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Donate Angel
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:58 pm


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Try and guess where your writing fits. If you get it wrong, that is fine. I will just move it and PM you telling you. It is not at all difficult for me. The only real reason there are so many subforums is to organize the contest and so if you are interested in a particular topic that day. Sometimes you may be in the mood for an opinion, inspirational, scary story, etc.

Main Forum
Anything can be posted here, as long as it does not belong in another forum. This can include writer's chatterbox type of stuff (writer block hints, promt threads, character ideas, etc.) , random comments, etc. and important things about writing, art, manga, etc.

Administration Building - Staff Only
This is the Staff's Forum. We will be using this to create our posts before we submit them. Rules and such before they are actually posted. This will also be where the crew will move your posts if they violate a rule. I don't want crew actually deleting posts because they might just not like you and that would be unfair. I doubt a crew member would ever really do that, but I just want to make sure that everything that is deleted goes through my inspection first.

Introductions So We Get To Know You
Copy surveys from myspace and fill them out. Post random introductions of yourself. Host picture contests of yourself. Do really whatever you want, as long as it follows all Gaia and Guild rules. This is so we can know our members rather than just see your stories. I would just rather there not be any "official" type of posting here, I hate those threads.

Contests and Writing Prompts
There are a bunch of contests and all the time. Rather than have them scattered about, they are all right here for you to find. So, if you are trying to win some gold for a Kiki Kitty, enter some contests and win my gold.

Poetry
Share your poems with our members and get some responses.

Fiction
For all of your imagination and lies, there is a place for you to put your make believe world.

NonFiction
If you write a story of your real dream, or some sort of memory or maybe a biography or someone else, post it here for our advice.

Long Stories
When you are working on a novel or a short story that seems to be longer. Also, if you are writing a series of shirt stories.

Reviews - Music, Movies and Books
If you heard, saw, or read a great book, post it here. Share it so others can experience it.

Opinions and Debates
Hate Politics? Sick of the news? Economy got you down? Are People Morons? Post your ideas here and see what other people think about it. They do not need to be full essays, maybe just a line or two. This is also like a Rant Room.

Essays
Maybe you want to share a history lesson, or tell us your research paper.

Art Gallery
Show off your artwork, photographs, drawings, photoshop, anything really, post it here. Just no official art gallery threads. I will lock them of new posts if I see any.

Help Needed
If you need a suggestion. This is for a story where something just seems wrong or a character's name just doesn't work. Try and only post the problem areas though and put the actual story in the proper spot.

Chatterbox
Polls, million posts, "I am bored", etc.

The Diary
This is exactly what it sounds like. You can have an official diary or just randomly post a new event when you feel like it. If you are having a bad day and need to spill your guts or have a great day and need to brag. This is the part of the guild that shows we have lives outside of writing. Post here on days when you don't have new items so you have a reason to keep coming back.

Role Plays and Fan Fiction
Save a princess from a dragon. Have robots take over the world. Tell a new version of Harry Potter.

You Vote for the Next Forum Here
This is exactly how it sounds. Post a new idea and each bump will represent a vote. Multiple bumps is not allowed and no bumping your own idea so it is fair for everyone.
PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:10 pm


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(all rules are subject to change at any time without warning


1. Gaia is PG-13 including this Guild. I do not know how many times this must be stated, but just to be safe, there it is.

2. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. See post about a Critique for an example of what that means.

3. Post and post often. Post your own stories and please post some responses to other people. You want people to read your work so start by showing that you are reading theres.

4. Play nice. If you want to tell us a story about a person being murdered, go ahead. Tell us every detail of blood and ickies. That is 100% fine and not what I mean, I mean, do not say to someone that they are a bad writer.

5. Everything must be written by you. If you do feel the need to post someone else's work, tell us where you found it and if possible supply a link if it is online. So, if you copy something out of Chicken Soup for the Soul, tell us which one, who wrote it, page number, etc.

6. If you post your own contest, which is welcome, please don't be annoying an just say "a poem" I would like it if they were more specific so try, but it is not necessary.

7. Each forum area is to be used. Post many threads in each. Don't just reply to others, post your own thread.


Note to Members
I know how annoying it is when every subforum has its own set of rules and explanations because then you have to go and read a bunch of stuff just to post, so I will try and not do that. All forums will be for the writers and artists and not for more control. I, and my crew, will but out and let you go. The only stickies will be contests and chances to win prizes and this will be the only announcement, unless I decided to have a newsletter or some other sort of on-going updated thread, like my weekly reads.

Donate Angel
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Donate Angel
Captain

PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:18 pm


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Author
I love Apples. Apples are very yummy. Oh my, I wish I had me some apples.

Critic
You made a few good points but I feel they should have been embellished a bit. State why you love apples, not just that you do love them so we can understand it more.

Did you notice what was done?
If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
That does not mean I want a Guild that is "Aww that was amazing". Obviously, that is a terrible piece of writing, but I had something nice to say about it along with how it stunk. I don't want you to tell them members they are Gods of the Written Word but always have something nice to add.

Format to a critique for beginners
1. Say something nice "You made a few good points..."
2. Say what can change "... but I feel they should have been embellished a bit."
3. Say how to fix it "...State why you love apples, not just that you do love them."
4. Say why you think your advice would make it better "...so we can understand your love for apples better."
PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:45 pm


Miss Taka's Idea with Book Reviews, Movies, Music, Television, Etc.

....What You Can See Going On Here....

° Discuss a favorite, a least favorite, a just read, or waiting to read book.

° Put down awesome critiques of novels, stories, short stories, fairy tails, and more.

° Talk about why you liked that ending or what the author could of done different.

....The How To Do's....

Now this is a must if you ever post a spoiler, or anything that might give away anything. This is what you do:

Quote:
Spoiler Alert!!!

This is where you would post the spoiler.


Step 1»All you simply put is, the "Spoiler Alert" in the post right before the spoiler.
Step 2»Then you would put the "Spoiler" in white; so when you highlight it, it would show the spoiler above in the example.
This gives the person reading the post the option of reading the spoiler and not the temptation to read it.
This action is just out of courtesy

If you don't followed these rules your post will be deleted, and if this continues[!!!] further actions will have to follow on to you.

Here is the code for the example Spoiler Alert up above:

[size=16][color=red][b]Spoiler Alert!!![/b][/color][/size]

[color=white]This is where you would post the spoiler.[/color]

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