So it begins...

After many hours, the teams are assigned and it's time to rock and roll! The stage is set for Team Angst to take on Team Fluff in the inaugural Nine Lives Caryl Round Robin!

(I so wish I could play music on the site. I'm blasting 'Eye of the Tiger' in the background right now. Mood music. I'm not even a little sorry.)

Team Angst: wndrw8, Argent Gale, Equuleus86, lovesdaryl, heyanksy99, Peonies01, faegal04, Michelle Del Vale, Piper, inyoureyes, yearningflush, Liddym2113, cheyenneroseff, Lamport, TheWalkingCaryl, The Readers Muse, Hellody, savage, dismantledrose, Denoryl
Team Admin: subversivegrrl

Team Fluff: Stephtron312, vickih, CarolPeletier, Darluvscaryl, Stellamare, LAH, Buttercup, Munchkin78, indigo_bunting, sweettooth7, NotLaura, meeshie, jaibhagwan, Selbyzipper, Caryl Warrior, leigh57, krissyg927, orchid8494, bedlinens, Ravenesque
Team Admin: Ikkleosu

That is a heck of a lineup, don't you agree?! We have several new authors - like, this is going to be their first time writing ever new - on both teams, which just warms all the cold places in FM's black little heart.

For those of you who are not participating but are waiting anxiously for these new stories to read, here is how things are going to shake down between Teams Fluff & Angst:

• Each team has 1 week to meet, assign a team captain, arrange their rotation schedule, all that jazz. They need to get their chapter rotations to their team admins no later than May 5 or they leave themselves vulnerable to the twisted machinations of Fairies Masquerade herself...
• Teams have the option of working as one giant unit or breaking themselves into smaller groups within their team to post multiple stories. Again, this has to be decided by the teams no later than May 5 so that we can announce how many stories we can expect to see.
• First chapters must be posted on May 14!
• Each member will have 2 weeks max to get their subesquent chapters posted.

That's it! On the surface it seems fairly simple, doesn't it? Now for the fun part - and this is for EVERYONE, whether you are a participating writer, an overanxious reader or just an enthusiastic Caryl fan:

You want people to read these sure-to-be-fantastic pieces of fanfiction and show your support? Then YOU have to help us promote the Nine Lives Caryl Round Robin! Go to Twitter, tumblr, Facebook, whatever social media platform you want! Start trending hashtags that support your team and the Round Robin, create new tumblr tags, make banners & icons & story cover art - GO NUTS! But most of all, show your support for your writers and show everyone how incredible the Caryl fans truly are! This is your time to shine, people. Make it happen.