The Fan Fiction Rules - Please Read

[Zoruagible]

You can briefly reference sex or fade to black in such a way that the reader can deduce sex happened in PG-13, but serious depiction of any part of it or a lot of suggestiveness would call for a higher rating.

My question is similar to his but in PG-13 could characters say things like 'You had sex with her?'

[bobandbill]

Yes, they could.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

Hi My name is Ducklett12 and I was wondering, could you define "no more than 2 pages" like do you mean 2 actual thread pages or what? because I was planning to post a Pokemon Story

Also if I were to post in one of my Pokemon stories would I be able to post anything about kissing in it? I mean that would be rare to see in the story something like every 5 Chapters or so. (That includes an Open Mouth Kiss) What rating would that go under, PG-13? And the story that I'm talking about will be around 30 to 60 chapters. That story would probably be posted in about later next year but I may post just a Pokemon Story called My Journey in the Kanto Region and another story called My Travels in the Johto Region. (Those don't have any kind of kissing in it at all.) And the story that has very rare kissing in it is a Pokemon Story

Please Reply soon and VM me

[JX Valentine]

Hi My name is Ducklett12 and I was wondering, could you define "no more than 2 pages" like do you mean 2 actual thread pages or what? because I was planning to post a Pokemon Story

Not sure what you mean here because the only bit about two pages in the rules is the two-page minimum, and it's pretty clear that it means two pages in Microsoft Word (or other word processor). That means that when you write your chapter in Word, Open Office, or something similar (which you should be doing for all fics), every chapter except the prologue needs to be at least two pages long. The rules also mention other specifics, so it'll be a good idea to reread them carefully.

Also if I were to post in one of my Pokemon stories would I be able to post anything about kissing in it? I mean that would be rare to see in the story something like every 5 Chapters or so. (That includes an Open Mouth Kiss) What rating would that go under, PG-13?

Just so you know, kissing is incredibly tame, so there really aren't any restrictions on that. I mean, if Disney shows kissing all the time in their G-rated movies, there really shouldn't be any reason why that alone would bump up your rating. Of course, if you throw in anything else (groping, for example), that'd be a different story, but if it's just a normal kiss, nothing to worry about.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

Not sure what you mean here because the only bit about two pages in the rules is the two-page minimum, and it's pretty clear that it means two pages in Microsoft Word (or other word processor). That means that when you write your chapter in Word, Open Office, or something similar (which you should be doing for all fics), every chapter except the prologue needs to be at least two pages long. The rules also mention other specifics, so it'll be a good idea to reread them carefully.



Just so you know, kissing is incredibly tame, so there really aren't any restrictions on that. I mean, if Disney shows kissing all the time in their G-rated movies, there really shouldn't be any reason why that alone would bump up your rating. Of course, if you throw in anything else (groping, for example), that'd be a different story, but if it's just a normal kiss, nothing to worry about.

Ok thanks for the information but I can't post a fanfic here because my Chapters are 10 pages or more in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

[Electricbluewolf]

Ok thanks for the information but I can't post a fanfic here because my Chapters are 10 pages or more in Microsoft Word and Google Docs

Just to drop in here:

Not sure what you mean here because the only bit about two pages in the rules is the two-page minimum, and it's pretty clear that it means two pages in Microsoft Word (or other word processor). That means that when you write your chapter in Word, Open Office, or something similar (which you should be doing for all fics), every chapter except the prologue needs to be at least two pages long. The rules also mention other specifics, so it'll be a good idea to reread them carefully.

They basically need to be more than two pages or more. Yours being 10, should be fine.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

Just to drop in here:



They basically need to be more than two pages or more. Yours being 10, should be fine.

What do you mean by that the rules strictly say that it can't be that

[Dragonfree]

I think you misread the rules. Chapters have to be at least two pages in Word, not no more than. There is no upper limit on how long your chapters or stories can be.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

I think you misread the rules. Chapters have to be at least two pages in Word, not no more than. There is no upper limit on how long your chapters or stories can be.

Oh! So can I post story with chapters that are 10 pages long?

[JX Valentine]

Oh! So can I post story with chapters that are 10 pages long?

Yes, you can. Ten pages = at least two pages long.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

Yes, you can. Ten pages = at least two pages long.

Ohhhhhhhh! so a chapter can't be 1 page long Ok thanks!

But another question, would I be able to make a thread private to myself?
?

[JX Valentine]

Ohhhhhhhh! so a chapter can't be 1 page long Ok thanks!

Uh, yes. That would be what I said the first time around.

But another question, would I be able to make a thread private to myself like since I'm still writing my story would I be able to make a thread called (this is the title of my story) "My Journey in the Kanto Region [PG] would I be able to edit the thread? or once I post would it just be closed because it's a story?

No, it's not possible to make a thread that's viewable only to you. That's why you should be writing your story in a word processor (Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or programs like them), not directly on the forums -- so you can save your progress without showing us work you don't intend to show off.

You can post individual chapters when you finish them (see any fic on the forums as an example), or you can post your fic when you're done. It's just that the thread won't be private, and it won't be automatically closed (unless you break any of the other forum rules).

[Gothic-Gothorita]

Uh, yes. That would be what I said the first time around.



No, it's not possible to make a thread that's viewable only to you. That's why you should be writing your story in a word processor (Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or programs like them), not directly on the forums.

You can post individual chapters when you finish them (see any fic on the forums as an example), or you can post your fic when you're done. It's just that the thread won't be private, and it won't be automatically closed (unless you break any of the other forum rules).

Oh no I meant that I'll be writing it on a word processor and then copy it to the thread can I do that and sorry about the your first post I just didn't understand at first when I read the rules

[Dragonfree]

Yes, you can write your chapters in a word processor and then copy them into the thread. That's what you're supposed to do.

[Gothic-Gothorita]

I have 1 more question before I post

Can I double post on my own Fan Fic thread so I can post my chapters? or do I have to wait for feedback?

Please reply soon or VM me

[Krazy95]

You can double post in your stories as if people don't review or comment, it can't stop you writing. I know of someone who has six posts in a row. So two is NO problem =)

[Gothic-Gothorita]

You can double post in your stories as if people don't review or comment, it can't stop you writing. I know of someone who has six posts in a row. So two is NO problem =)

Ok thanks! I needed to know that

[TeamRocketGrunt]

Okay, here's a question. I'm writing something that is a little too much for a PG rating, but not enough for a PG-13. What do I do?

[VS]

I say you make it PG 13 just in case.

[TeamRocketGrunt]

I say you make it PG 13 just in case.

But I think that it's too....heavy a rating (If you know what I mean) for this. I should probably see what a mod says.