
9. cerepan (dropped)

Prompt #4; Voting has ended!

fuwacchi — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:42:33 GMT

Voting for the fourth round of write_and_run has ended. The scores are now being tallied up and will be announced along with the next prompt for round #5 at 11:59PM in two hours and 20 minutes. Please wait patiently until then.

Thanks to everyone who participated, read, and voted!

!MOD: Reading period deadline extended!

fuwacchi — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:43:46 GMT

*coughs* Attention please!

As most, if not all, would know, Livejournal was under a severe DDoS attack for the past few days. Due to this reason, the period for reading will be extended. Instead of the deadline being on Saturday, 30 July at 9:00PM, the new deadline shall be a week from then. Saturday, August 6, 9:00PM PST is the new deadline for reading and voting! This will ensure that our readers will have more time to organize their schedule and not rush through the entries and thus, making a better judgment when voting.

The prompt for round #5 of write_and_run will then be posted up three hours from the deadline, on Saturday, August 6 at 11:59PM.

Thank you~ Happy reading!

Prompt #4 - Voting Period

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:13:50 GMT

A big thank you to everyone who participated! All the participants worked hard on their entries, so now it's the voter's turn!

However, the deadline for entries has arrived yet again and now it’s voting time here at write_and_run . The voting period will start today and end on the 30th of July at 9PM PST. The results and next prompt will be announced three hours later at 11:59PM PST.

The votes are in and the poll from this post has closed! As of today, write_and_run will be using the "Ranking System" as their method to vote for the fanfic that deserves first place.

To vote, you must comment on this post. All comments will be screened.

The format that should be used when commenting is this:

First: Title by username
Second: Title by username
Third: Title by username

First place will receive 5 points, second place will receive 4 points and third place will receive 3 points.
An additional 3 points will be given to participants that incorporated the bonus into their fic.
1 point for each person who voted will be given to those that did not get any votes. For example, say I, ideal_fairytale , entered one of the contests and did not get any votes. If nine people voted in the voting post (aka. this post), I would receive 9 points.

Please keep in mind Character Interpretation, Grammar/Spelling, Story Flow, Prompt Usage, Originality and Bonus when voting.

Prompt 4; Corrupted Harmony

lunadeartemis — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:51:53 GMT

Title: Corrupted Harmony
Rating: T
Word Count: 4,777
Characters: Ricardo (Vongola Secondo), Giotto (Vongola Primo), G, Daemon Spade
Warnings: Spoilers up to Target 345

Strength became synonymous with power...

Prompt #4: The Phoenix Didn't Rise

lightrobber — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:08:35 GMT

Title: The Phoenix Didn't Rise
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 929
Characters: Yuni, Gamma, Byakuran.
Pairings: none
Warnings: worksafe, if you can read non-hardcore gore at work.
A/N: I ended up abandoning my initial Xanxus-centric idea in favour of Yuni. I'm glad I did.

The Phoenix Didn't Rise

Blood is everywhere: splattered on the ceiling, dripping down the walls, pooling on the ground, and trickling down the staircases. The windows of the mansion are shattered, and the shards of glass – blood- and soot-stained – litter the ground and any other upright surface. There are holes in the walls, jagged edges and peeling wallpaper revealing what the building was made of. Where the walls are still intact, burn marks have left black trails all over the tapestry. Somewhere, water is running from broken pipes, and the structure of the building is creaking in places, threatening to cave in. Stained documents and remains of books lie scattered around, paintings have been cut apart by swords and their frames have been broken, and torn curtains still smoulder. The gleam of fire shines through the cracks here and there, and the smell of fire and death permeates the air.

Men lie dead in almost every room, every corridor, and on every staircase. Some of the bodies are burning, some of them are buried under rubble, and from some only a few limbs remain. Somebody's innards trail down a banister leading up to the second floor, while a few surviving men crawl around the floors. Their cries of pain fill the air. The precious few who have withstood the brunt of the attack are now trying to get out of the building before it falls apart. They won't live long even if they somehow make it outside. The attackers are still lingering nearby, watching the destruction and picking off any strays who still show signs of life. The mansion of Giglio Nero has become a slaughterhouse. Soon, it will turn into ruins, destroyed by fire, water, and explosions. Before long, the gravity of this battle will pull it down.

Whichever way Yuni looks, she sees only familiar faces, caked in blood and grime. Some of them have been mangled beyond recognition, some have burned away; and some people have their heads missing, only bloody stumps of necks remaining atop broad shoulders. Mangled limbs are scattered all around as if somebody has played a pick-up game, forgetting to put away the sticks afterward. Yuni's clothes are blood-stained, her boots are heavy with grime, and each step shoots a needle of pain right into her heart. She has lost her hat during the battle, and her hair hangs around her face limp and wet. Some strands stick to her face, but she doesn't raise her hand to brush them away – her hands are red with blood; most of it isn't her own. Tears draw clean lines down her face; she has been crying for so long now that they have washed away the grime from her skin. She looks like a broken doll, but she feels like a clown with tear-marks down her face while the world laughs. Everything in this mansion screams at her with accusations of why, why, why.

