NEW CONTEST (and other stuff)

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I am currently hosting a contest at Understood-Accepted and the main point of this journal is to advertise that. There are other things like Ordinary-Writing 's contest, group info and reading list too, so read all the way down!




:iconunderstood-accepted:
:bulletpurple: WE ARE HOSTING A CONTEST!



:bulletpurple: This contest is OPEN TO ALL DEVIANTS - So TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!
:bulletpurple: It is similar to the contest run by Amarantheans earlier in the year, in that it pairs an artist with a literature writer. Thus WE NEED PEOPLE TO ENTER - So TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!
:bulletpurple: I am looking for COOL PRIZES and you may be noted about donating if I remember to note my watchers!
:bulletpurple: I am looking for JUDGES - ART and LIT - so consider doing that and making me a happy birdie!

:bulletpurple: This group is still looking for more songs that highlight causes (loss/abuse/eating disorders/LGBTQ - anything).
:bulletpurple: This group is still looking for more ideas for life skills to be discussed in Claires' Corner. (Previous topics can be found at the bottom of the 'About Us' section of the group)


:iconordinary-writing:
:bulletyellow: This group is holding a June Contest





:bulletyellow:Theme: Write about the days of the week as if they were people. (Theme suggested by our new admin Domaex .)
:bulletyellow: So far I have two actual entries but at least three are promised to me by people who said they are interested.
:new::bulletyellow: This contest has been extended until end of July 10




Then, Reading Challenge.

I stole this from Diluculi
I decided to try it, to get me reading more that just the authors I know and love and collect. Who knows, it may just work. That's 50 books, technically, but I may fill more than one category with the same book. So here goes nothing! Anyone willing to join?

2015 Reading Challenge


[enter title of the book you read]

 [Vodka - Boris Starling (review here: Book Review: Vodka by Boris Starling )] A book with more than 500 pages

[] A classic romance
[Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (review here: Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn )] A book that became a movie
[] A book published in 2014
[] A book with a number in the title
[] A book written by someone under 30
[] A book with non-human characters
[] A funny book
[] A book by a female author
[] A mystery or thriller

[Dust - Patricia Cornwell (review here: Book Review: Dust by Patricia Cornwell )] A book with a one word title
[] A book of short stories
[The Butcher's Theatre - Jonathan Kellerman (review here: Book Review: The Butcher's Theatre by J. Kellerman )] A book set in a different country
[] A non-fiction book
[The Help - Kathryn Stockett (review here: Book Review: The Help by Kathryn Stockett )] A popular author's first book
[Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell (review here: Book Review: Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell )] A book by an author you love that haven't read yet
[] A book a friend recommended
[] A Pulitzer-Prince winning book
[] A book based on a true story
[] A book at the bottom of your to-read list

[Never Go Back - Lee Child (review here: Book Review: Never Go Back by Lee Child )] A book your mother loves
[] A book that scares you
[] A book more than 100 years old
[Black Sheep - C.J. Lyons (review here: Book Review: Black Sheep by C.J. Lyons )] A book based entirely on its cover
[] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert (review here: Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert )] A memoir
[] A book you can finish in a day
[] A book with antonyms in the title
[] A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
[] A book that came out in the year you were born

[] A book with bad reviews
[] A trilogy
[] A book from your childhood
[] A book with a love triangle
[] A book set in the future
[Bloodstream - Tess Gerritsen (review here: Book Review: Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen )] A book set in high school
[Blue Gold - Clive Cussler (review here: Book Review: Blue Gold by Clive Cussler ] A book with a colour in the title
[] A book that made you cry
[] A book with magic
[] A graphic novel

[] A book by an author you've never read before
[] A book you own but never read
[] A book that takes place in your hometown
[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (review here: Book Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by SL )] A book that was originally written in a different language
[] A book set during Christmas
[Woman, Trashed - Joanne Brodie (review here: Book Review: Woman, Trashed by Joanne Brodie )] A book written by an author with your same initials
[] A play
[] A banned book
[] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[Blow Fly - Patricia Cornwell (review here: Book Review: Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell )] A book you started but never finished





Then, blogs!

