Now that I've found Write or Die, I'm no longer as into doing Word Wars. I've got a lot of catching up to do this weekend, but at least I've restarted. Now that I’ve found Write or Die, I’m no longer as into doing Word Wars. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do this weekend, but at least I’ve restarted.

2009-11-06T20:55:02-08:00

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I'd be willing to enter the 1 week word war, although I also like the idea of a timed one--would anyone be interested in posting 20 minute word counts as well? The people who posted about it on my local group had varied experiences in the quality of writing from short bursts--one said it was useful for upping word count but rarely resulted in some of the better passages, another said she ended up discovering plot twists or things about characters that she might never thought of without the pressure of writing fast. I’d be willing to enter the 1 week word war, although I also like the idea of a timed one—would anyone be interested in posting 20 minute word counts as well? The people who posted about it on my local group had varied experiences in the quality of writing from short bursts—one said it was useful for upping word count but rarely resulted in some of the better passages, another said she ended up discovering plot twists or things about characters that she might never thought of without the pressure of writing fast.

2009-11-05T10:30:03-08:00

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2009-11-05T10:30:03-08:00

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I would love to do a Word War--someone was describing these in my region thread, and it's too big a deal for me to go out when they happen. I had been wondering about suggesting we do something like this. In my region, people set a timer for 20 minutes or so and write as much as possible in that time period. Is that how you imagine it? Would we try and do it simultaneously or each have a 20 minute limit and see what we can do in that time. I see no problem with you doing it, too, since none of us are likely to be competitive about being "the winner" and if it works like the write-ins in my region, the "winner" is simply the one with the highest word count in a particular time period. Since I missed a few days, I need some extra encouragement to get some high word count spurts in to get me back on track. I would love to do a Word War—someone was describing these in my region thread, and it’s too big a deal for me to go out when they happen. I had been wondering about suggesting we do something like this. In my region, people set a timer for 20 minutes or so and write as much as possible in that time period. Is that how you imagine it? Would we try and do it simultaneously or each have a 20 minute limit and see what we can do in that time. I see no problem with you doing it, too, since none of us are likely to be competitive about being “the winner” and if it works like the write-ins in my region, the “winner” is simply the one with the highest word count in a particular time period. Since I missed a few days, I need some extra encouragement to get some high word count spurts in to get me back on track.

2009-11-05T05:08:53-08:00

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2009-11-05T05:10:29-08:00

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Something I thought I would try when I have a hard time figuring out where to go next--I have read (somewhere...I think :)) that when Philip K. Dick wrote _The Man in the High Castle_ that he used the I Ching in his writing. So I plan to throw pennies when I'm not exactly sure where I want to go next. And I didn't find that entering word count worked when I tried it the first day, but it did when I copy/pasted my text in. I'll try the other way, though, but you answered my question--I want to enter total to date and not total for the day. Thanks, Lax. And my increased illness seems clearly to have been from secondary bronchitis/exacerbated asthma--on day 2 of antibiotics and steroids I'm doing much, much better. I just have to recalculate a new daily goal based on 28 rather than 30 days, as I missed 2. I can handle that (it's the actually writing that much that's tough--besides the fact that I've always loved planning things to write, I often struggle mightily with getting down to doing it. Something I thought I would try when I have a hard time figuring out where to go next—I have read (somewhere…I think :)) that when Philip K. Dick wrote The Man in the High Castle that he used the I Ching in his writing. So I plan to throw pennies when I’m not exactly sure where I want to go next. And I didn’t find that entering word count worked when I tried it the first day, but it did when I copy/pasted my text in. I’ll try the other way, though, but you answered my question—I want to enter total to date and not total for the day. Thanks, Lax. And my increased illness seems clearly to have been from secondary bronchitis/exacerbated asthma—on day 2 of antibiotics and steroids I’m doing much, much better. I just have to recalculate a new daily goal based on 28 rather than 30 days, as I missed 2. I can handle that (it’s the actually writing that much that’s tough—besides the fact that I’ve always loved planning things to write, I often struggle mightily with getting down to doing it.

2009-11-04T08:48:53-08:00

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2009-11-04T08:48:53-08:00

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When we update on days beyond the first, do we paste everything we've written ever or just what we wrote that day? When we update on days beyond the first, do we paste everything we’ve written ever or just what we wrote that day?