Yuni can still hear the voices of the men who now lie dead. She can distinctly remember things they said at one point or another. Currently, they're all screaming at her in pain. She stumbles down a dented staircase, trips over a stack of papers slicked by blood, and lands face to face with a severed head. She jerks back with a gasp and hastily clamps her hands over her mouth. She only sees the back of it, the dark blood-stained hair, and she hasn't the heart to roll it over and look into its eyes. She doesn't want to know. Instead, Yuni shakily gets up to her feet and continues onwards. All of this is her fault. She made the decision which led them to this point, and she will carry the entire weight of it. She will do it alone.

Her resolve breaks a little when she finds Gamma. He is still alive, but he's holding on with the last vestiges of his strength. He doesn't show any sign of recognising her, or even acknowledging the presence of another person. Yuni sinks down on her knees next to him and tentatively takes his hand. Gamma's hand slightly contracts in response to the touch, but that is the only sign of his steadily dwindling life. Yuni holds on to his hand – and the last bit of his life – and listens to his breath running out. With one last intake of air she guides Gamma's life away. Her men need not suffer any more. She will carry their suffering and wield it like a banner. With it, with this memory, she will stop Byakuran – or die trying. She knows that he is waiting for her outside; he has baited her with his words from day one, from the first day when she took a stand against him.

---

Yuni draws in a breath and throws her arms out to protect Byakuran from Gamma's attack. Her eyes are void of emotion, but her heart is breaking. The look on Gamma's face is disbelief and betrayal, and it claws at her heart viciously. But she has made a choice. She has seen the future of one decision, and she will not take her family down that road. If she has to spend years under Byakuran's spell, she will do so. Anything to keep her family alive; anything to prevent a future of destruction.

Yuni throws her arms out and stops Gamma. She stops the world and erases the other future from existence. You don't know, she thinks while looking at Gamma, you don't know the future I have seen.
Gamma doesn't understand.

Banners - Prompt #3

100paperfans — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:52:35 GMT

Graphics for Prompt #3 are finally here~

As a reminder, prompt winners will receive a customized banner and three customized icons, prompt runner-ups will receive a customized banner and participants, for the next month, will receive a generic banner based on the prompt.

Without further ado, here are the graphics for prompt #3!

Winner

Runner-up

Participants

Winner and Runner-up graphics made by ellen_grieves . Participant banners made by 100paperfans and ideal_fairytale .

The Memoirs of a Feather (Prompt #4)

aimeeshii — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:14:39 GMT

Title: The Memoirs of a Feather.
Summary: Burdens had to be cast aside, no matter how light the impact of losing one was.
Rating: G.
Word Count: 510.
Character: Hibird.
Pairing: N/A.

( A bird would never be on par with humans, a species that was able to build castles upon dirt. )

Reminder - Prompt #4

fuwacchi — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:33:15 GMT

This is a reminder that the fourth round of WnR ends in a little less than 5 days on Saturday night at 11:59AM PST. Good luck to the participants who are still writing, and fantastic job to those who have already submitted their entries! That said, reading period starts immediately after the end of the writing period. The ranking system will be used, but some modifications to it has been made. It'll be explained in the deadline post, so don't fret!

Sign ups are still open until the 22nd of July, 11:59PM PST. Can't submit your entry by the deadline? Comment here or in the sign up post, or PM one of the moderators. Thank you!

crunch time -- prompt #4

pomeqranate — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:43:33 GMT

Title: Crunch Time
Rating: 6+
Word Count: 4042
Characters: Virtually everybody in the Vongola famiglia, but the main players are Tsuna, Enma and Gokudera.
Pairings: Hints sprinkled throughout for a bunch.
Warnings: None! That said, a section reads better if you have a passing familiarity with the rules of Cluedo.
Genre: Humor/drama (my favorite) with some satire on the side.
Summary: Desperate times call for desperate measures. The high school entrance exam ain't no conventional villain; hence, Tsuna and Enma have to beat it with some, ah, unconventional help.

( relive your middle-to-high-school transition. )

Prompt #4 - Corruption; "The end justified the means."

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:01:59 GMT

Before we get started, we would like to direct you to this post. There's a poll in the post where you guys can vote for your preferred voting method. The method with the most votes will be used as write_and_run 's permanent voting system.

The submission deadline will be on Saturday, July 23 at 11:59PM PST. Sign-ups will be open until Friday, July 22 at 11:59PM PST. You are free to drop out at any time. Just remember to comment on this post or PM 100paperfans , fuwacchi or ideal_fairytale to inform us you have dropped.

Prompt: Corruption; "The end justified the means."
Character(s): Any
Pairing(s): Any/Optional
Word Count: 500-5000
Bonus Guidelines: The character your story focuses on must be a boss/leader that can be dead or alive.

Our take on a boss/leader does not only include the heads of families. This could be any of the Family bosses like Tsuna and Giotto or could be leaders of groups such as Hibari, Mukuro or Iemitsu.

If you have any questions about the prompt, please ask them here, in this post.

Prompt #3 - Results

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:01:31 GMT

Again, we’d like to take a moment to thank each of our participants and voters for taking the time to keep this community going. Each member is appreciated and we are glad to have you here!

