The Nursery Files Challenges
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Our Challenges:
Monica's Motivation Challenge
Your challenge is to write a story in which a child is Monica's motive for apparently switching sides between The Truth and My Struggle III
Dossier Challenge
Write a story that includes someone creatinbg a dossier on a child
Gimme Shelter Challenge
Write about Scully, her three children, and why they've ended up at the shore on a stormy day
My Cousin William Challenge
Your challenge is to write us an AU story in which William was given away to either Bill or Charles Scully's families (or Melissa's, if you'd like to write a really AU story) in season 9 rather than to the Van De Kamps.
Parenthood Resurrected Challenge
Your challenge is to write a story set on an Easter morning. The year is your choice. In your story a parent is reunited with their child, who was thought dead.
So Much Like Dana/So Much Like Fox challenge
Write a story about Scully or Mulder finding a secret Consortium project...and their own child clone
Just As He Feared Challenge
Write a story in which Mulder discovers that William isn't his child during season 8
Happy 75th Birthday, Grandma Dana Challenge
Write us a story set on February 23, 2039, Dana Scully's 75th birthday.
Sweet Dreams Challenge
Write a season 1-7 story in which, after a strange case, Scully wakes up with a new life, and a family
Sole Survivor Challenge
Write a story about a small child being the the sole survivor of a crime, an accident, or a (alleged) natural disaster.
Brunch with Monica and Walter Challenge
Write a post-series story in which Skinner and/or Reyes survived My Struggle IV and visit for brunch after Baby Mulder's birth
Mulder's Journey Challenge
Write a story where heartbreaking news sends Mulder on a journey to find Emily's siblings
The Mysterious Charles Scully Challenge
Write a story in which Mulder and Scully's child is convinced that Charles Scully is a spy
The Ten Challenge
Write a story about Mulder and Scully investigating the strange birth of the world's first surviving decuplets
Little Sister Challenge
Write a story about Samantha Mulder being returned...still a child
Revival Revised Challenge
Write a season 10 story with several key changes to canon, including having gotten William back, Mulder and Scully having had another child post-IWTB, and Maggie living with the family
This Can't Be Happening Again Challenge
Write a story in which the unthinkable happens: Mulder is abducted again while Scully is pregnant post-series
Three Men and a Baby Shower Challenge
Write a story about the Lone Gunmen being in charge of a baby shower for a woman other than Scully (she's been through enough).
Will You Merry Me? Challenge
Write a story about either a Christmas engagement or Chirstmas week wedding for Mulder and Scully.
It Came From the Science Fair Challenge
Write a story about a child's science fair project coming to life and causing chaos
Thanksgiving For Eight Challenge
Write a Thanksgiving fic about Mulder and Scully spending the holiday with their six children
The Outer Inner Child Challenge
Write a story about someone's inner child being manifested in the real world
A Hanukkah Miracle Challenge
Write a story during which Mulder and his family celebrate at least 2 nights of Hanukkah... and investigate a miracle.
Since Last They Met Challenge
Your challenge is to write a story that explains the reason for Mulder and Scully's post-IWTB breakup is that one of them had a child with someone else.
My Friend Goes to a Another Fandom Challenge
Your challenge is to write a crossover fic in which your/one of your child characters has a friend from another fandom.
W 53rd St. of the Damned Challenge
Write season 1-3 story during which everyone mysteriously loses consciousness...and all the women and teenage girls soon after find out they're pregnant. Including Scully's visiting sister or mother.
Halloween With My Sister Challenge
Write a Halloween 2021 story which includes Mulder and Scully's three-year-old spending time with Emily's ghost
Samantha and Fox Reunited Challenge
Write a season 1 story with an AU past that includes Samantha having been reunited with Fox during the late 70s. Tell us about Mulder now being an uncle to her child
The Orphanage Challenge Challenge
Write a story about a secret Consortium orphanage, from which Scully takes 2 children, one biologically hers, the other not
Mother, Mother Challenge Challenge
Write us a story set just after My Struggle IV in which the following happens early in your tale: Scully tells her daughter Emily that she’s pregnant, only to have Emily’s eyes widen before she blurts out that she’s pregnant too!
