Tales from the Wishing Well

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Hello all, and thank you to ysabetwordsmith for directing me to this community! What follows is a recent post I made at my journal concerning my upcoming (and first!) foray into cyber-funded creativity. I hope some of you will be interested in checking it out:

Introduction
A couple of weeks ago, I invited all of you to give me writing prompts: one prompt per letter in the alphabet, in keeping with the Alphabet Meme going around Livejournal at the time. Originally, I planned to mix my responses to the meme, either writing a journal entry or a short essay or doing something more creative, however the mood struck me. My more creative responses could encompass flash fiction (up to 750 words), poetry, photography, or jewelry-crafting.

After pondering my current situation, however, I have decided that every reply to the Alphabet Meme-- or every installment in Tales from the Wishing Well, as the project is now called-- will be creative. Some installments may have a visual component (either photography or jewelry), but all installments will have a written component (mainly flash fiction and poetry, with forays into song-writing and essays possible).

My reasons for doing this are several. First, I'd like to encourage myself to start producing creatively to a schedule (no matter how busy I am otherwise). In addition to this, I'd also like to generate more interest in my writing. On the business side of things, I'd like to experiment with cyber-funded creativity. Finally, on a personal note, I am sadly in dire financial straits.

Schedule
The plan is to start posting installments this Friday. Thereafter, installments to Tales from the Wishing Well will be published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

I would also like to say up front that this is a flexible schedule and the schedule will flip to twice a week if necessary. This is due to the fact that I am currently preparing to move between states and start graduate school. I'm dedicated to producing creative work consistently, but I'm not crazy. Much.

Topics, As Provided By You
A: Abaddon (afterimages)
B: Brothers (blackspirit86)
C: Crow (quadrivium)
D: Desire (caudelac)
E: England (sarabystarlight)
F: Falling (mommiemilo)
G: Gallow's Humor (catwalk)
H: Hopeful (ellenmillion
I: Imperium (themaskeddragon)
J: Japan (copperwise)
K: Kitsune (jessicamelusine)
L: Lust (moonvoice)
M: Mythic (keilexandra)
N: Nebulous (sirandrew)
O: Obstinate (void_dragon)
P: Predestination (worshipper)
Q: Question that should never be asked (jackbabalon23)
R: Rain (mlion)
S: Style (roomette)
T: Tactile (ironed_orchid)
U: Underworld (lola_mcrary)
V: Virtue (sonicanimus)
W: Wistful (caelum)
X: Xanadu (tithenai)
Y: Yarrow (cadhla)
Z: Zombies (budclare)

Donations, or The Cyber-Funded Part
Each installment in Tales from the Wishing Well will have a Paypal Donate button located at the bottom of the post. This is a tip jar, an up-turned top hat, an open guitar case. It is not a bill, an invoice, or a demand.

I ask only that, if you enjoy the fruits of my labor, that you consider throwing a bill or two into the jar.

Those who do donate, however, will have first crack at purchasing any jewelry made for this project. Or window-box prints of my photographs, with the photo surmounting the text of the accompanying installment. There may be other incentives to come over the next couple of months!

Coming Up Soon
On Friday, you'll get a short flash fiction piece inspired by afterimage's prompt: Abaddon. Come back and read the story entitled "In Extremis" (or "Lady of Locusts" as it's been rattling around in my head). Brought to you by the phrases "place of destruction," "land of the dead" and "where the damned lay half in fire and half in ice." I hope to subvert your expectations.

My Plea
If you know some people who enjoy free short fiction and poetry, would you mind directing them here? They can check out the first installment of Tales from the Wishing Well this Friday (and read some other free fiction and poetry on my site) and decide if they'd like to hang around for the whole carnival.

Thank you!

(I would be remiss if I did not mention the local trailblazers in cyberfunded creativity: ysabetwordsmith, haikujaguar, and shadesong.)

Comments

Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this here. I look forward to seeing how your project develops!