2009-11-03T20:03:28-08:00

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2009-11-03T20:03:28-08:00

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I either just came down with the flu or am getting bronchitis from last week's flu/virus. Either way, I'm getting achier again and my fever has gone back up. I hope I can keep up while I'm sick I either just came down with the flu or am getting bronchitis from last week’s flu/virus. Either way, I’m getting achier again and my fever has gone back up. I hope I can keep up while I’m sick

2009-11-02T15:47:05-08:00

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2009-11-02T15:47:05-08:00

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Just a mod reminder that posting explicit porn links on Kong, in forums or chat, will get you a weekban, and sites that steal your mouse and spam popups may get you a days silence. Please don't post them, and don't quote the post containing them. Thank you. Just a mod reminder that posting explicit porn links on Kong, in forums or chat, will get you a weekban, and sites that steal your mouse and spam popups may get you a days silence. Please don’t post them, and don’t quote the post containing them. Thank you.

2009-11-02T07:15:05-08:00

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2009-11-02T07:15:05-08:00

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pic 7 is very obviously wearing Nike's. I tend to agree with your picks. The one of Jedidude became obvious to me the moment someone else pointed it out :P And I'm going to guess that Hokage drew techyworm because I think there is a "Brandon" in the hat. pic 7 is very obviously wearing Nike’s. I tend to agree with your picks. The one of Jedidude became obvious to me the moment someone else pointed it out :P And I’m going to guess that Hokage drew techyworm because I think there is a “Brandon” in the hat.

2009-11-01T22:12:59-08:00

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2009-11-01T22:18:47-08:00

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*hugs if welcome, GraphicDesignC* I read the other thread just this morning, and I'm sorry for your loss. hugs if welcome, GraphicDesignC I read the other thread just this morning, and I’m sorry for your loss.

2009-11-01T13:12:15-08:00

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2009-11-01T13:12:15-08:00

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</blockquote> You look like you are 10… XD</blockquote> lol, That is my son, and he's 9 :) And as an OT note, he will turn 10 on 10/10/10, for which he tells me we must have the most awesome party ever....preferably one that lasts from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on 10/10/10 and features 10 different kinds of cake. And he pointed out that we didn't put his body on for the pics, so I'll replace them soon. </blockquote> You look like you are 10… XD</blockquote> lol, That is my son, and he’s 9 :) And as an OT note, he will turn 10 on 10/10/10, for which he tells me we must have the most awesome party ever….preferably one that lasts from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on 10/10/10 and features 10 different kinds of cake. And he pointed out that we didn’t put his body on for the pics, so I’ll replace them soon.

2009-11-01T12:05:03-08:00

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2009-11-01T12:07:33-08:00

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Well, my family had the flu last week, so Halloween costume creation was limited. Here's a bit of the Bionicle--I just got the mask and some arm bits. !<a href="http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/?action=view&current=IMG000038.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/IMG000038.jpg" border="0" alt="costume1"></a>! Here's another: !<a href="http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/?action=view&current=IMG000040.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/IMG000040.jpg" border="0" alt="costume2"></a>! Unfortunately there are some details you really can't see in the photos, but we can't find either camera's USB cable. Well, my family had the flu last week, so Halloween costume creation was limited. Here’s a bit of the Bionicle—I just got the mask and some arm bits. !<a href="http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/?action=view&current=IMG000038.jpg"><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/IMG000038.jpg" alt="costume1"></a>! Here’s another: !<a href="http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/?action=view&current=IMG000040.jpg"><img src="http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/JohannasGarden/IMG000040.jpg" alt="costume2"></a>! Unfortunately there are some details you really can’t see in the photos, but we can’t find either camera’s USB cable.

2009-11-01T06:58:21-08:00

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2009-11-01T12:03:14-08:00

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<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/5/topics/59732?page=5#posts-1420451'>techyworm</a>:</cite> <blockquote> </blockquote> 0_0 Are you……riding me? EDIT: Assuming that is a picture of me, of course.</blockquote> I do think it's a pic of Nqkoi1 riding you, techy...he made a joke about that in the last one. So the one above it is probably of the other guy who said he liked tophats. I am having a hard time guessing this one. I know which is by Nqkoi1 (obviously) but not who the subject is. I think mine is obvious, but I haven't seen anyone guess it correctly. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/5/topics/59732?page=5#posts-1420451">techyworm</a>:</cite> <blockquote></blockquote> 0_0 Are you……riding me? EDIT: Assuming that is a picture of me, of course.</blockquote> I do think it’s a pic of Nqkoi1 riding you, techy…he made a joke about that in the last one. So the one above it is probably of the other guy who said he liked tophats. I am having a hard time guessing this one. I know which is by Nqkoi1 (obviously) but not who the subject is. I think mine is obvious, but I haven’t seen anyone guess it correctly.

