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Question concerning Permission by Karen Elaine DuLay on 2011-05-05 17:16:00 UTC Reply

Hey, it's been over a month since I joined, and I'd like to ask a few things about getting Permission. This is /not/ a Permission request: I just wanna get some advice on how to do it.

So: what kind of writing sample should I submit? How can I properly introduce my agents in it? What should I avoid putting in it?

Adding my own question. by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-05-05 17:26:00 UTC Reply

I'm nearly up on my month of lurking/learning, so I was wondering on Permission as well. Mainly, is your writing sample a sporking of badfic, or is it something else entirely? Do you just propose the badfic that you intend to spork and wait for approval before proceeding, or do you spork it right off the bat and put that up for Permission givers to review?

(Sorry for tacking on to your questions, Karen!)

As stated below... by JulyFlame on 2011-05-06 06:30:00 UTC Reply

Your writing sample is a sample of your writing, in one form or another, it doesn't have to be a sporking, and it doesn't have to be a PPC story or have your agents.

You are welcome to claim badfics ahead of time for missions or sporking if you like.

Permission piece, as DS said, cannot be a mission.
I don't mind, hon (nm) (nm) by Karen Elaine DuLay on 2011-05-05 19:30:00 UTC Reply
Writing Sample by DigitalSocrates on 2011-05-05 18:05:00 UTC Reply

From what I've sponged up lurking about and poking my head into permission requests, a writing sample's only real purpose is to make sure that you have a good grasp of English, grammar, spelling, and proofreading/beta'ing.

Some form of spork would be fine, but you should not use a PPC mission for your writing sample.
Writing samples. by Neshomeh on 2011-05-05 18:03:00 UTC Reply

Basically, they can be anything but an actual mission or other continuity-affecting story. An introductory piece with one's agents is pretty common, and it is useful to give us an idea of what they're like as characters. It could also be a completely unrelated original piece, or fanfic, or whatever else, though. We're really not picky; we just want to know that you can write decently, that your agents aren't Sues, and that you aren't going to try to overhaul/destroy/"fix" the organization. {= )

Tacking on questions is fine, by the way. Feel free to add more if you've got 'em.

~Neshomeh

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Thanks for clearing that up. :) by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-05-06 04:32:00 UTC Reply

I'd poked my head into several Permissions requests, but they're all different enough that I wanted to ask.