Validated Applications, Round 3

This round of validated applications is officially closed, and it is with pleasure that I announce the largest wave of new validated authors yet:

Murtaghrider
Saphira and Shruikan
Jarla
Lya
Princess Sierra
echo_sackett

Congrats to these talented and dedicated members of SFF and SF3!

*note: the jury is still out on a couple of last minute entries--don't panic if you applied but don't see your name here yet.

THEY'RE BACK!

Please read the rules carefully... and also please note that you must copy-paste the ENTIRE agreement (in red) for your application to be valid.

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As some of you will already know, SFF divides its stories into two categories: "General" and "Validated." So far the Validated category has been kind of dormant, so here’s a refresher:

The standards for General fictions are very low (readable English, with correct paragraphing, at least 500 words per chapter, and rated properly for content), while the standards for Validated fictions are much higher. Achieving Validated status is a very high honor--it shows that you not only have creative ideas, but that you also are adept at developing your plot and have a firm grasp on writing mechanics. And you don't have to wait for a moderator to approve your story--you get to skip the queue and have your fic immediately posted to the public.

According to the current rules, you must APPLY to become Validated. To determine whether you may achieve Validated status, the moderating staff will consider all of your stories currently posted on the site.

To qualify for validation, you must meet one of the following:

A) One story, twenty chapters or longer, that has been updated within the past three months
B) One story, ten chapters or longer, updated in the last three months AND one story, ten chapters or longer, updated in the last year
C) One story, ten chapters or longer, updated in the last three months AND five stories of any length, two of which have been updated in the last year
D) One story, ten chapters or longer, updated in the last three months AND five poems, three of which updated within the last year
E) One story, ten chapters or longer, updated in the last three months AND one script, ten chapters or longer, updated within the past year.

The ENTIRE submission (not just the required number of chapters) must conform to the criteria listed on the Writing Workshop on SF3--we are looking for consistency. We will also consider other stories you have posted, but they will not weight as heavily into our decision.

To apply, you must submit the following form to shurtugalfanfiction (at) gmail (dot) com:
SFF Penname:
Link to your SFF bio page:
E-mail address:

A list of your fictions submitted for consideration (see A - E above), with the following information:
Title, format (story/poem/script), number of chapters
Beta reader(s) used for the above stories, if applicable (this will not count for or against you, we just want to know who they are)
Links would be nice

By submitting this form, you agree to the following:

1. You intend to continue writing stories on SFF in the near future. Please don't waste our time with an application if you've given up on writing or Inheritance.

2. Once you are validated, any stories you submit to the Validated Category will continue to meet the guidelines posted in the Writing Workshop (Note: you may continue to submit any stories that would not qualify for validated status to the General category. Also, you may only move existing stories that meet the validated requirements to the validated category).

3. You will continue to do your best to contribute to SFF/SF3 in an appropriate manner by reading/reviewing other stories and refraining from posting inflammatory material (i.e. flame reviews or posts). This is not required, but validated authors who commit serious infractions will lose their validated status.

If you are not accepted as a validated author this time, we will tell you what about your stories needs to be fixed in order for you to qualify the next time we have applications--you may apply repeatedly. If, however, you are accepted as a validated author but lose that status due to a breach of this agreement, you may NOT reapply.

Signed: (type your penname here)

We will be accepting applications all month—the deadline is September 1, at which time we will announce the new Validated Authors. You can expect an email from us by the end of the month, either to let you know you have been accepted or to give you an idea of what still needs work.