Happy Birthday, Baby Mulder Challenge
Your challenge is to set a fic in late 2019, late 2020, or late 2021. It's baby Mulder's birthday! Please give us a glimpse into the Mulder-Scully family dynamic as they celebrate the first, second, or third birthday of the youngest (?) member of the family.
Three, Four, or Five Challenge
Your challenge is to write about Mulder and Scully's elementary-aged children getting way too involved in Mom and Dad's most recent case due to having been dragged along after no one would agree/is available to stay with them.
The Thing She Carried Challenge
Your challenge is to write a AU story sent during season 8. Scully gives birth, but the child she has isn't Mulder's. Or any human man's (though it may be hers biologically). All those vicious rumors about alien involvement in her pregnancy were right.
August Afternoon Challenge
Your challenge is to write a fic set on a late August afternoon. Scully and Mulder spend the afternoon with both of their children
Picture It Again Challenge
A continuation of the Picture It challenge :)
The Kids Aren't Alright Challenge
Choose one of the toddlers, children or teenagers below as the subject of a case file investigated by one of our intrepid X-Files agents.
A Very Full House Challenge
In your story Mulder and Scully adopt siblings. And then discover Scully's pregnant. And that William (Jackson) is still alive. Yay?
Bring Your Fetus To Work Day Challenge
Your challenge is to write a story about Scully, who is pregnant with a baby who is not William, out in the field working a case.
Momma Moments Challenge Pack
The idea for this new challenge pack is to elicit short fics from the prompts. Write story about a mom. This mom can be any female character from the X-Files from Scully, Reyes, Marita, Kimberly or Diana to Tara, Melissa, Samantha, Mrs Mulder or Mrs Scully or William's future spouse.
Invasion 2021 Challenge
The date was set, but somehow it never arrived. What if the date was just garbled and the aliens still have their sights set on earth?
Your challenge is write a story that begins between July and December of 2021. The world has been struggling with the pandemic, and even if it has gotten significantly better in the later half of 2021 there's no time for Earth to catch its breath before They show up and begin a new chapter in terror.
The Devil Made Me Do It Challenge
Your challenge is to write a fic that involves Maggie Scully's priest, Father McCue, contacting either Scully and Mulder or Doggett and Reyes for help with an exorcism case that involves or is witnessed by a child.
Storm Warning Challenge
Write a story where an adult X-Files character is caught up in a natural disaster scenario with her or his child/ren
The Nanny in the Case Challenge
Write a story in which Scully or Reyes' nanny somehow becomes involved in a case
Love for the Lovelorn Crossover Challenge
Give a single character a family with a character from another show/book/movie etc
I Think You're Our Mother challenge
Two young people show up out of the blue to speak to Scully
The Truth That We Both Know Challenge
Craft a post-series story that refutes the Smoking Man's claim that William is his son.
Just One More Challenge
Give Mulder and Scully's post-season 11 a near in age sibling, 3 years older to 3 years younger
The Woman in Bed B Challenge
Write a story from the POV of Scully's maternity ward roommate
Sins of the Father Challenge
Write about a tense situation that requires an quite possibly reluctant X-Files character to protect the innocent minor child of someone they very much dislike, if not outright hate.
William's Second Childhood Challenge
In your scifi-themed story William gets a second chance at a happy childhood
Opening Day Challenge
Mulder and his child enjoy the first day of the baseball season in your story
Only Hope Challenge
Write a story set long after their abductions, when a hospital contacts Scully or Mulder about their connection to a desperately ill child.
Ghosts Hate Babies and Middleschoolers Challenge
A family that has or is expecting a baby, or has an 11 to 13 year old, experiences a haunting. Agents investigate the haunting in your story.
Skinner Jr. Challenge
In a story set between IWTB and My Struggle IV Skinner tells Mulder and Scully about his child
The Returned Child Challenge
A year or more ago a child was kidnapped under X-Files-ish circumstances. Now they're been returned. Tell us about it
Expecting the Completely Unexpected Challenge
Many pregnancies catch the expectant father by surprise. In your story the dad-to-be is going to be really, really surprised because he's the one who is pregnant!