2009-11-01T06:29:22-08:00

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2009-11-01T06:29:22-08:00

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<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/5/topics/56002?page=6#posts-1421289'>techyworm</a>:</cite> I still have an hour to go D: Lax, do you think you could put everyone’s name on the OP and update the wordcount? It would be interesting :D</blockquote> If you add everyone here as a friend (which you can do for the first post) you will see their word count on your friends page. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/5/topics/56002?page=6#posts-1421289">techyworm</a>:</cite> I still have an hour to go D: Lax, do you think you could put everyone’s name on the OP and update the wordcount? It would be interesting :D</blockquote> If you add everyone here as a friend (which you can do for the first post) you will see their word count on your friends page.

2009-10-31T22:54:16-07:00

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2009-10-31T22:54:16-07:00

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EDIT: NCIO wrote that the first post was Part I of Drawings. So if you weren't in the first group posted, it's probably coming soon (unless you were late with your drawing :P) Pretty much everyone asked NCIO to go ahead and post the ones he had, so that means some people won't have pics. I suggested, and saw no objection to, agreeing that if people who got their drawings in late happened to be the ones that weren't drawn, then NCIO didn't have to rush to get people to draw them but should focus on those who got their in on time. My guess would be, then ,that if yours pic isn't posted and you got your drawing done by the deadline, that he is either working on getting a new person to draw it or is holding a few back so there won't just be 2 pics posted in the second group. I'll edit later with guesses. EDIT: NCIO wrote that the first post was Part I of Drawings. So if you weren’t in the first group posted, it’s probably coming soon (unless you were late with your drawing :P) Pretty much everyone asked NCIO to go ahead and post the ones he had, so that means some people won’t have pics. I suggested, and saw no objection to, agreeing that if people who got their drawings in late happened to be the ones that weren’t drawn, then NCIO didn’t have to rush to get people to draw them but should focus on those who got their in on time. My guess would be, then ,that if yours pic isn’t posted and you got your drawing done by the deadline, that he is either working on getting a new person to draw it or is holding a few back so there won’t just be 2 pics posted in the second group. I’ll edit later with guesses.

2009-10-31T18:18:11-07:00

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2009-10-31T18:20:42-07:00

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To have a group, you do need to pre-sign up. However, I think this fits as a ....hmm, not sure how to tag it, but if you edit out "[Group]" and just say "Draw a mythical creature", I don't see a problem (though I'll bow to Lightsun and/or Rawismojo if they see it differently). Just don't bump your thread if no one posts for awhile--use the edit feature to avoid posting twice in a row in the thread and post art or respond meaningfully to someone else's when you post (avoid posts like "ugh" for example :P). I also don't have a problem with a single illustrative post by the thread starter that includes art by someone else. It's best if it's properly attributed and essential that it not be claimed as the artists own work, but SuperLuigiPunch met the latter requirement. What we don't want is "Post cool pictures you got from Google images here" threads, even if they have a theme :P This thread could encourage people to make art of mythological creatures. Anyway, the idea interests me. I'd love it if Tapersteve got inspired to speedpaint a dragon :) To have a group, you do need to pre-sign up. However, I think this fits as a ….hmm, not sure how to tag it, but if you edit out “[Group]” and just say “Draw a mythical creature”, I don’t see a problem (though I’ll bow to Lightsun and/or Rawismojo if they see it differently). Just don’t bump your thread if no one posts for awhile—use the edit feature to avoid posting twice in a row in the thread and post art or respond meaningfully to someone else’s when you post (avoid posts like “ugh” for example :P). I also don’t have a problem with a single illustrative post by the thread starter that includes art by someone else. It’s best if it’s properly attributed and essential that it not be claimed as the artists own work, but SuperLuigiPunch met the latter requirement. What we don’t want is “Post cool pictures you got from Google images here” threads, even if they have a theme :P This thread could encourage people to make art of mythological creatures. Anyway, the idea interests me. I’d love it if Tapersteve got inspired to speedpaint a dragon :)

