by Iris Messenger on 01 Sep 2010 09:16 PM

I would like to take a few minutes to remind some of you of two very important submission rules. 

 

1. DO NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE CHAPTER AT A TIME.

 

This means waiting until you get a validation email before you submit the next chapter.

This makes EVERYTHING so much easier for everybody involved. 

 

2. ONLY SUBMIT A FIC UNDER ONE CATEGORY!

 

This means ONE category. ONE. 

Again, this makes EVERYTHING easier for EVERYBODY involved.

 

Semester has started, and I know all the mods are busy trying to do well in school (this means a lot of homework and less time to validate). If you follow the rules, validation goes so much faster and all the authors and artists are happier because the site actually gets updated.

 

Speaking of semester starting - good luck to those starting classes!

 

 - Iris Messenger

by lustandthrill on 19 Jun 2010 01:44 AM

After a year of absence from modly duties, I am back for the summer. And there is currently 177 submissions in the queue.

I missed this site and the old members that are still around, and hello to the newbs! I'm Gabby, one of the mods of this wonderful site.

So, like Jenn said in the latest news article, be patient, follow the guidelines, and everything will be smooth sailing.

-g.

by j3nn on 17 May 2010 09:31 AM

I've been very busy, but I've been chipping away slowly at the submissions queue during the time when I'm supposed to be working on a Literary Analysis essay. I would be able to get through the queue much quicker if everyone just remembered (please!) that you should only put your story in one category, and that you should only be submitting one chapter at a time. Also, with artwork, check to see if the photo is showing up before you submit it. It's impossible for me to validate a submission when the actual submission isn't shown...

Thanks for all the great work, everyone! I love reading through the submissions, and I'm sure so do all the other mods....

 j3nn

by Iris Messenger on 14 Mar 2010 06:16 PM

There were over 200 submissions in the queue on Friday.

OVER 200.

You guys are ridiculously productive, I'm serious. 

That's not the point, though. The point is that I worked through them all, and noticed two things that I had two rules that were repeatedly ignored.

1. Stories must be categorized appropriately. Only put your story in one category.

2. Only submit one chapter at a time. More than one story is fine, but only single chapters may be submitted at a time.

You need to wait until you have received a confirmation email saying that your submission has been accepted or rejected respectively, before waiting 24 hours and submitting again. 
Thank you to everyone who did follow our submission rules, because other than those two problems, everything was relatively easy to validate quickly. 
Not knowing the submission rules makes it harder for everyone. You don't get your chapter validated, everyone who DID follow the rules is in line behind you to get validated, and it creates a lot more work for the person validating. It really is easier to click validate than to send the email saying what was wrong and click reject. 

Thank you - 

Iris

by Iris Messenger on 23 Jan 2010 11:07 PM

I'd like to wish a happy birthday to the marvelous Jenn, who you guys all know as j3nn, the amazing amazing mod that does awesome stuff for you.

Yup!


That is all.

by Iris Messenger on 21 Nov 2009 12:52 PM

Salutations my Patient Archive Members!

Sorry for the slowness in validation -- I'm a bit M.I.A these days because of the end of semester coursework. I've got a crunch of projects due right now, and then finals start the 1st of December for me.

So just a heads up, if things take a while to go through the pipes, I'm a little out of action, and I'm sure the rest of my fellow mods are quite busy as well.

EDIT;;

Okay, guys. I understand it's taking awhile (like Iris said) to validate. I apologize sincerely and know how hard it is to just wait it out sometimes. But just because it is taking a little longer than usual to get some stories through the queue, doesn't mean you can just break the rules. Please, people, for my sake and yours -- ONLY SUBMIT ONE CHAPTER OF A STORY AT A TIME. Then, wait for that to be validated before submitting the next one. Also, categorize them appropriately into ONLY ONE CATEGORY. Thanks a bunch, and sorry again for the delays...