I have a blog I recently remembered I have. The link is below.
joannebolton.wordpress.com <-- My personal blog -->
haystax.wordpress.com <-- My business blog -->




Then, Groups!


1

:iconmy-soul-bleeds-ink:
:bulletblack: I need 2000 points to update this group (I have 3000 of my own thanks to previous donations). Please send all donations to me, marked for the group. Also consider sponsoring us if you are able. If you want to do this please send the full amount to me with a note saying its for the group. Every journal entry for the rest of the year will have a byline saying: Journal made possible by <your dev name> (Free advertising for you!)


2

:iconunderstood-accepted:
This group has been updated and we are now raising funds for next year's fees.
:bulletblack: I need 5000 points to update this group (I have 0 of my own thanks to previous donations). Please send all donations to me, marked for the group. Also consider sponsoring us if you are able. If you want to do this please send the full amount to me with a note saying its for the group. Every journal entry for the rest of the year will have a byline saying: Journal made possible by <your dev name> (Free advertising for you!)


3

:iconordinary-writing:
:bulletred: We are looking for admins. They should be eager and happy to work in a prose-centric environment. They should be trustworthy.
To apply as admin please note me.
:bulletred: We are trying to bring the group back to activity with monthly and weekly prompts. Stay tuned to the group to see what these prompts are.


4

:iconadopt-a-writer:
We are looking for two things:
:bulletgreen: Mentors!
We are currently sitting with people waiting for adoption. Granted some are probably no longer active on DA but I can only know that if I pair them up with someone and they don't respond. We are in desperate need for mentors, as I have recently received three new applications for adoption and I have no mentors available. I am particularly looking for mentors who like more than two genres (I get a lot of fantasy and sci-fi, but there are some waiting who have other likes) and at least one mentor who likes fan fiction as I know there is one mentee with fan fiction as their strong point. However, if you are a one genre, non-fan fiction person please don't hesitate to fill out the form anyway and wait your new pet mentee who will (hopefully) appreciate the time you are putting into the relationship and (hopefully) one day become a friend.

:bulletblue: Admins!
We lost some of our admins at the end of August for inactivity. What are the duties of an admin?
:bulletpink: Look through the threads in our back room where we post the submissions and suggest likely pairs to MagicalJoey who will send out the 'congratulations you are adopted/you have adopted' letters (as I have a system).
:bulletpurple: Promote the group in your own journals occasionally to get in more members, specifically mentors at this stage.

And that's it!
There should be an "Admin Application Form" in the journal on our main page, but in the event that I have accidentally deleted it, or you can't find it, you can note MagicalJoey - please only if you can't find the form.


5

:icongrammarnazicritiques:
We are still looking for four things:
:bulletblack: Prose entries to critique
We are running out of entries in our prose folder and the critics need something to do. Please help us out by mentioning us to people or submitting work yourself. REMEMBER to read our rules first.

:bulletred: Poetry Critics
With most of our critics having come in the time of prose-need we are now short on poetry critics. What do you have to do as a critic?

:bulletorange: Commit to a minimum of two critiques per month (but the more the merrier)

:bulletred: Prose Critics
We have recently lost our best prose critic to the nastyness that is life getting in the way so we are looking for some more. What do you have to do as a critic? (See Above)
REMEMBER you can still submit your own work to be critiqued by another critic.

:bulletred: I am looking for someone to become the vice-captain of the group to help me accept pieces into our folders and with organisation.



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:iconfront-2-back:
We are looking for two things:
:bulletblue: We are looking for admins, whose main task would be looking through the submissions for those with few comments and commenting on them themselves.
:bulletwhite: More members who want the first chapter/summary etc of their book read and commented upon as to whether it is a page turner. Please note, there is a rule that for every piece you submit you comment on two other pieces already in the folder, but all information can be found on the group page.




Then, THE END

Ciao,
J

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