INKsters Daily Writing Competition for February 2008
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving us crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. We're positively indulgent with telling you about noteworthy cultural and literary items all around Second Life.
Please take these topics as starting points. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. If the topic doesn't work for "you," create a character or situation to make it work.
February 1: Love
Love is...
February 2: Ground Hogs
It's Ground Hog Day. Traditional: If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, that means we are in for six more weeks of winter. Modern: You wake up and live the same day over and over and over again. Are you traditional or modern?
February 3: Tolkien
Author J.R.R. Tolkien was born on this day in 1892. Share your Hobbitophilia.
February 4: The Perfect Season
Americans spent yesterday watching the Super Bowl as the New England Patriots went for a perfect season. Nineteen wins, zero losses. What do you want to be perfect at doing?
February 5: Mardi Gras
You're drunk and your shirt is off. Somebody is going to be really mad at you tomorrow. Who, what, when, where, why and how?
February 6: Monopoly
On this day in 1935, the Monopoly board game went on sale in stores. Some of us can buy hotels; some of us can barely afford pizza. Create a saga where a rich person and a poor person resolve a conflict.
February 7: Going Together
Select three unrelated things (for example, a heart, belly button lint, and a Siamese cat) and create a piece where those three things play an essential role in the action. Remember a Death Star, a fuzzy troll living in a swamp, and two comical robots? You can do better than that.
February 8: Cardboard
A second life where you live in a cardboard box can be pretty amusing, but in first life, it's not quite so funny. Describe where you'd build your cardboard mansion in your real life. How would you survive?
February 9: Perfect Bed
When I started playing Second Life, I remember those animated beds cost something like $10,000 linden. Now you can get them free. Where is your perfect place to get horizontal and what do you do there?
February 10: It's Raining
Today is Umbrella Day -- really. What would you advertise on your umbrella and why? Extra credit if you build an umbrella (or parasol) in Second Life, take a photo of you with the umbrella, and drop the photo onto your notecard entry for today.
February 11: Metamorphosis
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after 27 years as a political prisoner. After his release, he said, "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have changed." How have you changed since your early days in Second Life? Or, what is the most important change you've made in your real life?
February 12: Marked for Life
Write a very short story, poem or other piece about a person who gets a tattoo.
February 13: Who Are You?
Today is “Get a Different Name Day.” How did you end up selecting your avatar's name?
February 14: Valentine's Day
Today is Valentine’s Day. Write a love letter to someone. (This should have already been done by now you procrastinator!!)
February 15: The Purse
You are walking through the forest and stumble upon a woman's purse. It's tattered and has obviously been there awhile. You open it up and find the woman's identifying information in there. You also find 100,000 Euros. And so you....
February 16: King Tut
You've been named Pharaoh! But then you end up being assassinated. Describe your funeral.
February 17: RAK
It's “Random Acts of Kindness Week” and a good time to make a list of people we care about, people who we should care about, and people who are darned hard to care about, and then we need to make a list of fun things to do to make them happy. Go.
February 18: Pluto
On this day in 1930, Pluto, a former planet, was discovered. Now a group of scientists have excluded Pluto under the definition of planet. What are the Plutonians doing to regain their status?
February 19: Goldilocks
Some blonde girl broke into the three bears' house and vandalized the place. Now she's standing in front of the courtroom awaiting her sentencing. What does the judge have to say?
February 20: Major Tom
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn orbited the Earth in the Friendship 7 space capsule. If you had a spaceship, where would you go?
February 21: Snippets
Visit a busy place in your first or second life and write down snippets from the conversations you hear. Arrange them in some type of order so they seem to go together. Add whatever transitional information you need to so it will seem like it makes sense.
February 22: Humility
An angry mob formed on the corner of Main Street and First. They heard you're celebrating "Be Humble Day." You've said you will not talk about your success or accomplishments all day. Why are they angry at you and why do they want to stop you?
February 23: Tootsie Roll
You're stuck on a deserted island awaiting rescue. A magical fairy appears and grants you one wish. You think a nice piece of candy would taste lovely, so you order up a ________? Why?
February 24: First Love
The early days of your "first love" will be a memory you always cherish. What made that person catch your eye?
February 25: Shhhhh!
It's “Quiet Day.” Create a list of at least five activities you would do being completely quiet and tell why you love them.
