Thanks Pigmeister. My heart skipped a beat, fell to the floor, and now I have to wash, dry, fluff and fold then put it back from whence it came. Can we refrain from that sort of teasing?
Love this idea - I’m looking at my calendar - But one thing - Is there some sample of Chapter Information sheets from previous years posted in the forums? Love to get an idea of what kind of information you start it off with …
Thanks
Brian
Yes, not only can you check out the briefing packs from previous years, you can actually download the entire Scrivener project to see how everything was pulled together. Each of the previous year’s books has it’s own “download” page in this forum (check out the library for them all) where you can get free copies of the books and the projects used to create them.
I’d advise starting with Section7, last year’s effort. You’ll see just how little information you’re given (and therefore just how much freedom and flexibility each of the participants have to come up with their own take on their chapter. I wouldn’t normally draw attention to a specific individual’s chapter*, but take a look at Matt Tobin’s chapter from Section7 (Chapter 11 from Book Red) for a good example of “filling out” a brief.
* - I’m allowed to single out Matt, because he can be trouble
There’s also some good info in the FAQs, which – while admittedly long – are well worth a read.
Hey, moody! Check your forum messages for the next steps!
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=28574&start=0#p181929
Everyone is strongly encouraged to submit their chapter early, because then I’ll actually read it instead of just pasting it into the final book!
The Official Pigfender Ruling on Time is that deadlines are “to be submitted before” times, so the official view would be that 14:00 and 0 seconds is too late*. 13:59 and 59.9999999 seconds is good*.
local time for Fort Worth, Texas. Other jurisdictions / time zones have different deadlines.
But, you know, see that FAQ (or the forum threads for previous years) for just how relaxed I am.