 

AND NUMBER 2:
If your story is not in ONE category, even if you're already on something like chapter 8 and it hasn't been caught until now, the new chapters you are trying to get validated will NOT be accepted until it is changed into ONE category. This is easy to fix, just edit the story and pick the category that is most appropriate.

J3nn

 

by Iris Messenger on 31 Oct 2009 09:20 AM

Salutations my Patient Archive Members!

Sorry for the slowness in validation -- I'm a bit M.I.A these days because of the end of semester coursework. I've got a crunch of projects due right now, and then finals start the 1st of December for me.

So just a heads up, if things take a while to go through the pipes, I'm a little out of action, and I'm sure the rest of my fellow mods are quite busy as well.

by Iris Messenger on 21 Sep 2009 06:00 PM

The Challenge Winners (at long last ... and there was great rejoicing!)

Hullo all. First of all, apologies for the incredible lateness in announcing our decision. Unfortunately the timing of this contest was such that it caught all of the mods just as school started and life started speeding up. Thank to everyone for being so patient and understanding of the delay. There were so many amazing entries, kudos to you all!

The winning banner was made by awsomealice94!

winners may copy-paste this banner into the summary, with credit given to awsomealice94.

CHALLENGE WINNERS!

- 1st. Place: Approval -- Tundra

- 2nd. Place: All I Want For Christmas -- Chadley

- 3nd. Place: A Simple Story -- Bleedforyou

- Honorable Mention 1: Lies Like Mountains -- best with breadsticks

- Honorable Mention 2: Facade -- exgymnastbritt

Thank you all for entering, and congratulations to the winners!

by lustandthrill on 31 Aug 2009 02:55 PM

- First off, I know everyone is anticipating the contest results. Jenn and I have already sent in our opinions and we still need to wait for the other mods as far as I'm concerned. Just remain chill and eventually the results will be posted though I cannot say when.

- Also, many of you guys have expressed concern about the validation queue. They will be submitted/rejected in due time. It's time for school for all of us and time is limited and school/real life will often overshadow online duties.

- Which brings me to my final point, I (lustandthrill) am taking a momentary leave from modly duties here at Twilight Archives. Some may know that I'm a college sophomore at a very fast-paced liberal arts school and I need to focus all my attention on my schooling right now. No, we are not looking for mods as a replacement so don't hassle Kaiwynn about that either. I very much will miss this site.

To end this, I wish those who submitted for the contest the best of luck and for the rest, a happy new school year.

-Gabby

by kaiwynn on 11 Aug 2009 09:32 PM

When you go to the forum, you might notice that it looks a little different. That's because it's completely different. I've installed something new (mybb instead of phpbb) so that we could possibly control all the spambot accounts being made.

Unfortunately, you're going to have to make new accounts, and all the old posts have been lost. BUT on the plus side: no more horrendous spam.

The old board has been moved here. You can still see all the posts, but it's read-only, so no more replying or making new topics.

Keep voting for the challenge banners though, here.

 

Happy posting, everyone!

Kaiwynn

by black2red on 02 Aug 2009 05:50 PM

BANNER VOTING HERE! 

Please vote once, and do not vote for yourself. The poll will remain open until the winners are announced for the challenge.

 

 

Alright, the contest is officially over! Here's to all the contestants; we've received many wonderful entries. In fact, here's the a list of all the entries we have. If your name is not up here and your submission was validated, send the mods a link to your story and comment here, first. 

 

Approval by Tundra

Without You by tayler1117

Stormy Homecoming by JokesonJane

Façade by exgymnastbritt

It Was A Dark And Stormy Night by Bella_Cullen_wanna_be

everything changes and they remain the same by lustandthrill

Laid to Rest by TigerEyes

Scream by Eternitys_charm

Five Minutes by awsomealice94

Eternity's Storm by Nymphadora_cullen

Finding an angel in the ashes by toosmall808

Hunter and prey by TwiCat

The Changling by Red_bell

Closing off the Storm by MRSBellaCullenBlack

All I Want For Christmas by chadley

It Was by Oh_Mike How will I go on

Playing Romeo by ZeroKuran13

Lies Like Mountains by best with breadsticks

It Hurts by openbook1901

Out by TeamSwitzerland13

A simple story by bleedforyou

Veni, Vidi, Vici. by SparklesInTheSunlight

 

The Mods will talk it over and decide on the winners. Until then, sit tight and enjoy the great stories and artwork. Thanks to everyone that entered!

