Hello everyone,  I haven't done this in a couple of years, but I hope that I can inspire some people to join me in this Challenge.  It is to write seven Oneshots over seven weeks.  As much as you can write in one hour, using either a sentence or scene of my choice.

WEEK ONE CHALLENGE:  #541 - Scene - Your 'couple' take a bus trip together and get into a rather uncomfortable situation.

RATING:  Any you like! 

COUPLE:  You can you absolutely any couple that you like from any fandom.  It can be one from Destiny's Gateway Archives, or a pairing that isn't up there.

TIMELINE:  23rd of January - 30th January.

OTHER OHC'S:  Feel free to add other One Hour Challenges from this list to your Fanfic in addition to the one the Challenge is based on.  There are over 600:  http://destinysgateway.com/modules/challenges/challenges.php

WHAT IS A ONE HOUR CHALLENGE?:  It is a Challenge written in the timeline of one hour, based on either a sentence or a scene posted by myself.  Your Fanfic must include the sentence by one of your characters in the story, or if it's a scene, the story or at least some of it has to be based around that plot.

MULTI-CHAPTER?:  It is sometimes not convenient to fit the whole plot you come up with into one hour, so you CAN write a multi-part, but the first Chapter must have been written one hour.  You may submit this first Chapter that fits the OHC rules as you entry, and then take your time with the rest of the story at your leisure, at whatever length you want.

NEW FANFIC?:  Yes, it must be a brand new Fanfic for the Challenge. Even if you've written for that OHC before, it has to be brand new and written over the submission week.

FORMAT:  Here is an example of how to post on the Mailing Lists and Facebook.  For the correct format to post here on the Site, just take a look below at the previous submissions: 

Title: Test ***One Hour Challenge Response - Week One***
Author: Princess Destiny
Email: princessdestiny@destinysgateway.com
URL: http://www.destinysgateway.com/
Rating: NC 17+
Couple: Usagi And Mamoru (Season One)
Summary: 'One Hour Challenge' #39: Response Fanfic. Test.
Chapters: 1/1
Status: Completed
Year Completed: 2012
Size: N/A KB
'One Hour Challenges' #39: "You are mine. And no one and nothing is going to come between us."

PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS:  Here are the previous submissions over the years for this Challenge, if you want to check out the format, or just enjoy what was written:  http://destinysgateway.com/browse.php?type=categories&id=51

RULES:  The rules for a One Hour Challenge can be found here.  Any that mention the mailing list, are the same for posting on Facebook:  http://destinysgateway.com/modules/challenges/challenges.php?chalid=3381

SUBMISSIONS:  All OHC submission are to be posted at the Destiny’s Gateway Archives, as well as either the mailing list you are reading this Challenge on, or the Facebook page. 

LINKS:

Destiny's Gateway Romance Fanfiction Archives:  http://www.destinysgateway.com

Destiny's Gateway On Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/77840826793

Alucard And Seras Mailing List:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alucard_And_Seras/

Battousai And Kaoru Mailing List:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Battousai_And_Kaoru/

Destiny's Gateway Mailing List:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DestinysGateway

There are a couple of days before the Challenge starts, so please ask me any questions that you like before the 23rd. :)  I WILL be taking up this Challenge myself, so I hope that some other Authors will do the same.  You do not have to have ever written a Fanfic before to enter this.  A lot of new Authors started out using the OHC's on my mailing lists!

Hugs,
Princess Destiny

princessdestiny@destinysgateway.com

Hi all, this is an OHC, which I used to post on the mailing list years ago and were really, really fun. Even if this is your first attempt at a Fanfic, you're welcome to take it up. In fact, a lot of Authors started out this way on the list, as it was a good way to learn how to write and get feedback from everyone.

How to write a One Hour Challenge: Go here for the rules and instructions. It's about half way down the page, under the other Challenges there. The rules that applied for the mailing list, will actually be for the Facebook page here:

http://www.destinysgateway.com/modules/challenges/challenges.php

The Challenge: Write a Christmas Fanfic, based on one or more of the OHC's on that link above. There are over 600 'Scenes' and 'Sentences' to be used, and you are allowed to use as many in your Fanfic as you like. The storyline must be based on, or around Christmas and is a romance for your Couple where they have a romantic/sexual encounter, or end up together at the end.

Pairing: You can use any Couple that is up at Destiny's Gateway, or you can use a new Couple, and I can add them later on when your Fanfic goes up there. It can be from any Anime/Movie/TV Series/Book etc...

Oneshot or Multipart: This is a One Hour Challenge, HOWEVER, if you want to make this an even longer Fanfic, you can do a multipart, and only the first Chapter has to have taken an hour. The first Chapter is to be posted within the timeline, but you can write and post the continuing Chapters at your leisure.

Timeline: You have up until Christmas day to post your Oneshot, or the first Chapter of the Fanfic. The story can be posted at any time up to that date.

Archive: As per the OHC rules, and is only fair since I created it for the Site, all Fanfiction written for this Christmas Challenges are to be submitted to Destiny's Gateway. Please post it up here on Facebook, as well as the site. Or you can put a note in your Fanfic on Facebook here and I will submit it to the Site for you. :)

I think that's about it. So everyone have fun okay? I am submitting a new Hellsing Fanfic to this Challenge and I hope that everyone else will join me!

Hugs,
Princess Destiny