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Creative Jam
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ysabetwordsmithWelcome to the 138th Crowdfunding Creative Jam! This session will run Saturday, November 16-Sunday, November 17. The theme is "Unconditional Love."
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Creative Jam
Oct. 19th, 2024 12:56 pmysabetwordsmithWelcome to the 137th Crowdfunding Creative Jam! This session will run Saturday, October 19-Sunday, October 20. The theme is "Trees."
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Creative Jam
Sep. 14th, 2024 02:06 pmysabetwordsmithWelcome to the 136th Crowdfunding Creative Jam! This session will run Saturday, September 14-Sunday, September 15. The theme is "Stars."
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Everyone is eligible to post prompts, which may be words or phrases, titles, images, etc. Prompters may request a specific creator, but everyone else may still use that prompt if they wish. Prompts may specify a particular character/world/etc. but creators may use the prompt for something else anyway and post the results. Prompters are still encouraged to post mostly prompts that anyone could use anywhere, as this maximizes the chance of having creators make something based on your prompt. Please title your comment "Prompt" or "Prompts" when providing inspiration so these are easy to find.
Prompt responses may also be treated as prompts and used for further inspiration. For example, a prompt may lead to a sketch which leads to a story, and so on. This kind of cascading inspiration is one of the most fun things about a collective jam session.
Everyone is eligible to use prompts, and everyone who wants to use a given prompt may do so, for maximum flexibility of creator choice in inspiration. You do not have to post a "Claim" reply when you decide to use a prompt, but this does help indicate what is going on so that other prompters can spread out their choice of prompts if they wish.
Creators are encouraged, but not required, to post at least one item free. Likewise, sharing a private copy of material with the prompter is encouraged but not required. Creative material resulting from prompts should be indicated in a reply to the prompt, with a link to the full content elsewhere on the creator's site (if desired); a brief excerpt and/or description of the material may be included in the reply (if desired). It helps to title your comment "Prompt Filled" or something like that so these are easy to identify. There is no time limit on responding to prompts. However, creators are encouraged to post replies sooner rather than later, as the attention of prompters will be highest during and shortly after the session.
Some items created from prompts may become available for sponsorship. Some creators may offer perks for donations, linkbacks, or other activity relating to this project. Check creator comments and links for their respective offerings.
Prompters, creators, and bystanders are expected to behave in a responsible and civil manner. If the moderators have to drag someone out of the sandbox for improper behavior, we will not be amused. Please respect other people's territory and intellectual property rights, and only play with someone else's characters/setting/etc. if you have permission. (Fanfic/fanart freebies are okay.) If you want to invite folks to play with something of yours, title the comment something like "Open Playground" so it's easy to spot. This can be a good way to attract new people to a shared world or open-source project, or just have some good non-canon fun.
Boost the signal! The more people who participate, the more fun this will be. Hopefully we'll see activity from a lot of folks who regularly mention their projects in this community, but new people are always welcome. You can link to this session post or to individual items created from prompts, whatever you think is awesome enough to recommend to your friends.
The Many Worlds... Help Needed
Nov. 11th, 2019 11:10 amquartzwolfMore than once I've talked myself out of posting this, for two reasons. Impostor Syndrome being the first, and the second being the fact I am terrible at asking for any kind of help (thank you for that bad lesson, childhood - it really isn't at all helpful).
If you've seen me around here then you know what I do, but if you don't then I write stories for 'The Many Worlds'. Not enough, as far as my mind is concerned, due to how complicated life has been for the last 18 months. In short my long term partner had some serious mental health issues we're slowly getting through - and it took a lot of energy to use through it all. During that time my energy all went into my main earner - ghostwriting. However, even with all that energy going into it, there have still been months when it's been a struggle to find it. Last month was bad. I'm burnt out, almost permanently exhausted, and trying to work through too much alone.
That's why I'm posting here. 'The Many Worlds' went through some changes. The website has a different URL, I took everything down and started from scratch, and I'm slowly trying to build up the Patreon. For the moment I'm focusing on grocery money. We spend around £150 ($200) a month on food, although I have been stretching this out to around six weeks, and this means having a lot of the same dinners over and over. Before my partner's savings dwindled to almost nothing he was the one who paid for those groceries. Now I'm taking that on, along with rent, because, for the moment, he's not in a place where he can work. (I am working on getting him to the doctor again, but that's an added complication, and another draw on my energy.)
Patreon, I hope, will become that grocery fund. I'm here to ask for patrons. For every two new patrons I'm going to post something newly edited up at the website. That's at any level. I also have a Ko-fi, so if that's something you'd prefer to do I'm also going to post something for every two coffees. If I reach $50 at Patreon then I've got a couple of ideas as to what I'm going to do for it, but no definite decisions yet. From there I'm going to do something for every $50 point after that - and if I reach the $200, making it possible for me to get groceries next month without having to stress out about it, I'm probably going to cry.
Signal boosting is also much appreciated. Let me know about your boost here, and I'll post a snippet of one of the newer stories I've been working on, or some world building, or something from one of the characters I know the best. This can be DW/LJ, Twitter, or anywhere else you happen to have a place to boost. (One thing for each boost, so boost three times and get three things.)
If you've seen me around here then you know what I do, but if you don't then I write stories for 'The Many Worlds'. Not enough, as far as my mind is concerned, due to how complicated life has been for the last 18 months. In short my long term partner had some serious mental health issues we're slowly getting through - and it took a lot of energy to use through it all. During that time my energy all went into my main earner - ghostwriting. However, even with all that energy going into it, there have still been months when it's been a struggle to find it. Last month was bad. I'm burnt out, almost permanently exhausted, and trying to work through too much alone.
That's why I'm posting here. 'The Many Worlds' went through some changes. The website has a different URL, I took everything down and started from scratch, and I'm slowly trying to build up the Patreon. For the moment I'm focusing on grocery money. We spend around £150 ($200) a month on food, although I have been stretching this out to around six weeks, and this means having a lot of the same dinners over and over. Before my partner's savings dwindled to almost nothing he was the one who paid for those groceries. Now I'm taking that on, along with rent, because, for the moment, he's not in a place where he can work. (I am working on getting him to the doctor again, but that's an added complication, and another draw on my energy.)
Patreon, I hope, will become that grocery fund. I'm here to ask for patrons. For every two new patrons I'm going to post something newly edited up at the website. That's at any level. I also have a Ko-fi, so if that's something you'd prefer to do I'm also going to post something for every two coffees. If I reach $50 at Patreon then I've got a couple of ideas as to what I'm going to do for it, but no definite decisions yet. From there I'm going to do something for every $50 point after that - and if I reach the $200, making it possible for me to get groceries next month without having to stress out about it, I'm probably going to cry.
Signal boosting is also much appreciated. Let me know about your boost here, and I'll post a snippet of one of the newer stories I've been working on, or some world building, or something from one of the characters I know the best. This can be DW/LJ, Twitter, or anywhere else you happen to have a place to boost. (One thing for each boost, so boost three times and get three things.)
The Many Worlds
Oct. 21st, 2019 10:25 amquartzwolfWith work going well, albeit slowly, on the Many Worlds I have a new goal for the Patreon. I'd like to be making $50 a month by the end of the year, as that will give me a tiny bit of extra time to be able to write more for me, as all of my time and energy has been going into ghosted work.
I've been editing the next part of Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments, so that should be going up at some point in this week. Along with this I've been going through some other stories, trying to get a bit more in depth with the world building, and it's been interesting. There are some things I've got no idea what was coming next, which will make it even more fun to write.
Should I reach $50 then I hope to be able to get back to doing semi-regular prompt calls. I'm probably going to start off by season, and slowly build up to more. If I get more than $50 it'll be even easier to put more time into writing.
There is also the Ko-fi if you'd like to help me out, but not pay a specific monthly amount.
I've been editing the next part of Case of the Counterfeit Enchantments, so that should be going up at some point in this week. Along with this I've been going through some other stories, trying to get a bit more in depth with the world building, and it's been interesting. There are some things I've got no idea what was coming next, which will make it even more fun to write.
Should I reach $50 then I hope to be able to get back to doing semi-regular prompt calls. I'm probably going to start off by season, and slowly build up to more. If I get more than $50 it'll be even easier to put more time into writing.
There is also the Ko-fi if you'd like to help me out, but not pay a specific monthly amount.
Poetry Fishbowl Open!