 

by lustandthrill on 23 Jul 2009 10:19 PM

The contest ends August 1 at 12 am eastern time.

Please, keep on sending entries to add them here.

 

Approval by Tundra

Without You by tayler1117

Stormy Homecoming by JokesonJane

Façade by exgymnastbritt

It Was A Dark And Stormy Night by Bella_Cullen_wanna_be

everything changes and they remain the same by lustandthrill

Laid to Rest by TigerEyes

Scream by Eternitys_charm

Five Minutes by awsomealice94

Eternity's Storm by Nymphadora_cullen

Finding an angel in the ashes by toosmall808

Hunter and prey by TwiCat

The Changling by Red_bell

Closing off the Storm by MRSBellaCullenBlack

 

The rules are here.

- - -

As for validation, things are going faster now. Please, though, to make our jobs easier and for you to have a story, preview before you submit! All story must be 500 words minimum (not 499), no author's note should be in the story itself, but in the box labeled 'notes.' Also, please format line breaks, revise spelling and grammar, and resize art banners if applicable.

Thank you. 

- - -

Mods, we now have our own forum over at livejournal. Go ahead and join and read the intro post as well.

I'll be emailing your personal accounts, too. 

by on 22 Jun 2009 10:45 AM

Heyloo twilighters! It's time to shake things up a bit on Twilight Archives with... (you guessed it) a contest!

Theme

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

This quote was penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a Victorian novelist with a certain attention to dramatic flair. You must include this quote somewhere in your fanfic. The contest is not limited to any charater or time frame, just keep in mind that it must be Twilight-related. If you plan on entering a piece of art, you must explain how the quote is incorporated into it... So get creative with this, guys =) Was it dark and stormy when Alice was changed? Did Esme make that fatal jump over the edge during a storm? Is Aro planning to unleash world chaos under the cover of dark storm clouds?

Can you capture Bella as she is about to jump over the edge of the LaPush cliff in a painting? Are you going to explore the chambers of the Volturi Castle through a drawing? What about those comic strips?

Deadline

ALL entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 1! Please make sure you send an email to all of the mods containing the link to your submission only after they've been validated. Include your pen name in your email! We'd love to give credit to you wonderful authors and artists, but can only do so if we have a name :)

Email Addresses: dragontodragons@yahoo.com, the.iris.messenger@gmail.com, gabriellanoelle@gmail.com, bubble_069321@yahoo.com, j3nny_b4by@yahoo.com, and kaiwynn@gmail.com

Winners

There will be first, second, and third places (as well as two honorable mentions) given out for the writing category and the art category. Banner makers are welcomed here, as the winners will need banners for their entries! More below.

 

 

 More on Banners

Heyloo y'all, Iris here!

So the winners of this challenge will need a banner to put in their summary saying they won, right? So we're calling YOU to submit a banner!

Size: 350 x 100 pixels; about this big. Your banner should be able to fit inside that rectangle I linked to. E-mail if you need any more clarification about the size. (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com). Don't be shy!

Text: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night. TA Challenge Winner.

Anything larger than 350 x 100 pixels will be disqualified. The deadline for all banner entries is Saturday, August 1. Please e-mail the banners to me (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com) with the banner attached in .jpg or .png format and your penname on the archives.

The winners will be chosen by a vote! I'll start a forum topic in the poll section and link to it from here, and you all will vote on which banner YOU think should be given to all the winners!

