CONTENT

Our story is riddled with themes of espionage, politics, crime, and war. House of Bullets is a spy-drama about an underworld of spies who are employed by a dangerous board of directors called The Black Curtain who run the world behind the world.

I.S.O. ( International Special Operations ) is a private intelligence agency which has a rich and vast world and society built into it. Characters will struggle with real-world issues while navigating an entirely new world that hides in the shadows.

JOINING

We allow writers two different options in which they can join us. The first is by taking a posted wanted character. The second is by working one-on-one with an admin to create a new character from scratch. Whichever the writer prefers, both work equally well for us. The audition or application process is also quite different based on what we’ve seen here on the site.

We prefer that the final step in the audition process for us is to write a thread with the writer who is auditioning to completion. Typically, our threads run anywhere between ten to twenty posts in total. Meaning each writer will likely post a total of five to ten times to complete a thread. This process allows us to put ourselves right in the fire while also contributing to the story overall.

It is ultimately up to the admin to consider the topic canon to the main story or not. The purpose of this method is to expose the writer to the world, character and format right away. This allows us to ease people in while also contributing to the overall story, which most writers find to be encouraging.

CHARACTER CREATION

When it comes to character creation there are some things we look at more specifically than others. For example, what purpose does the character serve? Do they have a goal? We try to refrain from allowing characters in our world who don’t immediately have some sort of purpose, goal, or contribute to the story in some way. As you can see in our application / audition form, we tend to try to create full characters for this world.

The characters must all have a strength, weakness, goal - as well as obstacles in front of them to prevent them from reaching this goal. The dynamic character approach just further adds fuel to the tension and high-stakes plots in the world. It also allows other writers to reach out and grab something to work with in order to build a plot, right away.

STYLE + FORMAT + ACTIVITY

Let’s see if we can’t make this simple. We write primarily para + multi-para. Our format is group-forum based and requires all members to partake in the overall story. The only thing that is considered canon is what’s in the forum. If we can’t read it, it didn’t happen. So, privately writing is allowed, but not considered canon to forum-based entries. Our activity standards are a minimum of two replies in the forum per week. We also require all members to have Discord and communicate thoroughly any reason that this standard cannot be met on a week to week basis.

THEME + CONCEPT

Our group story is told in a way that gives it a cinematic element. We like to think about our overall story as a movie franchise with several entries to tell a complete and whole story. This is why we employ a “seasonal event” sort of mechanic to how we progress our group plot.

For the most part there will always be a Season Event happening in the group. However, there are ‘grace periods’ between Seasons in which writers are able to write free-form. This means, out of chronological order. During Seasonal Events all threads are typically within the timeline of the event.