Apr. 19th, 2016 12:44 pmysabetwordsmithThe April 19, 2016 Bonus Fishbowl is now open, featuring my series An Army of One: The Autistic Secession in Space. Come give me prompts, or watch for the poems to appear.
Poetry Fishbowl Open!
Apr. 19th, 2016 12:44 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comThe April 19, 2016 Bonus Fishbowl is now open, featuring my series An Army of One: The Autistic Secession in Space. Come give me prompts, or watch for the poems to appear.
Half-Price Sale in Schrodinger's Heroes
Mar. 14th, 2016 03:14 pmysabetwordsmithThe half-price sale in Schrodinger's Heroes is now open. Come shop for poetry in the genre of quantum science fiction!
Half-Price Sale in Schrodinger's Heroes
Mar. 14th, 2016 03:16 pmysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comThe half-price sale in Schrodinger's Heroes is now open. Come shop for poetry in the genre of quantum science fiction!
Poetry Fishbowl Report for March 1, 2016
Mar. 11th, 2016 07:56 pmysabetwordsmithOur theme this month was "Building a Future." I worked from 12:45 PM to 4:30 AM, so about 13 hours 45 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 11 poems on Tuesday and another 12 during the week.
There was moderate participation, with 33 comments on LiveJournal and another 30 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Thea Strange on Facebook. You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"BUILDING A FUTURE"
"Building Sandcastles in the Rain"
"Buoni Frutti"
"The Conduit for Influence"
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World"
"Housebuilding"
"Infinite Potential"
"Pinfeathers"
"To Regard Old Problems"
"Knitting into Community" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"A Process, As Life Happens" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"Tag Ends and Tapestries" (Frankenstein's Family, January 2016 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list for March 1, 2016. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems from this session have all been posted. There were seven donors this time:capri0mni, janetmiles, ng_moonmoth, kestrels_nest, Anthony and Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors this time.
The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
There was moderate participation, with 33 comments on LiveJournal and another 30 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Thea Strange on Facebook. You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"BUILDING A FUTURE"
"Building Sandcastles in the Rain"
"Buoni Frutti"
"The Conduit for Influence"
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World"
"Housebuilding"
"Infinite Potential"
"Pinfeathers"
"To Regard Old Problems"
"Knitting into Community" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"A Process, As Life Happens" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"Tag Ends and Tapestries" (Frankenstein's Family, January 2016 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list for March 1, 2016. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems from this session have all been posted. There were seven donors this time:
capri0mni, janetmiles, ng_moonmoth, kestrels_nest, Anthony and Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors this time.The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
Poetry Fishbowl Report for March 1, 2016
Mar. 11th, 2016 07:56 pmysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comOur theme this month was "Building a Future." I worked from 12:45 PM to 4:30 AM, so about 13 hours 45 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 11 poems on Tuesday and another 12 during the week.
There was moderate participation, with 33 comments on LiveJournal and another 30 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Thea Strange on Facebook. You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"BUILDING A FUTURE"
"Building Sandcastles in the Rain"
"Buoni Frutti"
"The Conduit for Influence"
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World"
"Housebuilding"
"Infinite Potential"
"Pinfeathers"
"To Regard Old Problems"
"Knitting into Community" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"A Process, As Life Happens" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"Tag Ends and Tapestries" (Frankenstein's Family, January 2016 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list for March 1, 2016. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems from this session have all been posted. There were seven donors this time:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
capriuni, janetmiles, ng_moonmoth, kestrels_nest, Anthony and Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors this time.
The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
There was moderate participation, with 33 comments on LiveJournal and another 30 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Thea Strange on Facebook. You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the February 2, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"BUILDING A FUTURE"
"Building Sandcastles in the Rain"
"Buoni Frutti"
"The Conduit for Influence"
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World"
"Housebuilding"
"Infinite Potential"
"Pinfeathers"
"To Regard Old Problems"
"Knitting into Community" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"A Process, As Life Happens" (Polychrome Heroics, February 2016 Creative Jam)
"Tag Ends and Tapestries" (Frankenstein's Family, January 2016 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list for March 1, 2016. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems from this session have all been posted. There were seven donors this time:
capriuni, janetmiles, ng_moonmoth, kestrels_nest, Anthony and Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors this time.The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
magistrateI'm selling a number of 3000-word (and potentially longer!) short science fiction/fantasy stories or scenes, inspired by prompts, for $30 each. These funded scenes will become part of the Shared Worlds canon, and the first ten purchased scenes will each be accompanied by a sketch by Oakland-area artist Davin Yant. The purchaser will receive the original sketch on a postcard.
