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Songfic ~ May
Hello everyone, Proteus here updating you with our next contest, while the winners of the previous contest are being decided. This month will be a songfic contest. Before I continue allow me to explain this a little.

Stories entering the contest are to be based off a song, you get the choice of what song and what type it is. However, it is not to contain lyrics or references to the song as it's qualifier. To qualify the fic must be based upon a story the song tells. Now not all songs tell a story so go by the lyrics and base it off that.

http://agnph.com/fics/viewstory.php?sid=3245&chapter=4

This is a good example of what not to do, I will not qualify a story that looks like this. (no I don't mean done in Japanese)

Please place May Songfic 2010 in the summary as well as the song you chose. While I do encourage early submissions, I also encourage you take your time. Contest ends June 15th. 12 AM EST.
~Proteus

Okay, as several questions have been asked (and that I'm partially responsible for the ambiguous wording), might as well try to get a few things answered.

First off, to enter a fic please add a youtube link (or another off-site link, a safe one please) to the song your story is inspired by. Be honest, and don't take one or two lines and call them matching to a generic story; the idea is to take the music, and put your own spin on what the artist was conveying. Songs composed in other languages are acceptable, so long as you can provide a translation for them (such as in the chapter notes, or a suitable link).

Second, do not add lyrics into your fic. The link will suffice, and if not lyrics are easy to find on the net. Any entries doing such will be disqualified if not amended (after being noted by a moderator). This is for the ease of all reading: lyrics are annoying to read in a story, especially when it takes up several short lines, and it adds needless word count.

And finally, the due date will be June 15, EST (and no extensions allowed, so do be careful as agnph has its own site clock). Beyond that, we're all looking forward to seeing some great entries. ~Shiguya

--Poseidon on 02/05/10 - 03:40 am 46 Comments
Comments
Do we need to post the song we based our story off of? I am excited for this, I just wrote a songfic.
- Galalithial on 02/05/10 - 03:49 am
good question, I'll fix that. Yes, please post the song you are using for the fic.
- Proteus on 02/05/10 - 03:56 am
Also, can I do two entries? Or is there a limit of one per contestant.
- Galalithial on 02/05/10 - 04:27 am
As per usual there is no limit to fics you may enter.
- Proteus on 02/05/10 - 04:40 am
I think I'll pass. I love Japanese songs of love.
- feign12 on 02/05/10 - 04:42 am
I might join but I'm going to translate it
- feign12 on 02/05/10 - 04:47 am
So you mean we must not include the song lyrics?
- feign12 on 02/05/10 - 04:49 am
the fact that it's Japanese is not an issue, the fact that the fic itself is mostly a song and includes lyrics. This is something I do not want to see.
- Proteus on 02/05/10 - 04:53 am
I don't really get this. Does that mean the story needs to be based on the meanings of a song, complete with the lyrics? And is it okay to use self-written songs?
- Rio on 03/05/10 - 05:01 am
The idea is take a song you like, or feel inspired by and write a story that fits with the lyrics and/or instrumental tones (in the case of non-lyrical songs). As for self-written... if you can provide a link for the judges to listen it may be acceptable. I would wait for confirmation on that one, though.
- Shiguya on 03/05/10 - 05:11 am