Storium Kickstarter and a bunch of linkspam
I consciously try not to click on every interesting Kickstarter link that crosses my radar, because I'm pretty sure it'd be a good way to spend waaaaay too much money. (It's probably not literally true to say that at this point, half of the links I've seriously checked out have been projects that Allison Scagliotti's involved in...but the point is still accurate.) So I saw a couple of links to the Storium Kickstarter a couple of times without investigating what it was...and then 
havocthecat pointed out that if it hit the $87,000 stretch goal, seanan_mcguire (one of several professional authors contributing) would be creating a merfolk world for the project.
(The $87,000 mark has since been crossed. Her world is a go!)
My list of stuff I haven't managed to post about yet currently includes the fact that a) I'm on a bit of a mermaid kick because b) the fic project getting most of my attention lately (insofar as I have attention to spare) is a Newsflesh mermaid AU, which I mentioned in passing here once as part of a meme or something but haven't really talked about otherwise.
So you can see why Seanan + merfolk is a million percent up my alley right now. I backed the project the other night and have a beta account on the site (user name: ysabet), although I haven't had any time yet to poke around and explore and figure out anything beyond the vaguest idea of how the whole thing works.
Here's the summary of what Storium is, from its Kickstarter site:Storium is a web-based online game that you play with friends. It works by turning writing into a multiplayer game. With just your computer, tablet, or smartphone, you can choose from a library of imaginary worlds to play in, or build your own. You create your story’s characters and decide what happens to them. You can tell any kind of story with Storium. The only limit is your imagination.
Storium uses familiar game concepts inspired by card games, role-playing games, video games, and more. In each Storium game, one player is the narrator, and everyone else takes on the role of a character in the story. The narrator creates dramatic challenges for the other players to overcome. In doing so, they move the story forward in a new direction. Everyone gets their turn at telling the story.
And here, have some unrelated linkspam:
The manga adapters segment of those interviews with people in various different roles in the industry: "Advice on Manga Adapting, From Manga Adapters" includes interview responses from me, Lianne Sentar, and Lillian Diaz-Przybyl.
Back in January (>.>),
synecdochic (one of the Dreamwidth founders) was doing the "give me topics!" meme and posted "dreamwidth as vindication of a few cherished theories". (In response to "I'd love to hear about the key decisions Dreamwidth made that really set the DNA of its culture.")
thingswithwings recently posted "on 'gay' and 'queer'", a "post about words for queerness in the early 20th century [...] inspired by some random person on tumblr, who I saw talking about my previous post, saying that I shouldn't be using the words "queer" or "gay" to describe neighbourhoods or people in NYC in the 30s and 40s." Really excellent for both the word geekery and the history.
xkcd explores the horror of digging into old hard drives etc.
Via Facebook, "19 Essential Miyazaki Reaction GIFS For Every Occasion".
Also via Facebook, "Lessons I’ve Learned From Being a Therapist".
Via the awesome
megsaysthings,
mizgillianberry posted "Best Kiss Scenes and What Makes Them Great".
Via several people, Slate published a letter from Rose Wilder Lane to Laura Ingalls Wilder from when Rose was editing the Little House books--in this case, the first draft of By the Shores of Silver Lake.
Via enough people that most of you who're interested have likely seen it, but what the heck: a post about L.J. Smith using Kindle Worlds to finish The Vampire Diaries the way she wants to. Interesting for a few reasons, including why you should READ YOUR DAMN CONTRACTS before you sign them. *facepalm*
Via a couple of people, a design for a "cat-friendly" desk.
Via heaven only knows who, because some of these are old links: "10 Mind Blowing Sex Tips". (Starting with #1: "Put an Altoid in your mouth. Now spit it out and stop trying to hack communication with gimmicks and props.")
Via
st_aurafina, "How to Spot Good Gelato from 15 Feet Away", as well as
whatwouldcecilwear, which is exactly what it sounds like. (Welcome to Night Vale)
shadesong posted "Friendship and Reasonable Accommodations", to which I can only really say that, yes, this is obvious and good and I want to co-sign what she's said so simply and well: "And if you're ever at my house, or hanging out with me at all, I want to make those accommodations for you to the full extent of my ability. Do you need to borrow a sweater? Do you need a seat on the couch instead of the floor? Do you need quiet space for an introvert break? PLEASE let me know. I want you to be at your happiest and most comfortable."
Via
isis, "8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today", as well as an impressively extensive (and I think still-being-updated) list of novella- and novel-length fic recs in all sorts of fandoms. [ETA: As a data point,
littledust points out that it's primarily slash fic. I only took a quick glance to see what the fandoms were, and didn't absorb much else about it, since my fic-to-read list is so terrifying without an epic list. (Meep.)]