February 26: Back Talk
One of the characters you've created in one of your previous assignments has gotten a job at the New Yorker magazine and has been asked to write an article about YOUR writing career. What will your character say about you?
February 27: Meet Me
You're in a public place and somebody you don't recognize hands you a note and vanishes. It reads, "Meet me in bathroom upstairs in five minutes." What's this all about?
February 28: I Dig It
You have a shovel and you're working feverishly in the dirt. What are you up to this time?
February 29: Leap Day
Who is your favorite person to pounce on and why?
Thanks to Kathryn Primrose for several fun topic ideas!
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Mailbox:
and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be NO MORE than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will. Brevity is the soul of wit, so please stop when you're done!
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right to award no prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked in the judging process, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet.
http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Good Luck!
ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We decorated INK's house (SLurl found under "Links") for the holidays! Sadly, all of the decorations have to go since Christmas is over.
January Topics
INKsters Daily Writing Competition for January 2008
Happy New Year! Come Join Us!
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. I'm positively indulgent with telling you about literary events all around Second Life to improve your writing.
This month, for the first time ever, I will be hosting "themed judging parties" with the aim of finding contest winners faster, to help all of us learn how to be better writers, and to visit places in Second Life we might find interesting.
Please take these topics as starting points. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. If the topic doesn't work for "you," create a character or situation to make it work.
Daily Topics Begin Here:
Tuesday, January 01, 2008: New Year's Resolution
What are you REALLY going to set your mind, your body, and your fortune toward accomplishing this year?
Wednesday, January 02, 2008: Hot Tea
January is hot tea month and every writer should know the effect Earl Grey or chamomile will produce as those dazzling words of wisdom magically appear on the paper. When you write, are you for tea, coffee, wine, or whiskey? Why?
Thursday, January 03, 2008: Handwriting
You're a writer. You probably use a computer ... such a shame ... but when you handwrite what does it say about you?
Friday, January 04, 2008: Trivia
It's Trivia Day in America (did you know that?) You're probably an expert on something esoteric. Give us a lesson about it.
Saturday, January 05, 2008: Twelfth Night
It's the twelfth day of Christmas making tonight Twelfth Night. You may know the Shakespeare play by the same name? You almost certainly have some type of Shakespearean experience worth sharing. Maybe you can write just like William? Do it!
Sunday, January 06, 2008: Epiphany
Every writer sets out a candle to light the world a little bit brighter. Sometimes the candles blow out, but readers come along and light them anew. What type of candle will you set out to light the world?
Monday, January 07, 2008: Radiation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency designates January as National Radon Action Month. What makes you or somebody you know radioactive?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008: Elvis
It's his birthday! What has rock and roll done for you lately?
Wednesday, January 09, 2008: Snowman
Your snowman is alive! Now what?
Thursday, January 10, 2008: The Rubicon
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in January (I think?). Describe a point of no return you've faced in life?
Friday, January 11, 2008: Potter
J.K. Rowling finished the last Harry Potter book on January 11. Turns out she sold a few copies of that book. What will you do this year to catch up with Ms. Rowling?
Saturday, January 12, 2008: Eiffel Tower
A long-distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time on this date. What message would you like to radio back to France?
Sunday, January 13, 2008: Peace
Peace and love, or chaos and war?
Monday, January 14, 2008: Gravity
If you could spend a day without gravity in the real world, where would you fly?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008: President
Hey! You've been nominated by your political party to run for the leadership of your country! Congratulations. You need to put together a press release saying what you stand for. It's due at midnight.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Deceit
You've been lied to and you know it. Describe what happened.
Thursday, January 17, 2008: Distraction
January is half over and the biggest obstacle preventing you from accomplishing your literary goals is...? What needs to happen to eliminate the obstacle?
Friday, January 18, 2008: Pooh Bear
Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne was born today. If you could spend the day as a teddy bear, how would that go?
Saturday, January 19, 2008: Game Night
Recall a childhood game you've played in the past. Which game? What memories does it evoke?
Sunday, January 20, 2008: MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for what was the right thing to do. What is your crusade?
Monday, January 21, 2008: Nautilus
The first atomic submarine was christened on this day in 1954. I've heard you've just moved into a yellow submarine. How do you like it?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008: The HOT One
Somebody in your life (other than your committed partner) is exceedingly sexy to you. Fess up. Describe what makes that person so delicious to you.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008: The COLD One
Somebody in your life is exceedingly aggravating to you. Fess up. Describe what makes that person so irritating to you.
Thursday, January 24, 2008: Naked
"The most fun I ever had with my clothes OFF was...."
Friday, January 25, 2008: Dressed
"The most fun I ever had with my clothes ON was...."
Saturday, January 26, 2008: Australia Day
Australia Day is the biggest day of celebration in the country. On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. What's so great about Oz?
Sunday, January 27, 2008: Light Bulb
Thomas Edison filed a patent request for his electric incandescent lamp on this day and by so doing he solved the problem of darkness and lit the world. What problem in life would you like the inventors of today to fix?
Monday, January 28, 2008: Diet of Worms
You can Wikipedia-ize today's topic for an interesting challenge on the protestant reformation, or you can be more obvious and bring new meaning to mud pies. What do you think of the Diet of Worms?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008: By Any Other Name
Romeo and Juliet was probably first performed on this day in 1595. If you were planning on taking a new lover your family would hate, what would attract you and repel your family to that person?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008: THWACK
King Charles I of England was beheaded on January 30th. Now it's your turn. Describe your last few minutes as you crawl into the gallows.
Thursday, January 31, 2008: Train Wreck
Your worst experience on public transportation went a little like this....
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters:
(SLurl found under "Links")
and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be NO MORE than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will. Brevity is the soul of wit, so please stop when you're done!
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right to award no prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked in the judging process, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Happy New Year! Come Join Us!
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. I'm positively indulgent with telling you about literary events all around Second Life to improve your writing.
This month, for the first time ever, I will be hosting "themed judging parties" with the aim of finding contest winners faster, to help all of us learn how to be better writers, and to visit places in Second Life we might find interesting.
Please take these topics as starting points. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. If the topic doesn't work for "you," create a character or situation to make it work.
Daily Topics Begin Here:
Tuesday, January 01, 2008: New Year's Resolution
What are you REALLY going to set your mind, your body, and your fortune toward accomplishing this year?
Wednesday, January 02, 2008: Hot Tea
January is hot tea month and every writer should know the effect Earl Grey or chamomile will produce as those dazzling words of wisdom magically appear on the paper. When you write, are you for tea, coffee, wine, or whiskey? Why?
Thursday, January 03, 2008: Handwriting
You're a writer. You probably use a computer ... such a shame ... but when you handwrite what does it say about you?
Friday, January 04, 2008: Trivia
It's Trivia Day in America (did you know that?) You're probably an expert on something esoteric. Give us a lesson about it.
Saturday, January 05, 2008: Twelfth Night
It's the twelfth day of Christmas making tonight Twelfth Night. You may know the Shakespeare play by the same name? You almost certainly have some type of Shakespearean experience worth sharing. Maybe you can write just like William? Do it!
Sunday, January 06, 2008: Epiphany
Every writer sets out a candle to light the world a little bit brighter. Sometimes the candles blow out, but readers come along and light them anew. What type of candle will you set out to light the world?
Monday, January 07, 2008: Radiation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency designates January as National Radon Action Month. What makes you or somebody you know radioactive?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008: Elvis
It's his birthday! What has rock and roll done for you lately?
Wednesday, January 09, 2008: Snowman
Your snowman is alive! Now what?
Thursday, January 10, 2008: The Rubicon
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in January (I think?). Describe a point of no return you've faced in life?
Friday, January 11, 2008: Potter
J.K. Rowling finished the last Harry Potter book on January 11. Turns out she sold a few copies of that book. What will you do this year to catch up with Ms. Rowling?
Saturday, January 12, 2008: Eiffel Tower
A long-distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time on this date. What message would you like to radio back to France?
Sunday, January 13, 2008: Peace
Peace and love, or chaos and war?
Monday, January 14, 2008: Gravity
If you could spend a day without gravity in the real world, where would you fly?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008: President
Hey! You've been nominated by your political party to run for the leadership of your country! Congratulations. You need to put together a press release saying what you stand for. It's due at midnight.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Deceit
You've been lied to and you know it. Describe what happened.
Thursday, January 17, 2008: Distraction
January is half over and the biggest obstacle preventing you from accomplishing your literary goals is...? What needs to happen to eliminate the obstacle?
