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This weekend was a weekend of “oh, well, maybe later?” We went a lot of places, but mostly achieved very little. However, it RAINED! Lots! *dances around in the rain*
(Also, we did a lot of shopping, but that’s not all that exciting).
- I’ve been thinking that for Lexember — or possibly before — I’ll do two “translation” projects — a portion of an illuminated page in Old Tongue (the language of the Ellehemaei in Fae Apoc/Addergoole) and a poem in Calenyen (for Reiassan).
  
  Is there anything in particular you’d like to see “translated” for such projects?

We went to see Ghostbusters. My “review”, such as it is, can be seen here (warning — non-positive): https://twitter.com/lynthornealder/status/764593963034669056
We got an Instant Pot! It’s an electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker, etc, etc. We made steel cut oats in it, and they turned out pretty awesome.
See the Kitchn’s article on the Instant Pot here — https://t.co/P35KyOxnNm
The Shannara TV series has very little to do with my memories of the books, but those memories are 30-some years old. Also? So much eye candy, and much of it male!
If anyone has any more pictures of this guy, cosplaying as Emergency Costume Repair, I’d love to see them. Great idea!
Shutsumon introduced me to #WebFictionChat, and they are having a monthly Serial Book Club. Check it out: https://twitter.com/Chrys_Kelly_/status/763776957314129920
Random moment of awesome while looking into illuminated texts — https://t.co/AazDZfuX0m this dragon climbing his way out of the text.
There is still one 250-word slot open in “Leave a Comment, get a fic” over at Addergoole’s new site.
Annnnd the meta-conversation with Jaco from Lady Taisiya’s Fourth Husband is still going strong over here: http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/tag/meta-conversations

Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/1244936.html

Today's Weblit Wednesday Guest Post comes from

kajones_writing.

Lyn has, since I first started writing weblit and crowdfunding, been one of my inspirations. I remember the first time I donated to any crowdfunding project was when she was trying to get money to help Drake with his diabetes. (When I heard he'd passed away I cried.) Back then I didn't know anything about the settings she wrote in, or much at all about what she did, so after a quick look through what she did I asked her to write me a story in her Tir na Cali setting – I couldn't resist the kitties. I still love Cali, but now I know more about the writing Lyn does, and I do occasionally write fanfic for her, I read stories from many of her setting.

It is thanks, in part, to Lyn that I decided to follow in her footsteps by not only crowdfunding but by writing in a number of different settings. I call them collections, because they keep growing, and the thing I've found with weblit is that having someone post a comment or tell you they enjoy what you're writing helps plot bunnies to reproduce. Before I started posting on the DreamWidth and Livejournal accounts I first used they were bad enough, but I don't regret a thing. Writing more is one of the best thing that's come out of writing web lit.
( Read more... )

Read K.A.Jones' writing on Dreamwidth, on her website, or on Tumblr.

Want me to highlight your weblit or someone else's on Weblit Wednesday? Send me an e-mail!

Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/646713.html

This is a guest post by thesilentpoet

In a way, the Poetry for the Masses! project started in 2010, when trying to raise money to attend a conference in Minneapolis, I hosted a poetry drive on my journal. While never consistent until recently,
I would occasionally resurrect it. In 2012, having renamed it to be Poetry for the Masses!, I started it for what I thought would be a one-off thing, instead, it’s become a semi-monthly event, with calls
for prompts, perk lists, and freebies.

It was through Poetry for the Masses! that Silk Road Allies, the shared world between myself, Elizabeth Barrette, and Marini Bonomi, started. Over the course of the several months, I’ve written poems on
such subjects as fairy tales and folklores, religious traditions, science, and history. In addition to Silk Road Allies, I also frequently write poems regarding to my larger and longer crowdfunded project, Sixty-Four Squared, a tentatively five-novel project, which is directly written and linked to through my journal. Currently, I am still writing my way through Book the first, The Scholar’s Mate. In Poetry for the Masses!, I also frequently dip into Schrodinger’s Heroes, another shared world co-created by Elizabeth Barrette. However, there are many stand alones, and I always love new prompters, commenters, or supporters. All the poetry written during the Poetry for the Masses! sessions are on a pay-what-you-will, with donor perks typically starting at as low as the $5 level.

I had started Poetry for the Masses! again because I needed something to kickstart my writer brain, having just come out of a too long for liking dry spell. I keep continuing it as it connects me to a
fantastic community of writers, poets, and artists, working to create a community where we can all learn and share. I hope to continue it for a long time to come.

The next Poetry for the Masses! will be the weekend March 8-9 with a theme of “rebirth”. Please follow along at http://thesilentpoet.dreamwidth.org or http://thesilentpoet.livejournal.com. Prompts welcome, comments gleed upon, and tips certainly welcome.

Thank you, good-bye, and good night.

Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/622174.html

All about Weblit Wednesday

What is Weblit Wednesday?