Via
newredshoes, an author interviews her copyeditor about the job, with entirely appropriate appreciation for the work her copyeditor is doing.
Originally posted at http://umadoshi.dreamwidth.org/518232.html. Comment here if you like, or comment there using OpenID. Comments at DW:
havocthecat pointed out that if it hit the $87,000 stretch goal, seanan_mcguire (one of several professional authors contributing) would be creating a merfolk world for the project.
(The $87,000 mark has since been crossed. Her world is a go!)
My list of stuff I haven't managed to post about yet currently includes the fact that a) I'm on a bit of a mermaid kick because b) the fic project getting most of my attention lately (insofar as I have attention to spare) is a Newsflesh mermaid AU, which I mentioned in passing here once as part of a meme or something but haven't really talked about otherwise.
So you can see why Seanan + merfolk is a million percent up my alley right now. I backed the project the other night and have a beta account on the site (user name: ysabet), although I haven't had any time yet to poke around and explore and figure out anything beyond the vaguest idea of how the whole thing works.
Here's the summary of what Storium is, from its Kickstarter site:Storium is a web-based online game that you play with friends. It works by turning writing into a multiplayer game. With just your computer, tablet, or smartphone, you can choose from a library of imaginary worlds to play in, or build your own. You create your story’s characters and decide what happens to them. You can tell any kind of story with Storium. The only limit is your imagination.
Storium uses familiar game concepts inspired by card games, role-playing games, video games, and more. In each Storium game, one player is the narrator, and everyone else takes on the role of a character in the story. The narrator creates dramatic challenges for the other players to overcome. In doing so, they move the story forward in a new direction. Everyone gets their turn at telling the story.
And here, have some unrelated linkspam:
The manga adapters segment of those interviews with people in various different roles in the industry: "Advice on Manga Adapting, From Manga Adapters" includes interview responses from me, Lianne Sentar, and Lillian Diaz-Przybyl.
Back in January (>.>),
synecdochic (one of the Dreamwidth founders) was doing the "give me topics!" meme and posted "dreamwidth as vindication of a few cherished theories". (In response to "I'd love to hear about the key decisions Dreamwidth made that really set the DNA of its culture.")
thingswithwings recently posted "on 'gay' and 'queer'", a "post about words for queerness in the early 20th century [...] inspired by some random person on tumblr, who I saw talking about my previous post, saying that I shouldn't be using the words "queer" or "gay" to describe neighbourhoods or people in NYC in the 30s and 40s." Really excellent for both the word geekery and the history.
xkcd explores the horror of digging into old hard drives etc.
Via Facebook, "19 Essential Miyazaki Reaction GIFS For Every Occasion".
Also via Facebook, "Lessons I’ve Learned From Being a Therapist".
Via the awesome
megsaysthings,
mizgillianberry posted "Best Kiss Scenes and What Makes Them Great".
Via several people, Slate published a letter from Rose Wilder Lane to Laura Ingalls Wilder from when Rose was editing the Little House books--in this case, the first draft of By the Shores of Silver Lake.
Via enough people that most of you who're interested have likely seen it, but what the heck: a post about L.J. Smith using Kindle Worlds to finish The Vampire Diaries the way she wants to. Interesting for a few reasons, including why you should READ YOUR DAMN CONTRACTS before you sign them. *facepalm*
Via a couple of people, a design for a "cat-friendly" desk.
Via heaven only knows who, because some of these are old links: "10 Mind Blowing Sex Tips". (Starting with #1: "Put an Altoid in your mouth. Now spit it out and stop trying to hack communication with gimmicks and props.")
Via
st_aurafina, "How to Spot Good Gelato from 15 Feet Away", as well as
whatwouldcecilwear, which is exactly what it sounds like. (Welcome to Night Vale)
shadesong posted "Friendship and Reasonable Accommodations", to which I can only really say that, yes, this is obvious and good and I want to co-sign what she's said so simply and well: "And if you're ever at my house, or hanging out with me at all, I want to make those accommodations for you to the full extent of my ability. Do you need to borrow a sweater? Do you need a seat on the couch instead of the floor? Do you need quiet space for an introvert break? PLEASE let me know. I want you to be at your happiest and most comfortable."
Via
isis, "8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today", as well as an impressively extensive (and I think still-being-updated) list of novella- and novel-length fic recs in all sorts of fandoms. [ETA: As a data point,
littledust points out that it's primarily slash fic. I only took a quick glance to see what the fandoms were, and didn't absorb much else about it, since my fic-to-read list is so terrifying without an epic list. (Meep.)]
Via
newredshoes, an author interviews her copyeditor about the job, with entirely appropriate appreciation for the work her copyeditor is doing.
Originally posted at http://umadoshi.dreamwidth.org/518232.html. Comment here if you like, or comment there using OpenID. Comments at DW: