Sixth Anniversary Fic Readings
It's time for another year of fic readings over on Discord! The premise is simple: each person brings a PG-13-rated excerpt from a fic they'd like to read (or have read), 1000 words or less. That can be your own fic, or it can be someone else's--just get the author's permission first. This thread will serve as a repository of scenes so that readers can easily find the text if they're reading another person's scene.
We're fortunate to have @MintyMimix joining us again this year to read some of the fics! As anyone who's been to one of our previous reading events knows, they're a skilled amateur voice actor, and it's always a treat to have them do a reading for us. The number of fics they reads is up to their own discretion, and unless we get a very low number of sign-ups, likely won't be all of them.
You should come prepared to read your own story. While I expect we'll have multiple people interested in reading other people's stories, there's no guarantee that your particular fic will be among them.
The voice chat reading is scheduled for Sunday, May 4th at 2:00 PM EST (6:00 PM UTC), but depending on interest, I'll schedule an additional reading session for the last week of the anniversary. If you'd like to participate but can't make that time, let me know and I'll work on scheduling another session. We may also host a second session if we aren't able to make it through all sign-ups during the May 4th VC.
We've had a handful of fic-reading voice chats in the past, including our regular Exquisite Corpse readings, but I thought this year it might be fun to offer people the opportunity to read some of their own stories, enjoy reading others' fics, or simply listen in and enjoy the experience.
Want to read others' stories but nothing of your own, or interested in simply listening in? No need to sign up in this thread! I'll add a Discord event for the reading so you can receive a ping when it kicks off, but drop-ins are also welcome.
All that said, if you'd like to have your fic read as part of this event, please post below with a PG-13-rated excerpt of at most 1000 words!