Jackson Van De Kamp, Babysitting Extraordinaire Challenge
Write a tale in which Jackson is called upon to babysit his little sibling
Father Ficlet Challenge Pack
Pick a male X-Files character and write a short story using one of the prompts about fatherhood
What If Challenge
Choose from one of five given scenarios that range from Maggie Scully discovering she was pregnant in season 1 to Alex Kyrcek being survived by his child
Last Christmas, This Christmas, Next Christmas Challenge
Write a story that encompasses the Christmases of 2019-2021
William's Twin II Challenge
Write a fic about how when Mulder returns he knows about a baby, but not the baby Scully was pregnant with during his absence..
Take Me Out Halloween Challenge
Send a pair of siblings out for some fun on Halloween night
From Out of the Water Challenge
Write a fic about what happens to Jackson in the first 24 hours following the series finale
The Adoption Papers Challenge
Write a fic about Scully's youngest discovering paperwork about William's adoption
All Her Children Safe At Home Challenge
Write a fic about Scully taking solstice in having all her kids home during the pandemic
You're Invited Challenge
In this challenge Mulder and Scully go to a wedding
Into a World Like This Challenge
Write a fic about a woman (or man) who is about to have a baby during a global disaster
The Egg Hunts Challenge
Write a fic about a child and an adult's egg hunts at Easter
St. Patrick's Day List Challenge
Write a story set on March 17th of any year and to include all of the items listed
And a Happy New Year Challenge
Write a story about the year ending on a low note, but as the next year begins it gets better
Away in a Manger Challenge
Write a story with a baby being lifted out of a manger as the opening scene
Things Said Thanksgiving Challenge
Our one hundredth challenge! Write a Thanksgiving story that included 3 of a dozen possible quotes.
The Nursery Files and Bump in the Night's Still Here Challenge
It's Halloween night and someone takes a trip to see a loved one's ghost
This First, Missed First Challenge
A parent reflects on how the first they're seeing their younger child reach was missed with their older
Family Summer Vacation Challenge
It's summer - send a family on a vacation in this mix n' match challenge
William's 18th Birthday Challenge
18 years ago this month a baby named William entered the world. Write a fic to mark the anniversary
Tinker Tailor Mother Brother Soldier Spy Challenge
Six of the lab-created children from "Emily" are all grown up. Tell us about one of them.
These Lines Challenge
Use one of several given lines anywhere in a story.
I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams) Challenge
Setting your story any time between the 90s and now, write a story about Scully or Doggett spending time at Christmas with someone who still holds a special place in their hearts: Emily or Luke.
First Halloween With You Challenge
Write about a character's first Halloween with their newly born, newly adopted, newly discovered, or newly reunited child
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
The Fifth Scully Challenge
Write a story about Scully's youngest brother or sister
Twisted History Season 10/11 Challenge
Write a season 10 or 11 story where you've changed one of several season 1-9 plot outcomes
It Runs In the Family Challenge
Write a fic where Mulder and Scully are asked for help from a (now adult) child from one of their past cases
Son* of a Lone Gunman Challenge
Write a fic where one or more of the Gunmen produced offspring.
Labor Day Labor challenge
An X-Files character comes to the aide of an expectant mom on Labor Day
Fics to date for these challenges: 4
Christmas List II Challenge
Include this short list of items in your 2017 Christmas baby/kidfic
Black Cat Challenge
Write a Halloween fic about a child and a black kitten or cat
William's Favorite Ornament Challenge
Choose one of the ornaments to inspire your William-themed Christmas fic
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
Halloween Night Challenge
Take an opening paragraph that's missing a few details, and write a story set Halloween night
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
The Day Before/The Day After Challenge (link fixed!)
Write a teenage William fic with scenes set on two required dates. (season 10)
Season 10 Guest Challenges by Kyouryoku Senshi
Write stories about how a child broke Mulder and Scully up, and rewrite a scene/episode/season 10 to include William's younger sibling who was born post-IWTB
His Sister, Emily Challenge
Write a story that is set after Requiem that contains both William and Emily being raised together as siblings
A Boy and His Dog, A Girl and Her Cat Challenge
Write a story about a child and his or her pet. This can be any child - William, Emily, Luke Doggett, the XF characters themselves, an Original Character - and any type of pet
One And a Half Men on The Run Challenge
Gibson's dialogue in "The Truth" suggests that he and Mulder were together for at least part of the time Mulder was away from Scully and William. Mulder has never been one to sit on his hands, has he?
