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The "Welcome to the Blogesphere" Reading Circle (looking for members)
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Welcome to the Blogeshpere
This is a reading circle based around blog style stories.
Blog Style Story: A sims story in which the chapters are treated as blog posts written by one or more of the main characters with them speaking directly to the audience as though they were blogging about their lives.
My main idea behind this circle is to have multiple people writing stories like this and then interacting with each others stories as the sims from their own blogs. Sort of a community of characters who are all writing their own blogs and interacting with other sims blogs as well.
Basic Rules
Don't worry we're not going to get to bogged down by rules but the basic set up is fairly simple:
1. Read and comment on the other members stories. There is no drastic rush we understand that things like real life can get in the way so as long as you make a genuine effort to keep up as you are able then you are fine.
2. Be courteous to the other writers in the group. Yes part of a reading circle is criticism and as such not all comments are necessarily going to be glowing praise. But if you do choose to offer constructive criticism of another writer's story please keep it constructive and polite. Nobody likes to be told that they are doing something wrong but it's a pill that's a lot easier to swallow when delivered respectfully. At the same time don't feel like you have to criticize something. At least in my experience forced criticism as a result of feeling like you have to criticize something is rarely much help and just ends up putting more stress on the writer than anything else
3. Enjoy yourself. Writing should be fun, and games should be fun. Life can be stressful enough without your hobby/entertainment time being overly stressful as well.
4. Lurkers and people who want to jump in and comment on the stories are welcome to join in on discussing the members stories but please follow the above rules as well.
5. Since the idea of these kind of stories is to treat the blogs as though they are from the sims themselves please keep comments/discussion of the stories here and use the comment section of the blogs for comments that likewise behave as though it's someone's blog (unless stated otherwise by the writer).
Members
1. @AuroraLockwood - No Shame
2. @CathyTea - Zuki Suzuki
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This is a reading circle based around blog style stories.
Blog Style Story: A sims story in which the chapters are treated as blog posts written by one or more of the main characters with them speaking directly to the audience as though they were blogging about their lives.
My main idea behind this circle is to have multiple people writing stories like this and then interacting with each others stories as the sims from their own blogs. Sort of a community of characters who are all writing their own blogs and interacting with other sims blogs as well.
Basic Rules
Don't worry we're not going to get to bogged down by rules but the basic set up is fairly simple:
1. Read and comment on the other members stories. There is no drastic rush we understand that things like real life can get in the way so as long as you make a genuine effort to keep up as you are able then you are fine.
2. Be courteous to the other writers in the group. Yes part of a reading circle is criticism and as such not all comments are necessarily going to be glowing praise. But if you do choose to offer constructive criticism of another writer's story please keep it constructive and polite. Nobody likes to be told that they are doing something wrong but it's a pill that's a lot easier to swallow when delivered respectfully. At the same time don't feel like you have to criticize something. At least in my experience forced criticism as a result of feeling like you have to criticize something is rarely much help and just ends up putting more stress on the writer than anything else
3. Enjoy yourself. Writing should be fun, and games should be fun. Life can be stressful enough without your hobby/entertainment time being overly stressful as well.
4. Lurkers and people who want to jump in and comment on the stories are welcome to join in on discussing the members stories but please follow the above rules as well.
5. Since the idea of these kind of stories is to treat the blogs as though they are from the sims themselves please keep comments/discussion of the stories here and use the comment section of the blogs for comments that likewise behave as though it's someone's blog (unless stated otherwise by the writer).
Members
1. @AuroraLockwood - No Shame
- Genre: Family Life, drama, celebrity
- Content Warning: Content warning: Mature themes and some potentially suggestive content
- Synopsis: You can’t keep your privacy in the spotlight, that is the simple rule of fame. The second you step out onto that stage you are presenting yourself to the world, and you better be ready to face whatever the world has to throw at you. If that’s not for you then by all means get out now, but if you choose to stay then you better have No Shame.
- House Rules: If you participate in the comments on my blog please avoid mentioning game mechanics or sims related aspects. I prefer to treat my characters a though they are in a real world as opposed to characters in a game.
2. @CathyTea - Zuki Suzuki
- Genre: Family Life, drama (very mild), quirky, modified alien adoption challenge
- Content Warning: There's bound to be some esoteric stuff and environmental/political themes with a liberal bent
- Synopsis: Mizuki Suzuki was just your average handy-person: Smart, funny, quirky, and talented at fixing speakers that spark and dishwashers that leak. When her client Meadow McCumber turned her best friend, Mizuki's dream of teaching little kids returned. Now, she's rooming with Meadow and Meadow's adopted daughter. Through one of Meadow's pen pals, the room-mates learn of a refugee child needing a home. Welcome home, Zuki Suzuki! You'll learn all about Zuki, the other family members, and neighbors in Mizuki's Mommy(ish) blog!
- House Rules: I welcome both comments from readers as readers--and fictional reader-comments, that is, comments directed to Mizuki from fictional readers.
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2. @CathyTea - Zuki Suzuki - https://cathytea.wordpress.com/zuki-suzuki/
Genre: Family Life, drama (very mild), quirky, modified alien adoption challenge
Content Warning: There's bound to be some esoteric stuff and environmental/political themes with a liberal bent
Synopsis: Mizuki Suzuki was just your average handy-person: Smart, funny, quirky, and talented at fixing speakers that spark and dishwashers that leak. When her client Meadow McCumber turned her best friend, Mizuki's dream of teaching little kids returned. Now, she's rooming with Meadow and Meadow's adopted daughter. Through one of Meadow's pen pals, the room-mates learn of a refugee child needing a home. Welcome home, Zuki Suzuki! You'll learn all about Zuki, the other family members, and neighbors in Mizuki's Mommy(ish) blog!
House Rules: I welcome both comments from readers as readers--and fictional reader-comments, that is, comments directed to Mizuki from fictional readers.
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
@CathyTea Welcome
Thanks, Aurora! The story name is Zuki Suzuki!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
@CathyTea Fair enough. Just for reference since the character is also part of your alien adoption challenge story are the blog style posts going to be in their own section or intermixed?
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
@CathyTea Understood
A Race Against Time
Romance on the Horizon
Raven's Nest-A 100 Baby Challenge
Diary of a Drifter
@Piazzagirl1015 Absolutely
A Race Against Time
Romance on the Horizon
Raven's Nest-A 100 Baby Challenge
Diary of a Drifter
@Piazzagirl1015 Just to point out some of the rules on my blog aren't required for blog style stories in general. The only real rule for a blog style story is that the posts be written in the form of a character (or characters) writing a blog.
Other things like my extra posts and not mentioning mechanics are more just my personal style with it/guidelines for people that comment on my story. So feel free to put your own spin on how you want to handle your version of a blog style story and as long as it fits that basic premise of being written like a character blogging then you're good.
As far as the rules I will most likely be making my own variation while still keeping with the main theme. I already know of one thing I do need to change. Since my main character will have many goals to complete I know I have to make some kind of checklist which would fall under game mechanics. I actually need that for my own records which I was going to post below the blog post but now I'm wondering if I should make a separate page for it.
A Race Against Time
Romance on the Horizon
Raven's Nest-A 100 Baby Challenge
Diary of a Drifter
@Piazzagirl1015 If you ever want to practice responding as a character I recommend the respond as your sim thread over in the off topic forum. It's a nice little diversion and is great for getting inside your characters head.
The Harms Family Antics- Simtown15- Can I post it here? If not, I’ll make a site and add a link tomorrow or something.
Rating: PG
Genre: Family life, possibly drama later.
Synopsis: Meet the Harms family. There’s Krystle, the painter and mother. Andy, who’s a dad by day and mixologist by night. Then come the twins. Annie is the responsible twin, finishing her homework and getting A’s. She can also be kind of rude sometimes. Christopher is the... more reckless one. And he’s gay. (Please note that the story will mainly focus on the kids.)
House rules: Please don’t harass anyone, even the characters.
@Simtown15 You would need your own blog or forum thread.
I’ll make a forum thread later then.
Content warning: Mature content
Synopsis: (I'm bad at making synopsis) It's a legacy and the person is writing a blog about the legacy.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction kind of, etc.
House Rules: You can only ask questions to the character, other types of comments will go to me the real author.
Peoples Legacy | Legacy Challenge Story. 18+
Sorry to announce this especially since a couple of you just joined but I am going to be stepping away from the forums for a bit for health reasons. If any of you would like to take over the reading circle and keep it going feel free but with how things have been going for me the last few days I just don't feel like I can really keep up with what would be necessary for the reading circles I'm in or my own stories.
Sorry again but I just wanted to give you all the heads up.
A Race Against Time
Romance on the Horizon
Raven's Nest-A 100 Baby Challenge
Diary of a Drifter
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!