One Card Draw

[ariestess]

I am holding my monthly full moon one card draw from 0800 PST to 2000 PST on 9 January 2012..

Come on over and request a card.

Tips are not required, but definitely appreciated. Anyone who tips will be entered into a special drawing for a free 6-card reading with a personal spread of mine.

And feel free to pimp this far and wide...

One Card Draw

[ariestess]

I am holding my monthly full moon one card draw from 0800 PST to 2000 PST on 9 January 2012

Come on over and request a card.

Tips are not required, but definitely appreciated. Anyone who tips will be entered into a special drawing for a free 6-card reading with a personal spread of mine.

And feel free to pimp this far and wide...

December Giraffe Call Summarized

[aldersprig]

I have listed a summary of the December Giraffe Call microfics here on DW and here on LJ

If you donated, you may request continuations of stories, 100 words for every dollar donated (preferably spread out no wider than in 50-cent increments). Yay more stories!

I wrote 48 microfics to 22 prompters - 14 on Dreamwidth, 8 on Livejournal, which is a reversal of the normal spread.

This Giraffe Call brought in $80 from 6 donors, 3 of them new, bringing the total Giraffe Money to $415.45, but narrowly missing the third donation threshold (Still!!)

And this Saturday - we start it all again with the January Call! The theme will be In The City!

Giraffe Call Summarized!

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

I have listed a summary of the December Giraffe Call microfics here on DW and here on LJ

If you donated, you may request continuations of stories, 100 words for every dollar donated (preferably spread out no wider than in 50-cent increments). Yay more stories!

I wrote 48 microfics to 22 prompters - 14 on Dreamwidth, 8 on Livejournal, which is a reversal of the normal spread.

This Giraffe Call brought in $80 from 6 donors, 3 of them new, bringing the total Giraffe Money to $415.45, but narrowly missing the third donation threshold (Still!!)

And this Saturday - we start it all again with the January Call! The theme will be In The City!

2012 Rose & Bay Award Update

[ysabetwordsmith]

This award recognizes excellence in cyberfunded creativity aka crowdfunding.  Visit the 2012 Rose & Bay Award landing page for full details.

The nomination period is open through January 31.  Here are the nomination posts for all six categories and their current numbers of nominations:

Art: 6
Fiction: 5
Poetry: 2
Webcomic: 2
Other Project: 4
Patron: 4

As you can see, only a handful of nominations have come in thus far.  I'd like to see the nominations surpass what we got in 2011, which were Art (6), Fiction (18), Poetry (4), Webcomic (11), Other Project (10), and Patron (12).  Poetry and Webcomics are the lowest.  Try looking for poetry book projects on Kickstarter if you need ideas.  Webcomics are really popular and there's a list of archives on the nomination page.  As for Patron, there are a lot of creators in this community -- if everyone would nominate at least one of their own patrons for their projects, this category would be thriving.

You can also help by boosting the signal.  Post about the award and encourage your audience to come nominate projects. 

2012 Rose & Bay Awards Update

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

This award recognizes excellence in cyberfunded creativity aka crowdfunding.  Visit the 2012 Rose & Bay Award landing page for full details.

The nomination period is open through January 31.  Here are the nomination posts for all six categories and their current numbers of nominations:

Art: 6
Fiction: 5
Poetry: 2
Webcomic: 2
Other Project: 4
Patron: 4

As you can see, only a handful of nominations have come in thus far.  I'd like to see the nominations surpass what we got in 2011, which were Art (6), Fiction (18), Poetry (4), Webcomic (11), Other Project (10), and Patron (12).  Poetry and Webcomics are the lowest.  Try looking for poetry book projects on Kickstarter if you need ideas.  Webcomics are really popular and there's a list of archives on the nomination page.  As for Patron, there are a lot of creators in this community -- if everyone would nominate at least one of their own patrons for their projects, this category would be thriving.

You can also help by boosting the signal.  Post about the award and encourage your audience to come nominate projects.

Crowdfunding Creative Jam Announcement

[ysabetwordsmith]

The next session of the Crowdfunding Creative Jam will run January 14-15.  The theme is "Disabled People (visibly and invisibly disabled)" based on a previous poll.  Mark the time on your calendar so you can leave and/or claim prompts.


Want to do some advance planning for this Creative Jam?

Torn World has a number of disabled characters including Rai (owned by me, blind), Marai (adoptable, deaf), Kalitelm (adoptable, dwarfism & club feet), and Ularki (adoptable, mentally disabled).

Here are some articles:
"Blind Characters: A Process of Awareness"
"Deaf Characters: Behind the Fiction"
"Depiction of Intellectual Disability in Fiction"
"On the handling of disabled characters"
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction"
"Writing About Disability"
"Writing Characters with Mental Illness"
"Writing My First Wheelchair Bound Character Has Been Enlightening"
"Writing Realistic Disabled Characters"

"1001 Drawings"
"Disability & Art"
"The Disability Paradox: Ghettoisation of the Visual"

"Fantastic Films, Fantastic Bodies"
"Media Representation of Disabled People"
"Movies with Characters with Disabilities"
"Top 10 TV Shows with a Disabled Character"

"Famous Disabled People in History"
"Well Known People with Disabilities"

Also, I'm open to having other folks host the Crowdfunding Creative Jam in future sessions.  If you'd like to volunteer, please let me know and we'll discuss which month(s) you want.  The aforementioned poll listed a bunch of themes that people were interested in writing about, so you can pick one of those.

Crowdfunding Creative Jam Announcement

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

The next session of the Crowdfunding Creative Jam will run January 14-15.  The theme is "Disabled People (visibly and invisibly disabled)" based on a previous poll.  Mark the time on your calendar so you can leave and/or claim prompts.


Want to do some advance planning for this Creative Jam?

Torn World has a number of disabled characters including Rai (owned by me, blind), Marai (adoptable, deaf), Kalitelm (adoptable, dwarfism & club feet), and Ularki (adoptable, mentally disabled).

Here are some articles:

"Blind Characters: A Process of Awareness"
"Deaf Characters: Behind the Fiction"
"Depiction of Intellectual Disability in Fiction"
"On the handling of disabled characters"
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction"
"Writing About Disability"
"Writing Characters with Mental Illness"
"Writing My First Wheelchair Bound Character Has Been Enlightening"
"Writing Realistic Disabled Characters"

"1001 Drawings"
"Disability & Art"
"The Disability Paradox: Ghettoisation of the Visual"

"Fantastic Films, Fantastic Bodies"
"Media Representation of Disabled People"
"Movies with Characters with Disabilities"
"Top 10 TV Shows with a Disabled Character"

"Famous Disabled People in History"
"Well Known People with Disabilities"


Also, I'm open to having other folks host the Crowdfunding Creative Jam in future sessions.  If you'd like to volunteer, please let me know and we'll discuss which month(s) you want.  The aforementioned poll listed a bunch of themes that people were interested in writing about, so you can pick one of those.