Have fun!

~ Iris Messenger

------------------

 

SIDENOTES:

-Only one entry per member
-One-shots must be a chapter in length, no more
-Please keep the focus on the theme and Twilight-related
-Writing is not limited to third-person
-Make sure the link to your submission is on Twilight Archives (which will happen once it is validated)
-Any questions or comments? Post them here, please :)

Have fun, guys!
 ~Jacquelyn

by Savannah_Cullen on 01 Jun 2009 11:39 PM

I just wanted to let you guys know that you have been doing really well with your submissions lately! The majority of the chapters have great grammar, spelling, and all that jazz. You have been paying super attention to the submission rules and it is making it much, much easier on the mods!

Just remember that you can only submit one chapter at a time. It is happening a lot less than it used to, but it's still a minor problem. 

Overall, though, you guys are doing great!

Keep up the good work!

-Savannah_Cullen

by Iris Messenger on 22 Apr 2009 10:04 AM

At this point, I'm not even dropping reviews when i remove banners, because this announcement has been here over two weeks, and if you have a story with an oversize banner and the banner gets removed, then tough beans. You have had your warning, and if you honestly missed the front page bolded BANNERS IN SUMMARIES news post, then I have little sympathy. This may sound harsh, but I really just don't have the time.

 

please address any questions regarding banners and banner size in this comment thread. i honestly can't go through all of your reviews seeing if you dropped me a question in the answer to my notification of your banner removal. Thanks =] 

 

 

I just thought I'd bring your attention to this rule regarding banners in your summaries.

Banners in summaries may not exceed 300x150 pixels in size.

300 x 150 banners should be smaller than or equal to this. If you don't have a photo-editing program that makes it easy to tell how big your banner is, download that box and use it as a size gauge wherever you make your banners.

The reason we have this rule is so that large images on the page won't slow down loading speed.

I'm not going to be super-nitpicky about size, but please don't make your banners that much bigger than that little box.

I'm bringing this up because the banners are getting insanely large here, guys! If you've got a banner larger than 300 x 150, then be aware that I am going through the archives and removing banners that don't comply with size regulations, and so if you find your banner has been removed, then it is too big. If you'd like to do me a favor and remove your banner yourself if it is oversize, please do!

I know this means that a lot of you will have to get new banners, but we do have a request section on our forum, there are so many places and people that will make banners regulation size, if you just include that in your request.

Thanks in advance for your understanding! 

 ~ Iris (who is semi-back from computer probation :D)

 

 EDIT (5/19/2009)

On another side note, but still about the rules...

If you do not submit one chapter at a time, all of the chapters (whether you submit two or twenty!) will be deleted from the queue and you will recieve a rejection letter asking you to re-submit them one at a time. I don't have the time and I know that none of the other mods do either to go through 70 submissions when 20 are of the same story and the first chapter can't be accepted because it violates the rules so we have to deal with what to do with the subsequent chapters. Please, just follow the rules.

-Jenn

by Savannah_Cullen on 09 Apr 2009 10:13 PM

 

Sorry for the delay in validations lately! All the mods are a tad busy these days, so chapters may take a little longer to make it through. Just be patient, please. Your chapter will be validated soon enough, I promise!

 

-- Savannah

 

Adding to that, it would be SO SO SO much easier for us to get through the submissions quickly if some of you guys took the time to follow the submission rules when submitting. Please? For the sake of our sanity? =P

-j3nn

 

Please only submit -one- chapter at a time. More than one story is fine, but only -ONE- chapter.

It makes our lives so much easier when you even just follow that rule. It's really the one I find I have to reject for most often. On a side note, a big thanks to everyone who is following the rules and making validation move smoothly.