It all started on Twitter when a few of us started tweeting links to our favourite webfiction serials on a Wednesday and hashtagged it #weblitwednesday or #weblitwed. It lasted a while before it sort of petered out. I'm currently trying to revive the hashtag and expand it to include reviews and similar, so when Lyn asked me to write a guest post about it I agreed. It's all about signal boosting your favourite weblits.

How do I take part?

It's very simple to take part. Each Wednesday pick one of your favourite weblits (or take time to read a new one) and then tweet a link to it on Twitter using the hashtag above. In addition (or instead if you're not on Twitter) you can post about it on you blog, facebook or other social network. And if you have time you can write and post a review of it as well.

Anything else?

I'm investigating setting up a couple of Mr Linky collectors like the one the #SerialTuesday people use. One will be for people to post links to their selected weblit and the other for them to post links to their reviews. We can then collate these into a report and post them up for reference.

I think that's everything. If you have any questions please ask in comments.

About Becka

Becka Sutton is a self-described crazy cat lady, but she's not very good at it: while she is crazy she only has one cat. She was born in Britain in 1972 and has lived there her entire life. As a child she started scrawling fantasy stories in exercise books her mother bought her to stop her scribbling in her school books. She hasn't stopped writing since, and she credits writing as the outlet that allowed her to recover from the nervous breakdown she had after her parents died.

Her other interests include reading, listening to music, attempting to draw, growing her own vegetables and looking after the aforementioned Pumpkin cat.

No, you can't read the novel she scrawled as a kid – she burned it long ago because it was awful.

You can find Becka's weblit online at http://firebird-fiction.com/ and she is currently running an IndieGoGo Campaign http://igg.me/at/storm-child/x/29867 to raise funds to turn the second arc of one them into a book.

Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/609544.html

My friend @Shutsumon, of Firebird Fiction, is trying to revive #WebLitWednesday.

(Yes, I'm a day late.)

WebLitWednesday is a time to tell the world all about the awesome web-based fiction you have been reading. Not on Twitter? Tell me here, or tell the world in your LJ or DW.

I'm going to try to review someone else's fiction every Wednesday going forward as well; is there anything you'd like me to review?

Recommendations:
@Lynthornealder: Shadow Unit - http://shadowunit.org/ - This engrossing sci-fi #weblit is a crime show for your computer screen, only better. #weblitwednesday

@Shutsumon: Check out my #weblitwednesday review of Akumu Love Panic! by Illise Montoya http://webfictionguide.com/listings/akumu-love-panic/review-by-shutsumon/

Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/539543.html

Originally posted by

ysabetwordsmith at New Crowdfunding Project: "Nightlights"

Check out "Nightlights" by

chrysoula. It's a paranormal YA story with action/romance.

Also:

recessional is having a book sale. Lots of good stuff there!

Current Mood: accomplished
Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/228601.html

Recently I have been made aware of just how many barely-connected circles there are of fiction on the internet. I can't connect the circles, but I can offer up a clearinghouse for resources, so that is what I'm doing.

If I've missed something, please tell me about it.

For readers and writers:
http://muses-success.info/ - rated & reviewed listings of online fiction
http://www.epiguide.com/forums/ - a community devoted to original online entertainment
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/ - a livejournal community for all things crowdfunded
http://crowdfunding.dreamwidth.org/ - Crowdfunding community on Dreamwidth, thanks

clare_dragonfly
http://webfictionguide.com/ - rated & reviewed listings of online fiction
see also
http://novelsonline.info/ - Web Fiction Guide listings by rating
http://topwebfiction.com/ - Web Fiction Guide listings by reader votes

For writers:
http://weblit.us/ - WebLit, for marketing, promotion and cross-promotion for web literature

For readers:
http://www.ergofiction.com/ - ErgoFiction, a magazine for readers and fans of webfiction.

On Twitter:
Hashtags for finding online fiction include:
#weblit
#webfiction
#webfic
#tuesdayserial
#amwriting (for writers)
#fantasy (or #scifi, or #spec/#specfic and so on)

Most importantly: forums, blogs, twitter chats - other people. I have connected to more stories, and gotten more readers, simply chatting with other people online.

Current Mood: busy
Crossposts: http://aldersprig.livejournal.com/134281.html

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Weekend, with non-weekend musings, questions, and such...
WebLit Wednesday: KAJones (Guest Post)
Weblit Wednesday: a Guest Post on Poetry for the Masses!
Weblit Wednesday: a Guest Blog by Becka Sutton
Thursday, with #WebLitWednesday
New Crowdfunding Project: "Nightlights" Book Sale
Resources for Online Fiction readers and writers #weblit #webfiction

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Entries tagged with weblit

Weekend, with non-weekend musings, questions, and such...

WebLit Wednesday: KAJones (Guest Post)

Weblit Wednesday: a Guest Post on Poetry for the Masses!

Weblit Wednesday: a Guest Blog by Becka Sutton

Thursday, with #WebLitWednesday

New Crowdfunding Project: "Nightlights" Book Sale

Resources for Online Fiction readers and writers #weblit #webfiction