Friday, January 18, 2008: Pooh Bear
Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne was born today. If you could spend the day as a teddy bear, how would that go?
Saturday, January 19, 2008: Game Night
Recall a childhood game you've played in the past. Which game? What memories does it evoke?
Sunday, January 20, 2008: MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for what was the right thing to do. What is your crusade?
Monday, January 21, 2008: Nautilus
The first atomic submarine was christened on this day in 1954. I've heard you've just moved into a yellow submarine. How do you like it?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008: The HOT One
Somebody in your life (other than your committed partner) is exceedingly sexy to you. Fess up. Describe what makes that person so delicious to you.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008: The COLD One
Somebody in your life is exceedingly aggravating to you. Fess up. Describe what makes that person so irritating to you.
Thursday, January 24, 2008: Naked
"The most fun I ever had with my clothes OFF was...."
Friday, January 25, 2008: Dressed
"The most fun I ever had with my clothes ON was...."
Saturday, January 26, 2008: Australia Day
Australia Day is the biggest day of celebration in the country. On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. What's so great about Oz?
Sunday, January 27, 2008: Light Bulb
Thomas Edison filed a patent request for his electric incandescent lamp on this day and by so doing he solved the problem of darkness and lit the world. What problem in life would you like the inventors of today to fix?
Monday, January 28, 2008: Diet of Worms
You can Wikipedia-ize today's topic for an interesting challenge on the protestant reformation, or you can be more obvious and bring new meaning to mud pies. What do you think of the Diet of Worms?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008: By Any Other Name
Romeo and Juliet was probably first performed on this day in 1595. If you were planning on taking a new lover your family would hate, what would attract you and repel your family to that person?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008: THWACK
King Charles I of England was beheaded on January 30th. Now it's your turn. Describe your last few minutes as you crawl into the gallows.
Thursday, January 31, 2008: Train Wreck
Your worst experience on public transportation went a little like this....
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters:
(SLurl found under "Links")
and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be NO MORE than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will. Brevity is the soul of wit, so please stop when you're done!
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right to award no prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked in the judging process, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
December 2007 Topics
The INKsters Celebrate December (with a spicy typewriter)
Come Join Us!
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. This is how we communicate and we're positively indulgent with telling you about literary events we like.
This month we're going to be wandering through our real lives with Christmas music being piped into our ears everywhere we go. As writers, we question the value of each word being brought forth into existence, and we're going to have a little fun with a few of the songs we know (and love?).
Each day in December, you have a song title. You can write a MAXIMUM of 500 words on a theme related to the song title. You can make a funny parody of the song, you can write a poem in praise of the writer of the song, you can tell the story of how your mother played that song every year on her reel-to-reel tape, you can research Killarney and write of its Celtic ancestry, or you can go in any direction your mind will take you. Don't forget we're living a second life here, so concepts that bring our favorite metaverse into the picture are always encouraged. If you're Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan, we know you're sitting on years of angst over Frosty the Snowman and now is the time to let it out. Be funny, be poignant, be sexy, be Second.
Make Second Life your nightly stop to cut and paste before going to bed. A half hour a day is all we ask.
Here are your daily topics:
Saturday, December 01, 2007: All I Want For Christmas Is…
Sunday, December 02, 2007: Blue Christmas
Monday, December 03, 2007: Christmas For Cowboys
Tuesday, December 04, 2007: Christmas In Killarney
Wednesday, December 05, 2007: Deck the Halls
Thursday, December 06, 2007: First Christmas
Friday, December 07, 2007: Frosty the Snow Man
Saturday, December 08, 2007: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Sunday, December 09, 2007: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Monday, December 10, 2007: Here Comes Santa Claus
Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Holly Jolly Christmas
Wednesday, December 12, 2007: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Thursday, December 13, 2007: I'll Be Home For Christmas
Friday, December 14, 2007: It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Saturday, December 15, 2007: Jingle Bells
Sunday, December 16, 2007: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Monday, December 17, 2007: Let It Snow!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007: Mary, Did You Know?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007: Christmas Tree
Thursday, December 20, 2007: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Friday, December 21, 2007: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Saturday, December 22, 2007: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Sunday, December 23, 2007: Silver Bells
Monday, December 24, 2007: Tennessee Christmas
Tuesday, December 25, 2007: The Christmas Song
Wednesday, December 26, 2007: The Little Drummer Boy
Thursday, December 27, 2007: The Night Before Christmas
Friday, December 28, 2007: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Saturday, December 29, 2007: Up On the Housetop
Sunday, December 30, 2007: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Monday, December 31, 2007: White Christmas
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters:
(SLurl located on right column of the page)
and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
AND NOW FOR THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be no more than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will.
