The deadline has arrived and the entries are filtering in. Check back here regularly for updates to the master list.

In Love With the Boss by Cadence Daly

Tom in Stars Hollow by Cadence Daly

Settle Down, Girl by Tink Swings

Emily’s Secret by lilienprinzessin

You’ve Got a Friend by softyblue

Play It Again, Morey by PuffingNoise

Poker Night at T.J.'s by Cadence Daly

The Stranger by lit_glitter

Crazy Like a Fox by Jewels12

The Bachelorette Party by Steph

Hope is the thing with feathers, sweetiepie by George Eliot

The Secret to Sleep by sillyzilly

Gnome Song by netherfield

Keeping From You by bandbooktvworm

Every Secret Starts Somewhere by The Daftest

For those of you who have not yet posted your ficathon entries:

Please do not do so until Monday, Oct. 10. As we have kept the author/character combinations a secret, we would like participants to post all at the same time.

Thanks.

Miss Steph & George Eliot

Three notes about the UC/Minor Character Ficathon:

1. The deadline for sign-ups has passed. However, if you've missed the deadline and would like to write about one of the characters still available (and if you're certain you can finish the story by the October 10 deadline), shoot us an email and we'll see what we can do. The same goes if you think you'd like to write a second fic for the ficathon.

2. The deadline for the ficathon is October 10, despite the fact that the notice at BWR mistakenly states the deadline as October 1. Please consider getting your fics to your betas by October 1 so that you'll have plenty of time to revise before the deadline.

3. Please please please make use of betas! Fundamental Things...Applied is an excellent place to start looking. Miss Steph and FauxFrancie/George Eliot reserve the right to reject a fic from the master ficathon list if it is riddled with spelling and/or grammatical errors or if the characterization is obviously far-fetched.

Please contact us if you have any questions. (You may also email George Eliot directly.)

We've got more than fifty characters and five days of registration -- pimp pimp pimp! Who doesn't want to read Trix's story or Crazy Carrie's innermost thoughts?

The theme for this ficathon is...

I've Got a Secret

Interpret that as you will.

Below is a comprehensive list of all the show's worthwhile minor characters (i.e., no one who only showed up once). You may select one character for your fic, or two characters if you're writing a UC fic. Email the moderators at ggminorfic@yahoo.com to lay claim to your characters. Characters will be doled out on a first-come first-served basis. Make sure to check this page before emailing the mods, as we will update it by striking the characters who have already been assigned.

Your email should include the following information:
your email address
your TWoP name (if any)
your BWR nom de plume (if any)
your ff.net or LJ name (if you will be publishing there instead of on BWR)
your choice of minor character or unconventional couple
any questions, concerns, or props for your ravishing moderators

There are currently no restrictions or guidelines other than the general theme of secrets. Please check back here once a week to make sure that we haven't found it necessary to add any additional guidelines.

Also, please pimp us! As you can see, we've got more than 65 underrepresented characters up for grabs.

The deadline for the ficathon is October 10, 2005. We would like it best if all fics were posted at Black & White & Read, but wherever you post it, leave a comment here to let us know when and where.

All participants should receive confirmation of their character choices by September 1. This livejournal will be updated with occasional notices to the participants.

If there is a minor character we have omitted and you would like to write that character's story, please email the moderators at ggminorfic@yahoo.com.

Yours,
Miss Steph/Steph and FauxFrancie/George Eliot

Characters

Alex
Andrew
Asher Flemming
Babette
Bootsy
Brad Langford
Brian
Caesar
Christopher Hayden
Clara Forrester
Colin
Cousin Marilyn
Crazy Carrie
Dave Rygalski
Dean Forrester
Dereck
Digger Stiles
Doyle
Emily Gilmore
Finn
Fran Weston
Francie
Gil
Gilmores' maid of the week
Glenn
Gypsy
Headmaster Charleston
Jackson Bellville
Janet
Jess Mariano
Kirk
Kyle
Kyon
Lane Kim
Lindsay Forrester
Liz
Logan Hunzberger
Louise
Lulu
Madeline
Mama Kim
Marty
Max Medina
Mia
Michel Gerard
Miss Patty LaCosta
Morey
Mrs. Casini
Nameless Man who works at Luke's Diner
Nicole Leahy
Paris Geller
Pennilyn Lott
Pierpont
Rabbi David
Rachel
Reverend Skinner
Richard Gilmore
Rune
Shane
Sherry Tinsdale
Sookie St. James
Sophie
T.J.
Tana Schrick
Taylor Doose
Tobin
Tom the Contractor
Tristan Dugrey
Trix Gilmore
Troubadour
Vegetable seller/Would-be Troubadour/Minister
Yung Chui
Zach