Check In Post Number 2!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone and welcome to the second check in post *waves*.

And as the deadline for the writers sign up looms ever closer, less than a week now, let me start this post off by giving you the links to all the sign up posts and doing lots of encouraging pom pom waving *g*:

Writers sign up post
Artists and vidders sign up post
Beta sign up post
Cheerleader sign up post

Secondly I thought I would post a few of my favourite, but rather random, links in the hope that you find something useful/interesting/incredibly distracting in them. And in the name of distracting my first link is to:

TV Tropes

This is a ridiculously addictive website that may also spark the odd idea or two for a story.

Next we have an article in The Guardian which has various writers listing their:

Ten rules for writing fiction.

My third link is to 750 words, an online tool that gets you into the habit of writing 750 words a day.

750 words

And for my final link I thought we would go for some sex *cough*. Well a link to one author’s guidelines for writing sex:

Writing Sex by Steve Almond

And lastly, as always, please chat about anything you like, ask us questions, and let us know how we can persuade bribe/blackmail you into signing up.

Comments

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

let us know how we can persuade bribe/blackmail you into signing up.

Cash.

*g*

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Oh, if they're giving cash, can I have some after I already signed up? It's in pre-1980s British pounds? I can convert them.

I can write sex scenes all right, it's the 750 frigging words a day. I WANT to, but life thwarts moi.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

can I have some after I already signed up?
Too late I am afraid we have already caught you in our web *evil laugh*.

*cough*

Sorry about that. I know what you mean about the 750 words a day, life just manages to get in the way all the time.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

*checks pockets*

Well I have a grand total of 73p if that will work.

*grin*

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Well I have a grand total of 73p if that will work.

Throw in a luxury holiday and you're on *g*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Would that be a luxury holiday in Texas with the lads? Hmmm? *hint hint*

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

lol--I live in California, but I have that much left over from various visits to to the UK. In both current coin and old shillings.

[foreverfoxcat.livejournal.com]

*raids piggy bank*

*lines up lots of cups of soothing, restorative, relaxing tea*

*places a box of cute, fluffy kittens in the corner*

*opens window so lots of fresh Devon air and the sounds of the sea waft in*

Have you signed up yet? I'll take care of you, I promise. :D

[scherwood]

70 p

*laughing so hard my stomach hurts*

GB humour is the best! xD


_{(from An Idiot Abroad)}

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

*grins back*

♥.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.

Yep, that's what I'm doing. *g*

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Ah but I want to read all your words. *prods you a little*

My muse is trying to get me in to trouble...

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

How about one really long word:

Floccinaucinihilipilification. *g*

Isn't that what muses do?

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

*nods*

It's going to look a bit strange repeated 20000 times though.

Yes, when he's not on a bender in Vegas...

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it works when you consider what it means. *g*

As long as you get to go to Vegas every now and again as well

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

when you consider what it means

*raises eyebrow at you*

Well then I would dispute it being appropriate for you.

As if I'd ever go to Vegas, I'm too busy with the church bulletin...

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to decide whether to sign up or not.

I'd like to make up my mind before the deadline. *headdesk*

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to decide whether to sign up or not

You'll regret it if you do don't - I'm absolutely sure I'm not going to in two minds myself

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

See we'd love it if you did sign up *breaks out the pleading expression*

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Oh secret weapons like this! Dangerous!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I really WANT to try to talk you in to this but there's such a thin line between encouraging and harassing and I don't want to cross it.

Yes, I would love for you to sign up but you know far more about your available time, etc. than I do.

I will merely mention, one last time, that if you sign up and then find in May that you couldn't make it happen, no harm, no foul.

*takes big puppy dog eyes elsewhere*

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Oh I don't feel harassed, except my myself *g* Last time round I had the kernel of a story already written. This time I got nothing to hang on to - all the fun ideas I have are really no more than that. I'd really hate to sign up and then drop out... it's nice to be wanted though :D

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Well, we wouldn't make fun of you... much. *g*

If you've got ideas, I can find you a plot. *smothers evil laugh* *attempts to look normal*

They have churches in Vegas though *g*

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Ah go on now, you know you want to. And you should do so before I break out my Mrs Doyle impression:

Re: They have churches in Vegas though *g*

[smirra.livejournal.com]

I second that + the impression!

Yes, where fast weddings are performed by Elvis impersonators...

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you Mrs. Doyle, I'd love a cup of tea.

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Oh cool links! *hurries click sex link*
Erm, a question. Is it possible, that two artists can collaborate for one story?
Would writers like it that way?
roven told me that it was a possibility for the LOM BB...

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Yes I thought the sex link might be popular.

As for your question I'll check in with the other mods and get back to you with an answer as quickly as possible.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Hello again.

I have now checked in with the others mods and we are more than happy for two artists to collaborate.

All we ask is that you let us know when you sign up if you are planning on working with a partner.

And if you are still interested in signing up the link to artist's sign up post is at the top of this post. *looks hopeful*

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That's great. I'm absolutely interested. I'll think it over and discuss it with possible fellow artists.
The writers list is already awesome. You don't want to be a disappointment to a pros writers legend...

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

Anyone would be lucky to have you as their artist.

[roven75.livejournal.com]

I second that!

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

Just as I was clicking on the link for TV tropes, my youngest came to talk to me and said 'oh, mum, can I show you what to do to get started there? Click on (something I had no intention of clicking on).' Gee, thanks, son... don't reckon you really want to know why I'm clicking on this site. *g*

in other news... I haz an outline! Yay!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

in other news... I haz an outline! Yay!
Fantastic!

Oh and I think your youngest would be very surprised.

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

*g* He knows I write slash... but he's still at the stage where sex of any kind is 'ewww! That's gross!'. *g*