While Scully Was Gone Challenge
There are several of stories that imagine what it would be like for Mulder to return and discover he's the father of Scully's child(ren). What would it be like for recently returned Scully to find out that she's the mother of Mulder's child?
William's Older Brother Challenge
Your challenge is to write a story about William discovering that he has a living older brother or half-brother (this older brother can be an adult)
Early Childhood Fears Casefile Challenge
There are a number of fears that are typical of toddlers and young children. Your challenge is to base a casefile story around one of these fears. Is the fear all in the child's imagination... or is there more to it?
The Christmas Child Challenge
Your challenge is to write a Christmas fic about a baby or child born on 12/25
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
Malicious Wishes Challenge
Your challenge is to write about Mulder having a run in with a second Genie and this time Mulder decides to wish that he can give Scully a child. It doesn't go as planned...
Season Nine Missing Scenes Challenge Pack
1013 "forgot" to include several scenes in season nine. Try your hand at one or more of the challenges
This Halloween Challenge
Write a tale about October 31, 2015
Baby/Kidfic plot Generator
Click the magical button, get random pregnancy, baby, or kidfic plot to write about
Fics to date for these challenges: 9
Reinstated Challenge
Send Mulder and Scully back to the FBI in this reboot-themed challenge
First Christmas With You Challenge
Write about a character's first Christmas with their newly born, newly adopted, newly discovered, or newly reunited child
Fics to date for these challenges: 4
Take Two Challenge
Combine any two challenges on this site
Tell Mulder, Tell Mulder challenge
Have Mulder be told that he's going to be a dad, twice
Lamaze Class challenge
Send Scully and Mulder (or two other characters) to Lamaze class before the birth of a child.
Halloween Crossover Challenge
Write a fic set at Halloween that's a crossover with a scary TV show, book, or movie.
Fics to date for these challenges: 5
Baby and the Bad Man Challenge
Beautiful babies and very bad men. Write a fic about Mulder learning he has a half-brother by CSM, or Scully discovering that Krycek is the father of her hybrid child.
The End of Emily Challenge
Write a fic set while Emily's still alive during "Christmas Carol" and/or "Emily".
William's 13th Birthday Challenge
Write a fic about William's 13th birthday, 15 months after They came
Mother's Day/Father's Day Challenge
Write a fic about an X-Files' character's Mother or Father's day
Outnumbered Challenge
Write a fic about parents being out numbered: either twins + another child, or triplets = outnumbered
A Day at Grandma and Grandpa's Challenge
Write a fic about Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Doggett and/or Reyes spending time with a grandchild/ren
It Wasn't His Child Challenge
Write a fic about an X-Files character adoring the child of their love interest and someone else
This Christmas Challenge
Write a fic set during Christmas 2013
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
When The Wind Blows Challenge
Write a fic about an X-Files character having a baby during a stormbr> Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Picture It Challenge, Halloween Edition
Pick one or more of several pictures to write a halloween story about
Picture It Challenge, Christmas Edition
Pick one or more of several pictures to write a holiday story about
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
The Accidental Guardian Challenge
When Reyes goes missing and her husband dies, Doggett finds himself looking after her young children.
William's 10th Birthday Challenge
May 20th, 2011 makes a decade since William's birth. Use three given words in a fic to celebrate the day.
Take Your Child To Work Day (XF Style) Challenge
Send an X-Files character's offspring with them on a case
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Plucked From the Past Challenge
Use time travel to rescue Samantha Mulder, Emily Sim, or Luke Doggett from their early death
Other Family Holidays Challenge
Show a couple (other than Mulder and Scully) spending a holiday with their child/ren
I'll Be Cloned For Christmas Challenge
Clone one of the canon characters this Christmas!
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Thanksgiving 2010 Thankful/Angstful Challenge
An either/or challenge. Have Mulder and Scully with William for Thanksgiving or spend a disquieting holiday with a friend or family member's young child instead
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
Halloween Flashback Challenge
Write about two Halloweens: this Halloween, and one during an adult character's own childhood.
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Mixed Feelings Challenge
Write a fic about Scully having mixed feelings when she discovers she's pregnant after IWTB
Fics to date for these challenges: 4
Picture It Challenge
Pick one of five seven pictures to write a story about
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
Tell Me a Story Challenge
A character tells their child about an unaired case.
Fics to date for this challenge: 1
Season Eight Missing Scenes Challenge Pack
1013 "forgot" to include several scenes in season eight. Try your hand at one or more of the challenges in this revised challenge collection
Fics to date for these challenges: 9
Long Gone Challenge
Your version of why Doggett and Reyes weren't in IWTB
Fics to date for this challenge: 1
Christmas List Challenge
Include this short list of items in your 2009 Christmas baby/kidfic
Fics to date for these challenges: 4
One Each Way Challenge
In fics Mulder and Scully acquire children in a variety of ways. Write a fic that includes every one of those six (or up to nine!) ways.
Halloween Trick Challenge
Write a spooky fic with trick or treaters having a trick played on them.
Fics to date for these challenges: 3
Project Midnight Challenge
Give one of the other challenges a dark twist
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Moving Day Challenge
A pregnant character in her new home
Fics to date for these challenges: 3
Kicked Out Challenge
The Van de Kamps have kicked William out. What happened?!
IWTB Scene Re-Write Challenge
Rewrite part or all of the second X-Files movie to include William
Christmas Reunion Challenge
Reunite Mulder and Scully with their son this Christmas.
Fics to date for these challenges: 3
Halloween 2008 Challenge
Start a halloween fic with a given line
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
A Hybrid's Tale Challenge
Those other hybrids Mulder and Frohike talked about in "Emily" are now teenagers. Tell us about one of them
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
William's Seventh Birthday Challenge
William's 5th birthday was fun, so we're going to celebrate as he turns seven on May 20th, 2008
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Christmas 2007 Challenge
Write a fic with a given first line or use the photo for inspiration
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Halloween 2007 Challenge
Include a short list of things in a fic set this Halloween
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
My Baby Isn't Human Challenge
Convinced that their child isn't human, someone seeks X-Files help
Televised Challenge
Months after giving him up, Scully sees William on TV. Why?
Once Upon A Time Challenge
Write a fairytale!
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Christmas 2006 Challenges
The challenges are: No Room At The Inn and Holiday Bizarre.
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
William's Twin Challenge
Write a fic about William being a twin instead of a singleton.
Fics to date for these challenges: 2
Crossover Challenges
Two challenges. A. Cocoa Girl's Harry Potter/X-Files challenge B. General Crossover Challenge with a show/book/movie of your choice.
Fics to date for these challenges: 1
Children With Others Challenge
Give a main character a child with another character that they're not usually paired up with (Scully & Skinner or Doggett, Mulder & Marita or Reyes etc)
2012 & 2012 Revisited Challenges
Two challenges for the price of one. One set during invasion, the other during colonization.
Fics to date for these challenges: 3
William's Fifth Birthday Challenge
William turns five on May 20th, 2006
Fics to date for these challenges: 6
Stolen Ova: Another Child Challenge
What if Scully learned of another "Emily" after having her miracle baby?
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
Amor Fati Sons Challenge
Imagine a situation in which you reveal that the two "sons" that Mulder and Fowley had The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati were real children, not just Mulder's dream.
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
Doggett-Reyes (DRR) Babyfic Challenge
Give Doggett and Reyes a baby or very young child
TNF & Erin Blair's Emily Is Alive Challenge
In a MSR fic set season 7 or later, write about Emily not really having died.
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
Big Family Challenge
Give Mulder and Scully (or another couple) five or more kids.
A Home For Gibson Challenge
Gibson hasn't had a real home since he was a small boy. Give him one!
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
William's Alternative Outcome Challenge
Have an XF character take William instead of strangers adopting him.
The Foundling's Tale Challenge
Someone finds a baby or small child. Then what?
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Merry Multiples Challenge
Give someone twins, triplets, quads etc in time for Christmas.
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
GillyX29's Birth Scene Challenge
What if Mulder delivered William instead of Reyes?
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
Thanksgiving 2005 Challenge
Mulder, Scully, Doggett and Reyes spend Thanksgiving together.
Fics to date for this challenge: 2
First Day Of School Challenge
Set a casefile in a school in September.
Fics to date for this challenge: 1
It's Another Boy Challenge
Write about the birth of William's little brother.
