Giving in to my baser impulses, I am starting a Doctor Who Twitter fanfic. Yes, this is potentially a Bad Thing(tm)(c)(r) for someone who writes media tie-in. Yes, I could hose any chances of writing for Doctor Who in the future. But the BBC seems to be fairly tolerant of fanfic and fan art (to a certain extent), so I’m going to take the plunge and invite you all to join the ride with me.
So here’s the obvious caveat: All characters, the world, and trademarks all belong to the BBC and the various writers who worked for them in the past. Not me. Not anyone who joins me in this venture. Anything created for this fanfic becomes public domain / Creative Commons property under the assumption that the BBC does not claim ownership of these characters, places, or stories. And if they do exercise their rights, too bad, so sad for those of us who wrote this.
Got that? Good. Then here are the rules:
1) NO SLASH. None whatsoever. Newly created GBLT characters are welcome, but do NOT make the existing characters into something they are not. Of course, writing Captain Jack Harkness is not slash. That’s just good fun. @=)
2) This is canon fiction. Meaning anyone who contributes is asked to stick with the existing worlds, concepts, characters, etc. “Well, sure,” you might say, “but time travel means history can come unglued and alternate realities pop up.” “Well, yes,” I reply. “That’s acceptable. But this is not AU fiction. All changed reality plot lines must eventually resolve themselves back into current Doctor Who reality.” So no permanently altering the Doctor’s life history or that of his existing companions.
3) This is a shared fanfic. Anyone can add to it, but please respect the work (and the plot lines) of the authors ahead of you.
4) Please use the #dwTFF hashtag with each post so that the story is contained in a single list for everyone to read from beginning to end.
5) Expanding on #2, we are writing this media tie-in style. So I reiterate: THIS IS CANON FICTION and at the end of each story, the conditions of the characters and world must be returned to status quo (the situation that existed before our story occurred). Think of this as your own personal practice for writing real media tie-in.
6) Remember that children will probably be reading this at some point. So, no hanky-panky (sex) on stage, watch the use of strong language, do not throw in Adult Situations (if you don’t know what I mean, ask me first), and play nice with each other. If in doubt about what constitutes acceptable material for contribution, read some of the published Doctor Who books for phrasing and subject matter before adding to the fiction.
Now that the rules are out of the way, the title of this piece is The Other Side of Here. Got some ideas? Good. I’m starting off with the 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) with Tegan and Nyssa. I’ll post some snippets shortly. Feel free to jump in at any time.