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry as judged by me (ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned) after consultation with my secret inner circle or smart people who live in real life. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right not to award a prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Please take the topics as starting points only. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked by the judges, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Come Join Us!
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. This is how we communicate and we're positively indulgent with telling you about literary events we like.
This month we're going to be wandering through our real lives with Christmas music being piped into our ears everywhere we go. As writers, we question the value of each word being brought forth into existence, and we're going to have a little fun with a few of the songs we know (and love?).
Each day in December, you have a song title. You can write a MAXIMUM of 500 words on a theme related to the song title. You can make a funny parody of the song, you can write a poem in praise of the writer of the song, you can tell the story of how your mother played that song every year on her reel-to-reel tape, you can research Killarney and write of its Celtic ancestry, or you can go in any direction your mind will take you. Don't forget we're living a second life here, so concepts that bring our favorite metaverse into the picture are always encouraged. If you're Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan, we know you're sitting on years of angst over Frosty the Snowman and now is the time to let it out. Be funny, be poignant, be sexy, be Second.
Make Second Life your nightly stop to cut and paste before going to bed. A half hour a day is all we ask.
Here are your daily topics:
Saturday, December 01, 2007: All I Want For Christmas Is…
Sunday, December 02, 2007: Blue Christmas
Monday, December 03, 2007: Christmas For Cowboys
Tuesday, December 04, 2007: Christmas In Killarney
Wednesday, December 05, 2007: Deck the Halls
Thursday, December 06, 2007: First Christmas
Friday, December 07, 2007: Frosty the Snow Man
Saturday, December 08, 2007: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Sunday, December 09, 2007: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Monday, December 10, 2007: Here Comes Santa Claus
Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Holly Jolly Christmas
Wednesday, December 12, 2007: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Thursday, December 13, 2007: I'll Be Home For Christmas
Friday, December 14, 2007: It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Saturday, December 15, 2007: Jingle Bells
Sunday, December 16, 2007: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Monday, December 17, 2007: Let It Snow!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007: Mary, Did You Know?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007: Christmas Tree
Thursday, December 20, 2007: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Friday, December 21, 2007: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Saturday, December 22, 2007: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Sunday, December 23, 2007: Silver Bells
Monday, December 24, 2007: Tennessee Christmas
Tuesday, December 25, 2007: The Christmas Song
Wednesday, December 26, 2007: The Little Drummer Boy
Thursday, December 27, 2007: The Night Before Christmas
Friday, December 28, 2007: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Saturday, December 29, 2007: Up On the Housetop
Sunday, December 30, 2007: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Monday, December 31, 2007: White Christmas
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters:
(SLurl located on right column of the page)
and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
AND NOW FOR THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be no more than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will.
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry as judged by me (ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned) after consultation with my secret inner circle or smart people who live in real life. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right not to award a prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Please take the topics as starting points only. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked by the judges, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
NEW WRITER'S COMMUNITY VENUE OPENS TODAY ON COOKIE SIM
"Cookie" sim is a haven for the written and performing arts in SL, thanks to the patronage of Thinkerer studios. Today a new venue opens on Cookie called the Writer's Community, managed by the INKsters, the largest and most active writing group in SL.
The venue is intended to foster a sense of cameraderie and shared knowledge amongst all SL writers from the struggling hobbyist to the published professional novelist. The most active writers will be awarded individual work/display space and prims on the centerpiece of the build, a huge treehouse called The Perches at Writer's Community Aerie. All writers will enjoy the Beach/Dance Club, Rose Garden, and other provided community areas and activities. Special events will be hosted by the venue from time to time.
For more information, please contact the Writer's Community proprietors, Nebbisk Oh or ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned.
The venue is intended to foster a sense of cameraderie and shared knowledge amongst all SL writers from the struggling hobbyist to the published professional novelist. The most active writers will be awarded individual work/display space and prims on the centerpiece of the build, a huge treehouse called The Perches at Writer's Community Aerie. All writers will enjoy the Beach/Dance Club, Rose Garden, and other provided community areas and activities. Special events will be hosted by the venue from time to time.
