One Card Draws

[sharpeningthebones]

Holding a one card draw over at my journal here.

I am always ope to pulling cards, so don't feel like you've missed out if it's bee a couple of days. I am also willing to work on larger spreads with you if you are interested but the one card draws are always free.

Read "The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments"

[ysabetwordsmith]

kajones_writing has been posting installments of a story that I plotted. We are having a great time with this. It's a magical mystery with mostly anthropomorphic characters. Someone is selling fake charms, and our heroes need to figure out who so they can stop the crime. The first part of the story arc just concluded, so there's a good chunk to read. If you're new to this story, start with Part 1; you can also read about Quiar, a world I designed for kajones_writing.

The World Walkers: Quiar: The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments (part 5, continued) is the final installment of Section 1. Find out who is behind the fake charms in Sheepshank! I found this to be an exceptionally well-done handling of the difficult literary trick of internal conclusion: it both provided a satisfying resolution to the short arc and set up for the next phase. The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments: Section 1: Complete summarizes the accomplishments: 13,225 words so far, and the next section will begin on Thursday.

Also, there's an opportunity to get some side stories for "The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments." Leave your ideas in a comment below that post. The tentative plan is one extra ficlet for every £5 in donations while this storyline is running.

Read "The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments"

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

kajones_writing has been posting installments of a story that I plotted. We are having a great time with this. It's a magical mystery with mostly anthropomorphic characters. Someone is selling fake charms, and our heroes need to figure out who so they can stop the crime. The first part of the story arc just concluded, so there's a good chunk to read. If you're new to this story, start with Part 1; you can also read about Quiar, a world I designed for kajones_writing.

The World Walkers: Quiar: The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments (part 5, continued) is the final installment of Section 1. Find out who is behind the fake charms in Sheepshank! I found this to be an exceptionally well-done handling of the difficult literary trick of internal conclusion: it both provided a satisfying resolution to the short arc and set up for the next phase. The Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments: Section 1: Complete summarizes the accomplishments: 13,225 words so far, and the next section will begin on Thursday.

Poetry Fishbowl Report for February 5, 2013

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This month's theme was "mature and old adults."  A significant number of the poems had tragic or poignant tones, although others were lighter.  I worked from 11:45 AM to 2:15 AM, so about 12 hours 30 minutes allowing for the usual breaks.  It took a little while for the prompts to start, then they stayed at a steady trickle for a while.  I wrote 18 poems on Tuesday plus another 3 later.

There were several form poems this time.  Most poems had small combinations of prompts, a few singles or stacks.  Size was spread across all categories, though leaning medium to long with a good number of epics.

Activity was okay, with 45 comments on LJ and another 5 on DW.  There were no new prompters, though.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2013 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"The Chant of the Return of Sebak"
"The Course the War Has Taken"
"Guarding the Change"
"Jumbo Shrimp and Other Oxymorons"
"A Leaf Falls"
"Older Than Dirt"
"Reclaiming the Throne"
"The Silver Horde"
"Sorrow Like the Taste of Rain"
"Things That Get Better With Age"
"Time, Space, and Distance"
"Unintelligent Design"
"When of Rome"

"Alien In-Laws" (June 2012 Creative Jam, Starfather)
"The Demon in the Clockwork" (10/2/12 fishbowl, P.I.E.)


Buy Some Poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the list of unsold poems from February. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. The linkback poem "Alien In-Laws" (Starfather) has 9 of 22 verses posted.  You can reveal more by linking to the unsold poetry post, or to your favorite poems from this fishbowl. 

The currently sponsored poems have been posted.  I've sent copies of the rest to their respective prompters.  Per the $200 goal, "The Demon in the Clockwork" is your free epic.  Per the $250 goal, that's one tally toward a bonus fishbowl.  Per the $300 goal, there is bonus material for A Conflagration of Dragons.  Read about "The Six Races: An Overview."  General fund polling is done. 

I still need to do the donor perk-post.  Donors this month include: technoshaman, Stephen Laird, aldersprig, the_vulture, janetmiles, Anthony & Shirley Barrette, and rix_scaedu.  After the fishbowl tally officially closed, I also got donations from tabard and moonwolf1988.  Thank you all for your support and enthusiasm!


The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.

Poetry Fishbowl Report for February 5, 2013

[ysabetwordsmith]

ooThis month's theme was "mature and old adults." A significant number of the poems had tragic or poignant tones, although others were lighter. I worked from 11:45 AM to 2:15 AM, so about 12 hours 30 minutes allowing for the usual breaks. It took a little while for the prompts to start, then they stayed at a steady trickle for a while. I wrote 18 poems on Tuesday plus another 3 later.

There were several form poems this time. Most poems had small combinations of prompts, a few singles or stacks. Size was spread across all categories, though leaning medium to long with a good number of epics.

Activity was okay, with 45 comments on LJ and another 5 on DW. There were no new prompters, though.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2013 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"The Chant of the Return of Sebak"
"The Course the War Has Taken"
"Guarding the Change"
"Jumbo Shrimp and Other Oxymorons"
"A Leaf Falls"
"Older Than Dirt"
"Reclaiming the Throne"
"The Silver Horde"
"Sorrow Like the Taste of Rain"
"Things That Get Better With Age"
"Time, Space, and Distance"
"Unintelligent Design"
"When of Rome"

"Alien In-Laws" (June 2012 Creative Jam, Starfather)
"The Demon in the Clockwork" (10/2/12 fishbowl, P.I.E.)


Buy Some Poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the list of unsold poems from February. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. The linkback poem "Alien In-Laws" (Starfather) has 9 of 22 verses posted. You can reveal more by linking to the unsold poetry post, or to your favorite poems from this fishbowl.

The currently sponsored poems have been posted. I've sent copies of the rest to their respective prompters. Per the $200 goal, "The Demon in the Clockwork" is your free epic. Per the $250 goal, that's one tally toward a bonus fishbowl. Per the $300 goal, there is bonus material for A Conflagration of Dragons. Read about "The Six Races: An Overview." General fund polling is done.

I still need to do the donor perk-post. Donors this month include: technoshaman, Stephen Laird, aldersprig, the_vulture, janetmiles, Anthony & Shirley Barrette, and rix_scaedu. After the fishbowl tally officially closed, I also got donations from tabard and kajones_writing. Thank you all for your support and enthusiasm!


The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.