Here is our winner and runner-up for the third prompt!

*Important* Instead of awarding 2 points to people who included the bonus, 3 points will be awarded instead. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We'll be sure to straighten out any kinks in the coming months. Thank you for your patience! It is greatly appreciated. If anyone has any suggestions or feedback they would like to give us, please go here.

Winner
As the Wind Blows by lightrobber : 31+3 (for bonus)= 34

Runner-up
The Trouble with Dreams by lunadeartemis : 13+3 (for bonus)= 16

Participants
Wardrobe Malfunction by bluequartz : 14+0 (for bonus)= 14
In Sights by gauchecaesium : 11+0 (for bonus)= 11
Superficial Dreams by aimeeshii : 7+3 (for bonus)= 10
Loophole by ideal_fairytale : 6+3 (for bonus)= 9
Please Don’t Replace Me by my_name_is_yui : 1+3 (for bonus)= 4
Chrome Schemes by pragyamon : 0+3(for bonus)=

A big congratulations to the winner, lightrobber for first place! Please PM ellen_grieves details of what you would like on your banners and three icons (i.e. Optional text and font, characters used, colours, links to pictures you want, etc...)

A congratulations is also in order for lunadeartemis for second place! Please PM ellen_grieves details of what you would like on your banner (i.e. Optional text and font, characters used, colours, links to pictures you want, etc...)

prompt #3;; end of voting period and preferred voting method poll

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:10:29 GMT

Thank you to everyone who voted for their top three stories for prompt #3. The mods will now be tallying up the votes. In three hours, at 11:59 PST, we'll be announcing the results, including the winner and runner-up of prompt #3. We'll also be announcing the new prompt.

Once again thank you to everyone who participated and everyone who voted!

Now that prompt #3 has ended, three methods of voting for your top story has also ended. We used three methods of voting for each of the three prompts. Now, it's time to vote for what your preferred method of voting is. Please choose carefully when voting for your favourite method. The method that's voted most in the poll below will be used permanently for all write_and_run 's voting periods for here on in. The poll will be closed and the permanent method announced when the deadline for prompt #4 arrives, on July 23 at 11:59PM PST.

As a reminder, here is a brief summary of the three methods that were used for the last three prompts:

Review-Point System: Using a pre-made voting system and reviewing for the story by awarding points for each given category. This method was used for prompt #1 and is explained more in this post.
Poll Voting: Voting for the story you think deserves to be the winner for that particular prompt is done in a poll. This method was used for prompt #2 and is explained more in this post.
Ranking: Picking three stories and ranking them first, second and third. This method was used for prompt #3 and is explained more in this post.

View Poll: Your Preferred Voting Method

Prompt #3 Voting

100paperfans — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:29:28 GMT

A big thank you to everyone who participated.

However, the deadline for entries has arrived yet again and now it’s voting time here at write_and_run . The voting period will start today and end on the 9th of July at 9PM PST. The winners and next prompt will be announced three hours later at 11:59PM PST.

Entries:

1. Chrome Schemes by pragyamon
2. In Sights by gauchecaesium
3. Superficial Dreams by aimeeshii
4. As the Wind Blows by lightrobber
5. The Trouble with Dreams by lunadeartemis
6. Please Don’t Replace Me by my_name_is_yui
7. Loophole by ideal_fairytale
8. Wardrobe Malfunction by bluequartz

NOTICE: There will be one final method of voting that we will be testing out before we put up a poll to determine which is preferred. For this round, we will be screening comments and we ask you leave your vote here with your first, second, and third choice. Everything will be kept confidential and we ask that it be kept that way. Please keep in mind Character Interpretation, Grammar/Spelling, Story Flow, Prompt Usage, Originality and Bonus when voting.

The point-review system that was used in the first round is encouraged to be used, but will not counted as an official vote. It is simply encouraged to be used to give feedback to a participant's entry. Please go here to learn more about the point-review system.

Voters, your comment format should look like this:

First: # and title
Second: # and title
Third: # and title

Or

first - # and title, second – # and title, third – # and title

A vote for first place gives the person an automatic 5 points, second gives the writer 3 points, and third place gives a story just 1 point. Please choose carefully!

* Also, anyone who used the bonus guidelines gets an additional 2 points.

Prompt #3;; Loophole

ideal_fairytale — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:04:51 GMT

Title: Loophole
Rating: T
Word Count: 2550
Character(s): Chrome, Mukuro, Hibari and smidgeons of Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto
Pairing(s): 6996, implied 6918
Warning(s): Mild swearing.
Summary: In which Chrome is confused, Mukuro is amused and Hibari is violent.

("Mukuro-sama... I think I am going to die.")

The Trouble with Dreams: Prompt 3

lunadeartemis — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:06:29 GMT

Title: The Trouble with Dreams
Prompt: Public Embarrassment
Character(s): Hibari Kyouya, Rokudo Mukuro, Chrome Dokuro, Miura Haru
Pairing: Hibari/Chrome; Mukuro/Chrome
Word Count: 2,997
Bonus Guidelines: Love Triangle

How could she want Hibari Kyoya so much and love Mukuro sama as well?