r/WriteYourOwnAdventure

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Write Your Own Adventure: Collaborative Storytelling

A sub for creating multiple branching stories

Created May 3, 2020

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This sub is for collaborative storytelling projects that any redditor can start or contribute to.

Please see the example story starter for a better idea how it works.

RULES AND GUIDELINES

1. Keep it about the writing here

No advertisements
No requesting writing services, calls for submissions, or homework help
Authors are allowed to link to a personal subreddit or Reddit profile, but not to a monetized site, a site where you can monetize or to a website where you are selling things.
A link shouldn’t be all that’s in the post, the story must be posted on this subreddit in the text box.

2. Posts must be good-faith attempts at short stories:

Minimum of 100 words
Posts must have a title
Plagiarism will result in a ban. Do not post other people's work.
No joke posts, copypasta, troll, fecal, urine, meme-based, or AI generated stories.
Only one short story post per user every 24 hours

3. No reposts

4. No sexually explicit posts, hate speech, or other harmful content

Includes, but is not limited to, pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, and abuse or torture
Avoid racism, suicide, and political debate
Avoid real-world drama (politics, recent tragedies, etc.)
Use your best judgement, but mods have final say

5. Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques

Users are held to a higher standard here. Think before posting

6. All submissions must be tagged

Add the tag at beginning of your post title. Basically, your post should look something like this:

[SF] My Sci-Fi Story Title

Using the correct tag will allow the bot to apply the correct flair to your post. This will help readers find the types of stories they enjoy.

Submission Tags:

[SF] Science Fiction Fiction dealing with futuristic settings such as futuristic science and technology. It often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a "literature of ideas".

[FN] Fantasy Fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting.

[HR] Horror A genre of literature that has the capacity to frighten, scare, or startle its readers by inducing feelings of horror, terror, and in some cases loathing.

[MS] Mystery & Suspense Fiction dealing with mysteries, usually about a detective or other law enforcer trying to solve a crime.

[RF] Realistic Fiction A genre of fiction that is untrue, but could actually happen. Or predicts events that will happen in the near future.

[HF] Historical Fiction A form of fiction where the settings are drawn from history, and often contains historical persons. Works in this genre often portray the manners and social conditions of the persons or times presented in the story, with attention paid to historical accuracy.

[AA] Action & Adventure This is a genre of fiction in which an adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, forms the main storyline.

[HM] Humor A story that has humorous elements such as random use of words or nonsensical words. Humor stories can also be reflective of reality, portraying it in a funny way.

[RO] Romance Stories of this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, or sometimes a love triangle.

[SP] Speculative Fiction A broad genre of fiction that encompasses any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements.

[TH] Thriller Not the Michael Jackson, "Thriller" but rather a genre that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as its main elements.

[UR] Urban A story taking place in a city landscape the genre is as much defined by the socioeconomic realities and culture of its characters in the urban setting.

[MF] Misc Fiction Basically any fiction that doesn't fit into any of the other categories.

[NF] Non-Fiction A story that actually happened, or describes real events.

[MT] Meta Post For posts that aren't stories but meta questions/announcements.

[OT] Off Topic Pretty much the same thing as the above, although more for user's use.

Rule breaking posts or comments may be removed without notice. Rule breaking may result in a permanent ban without prior warning. If you spot a violation, please use the Report button underneath the post. This is the best way to help! If you have an issue with other users, send us a modmail.

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