2009-10-30T18:36:39-07:00

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I did actually post who had them and who I was waiting on. If someone doesn't submit for two entered contests in a row, I do think we should block participation in the net one, especially if there's no communication from the user as the deadline passes--no response to whispers or apologies, etc. There are always delays, and I think we should plan for them, but if we keep secret artist a regular feature of the art forums, and I hope we will, then we should think about eliminating some of the habitual no-shows. NCIO, another thing that sometimes works is you can see if one or more of the missing entries are of people who haven't submitted a picture yet or were really late. I think it's fair for people who didn't get an entry in on time to not be drawn (including me if I'm one of the not-yet-drawn). I also sent personal shouts or whispers to the late entrants (or even better, pm'd them when they were in chat). I did actually post who had them and who I was waiting on. If someone doesn’t submit for two entered contests in a row, I do think we should block participation in the net one, especially if there’s no communication from the user as the deadline passes—no response to whispers or apologies, etc. There are always delays, and I think we should plan for them, but if we keep secret artist a regular feature of the art forums, and I hope we will, then we should think about eliminating some of the habitual no-shows. NCIO, another thing that sometimes works is you can see if one or more of the missing entries are of people who haven’t submitted a picture yet or were really late. I think it’s fair for people who didn’t get an entry in on time to not be drawn (including me if I’m one of the not-yet-drawn). I also sent personal shouts or whispers to the late entrants (or even better, pm’d them when they were in chat).

2009-10-30T18:26:56-07:00

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2009-10-30T18:28:16-07:00

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It's Thursday...does NCIO know where your drawings are? whisper that link if you haven't already! Even I'm done :P It’s Thursday…does NCIO know where your drawings are? whisper that link if you haven’t already! Even I’m done :P

2009-10-28T22:55:40-07:00

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2009-10-28T22:55:40-07:00

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It is nice. There is a place in the lower left where two lines of smudging over lap each other which looks a bit odd--I'd avoid having lines of smudging cross each other like that. But I'm glad you're finding some of what you're looking for. It is nice. There is a place in the lower left where two lines of smudging over lap each other which looks a bit odd—I’d avoid having lines of smudging cross each other like that. But I’m glad you’re finding some of what you’re looking for.

2009-10-28T22:53:52-07:00

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2009-10-28T22:53:52-07:00

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What program do you use again? I can explain, or maybe find tutorials, that explain ways to do the glow effects and lines in GIMP. I am not good at this, though, I'm just good at remembering what I read once and planned to do some day. Some obvious ones are: on a new layer, paint white with a pretty fuzzy brush (or smudge the edges later). After putting that layer where you want it in the stack, set it to overlay. Duplicate the layer if it's not enough. Or you can toggle the transparency. For light coming in at an angle from a corner, use the pen tool/bezier path tool to make the shape you want the light to fill. Fill with a gradient, usually going white to transparency. Again you can toggle transparency or duplicate For those glowy lines/pathing: Some things you circled look like they are done with smudging, others with pathing (like on the right in the second pic). One pathing technique I read of (and tried once, it sucked, but it might have worked if I'd tried more). Make your path on it's own layer where you want it (start with paths on one layer, the wraparound ones have additional levels of difficulty and are easier when you're faster with the basic process), stroke the path, duplicate the layer about 5 times. You apply a blur to each later, with the bottom having the largest blur radius. Gradually decrease the blur radius until you get to the top layer. In the tutorial I read it said to merge them into a single layer eventually. again you can play with layer modes or trasparency if the effect is too stark. Someone correct me if everything I said is wrong--I haven't done SOTW since about the 5th one, I think. What program do you use again? I can explain, or maybe find tutorials, that explain ways to do the glow effects and lines in GIMP. I am not good at this, though, I’m just good at remembering what I read once and planned to do some day. Some obvious ones are: on a new layer, paint white with a pretty fuzzy brush (or smudge the edges later). After putting that layer where you want it in the stack, set it to overlay. Duplicate the layer if it’s not enough. Or you can toggle the transparency. For light coming in at an angle from a corner, use the pen tool/bezier path tool to make the shape you want the light to fill. Fill with a gradient, usually going white to transparency. Again you can toggle transparency or duplicate For those glowy lines/pathing: Some things you circled look like they are done with smudging, others with pathing (like on the right in the second pic). One pathing technique I read of (and tried once, it sucked, but it might have worked if I’d tried more). Make your path on it’s own layer where you want it (start with paths on one layer, the wraparound ones have additional levels of difficulty and are easier when you’re faster with the basic process), stroke the path, duplicate the layer about 5 times. You apply a blur to each later, with the bottom having the largest blur radius. Gradually decrease the blur radius until you get to the top layer. In the tutorial I read it said to merge them into a single layer eventually. again you can play with layer modes or trasparency if the effect is too stark. Someone correct me if everything I said is wrong—I haven’t done SOTW since about the 5th one, I think.

