Submission Guidelines

Updated 8/21/01

Fanfiction:

THIS MAY SEEM PRETTY INTIMIDATING, BUT PLEASE DON'T BE SCARED AWAY!

YAY! I'm so happy you want to post a story! Here is a checklist so submission goes smoothly for you and for me!

1) Make sure your story is NON-yaoi

NOTE: At least make sure the main couple is non-yaoi and any yaoi scenes are not graphic. Please note that the webmistress has the right to turn down a submission with yaoi content if she feels it detracts from the story...no questions asked. Also, stories that have Heero in a yaoi relationship are advised not to be submitted.

2) The story MUST focus on an Alternate Pairing

To make clear the definition of "alternate" :

An alternate pairing is any couple not thought of as traditional; "Traditional" meaning the pairs that are most likely to occur based on the evidence from the show, and also referring to the characters who seem to have developed an obvious relationship/connection during the series. The only exception to this is Trowa. His female counterpart in the series is his sister, Catherine, therefore they can't be considered a "couple". Although highly debatable, Trowa's accepted traditional significant other nowadays seems to be Midii Une, who did not appear in the actual series. If you are interested in this pairing, please check out the affiliate site Believe Your Love.

If your main couple does NOT include the pairings listed below, then you are good to go. Proceed to number three.

Traditional Pairings:

Heero and Relena
Duo and Hilde
Zechs/Milliardo and Noin
Treize and Lady Une/Ann
Quatre and Dorothy
Wufei and Sally
Trowa and Midii Une

PLEASE NOTE: Do not have an original charater in the main pairing of the story. Don't get me wrong, I love stories with OC's, just try to have a non-traditional Gundam Wing couple as a major pairing in your story. Then you can pair up the other characters with as many OC's as you want!

And to clarify, you can have traditional pairings in your stories, just make sure you have a non-traditional pair in there as your main pair!

3) Please, NO LEMONS!!!

Stories among the other citrusy varieties are fine, just no lemons. We don't want to scar the kiddies. If your stories have any warnings, please note them as well.

4) NO Crossovers!!!

This is subject to change, but for now...no crossovers please.

5) General Reminders:

Please note your pen name if it is different from your email address. You may send stories in .html, .txt., or .doc format, although html is preferred. Stories can be one-shots or chapters, finished or unfinished. Also, if you would like me to help you look over a fic before posting (like a beta reader), please don't hesitate to ask! ^_^

6) YAY!!! That's it! You've made it!

Now all you have to do is send your submissions to

moonkistsphinx@hotmail.com

with the e-mail subject something along the lines of "Fanfic Submission".

And if you would like to give me a summary of your story, that would be great. Otherwise, I'll make one up for ya, so if you trust me (mmwhahaha), then a summary is not required.

If I confused the heck out of 'ya, or if you have any comments or questions about sending in a fanfic, just e-mail me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS!!!!!

Fanart:

Just make sure pics are non-yaoi, of alternate pairings (see description of what that means in the Fanfic Submission #2 located above), and do not contain hentai. Thanks!

Note: If you have a fanart that goes with a story posted on Alternatives, but doesn't feature a pairing (for example, it's only of one character or of an OC) that's perfectly ok! Send it in, please!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters. Gundam belongs to the Sunrise/SOTSU Agency and Bandai Entertainment. This site is non-profit and for entertainment purposes only.