I made a few icons (well, the same image with different text) for people to use if they want. From the start of chapter 3, when September is in the sea. I made the image for the icon with MS paint, using various pixel art techniques (except for the text - which isn't true pixel art). I can add more text if anyone wants, or feel free to add on to the textless one. The one without text: I'll...

Hello Friends, mutual and otherwise, I wonder if you would you would be so kind as to read my very, very short shine essay on the Moment to Shine website. I'm ranked 11th right now, and the more points I get,  the higher the likelihood is I will receive $500 for myself and my community. So please afford the little time it would take you (5 minutes tops) to read this essay and rate it for me. I will...

Seen via avferreira , hoshikaze , bonniers , eblgorton , and possibly others. What Erin Means You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull...

Stolen from hoshikaze How evil are you ?

_elisabeth_   picked me, so I have to do the list. Pick 10 people and give them the "you make my day" award . If you're picked, you are charged with picking 10 of your own. These 10 people make my day, though I love all of you: _elissabeth_   ladymarmalade77   hookedoncoffee   kalima62   hoshikaze   littlegreenleaf   fanabana...

Seen in various places, including avferreira , kalima62 , and hoshikaze . I deleted my comment count, and adjusted the scoring so ties had the same number. Total comments: 448 1 bonniers 83 2 slobbit 34 3 cammykitty 23 3 l_clausewitz 23 3 kyleri 23 3 maripat 23 7 ...

Taken from marsh_dragon Who of you comments more on this journal? Total comments: 210 1 avferreira 62 2 hoshikaze 11 3 maripat 11 4 tularia 10 5 alles_aus_liebe 10 6 kalima62 10 7 crevette 10 8 littlegreenleaf 8 9 bonniers 8 ...

Okay folks, today is the start of NaNo. I hope everyone has their pencils sharp and their fingers limber! Good luck to everyone participating. I'm planning on posting word-counts weekly for everyone listed below. celticwolf72   suelder   hoshikaze   kalima62   bonniers   silvarastar   ullat   thought_flower   ravens_quills  ...

From avferreira : Halloween Meme aibhlyn buries pollyc at the crossroads with a Bank Manager's lunchbox through their heart avferreira puts fake eyeballs in your pumpkin celticwolf72 puts real eyeballs in your Bank Manager's lunchbox ebonysun devours the entire neighbourhood's cutlery hoshikaze shows up with burning torches, pitchforks...

I haven't even read angriest 's posting Why Fanfic Makes Us Writers yet, because I'm still catching up on the postings which inspired it, as well as the responses. Just one which caught my eye comes from hoshikaze , who has quit fanfic for original work, and who comments: "You have that much more to plan out with original fiction." I've spent a decade ruefully learning this lesson...