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Stories, poems, and essays are welcome. All work posted to this site should fall under the description of Kirk/Spock or Kirk-Spock friendship. Gen and pre-slash are welcome, if the relationship between Kirk and Spock is of primary importance. Threesome stories, crossovers, and stories that include other pairings as well as K/S, are welcome, as long as they are categorized as such, and as long as K/S is part of the story. The intention is to keep the archive focused on the relationship between Kirk and Spock, while not excluding works that may not fall strictly into a single fandom or genre. RPF (Real Person Fiction) is not permitted in the archive. For the time being, the archive is accepting only work written in English, but this may change in the future. If your posted work does not meet these rules, it will be deleted. Sorry!
About warnings: The policy of this archive is to leave warnings to the author's discretion. If you prefer to label your story with warnings, please do so, but it is not required. We do recommend using the warnings for maximum readership.
The posting of works in progress is not permitted. All stories must be complete before uploading to the archive.
Please do not upload stories for another author without their express written permission. Each author must be responsible only for their own work.
Please spell-check your work before posting it! The archivist reserves the right to reject your story posting if it suffers from multiple typos or misspellings.
Q: Do I have to log in to use the archive?
A: No, you can read stories without logging in. You only need to create a login account if you want to upload something to the archive.
Q: I'm only interested in certain types of stories (i.e., K/S slash only, or stories for All Audiences, etc.) How do I find what I want to read?
A: On the Search page, you can use the drop-down menus to narrow the contents of the archive according to your preferences. You can search by character, rating, genre, and other criteria, or any combination. You can do the same thing within a particular category on the Categories page. There, you can also choose by combination of characters, which may help in locating a particular story if you can't remember the title.
Q: How do I upload something to the archive?
A: First, you need to create a login for yourself. To do this, go to the Login page and click Register. Enter the penname you wish to be listed under, and an email address. A temporary password will be emailed to you. (NOTE: Whatever email address you enter here will determine where messages from the admin, including lost password and story posting info, will be sent. Please choose an email address you know you'll be able to check, and remember to change it if you update your email!) If you don't receive a password within a few hours, email the archivist and ask her to manually assign you a temporary password. Once you receive your temporary password, return to the Login page and sign in. Once logged in, you can upload stories, edit stories you've uploaded, or change your account information by clicking on Your Account. You will probably want to change the password to something you can easily remember.
Once you've logged in with your penname, go to "Your Account." Click on "Add New Story." Choose a category from the drop-down menu, and click "Select."
Next, fill out the story upload form, being sure to choose any genre, character, warning, or rating information you wish to appear on the story. (Genre and Rating info is mandatory; Warnings are not.) If you are posting your story in one part (no chapters), enter "none" for Chapter Title.
At the bottom, you can either paste your story into the box provided as plain text, or you can attach a text (.txt) file from your hard drive. You can add some formatting if you wish, such as italics, bold, underline, centered text, etc. by using the limited HTML tags that are listed on the upload page.
Common mistakes to avoid: Please do not use tabs or spaces to indent your paragraphs -- these will be stripped out by the archive script. Please do not include any information at the top of the text file (such as story title or author name) that you have already entered into the upload form. Please do not use double slash marks to indicate thought, or anything else, as it will mess up the formatting of your story. Likewise, don't use paragraph marks to indicate paragraph breaks. The script can read regular line breaks, and using paragraph marks will screw up your spacing and make your story harder to read.
When you are finished, click "Preview." This will show you what your finished story will look like. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can make any changes in the text box, then click "Add Story." You can immediately see the story you just added by going to "Your Account" at the top of the page. You can edit or delete it by clicking on "Edit/Delete Story." Once the archive admin has validated your story, it will appear in the category listings.
Q: I'm using a Mac. When I preview my story, it looks fine, but when I click "Add Story," it loses the line breaks. What's going on?
A: If you're using a Mac, you will find that using Firefox will solve this problem. To work around it, save your story as a plain text file with the proper paragraph spacing. Next, fill out the story upload form as normal, and either cut and paste or attach your text file as normal, then click "Preview." Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see the text box for your story there, with the paragraph returns stripped out. Recopy the text from your text file, and paste it in again, then click "Add Story." This should fix the problem.
Q: I'm using Internet Explorer for Mac. When I preview my story, it looks fine, but when I click "Add Story," it truncates the end of the story. What's going on?
A: This is a browser incompatibility. Using Firefox will solve this problem. Alternately, you can use Safari or Netscape with the above work around.
Q: How do I create a plain text file?
A: When using MS Word or Wordpad, you can save a plain text file by selecting "File", "Save As" and then you will see dialog box with a place to fill in the "File name" and another to select the "Save as type". The dropdown arrow on the "Save as type" will allow you to select "Text only" or "Text document".
Q: I have a friend who writes great stories, and I'd like to upload them to the archive. Can I do that?
A: We prefer that each author upload his or her own stories. However, if you need help, please feel free to ask the archivist. If you do know of someone who would like help getting their stories archived, and you have their permission, please have them contact the archivist and we'll arrange something. Thanks!
Q: One of my stories has been uploaded to the archive without my permission. What do I do?
A: Send an email to the archive admin with the title of the story, and we will remove it. Likewise, if you feel one of your stories has been plagiarized, email us with the specifics of the theft and we will investigate the matter. If it is discovered that plagiarism has occurred, we will remove the offending story immediately from the archive, no exceptions.
Q: What do the genre classifications mean?:
A: Right now, this site has six genre classifications:
Kirk/Spock Slash
...includes Kirk and Spock in a sexual or romantic relationship. This can also include pre-slash, if there are elements in the story that take it beyond friendship.
Kirk-Spock Friendship
...the relationship is an integral part of the story, but is not taken beyond friendship or UST.
K/S plus K/other or S/other
...features Kirk and Spock in a sexual or romantic relationship with each other, but also depicts one or both in sexual relationships with others.
Crossover
...ST:TOS crossed over with other fandoms, but the Kirk/Spock relationship is key.
Polyamorous
...K/S in a threesome, or other type of nonexclusive relationship.
AU or Mirror Universe
...should be self explanatory!
A story may fall into more than one genre. Please take care when uploading to choose these carefully, to accurately reflect the content of your story.
Q: I uploaded a story, and it says it isn't completed. Where do I go to change that?
A: Once logged in, go to "Your Account" and choose "Edit/Delete Stories." For each story that's complete, click once on the word "No," and it will change to "Yes."
Q: Can I use more than one penname on the site?
A: Each penname must use a unique email address. You can use more than one penname if you have more than one email address; otherwise, no, you have to choose one and stick with it. Any stories you upload will be listed under that penname.
Q: I prefer to host my own stories. Can I just post a link in the archive?
A: We much prefer that you archive your stories here, for ease of navigation and readability, but if you are dead set against that, we do accept linked stories, as long as they are complete and otherwise meet the Submission Rules. Please register as an author with the archive, and follow the posting instructions. Instead of pasting the body of your story into the upload form, post a message stating that the story is not archived on site, but that it can be found at the following link.
If you have other questions, please email me, and I will do my best to answer them.