2009-10-28T22:16:29-07:00

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2009-10-28T22:16:29-07:00

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I know this it nitpicky, but I get very distracted by you writing "demension" rather than "dimension" I look forward to seeing more. I know this it nitpicky, but I get very distracted by you writing “demension” rather than “dimension” I look forward to seeing more.

2009-10-28T17:03:43-07:00

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2009-10-29T14:33:45-07:00

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LOL, Days apart though. I thought this was a fairly legitimate time to bump the thread. And don't confuse me like that again, I have the flu D: LOL, Days apart though. I thought this was a fairly legitimate time to bump the thread. And don’t confuse me like that again, I have the flu D:

2009-10-27T12:27:38-07:00

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2009-10-27T12:30:24-07:00

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NCIO will be back in a couple days, so if he still doesn't have a picture from you and you signed up, please be sure to get it to him ASAP. I don't know if the other 4 who were late have gotten theirs in. If you are the kind of artist who can reliably make a pic within about 24 hours (probably getting your assignment this Friday and trying to get it in early Saturday, please leave NCIO a whisper). It really helps to get everything in at once, and no organizer wants to let someone who got a good picture submitted within 3 days of getting it assigned to not get to see a drawing of themselves. This ending phase is the hardest part of running Secret Artist, so please help by getting your drawing's done or volunteering to do another (iff--that's if and only if :)--you're confident you can get it done). NCIO will be back in a couple days, so if he still doesn’t have a picture from you and you signed up, please be sure to get it to him ASAP. I don’t know if the other 4 who were late have gotten theirs in. If you are the kind of artist who can reliably make a pic within about 24 hours (probably getting your assignment this Friday and trying to get it in early Saturday, please leave NCIO a whisper). It really helps to get everything in at once, and no organizer wants to let someone who got a good picture submitted within 3 days of getting it assigned to not get to see a drawing of themselves. This ending phase is the hardest part of running Secret Artist, so please help by getting your drawing’s done or volunteering to do another (iff—that’s if and only if :)—you’re confident you can get it done).

2009-10-27T10:52:47-07:00

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2009-10-27T12:28:54-07:00

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<blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href='/forums/5/topics/61960?page=1#posts-1409114'>sportsmaster19</a>:</cite> Ya rawis! too bad johannas is gone :(</blockquote> I'm not leaving. Lightsun, Rawismojo and I will all be Art Forum Mods. I just expect to be very busy writing a novel draft in November, so I was expressing some joy at the timing of rawismojo's appointment. I expect to be more active again in December. <blockquote><cite>Originally posted by <a href="/forums/5/topics/61960?page=1#posts-1409114">sportsmaster19</a>:</cite> Ya rawis! too bad johannas is gone :(</blockquote> I’m not leaving. Lightsun, Rawismojo and I will all be Art Forum Mods. I just expect to be very busy writing a novel draft in November, so I was expressing some joy at the timing of rawismojo’s appointment. I expect to be more active again in December.

2009-10-27T10:40:57-07:00

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2009-10-27T10:40:57-07:00

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Yay! Welcome raw! I'm going to be very busy with nanowrimo come November, so the timing is perfect! Yay! Welcome raw! I’m going to be very busy with nanowrimo come November, so the timing is perfect!

2009-10-25T05:12:25-07:00

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2009-10-25T05:12:25-07:00

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I think NCIO is on vacation now, so there won't be a post until he returns. Can everyone (Like, uh, me *hangs head in shame*--well, I sent him my sketch because it was all I had, but it was too late on the 23rd perhaps) be really, really, really sure to have your link sent to NCIO by Wednesday of next week? That will make sure that NCIO has them all upon his return and doesn't have to hunt people down. I don't know who else hasn't gotten theirs in or I would pester you in whispers. Remember to change your file name if you named it after yourself or the person you're drawing. I think NCIO is on vacation now, so there won’t be a post until he returns. Can everyone (Like, uh, me hangs head in shame—well, I sent him my sketch because it was all I had, but it was too late on the 23rd perhaps) be really, really, really sure to have your link sent to NCIO by Wednesday of next week? That will make sure that NCIO has them all upon his return and doesn’t have to hunt people down. I don’t know who else hasn’t gotten theirs in or I would pester you in whispers. Remember to change your file name if you named it after yourself or the person you’re drawing.

2009-10-24T19:18:22-07:00

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2009-10-24T19:18:22-07:00

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