~ Iris 

 

We'd also REALLY appreciate it if you guys submitted your stories in only one catagory. Please choose the one that fits best. Again, thanks so much to eveyone who is listening and following the rules. It helps us validate your stories quicker :)

- Jacquelyn 

 

by black2red on 26 Mar 2009 05:47 PM

Directly Posted from the Submission Rules:

 

10) Only submit one chapter at a time. More than one story is fine, but only single chapters may be submitted at a time.

 

I really hope this clears up any confusion, but if you guys have any questions or comments about it, then comment here first, please.

 

On a side note, I really don't mean to take any attention away from Iris's absence. We all miss her very much and look forward to her return :)

 

by Iris Messenger on 25 Mar 2009 08:07 AM

Hey Guys,

My mom has taken away my computer from now till the end of the summer. Basically I'm on a forced and very long hiatus.

 

I'm so sorry.

 

<3 Iris 

by black2red on 17 Mar 2009 03:57 PM

Sorry about the backup in submissions, guys. I'm validating right now, so expect a flood of stories. Also, we all appreciate you guys sticking to the rules so well, but please remember that we only accept one chapter from the same story at a time.

On a totally separate note- Happy St. Patrick's Day! <33

 

by lustandthrill on 24 Feb 2009 07:04 PM

congrats, guys! i know i've been gone for a while but i wasn't even aware of what was going on.

my email address was hacked so i couldn't get any emails. my new email is gabriellanoelle@gmail.com

mods, please email me with your email addresses so i can properly introduce myself :)

 

-gabby

 

 

 Guys, I have to tip my hat off to all the authors that entered.. It was very, very difficult to decide amongst all of the wonderful stories. You're all amazing. :)

And now... the results!

First Place: happines is not a concrete thing by exgymnastbritt

Second Place: Fascism by Tundra

Third Place: Remember Me by openbook1901

Honorable Mentions: If Looks Could Kill by Weaver of Souls and Fire by freyja

Congratulations you guys! xD Include your winner place in the summary of your story!

 

And the banner winner is Eternitys_Charm! Congratulations and thanks everyone for entering! Every banner was amazing!

 

if you have trouble inserting your banner into the summary, drop a comment and I will see if I can help.

by Iris Messenger on 16 Feb 2009 08:29 AM

 

VOTING!!! You can find the forum thread to vote for the banner you like the best here!   

The Contest is Now Closed! Expect Results in one to two weeks.

We've received one-shots from these authors, if you submitted a one-shot and your name is not on here, let us know in comments please. Also, there is now a direct link to each author's one-shot attatched to their pen name. If there is an incorrect link, please comment as well.

- exgymnastbritt

- Moonlight Hunter

- Tundra

- addictedtotwilight

- sketchygirl

- Weaver of Souls

- BittenbyJacksper1863

- TigerEyes

- mrsz

- Kate

- freyja

- openbook1901

- SpaklesInTheSunlight

- awsomealice94

- iluvedwardcullen

- Nymphadora_Cullen

- sigh_for_sigh

- best with breadsticks

- cocoa-luvah

- ChristinaMichelle

-Olji and Lena 

We've received banners from these authors, if you submitted a banner and your name is not on here, let us know in comments please.

- Moonlight Hunter

- Karrett

- Eternitys_Charm

- MRSBellaCullenBlack 

 

by black2red and Iris Messenger on 25 Jan 2009 05:08 PM

 

 

The Contest is Now Closed! Expect Results in one to two weeks. 

We've received one-shots from these authors, if you submitted a one-shot and your name is not on here, let us know in comments please.

- exgymnastbritt

- Moonlight Hunter

- Tundra

- addictedtotwilight

- sketchygirl

- Weaver of Souls

- BittenbyJacksper1863

- TigerEyes 

- mrsz

- Kate

- freyja

- openbook1901

- SparklesInTheSunlight

- awesomealice94

- iluvedwardcullen

- Nymphadora_Cullen

-sigh_for_sigh 

-best with breadsticks  

- cocoa-luvah

please send your story/banner to all e-mail addresses on the list.

 

We are the Champions [Banner Contest]

Heyloo y'all, Iris here!