This will raise funds for the Foundations educational system, a San Francisco Bay Area group focused on community-building, personal development, education, and safety within the Alternative Sexuality and Diverse Genders and Sexualities communities.
Read more and purchase a prompt here!
I had a lot of fun with the Shared Worlds prompt call when I did it, and I'm looking forward to what will come from this fundraiser.
This will raise funds for the Foundations educational system, a San Francisco Bay Area group focused on community-building, personal development, education, and safety within the Alternative Sexuality and Diverse Genders and Sexualities communities.
Read more and purchase a prompt here!
I had a lot of fun with the Shared Worlds prompt call when I did it, and I'm looking forward to what will come from this fundraiser.
ysabetwordsmithAdam Nimoy is crowdfunding a documentary about his father Leonard Nimoy. Live long and prosper!
ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comAdam Nimoy is crowdfunding a documentary about his father Leonard Nimoy. Live long and prosper!
New Crowdfunding Project: "Magpie Monday"
Apr. 13th, 2015 01:51 pmysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comI'm thrilled to announce that Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer has launched her own crowdfunding project, Magpie Monday, to be held the second Monday of each month. Reply with prompts and get at least a page of prose privately, or a poem if you prefer. Signal boosts extend the length of your fill. Further perks are available too. The author currently has four original worlds active; you can prompt for any of those or something new. Go play!
ysabetwordsmithDiane Severson Mori has interviewed me for Amazing Stories magazine. Read Part 1 now, and watch for Part 2 next week. This includes two audio recordings of my poetry, one of them previously released of "The Scent of Memory" and the other newly made of "WaterSounds."
You can leave comments if you're logged into the magazine website, and there are buttons to share the link on your favorite social network.
You can leave comments if you're logged into the magazine website, and there are buttons to share the link on your favorite social network.
ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comDiane Severson Mori has interviewed me for Amazing Stories magazine. Read Part 1 now, and watch for Part 2 next week. This includes two audio recordings of my poetry, one of them previously released of "The Scent of Memory" and the other newly made of "WaterSounds."
You can leave comments if you're logged into the magazine website, and there are buttons to share the link on your favorite social network.
You can leave comments if you're logged into the magazine website, and there are buttons to share the link on your favorite social network.
Poetry Fishbowl Report for June 3, 2014
Jun. 14th, 2014 02:59 pmysabetwordsmithThis month's theme was "first contact." I worked from 11:30 AM to 3:30 AM, so about 14 hours allowing for breaks. I wrote 19 poems on Tuesday and another 5 later. Many of them were medium-length again, although this time there were also a lot of epics. It was about evenly mixed between series and stand-alone poetry, with a few form poems amidst the free verse.
Participation was up, with 43 comments on LiveJournal and another 28 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new promptersmoriwen1 and kshandra . You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the June 3, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Against Interstellar Distance"
"All the Colors"
"As Usually Happens"
"The Birdlands"
"Chopping Wood"
"Contents Under Pressure"
"Extraordinary Experiences"
"Going Places"
"In Drab Silence"
"The Last Plane to Heaven"
"Like Unformed Clay"
"Mutual Superstitions"
"One of Each"
"One Quiet Winter Evening"
"Over the Old Bridge"
"A Quiet Friendship"
"A River in Time"
"SPOON in Every Pot"
"A Study in Contrasts"
"A Two-Part Solution"
"Worse Than the Disease" (Polychrome Heroics, 1/7/14 fishbowl)
"The Freedom Machine" (P.I.E., November 2013 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the unsold poetry list from June 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems have all been posted. Per the $200 goal, "The Freedom Machine" is the free epic. Per the $250 goal, there will be a bonus fishbowl on Tuesday, June 17 featuring Frankenstein's Family. Per the $300 goal, there will be a half-price sale in a series to be determined later.
The donor perk-post is "First Contact." Donors this month includedthe_vulture, janetmiles, zianuray, Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors.