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Lazy Hazy Days of Summer Challenge
Write about the photo on this challenge's page
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
"He's My Mommy" Challenge
Some poor XF guy gets knocked up! Tell us about it.
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Green Goo Fetus Challenge
What did Mulder do with the live n' kicking Fetus from "Emily"?
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Choose Your Own Christmas and/or Hanukkah fic Challenge
Pick your choice of elements to create a holiday fic.
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Kid Resurrection Halloween Challenge
Set a fic at Halloween. Bring (child or teenage) Samantha, Emily, or Luke Doggett back from the grave.
Fics to date for this challenge: 3
Mulder Babyfic Alternative Universe Challenge
Imagine "The Truth" doesn't happen. Now imagine Mulder returns at the end of season nine with a baby...
Fics to date for this challenge: 4
Do I need to have fics archived here before participating in challenges?
Can I write a fic for a challenge that another author has already responded to?
What are the length/word count requirements for challenge fics?
What ratings are okay?
What are the deadlines? Holiday challenges: Fics for new holiday challenges are due the night before the holiday in question. If you'd like to write a fic for a past holiday challenge (perhaps, for example, in 2010 you'd rather write a fic for the 2005 Merry Multiples challenge than the upcoming I'll Be Cloned for Christmas challenge) please submit fics prior to the holiday in whatever year you're writing them in. Fics for William birthday challenges are due May 20th of any given year.
Can I write a fic for an old challenge?
Can I write a fic that fulfills multiple challenges?
Can I base a series of fics on different challenges?
Does my kidfic need to include a canon baby/kid?
What else should I know before I start writing?
I love this site, when's your birthday so I can write a fic for it?
Can I post the story somewhere else too?
Can I send a link to my story on FFnet, A03, Tumblr, my blog etc. instead of sending it by e-mail?
When I email a fic what formatting should I use?
What should my headers say?
What should the subject line of the e-mail say when I send in a fic?
Where do I send my completed story?
No. Everyone is welcome to submit challengefics, regardless of whether or not I've sought out your fics before. Remember, if you have fics that would fit in here and haven't been asked about them, it's because I haven't discovered them, not a reflection of my opinion of your writing skills.
Yes, if you have an idea of where to take a challenge, don't let the existence of other fics for that challenge scare you off. The more the merrier!
There are none. You are always free to write a fic to whatever length suits your story.
Any. Given that they're baby and/or kidfic challenges Plot What Plot (PWP) fics would be difficult to write and honor that requirement of the challenges, but it's okay if your fic contains scenes adult in nature if they fulfill the challenge as well
Non-Holiday challenges: There are no deadlines for fics unrelated to holidays or birthdays. Send them in whenever you're ready to.
Absolutely. You're welcome to submit new fics for any of the old challenges, even holiday ones (see "deadlines" above).
If you'd like to, yes.
Yes. If you can, for example, find a way to write one fic using challenge #3, write a sequel to it using challenge #45, and continue with a fic based on challenge #34, we'd be happy to see it and impressed.
It does not. You're more than welcome to use William, Emily, Matthew Scully, Gibson Praise, kid!Samantha Mulder, Luke Doggett or kids from case files in any of your challenge stories, but you do not have to. In fact, several of the challenges ask that you create an original character(OC) child to fulfill the challenge.
All of the challenges above require a baby or child character, and this character should be an important figure within your story. They're kidfic challenges, so you'll have to forgive me if any of the individual challenge requirement pages don't make that explicit enough for new authors.
Exception: for some challenges you can also write a qualifying fic that contains a pregnant character instead of a baby or child
Just kidding =) (but any fics arriving the second week of April would be cherished)
Of course! It's your story to post wherever you like. But please don't only post it somewhere else - when people forget to submit here too makes it hard for me to find it in order to announce their contribution to the challenge.
With the understanding that I will archive it here also, sure.
Please submit your fics as text doc or word doc files. I'll take care of things like characters per line, but if you skip lines between paragraphs and changes in speakers within dialogue, you'll make things a lot easier on your archivist.
Within the document of your fic, you need to fill in the following
Title:
Author:
Summary:
You're welcome to add as many additional pieces of information to the headers as you'd like - like a e-mail address for feedback! - but the three above need to be included
If you forget it's okay, but your story is less likely to be marked as spam if you write "[title of your fic] by [you] for [challenge name]"
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