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[personal profile] dialecticdreamer is running a prompt call all month in December! Leave prompts, get ficlets. \o/ MOAR GOODEEZ for everyone!  If you're looking for fun activities, or a new writer to follow, this is worth exploring.

This whole month I hope to fill with prompted stories, to celebrate my lovely readers and surviving the first quarter of the twenty-first century. It’s been jam-packed with crises and chaos, hasn’t it? Time to take a story break… or thirty.

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The old [community profile] sunshine_challenge is defunct, but other folks are reviving it this summer with the [community profile] sunshine_revival. See the schedule and link below for more information.  There will be a friending meme if you want to meet new folks.  Spread the word!

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A friend asked me about how to post fiction or other writing on Dreamwidth. Lots of people don't post their content here, just a thumbnail description and a link to it on some other service. This is very frustrating to readers who aren't on that other service and thus can't see the content. Therefore, it's best to post content here, and then you can crosspost it wherever else you want for wider exposure. There are plenty of people who do this, in various approaches. I encourage posting whole creative content here, so let's explore some ways of doing that.

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I have created a Follow Friday Master Post. It has links to all the previous topics along with the seasonal updates and other resources. Look there if you want to find communities for things you like.

Note that [community profile] newcomers also has lists of communities based on posting frequency:

* Daily Activities

* Weekly Activities

* Monthly Activities

* Annual Activities
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[personal profile] dialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday with a theme of "Just hold on a minute, here!" Leave prompts, get ficlets!

For everyone who offers a prompt, I’ll write at least a thousand words (about four pages in an average novel) fitting the moment of realization into whatever universe and characters that the reader suggests. (Be as specific as the reader wishes.) I’ll send a private reading copy, post a thumbnail summary and suggested sponsorship, then continue writing the next prompt. On Tuesday, I’ll post a free story for everyone to enjoy, and will resume writing Voices of the Engines on Wednesday, even if I’m also writing prompt fills. After all the reader copies are sent, I’ll post a summary of the stories and suggested sponsorship amount for each one not yet posted. For those worrying about time zones, don’t. I’ll close the prompt call Tuesday night before I go to bed.
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Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media

Prodigy was upset that people were, by and large, using the free communication service they tossed on there just to have more content and not their weird Random Garbage You Don’t Need Storefront. And in many ways, that complaint has only gotten louder over the decades. Stop talking to each other and start buying things. Stop providing content for free and start paying us for the privilege. Stop shining sunlight on horrors and start advocating for more of them. Stop making communities and start weaponizing misinformation to benefit your betters.

It’s the same. It’s always been the same. Stop benefitting from the internet, it’s not for you to enjoy, it’s for us to use to extract money from you. Stop finding beauty and connection in the world, loneliness is more profitable and easier to control.

Stop being human. A mindless bot who makes regular purchases is all that’s really needed.


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The October [community profile] crowdfunding Creative Jam is now open with a theme of "Trees."  Come give us prompts, or claim some for your own inspiration.
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Visit the Poetry Fishbowl -- today's theme is "Quixotic Ideas," but general fantasy prompts should work.  Leave prompts, get poetry! If there is at least one new prompter or donor, there will be an extra freebie posted.

This is an occasional midmonth event, with a different theme each time, and it's a good opportunity to see folks interacting in Dreamwidth. The crosstalk among the audience often gets lively as they riff on each other's ideas.
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Follow Friday is a practice that people can do on their individual blogs and/or the [community profile] followfriday community. This is an opportunity to find new blogs to read and communities to enjoy, highlight your own, and/or recommend some favorites that you already follow.

This week's gather post is up on [community profile] followfriday now.

See also Follow Friday 10-4-24: Fantasy for a list of communities on that theme. Each week has a new topic.

What are some of your favorite blogs and communities on Dreamwidth?
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Visit the Poetry Fishbowl -- today's theme is "Cryptids."  Leave prompts, get poetry!  If there is at least one new prompter or donor, there will be an extra freebie posted.

This event runs on the first Tuesday of each month, with a different theme each time, and it's a good opportunity to see folks interacting in Dreamwidth.  The crosstalk among the audience often gets lively as they riff on each other's ideas.

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