Hardy Detective Agency featuring Hardy Boys Fan Fiction

Here are the submission guidelines for submitting stories to the Hardy Detective Agency Library.

PLEASE NOTE – THE HDA STAFF HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO POST ANY STORY OR TO REMOVE ANY STORY FOR ANY REASON.

TYPES OF STORIES WE ACCEPT:

1) We accept stories of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew or other teen detectives. We also accept original characters based on the Hardy Boys or other teen detectives (as depicted in the Wildcat Ghostwriter stories or Joseph Arendt's stories), along with other original characters (preferably detectives and/or crime fighters.)

2) This site is geared toward people of all ages, including younger children. We will not allow stories that depict graphic or gratuitous sex scenes, extreme, graphic violence and/or slash stories as determined by the HDA staff .

2a) All R-Rated stories must be sent into the site in whole and complete to be reviewed before they are posted on the site. This is being done to make sure nothing in the story goes ‘too far.’ Please note, R-Rated stories can be refused for any reason by the staff of the HDA.

3) Please remember that, generally, the Hardy Boys are law-abiding individuals – in other words, they aren’t going to go around committing murder, etc. Please keep in mind the guidelines set down in the original books, the digests and the Casefiles; we will not allow stories where the Hardy Boys suddenly become criminals and commit major crimes (yes, they do the occasional b&e, sometimes get into scrapes with the bad guys and/or trespass, etc in the course of investigating a crime – but it shouldn’t go beyond that). WHEN IN DOUBT, ASK AN HDA STAFF MEMBER.

4) While we encourage and support an author's creativity, we do not post stories where the Hardys are killed off. By Hardys we mean Fenton, Laura, and Aunt Gertrude, as well as Frank and Joe.

STORY/CHAPTER FORMATTING:

1) Please send in your story as a word document (.doc), .wps or .rtf file.

2) All stories are formatted in ARIAL 14 pt font. Let us know if you have special formatting needs like special fonts inside the chapter, tables or graphics. Clearly mark where the special formatting begins and ends with a font color change. If we have any questions, we will contact you for clarification before we make any changes. Please remember that not all browsers support all fonts so if you require special fonts ask. If you need a special font like a script or handwritten font please let us know. We will recommend fonts which can be used.

3 ) On the header of each chapter you send in please include the Story Title, Chapter Number, Author and E-mail address. (Not just in the e-mail itself.)

4) Before you send in a story or chapter please make sure you run spell-check on the story as well as grammar check for readability. Also, please do not allow more than one return between paragraphs, unless you are depicting a 'time or scene change' in which case two spaces is fine. Please do not use a full line of asterisks to denote a time or scene change. Instead use three or five. A full line messes up formatting and has to be removed. Please format your story into 14-point ARIAL prior to sending it in to be published - this helps us post the chapters faster.

4a) If you use Microsoft Word please set up your page as follows: Select 'Format', Select 'Paragraph', Select 'Indent and Spacing' from the tabs at the top. In the third area that says ' SPACING ' and 'After' please hit the down arrow and change it to AUTO. Hit 'Ok'.

After that, please make sure you only use ONE line between paragraphs - it should double space automatically.

5) If you are sending in the first chapter of a story please also send in the introduction information needed for the introduction page. (see template below)

6) a. Please divide all stories up into their individual chapters.

b. Make sure chapters are labeled as above (in #3). Also, when you save the chapter, please save it as storytitle1.doc, storytitle2.doc, storytitle3.doc (etc).

c. Please do not send stories in the text portion of an e-mail - make it an attached file document instead. If you absolutely can't write a story any other way please contact the site.

**INTRODUCTION TEMPLATE EXPLANATION
• Author's Name (This would be your name or whatever pen name you want to use)
• Title of Story (self-explanatory)
• Type of Story: The types are:
Blue Spine (the original, old Hardy Boys stories),
Digests (the current soft-back large size stories),
Casefiles (the novel-sized stories no longer being printed),
Alternate Universe (The Hardy Boys but in a different setting, or older, or with another sibling, or without a parent, or with just one of them, etc),
Original Character (Stories of your own non-Hardy but Hardy-inspired Characters),
Crossover (Crossovers of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew/whomever with any other genre)
Parody
• Rating of Story:
General (safe for anyone to read)
PG (Parental Guidance suggested, for instance, violence, innuendo, etc)
PG-15 (more adult oriented content within story)
R (adult-oriented content - no graphic sex allowed however)
• Characters in Story: (Frank (F), Joe (J) , Fenton (Fe), Laura (L), Chet (Ch), Biff (Bi), Tony (To), Phil (Ph), Jerry Je), Vanessa (V), Callie (Ca), Iola (I) Original Characters (all will be listed as OC together, not separately)
• Warnings: Violence, Innuendo, adult situations, death of character, etc...
• Plot Blurb: This is your chance to write the blurb on the back of your 'book'
• Splash Page: You have the option of posting your most exciting paragraph here. (Like the splash page inside of a book)
• Special Notes: Anything else you want readers to know.

Here is an example:

• Author's Name: Rokia
• Title of Story: Walking into Darkness
• Type of Story: Alternate Universe
• Rating of Story: PG
• Characters in Story: F, J, Fe, L, Ch, V, OC
• Warnings: violence, major injury to a main character
• Plot Blurb: The Hardy's are starting their second year of college at Bayport University - with the usual lack of a peaceful life that they always experience.
• Splash Page: "Just as Frank bent over it, however, the object on the floor, a small cylinder about five inches in diameter, shot out a puff of white powder at him. He knelt, bewildered, for a moment before the world began to whirl in a fast circle around him and then, the darkness grabbed him and he toppled over sideways on the floor."
• Special Notes: Rokia's stories take place while the Hardy's are in college. Joe has a twin sister (Mandy) and most of the other characters are original except for Fenton, Laura, Chet, Vanessa and, of course, the boys. You might want to read the write-up she has on her world with her stories.

And here is a blank template

Author's Name:
Title of Story:
Type of Story:
Rating of Story:
Characters in Story:
Warnings:
Plot Blurb:
Splash Page:
Special Notes:

9) Send all stories and chapters to: hdafanfiction@yahoo.com

10) Questions? Send them to: hdafanfiction@yahoo.com or ask on the message board at http://www.hardydetectiveagency.com/forum

--THE HARDY DETECTIVE AGENCY STAFF