So the winners of this challenge will need a banner to put in their summary saying they won, right? So we're calling YOU to submit a banner!

Size: 350 x 100 pixels; about this big. Your banner should be able to fit inside that rectangle I linked to. E-mail if you need any more clarification about the size. (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com). Don't be shy!

Text: Twilight Archives Jane Challenge Winner

Anything larger than 350 x 100 pixels will be disqualified if it is so out of proportion to that size that I cannot scale it down. The deadline for all banner entries is February 15, SUNDAY. Please e-mail the banners to me (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com) with the banner attached in .jpg or .png format and your penname on the archives. 

The winners will be chosen by a vote! I'll start a forum topic in the poll section and link to it from here, and you all will vote on which banner YOU think should be given to all the winners!

Have fun!

~ Iris Messenger

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Hello guys! For those of you that are new to Twilight Archives, I'm Jacquelyn. :)

At the enormous amount of stories and great ideas that are rolling around on this site, I'd like to start another one-shot challenge. The theme is Jane. Take a peek into her life, whether it's in the past or present, and unleash your writing skills! Was she always the harsh, petite girl that was always ready to please Aro? Or is she somehow plotting her beloved master's demise? Was Jane the cause of the Volturi's rise? Or will she make them fall? Get creative with this one, guys!

The Rules:

1) Normal submission rules (must exceed 500 words, proper line format, spelling, grammar, ect.).

2) It must be in one point of view, no switching. Any one character counts as that, but only if the focus remains on Jane and the character's view point makes sense in the story.

3) Please stick to canon! :)

4) Your story must be validated before it is emailed to the mod.

5) Please include a short summary in the appropriate slot of your story along with the title of 'Jane One-Shot Challenge'.

Please submit all stories to these email addresses after they've been validated: dragontodragons@yahoo.com,the.iris.messenger@gmail.com, gabriella_523@hotmail.com, j3nny_b4by@yahoo.com, bubble_069321@yahoo.com,kaiwynn@gmail.com. Please make sure the subject is stated as 'Jane One-Shot Challenge' and be sure to include your pen name! We'd love to acknowledge all of your stories, but can't give credit to them if we don't know the author!

The deadline for all one-shots is FEBRUARY 15th, SUNDAY. We will be announcing the winners sometime shortly after.

Also, winners will consist of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and two honorable mentions. On a side note, however, everyone is welcome to submit a banner for the winners (once they are chosen).

Some Other Points (I thought I'd clear up):

- Poetry is accepted only if it is at least 500 words and the focus remains on Jane.

- All one-shots must be limited to a chapter.

- Writing perspective is not limited to third person (narrative).

- Please only submit one one-shot for the challenge. If you submit more than one, all but the original will be ignored.

- If there are any problems, with validation especially, please comment.

 

Have fun, guys!

~ Jacquelyn (black2red)

by j3nn on 24 Jan 2009 09:31 AM

it's mine and Iris's birthday today so....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRIS!

 

And happy birthday to mee :]

 

[edit by Iris]

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENN!

 

 

by Kaiwynn on 04 Jan 2009 05:22 PM

Took me long enough, hmm?  :)

No, but the decision was very very difficult.  It took me a long time to narrow it down to 6 people, but since that was too many, I had to finally choose 3.

 

And those would be:

Iris Messenger

Savannah_Cullen

black2red

 

Congratulations! and check your email, dears.

 

Thanks to everyone for applying!  I'm amazed with how many people love this site enough to volunteer for it.  It makes me feel very warm and fuzzy :)

 

Kaiwynn

by kaiwynn on 27 Dec 2008 06:37 PM

Okay!  Sorry if you were late, but mod applications are officially CLOSED.  It was, what, five days? -- and I have received 25 applications.

25!

So give me a bit to look over these, talk with Gabby and Jenn, etc.   You'll have new mod(s) soon:)

Kaiwynn