MetaFic

The main purpose of MetaFic's archive function is to host and preserve the Cracked Muggle writing challenges. Aside from that, the site hosts stories written by the administrators, their betas, and authors for whom they have worked as betas. We may also invite other established authors to post here, subject to individual approval by the admins. This will primarily be an invitation-only system. If you would like to post at MetaFic and feel that your work meets the site's standards, send a PM to Sovran through the MetaFic system.

1. Log in to the site and go to your user profile (the "My Account" link in the left navigation pane).
2. Near the top of the page, click on "Apply for role".
3. In the drop-down list, choose "Challenge Author," and then click "Apply."

Your request will be sent to the admins for processing. Once your status is in place, you can post your story using the instructions below.

1. Make sure you have author status. If you don't, follow the instructions above to apply for author status.
2. Once your status is in place, log-in to the site and click “Create Content” in the left-hand menu
3. On the Create Content page, click “Story”
• On the Submit Story page, enter your story’s basic information (Title, completion status, main character(s), Genre, Timeframe, Canon divergence, Attributes, Warnings, and Summary).
• Enter your story’s betas, if any. If one or more of your betas are Metafic members, you can enter their usernames in the “Registered Betas” fields. You can enter other betas in the “Additional Betas” field (all on one line).
• At the bottom of the page, click ‘preview’ to see how your story will be presented on the site, or click ‘submit’ to submit your story.
4. Once a story’s basic information is entered, you need to submit the body of the story as a chapter. After entering the story information, you’ll be shown your story page, and you’ll see a link for “Create new Chapter.” Click the link.
• Enter the chapter name, chapter number (use 1 for prologues if needed), and the body text of your story.
• If you are using HTML tags in your story (for bold, italics, etc), click the “Input format” menu and select either Filtered HTML or DocFrac HTML. For more information about DocFrac, see this page.
• Enter any Author’s notes. These will show at the bottom of your chapter.
• Click ‘preview’ to see how your chapter will be presented on the site, or click ‘submit’ to submit your chapter.
5. Once submitted, both Stories and Chapters will be sent to the validation queue. Once validated, your story and/or chapter will be posted and published to the front page of the site.
6. If your story is a submission for a Cracked Muggle challenge, an admin will add it to the challenge category.

The admins retain the right to edit any story or chapter information to ensure compliance with Metafic's formatting and classification structure. We will not edit the body of a chapter without communicating with the author.

Follow the same procedure you would for fanfiction (above), but for the Story Type, Timeframe, and Canon Compliance properties, choose "Original Fiction."

Note: If you are posting a story which you might want to publish at any point, check the box marked "Private" on the Submit Story page. If you do not, your story may be ineligible for formal publication, because editors might consider it to have already been made available to the general public. If you are sure that you will never seek to publish a given story, you do not need to check the 'private' box.

Metafic does not require any shipping in posted stories. When used, romantic relationships must match those in canon. They should either match canon during the story’s timeframe (i.e. Harry and Cho during part of OotP), or they should ultimately match JKR’s established permanent relationships. For the site’s purposes, “canon” refers only to material contained in the seven novels; the information revealed in JKR’s interviews, articles, and other sources need not be considered canon. The site admins reserve the right to change this policy.

If your main character is not on the list of available characters, you have two choices:

1. Use the 'Other' option on the list
2. Contact an admin and ask that the character be added to the list

If you are writing about an obscure or original character, use the 'other' option. If you think that you or another author might write additional stories about the same character, then feel free to request an addition to the list.