The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
Participation was up, with 43 comments on LiveJournal and another 28 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters
moriwen1 and kshandra . You have them to thank for the second freebie.Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the June 3, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Against Interstellar Distance"
"All the Colors"
"As Usually Happens"
"The Birdlands"
"Chopping Wood"
"Contents Under Pressure"
"Extraordinary Experiences"
"Going Places"
"In Drab Silence"
"The Last Plane to Heaven"
"Like Unformed Clay"
"Mutual Superstitions"
"One of Each"
"One Quiet Winter Evening"
"Over the Old Bridge"
"A Quiet Friendship"
"A River in Time"
"SPOON in Every Pot"
"A Study in Contrasts"
"A Two-Part Solution"
"Worse Than the Disease" (Polychrome Heroics, 1/7/14 fishbowl)
"The Freedom Machine" (P.I.E., November 2013 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the unsold poetry list from June 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems have all been posted. Per the $200 goal, "The Freedom Machine" is the free epic. Per the $250 goal, there will be a bonus fishbowl on Tuesday, June 17 featuring Frankenstein's Family. Per the $300 goal, there will be a half-price sale in a series to be determined later.
The donor perk-post is "First Contact." Donors this month included
the_vulture, janetmiles, zianuray, Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors.The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
Poetry Fishbowl Report for June 3, 2014
Jun. 14th, 2014 03:02 pmysabetwordsmith.livejournal.comThis month's theme was "first contact." I worked from 11:30 AM to 3:30 AM, so about 14 hours allowing for breaks. I wrote 19 poems on Tuesday and another 5 later. Many of them were medium-length again, although this time there were also a lot of epics. It was about evenly mixed between series and stand-alone poetry, with a few form poems amidst the free verse.
Participation was up, with 43 comments on LiveJournal and another 28 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new promptersmoriwen1 and DW user Kshandra. You have them to thank for the second freebie.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the June 3, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Against Interstellar Distance"
"All the Colors"
"As Usually Happens"
"The Birdlands"
"Chopping Wood"
"Contents Under Pressure"
"Extraordinary Experiences"
"Going Places"
"In Drab Silence"
"The Last Plane to Heaven"
"Like Unformed Clay"
"Mutual Superstitions"
"One of Each"
"One Quiet Winter Evening"
"Over the Old Bridge"
"A Quiet Friendship"
"A River in Time"
"SPOON in Every Pot"
"A Study in Contrasts"
"A Two-Part Solution"
"Worse Than the Disease" (Polychrome Heroics, 1/7/14 fishbowl)
"The Freedom Machine" (P.I.E., November 2013 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the unsold poetry list from June 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems have all been posted. Per the $200 goal, "The Freedom Machine" is the free epic. Per the $250 goal, there will be a bonus fishbowl on Tuesday, June 17 featuring Frankenstein's Family. Per the $300 goal, there will be a half-price sale in a series to be determined later.
The donor perk-post is "First Contact." Donors this month includedthe_vulture, janetmiles, zianuray, Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors.
The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
Participation was up, with 43 comments on LiveJournal and another 28 on Dreamwidth. Please welcome new prompters
moriwen1 and DW user Kshandra. You have them to thank for the second freebie.Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the June 3, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Against Interstellar Distance"
"All the Colors"
"As Usually Happens"
"The Birdlands"
"Chopping Wood"
"Contents Under Pressure"
"Extraordinary Experiences"
"Going Places"
"In Drab Silence"
"The Last Plane to Heaven"
"Like Unformed Clay"
"Mutual Superstitions"
"One of Each"
"One Quiet Winter Evening"
"Over the Old Bridge"
"A Quiet Friendship"
"A River in Time"
"SPOON in Every Pot"
"A Study in Contrasts"
"A Two-Part Solution"
"Worse Than the Disease" (Polychrome Heroics, 1/7/14 fishbowl)
"The Freedom Machine" (P.I.E., November 2013 Creative Jam)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, read the unsold poetry list from June 3. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
Currently sponsored poems have all been posted. Per the $200 goal, "The Freedom Machine" is the free epic. Per the $250 goal, there will be a bonus fishbowl on Tuesday, June 17 featuring Frankenstein's Family. Per the $300 goal, there will be a half-price sale in a series to be determined later.
The donor perk-post is "First Contact." Donors this month included
the_vulture, janetmiles, zianuray, Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors.The Poetry Fishbowl project also has a permanent landing page.