For more information, please contact the Writer's Community proprietors, Nebbisk Oh or ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
November Topics
WELCOME TO THE INKsters SUPERLATIVE NOVEMBER
As always, I apologize for the length of this notecard, but I'm wordy and you do need to read it to be successful in our contests.
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. This is how we communicate and we're positively indulgent with telling you about literary events we like.
And now we prepare to write! This month some of us are participating in the NaNoWriMo project and some of us are doing other writing projects. The game this month will be wide open on your choice of topic, BUT you must have written it THAT VERY DAY. No digging around in the cardboard box underneath your stairway for your high school haiku notebook. This month you can turn in anything that fits the daily topic as long as it is NO LONGER than 500 words AND you wrote it on the day it's due. Make Second Life your nightly stop to cut and paste before going to bed.
Here are your daily topics:
November 1, 2007: The most absorbing thing I wrote today is:
November 2, 2007: The most beguiling thing I wrote today is:
November 3, 2007: The most charming thing I wrote today is:
November 4, 2007: The most disturbed thing I wrote today is:
November 5, 2007: The most enchanting thing I wrote today is:
November 6, 2007: The most fascinating thing I wrote today is:
November 7, 2007: The most glorious thing I wrote today is:
November 8, 2007: The most humorous thing I wrote today is:
November 9, 2007: The most impassioned thing I wrote today is:
November 10, 2007: The most impressive thing I wrote today is:
November 11, 2007: The most interesting thing I wrote today is:
November 12, 2007: The most irrational thing I wrote today is:
November 13, 2007: The most lovely thing I wrote today is:
November 14, 2007: The most moving thing I wrote today is:
November 15, 2007: The most nervous thing I wrote today is:
November 16, 2007: The most outstanding thing I wrote today is:
November 17, 2007: The most pathetic thing I wrote today is:
November 18, 2007: The most perfect thing I wrote today is:
November 19, 2007: The most poignant thing I wrote today is:
November 20, 2007: The most relaxing thing I wrote today is:
November 21, 2007: The most seductive thing I wrote today is:
November 22, 2007: The most sentimental thing I wrote today is:
November 23, 2007: The most spontaneous thing I wrote today is:
November 24, 2007: The most terrific thing I wrote today is:
November 25, 2007: The most thrilling thing I wrote today is:
November 26, 2007: The most transcendent thing I wrote today is:
November 27, 2007: The most unrivaled thing I wrote today is:
November 28, 2007: The most winsome thing I wrote today is:
November 29, 2007: The most witching thing I wrote today is:
November 30, 2007: The most witty thing I wrote today is:
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
AND NOW FOR THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be no more than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will.
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry as judged by me (ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned) after consultation with my secret inner circle or smart people who live in real life. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right not to award a prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Please take the topics as starting points only. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked by the judges, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
As always, I apologize for the length of this notecard, but I'm wordy and you do need to read it to be successful in our contests.
The contest rules and submission requirements are on the bottom of the notecard. Please read them to prevent driving me crazy.
MOST IMPORTANT THING OF ALL: Please hit SEARCH on the bottom of your screen, select the "Groups" tab, and join the INKsters. This is how we communicate and we're positively indulgent with telling you about literary events we like.
And now we prepare to write! This month some of us are participating in the NaNoWriMo project and some of us are doing other writing projects. The game this month will be wide open on your choice of topic, BUT you must have written it THAT VERY DAY. No digging around in the cardboard box underneath your stairway for your high school haiku notebook. This month you can turn in anything that fits the daily topic as long as it is NO LONGER than 500 words AND you wrote it on the day it's due. Make Second Life your nightly stop to cut and paste before going to bed.
Here are your daily topics:
November 1, 2007: The most absorbing thing I wrote today is:
November 2, 2007: The most beguiling thing I wrote today is:
November 3, 2007: The most charming thing I wrote today is:
November 4, 2007: The most disturbed thing I wrote today is:
November 5, 2007: The most enchanting thing I wrote today is:
November 6, 2007: The most fascinating thing I wrote today is:
November 7, 2007: The most glorious thing I wrote today is:
November 8, 2007: The most humorous thing I wrote today is:
November 9, 2007: The most impassioned thing I wrote today is:
November 10, 2007: The most impressive thing I wrote today is:
November 11, 2007: The most interesting thing I wrote today is:
November 12, 2007: The most irrational thing I wrote today is:
November 13, 2007: The most lovely thing I wrote today is:
November 14, 2007: The most moving thing I wrote today is:
November 15, 2007: The most nervous thing I wrote today is:
November 16, 2007: The most outstanding thing I wrote today is:
November 17, 2007: The most pathetic thing I wrote today is:
November 18, 2007: The most perfect thing I wrote today is:
November 19, 2007: The most poignant thing I wrote today is:
November 20, 2007: The most relaxing thing I wrote today is:
November 21, 2007: The most seductive thing I wrote today is:
November 22, 2007: The most sentimental thing I wrote today is:
November 23, 2007: The most spontaneous thing I wrote today is:
November 24, 2007: The most terrific thing I wrote today is:
November 25, 2007: The most thrilling thing I wrote today is:
November 26, 2007: The most transcendent thing I wrote today is:
November 27, 2007: The most unrivaled thing I wrote today is:
November 28, 2007: The most winsome thing I wrote today is:
November 29, 2007: The most witching thing I wrote today is:
November 30, 2007: The most witty thing I wrote today is:
HOW TO ENTER:
1. From your Inventory, select the Create menu and then begin a New Note. Write your entry onto the notecard (or Control-V to paste it onto the card from your word processor). Your entry should have your name at the bottom. Rename the description on the notecard to be the same as the competition name and date. Save your notecard in your inventory and you MUST rename the notecard with your name first, then the title of the competition, then the due date.
2. Next, from your saved notecard in your inventory you MUST right-click on the notecard select Properties. Make sure the toggle boxes at the bottom are checked to allow future owners to modify, copy, AND give/transfer. I must have full permissions from you to place the notecard in our anthologies.
3. Teleport to the INKsters Headquarters and drag and drop your finished notecard into our mailbox. Then send me an IM to let me know you've completed your entry. If you have any technical difficulties, please let me know and I will help you.
AND NOW FOR THE RULES:
1. You have until 11:59 p.m. Second Life time on each day to write one entry in English related to the topic. I reserve the right in my sole discretion to grant a wee bit of wiggle room when necessary for late entries (but don't count on it bub!).
2. Your entry must be no more than 500 words. If it's a little over, I won't disqualify you; if it's a lot over, I will.
3. An illustration, photo or texture usable in Second Life to accompany the story is strongly encouraged, but not required. Please drop your illustration onto your notecard (make sure the properties are set to full permissions).
PRIZES:
I award L$25 to the best entry as judged by me (ItsNaughtKnotty Cannned) after consultation with my secret inner circle or smart people who live in real life. If I decide none of the entries are a winner, I reserve the right not to award a prize on a given day. I also reserve the right to award more than one prize if I have ants in my pants.
I am occasionally asked, "What are you looking for?" Short answer: Quality writing. I don't care if it's poetry, prose, fiction, essays, journalism, or alleged non-fiction. If your writing is the best today, you'll win. Please take the topics as starting points only. They're designed to expand your mind and suggest a possible direction for you today, rather than being a specific task for you to complete. Please think divergently and create something beautiful, funny, poignant, interesting or informative. Also, please note the vagaries of competition: Sometimes your most beautiful work ever is overlooked by the judges, and sometimes a total piece of poop wins, and those of us who've been writers for a long time are so used to this we don't even notice it anymore. We hope you understand completing and submitting your writing makes you a champion, and the judging and competition portion of our group is a motivational tactic to help you AND us AND me get off our collective keisters and create something beautiful from nothingness.
PROCEDURAL MUMBO JUMBO:
I publish the writing prompts monthly. William Shakespeare in the INKsters Headquarters will always know what's what. Touch him, like he's touched you.
There is no fee to compete. All times are Second Life time. By entering, you grant me the permanent right to use your story in our Second Life anthologies and on our blog related to Second Life on the internet. http://slinksters.blogspot.com/
You retain all other rights. I encourage you to submit your writing to other people and places in the real world and in Second Life.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Happy Birthday Knotty!
It's Knotty's birthday today! Yay! Everyone wish her a very happy birthday. And ask her how old she is. :D
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