Username: @Marialein
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Fairy Tale Reader
Current site URL: forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/864196/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I absolutely adore fairy tales, and it is such a pleasure to see them illustrated using The Sims! What a very clever idea! I also like that it is a "story within a story" in that you get to see and learn about the narrator and the orphanage she lives in, as well as the fairy tales she reads!
Username: @Gobstopped
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gobstopped Stories
Story name: Breaking the Apocalypse
Current site URL: https://gobstoppedstories.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This apocalypse challenge is just starting off, but it is already a riot! I absolutely love the main character Walter White, in all his boxer-brief glory, and many of the lines in this just put me into hysterics! I can't wait to see how this story develops!
Username: @JoieWilder
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Thoreau Legacy
Story name: The Thoreau Legacy
Current site URL: https://thethoreaulegacy.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: It's more than a simple legacy, with it's branch off characters and creative writing that makes this legacy amazing and intriguing! I binge read the entire first generation and caught up on the second generation within days, shorter if I didn't have to work and sleep!
Aw, thank you @pixalqueen ! There are so many legacies that deserve a shout out, so it's hard to pick just one, but here's one I've been reading lately.
Username: @CathyTea
Website/Blog/Channel name: Cathy Tea's Simlit Anthology
Story name: Goofy Love Legacy
Current site URL: https://cathytea.wordpress.com/table-of-contents-the-goofy-love-legacy/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: CathyTea is a wonderful writer. Though she doesn't write Goofy Love as a "story," she still makes you fall in love with her characters. It's completely addicting. She also takes breaks from writing chapters to offer her insights and what she learns from her sims. Even though she's "just writing about sims" she often really makes you contemplate your own views on how you view the world. It's also complete, so you can binge at your own pace.
Alright, my shoutouts for the month are now up! I'm sure most folks are out partying tonight (unless you are like me and have the Loner trait and prefer to sit at home and read SimLit!) but you can still leave Shoutouts to be featured for January for the next two hours!
Since I can only choose one I'm going with the first legacy challenge I ever sat down and read!
Username: @Crzydramaqueen
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Chance Legacy
Current site URL: https://chancelegacyblog.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: The reason I fell in love with legacy challenges, it's well written and enjoyable to read, a favourite for sure!
Thanks @pixalqueen ! And you can actually make as many shoutouts during the month as you like, just so long as you don't repeat the same Simmer during a single month (though if that ever happens, I'd just roll the subsequent entries onto the following months). You don't ever have to feel torn that you have to choose "only one". ^_^
Username: shiba306
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Waters Legacy
Current site URL: http://waterslegacy.wordpress.com
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This legacy is so well written and the first generation already contains a fine amount of drama. I love it so much!
Thanks @JulyVee94 ! That's a fun one, I started it during my Weekly Reading Roundup last week! Though I remember I found @shiba306 and sent her an invite to the Stories and Legacies Index initially from seeing your Twitter feed! ^_^
Okay, well I figured I would leave this one as well for March because I just came across it and fell in love.
Username: @Lynnwood
Website/Blog/Channel name: Operation: Pollinate Newcrest
Current site URL: http://pollinatenewcrest.blogspot.ca/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: What is not to love about a build Newcrest challenge, alien style. The banter between Mission Control and Seven is hilarious and it's a refreshing take on the challenge. I fell in love with Seven and excited to see where the future takes him.
@pixalqueen : You can leave as many as you want for the next month (February). Just as long as they are by different Simmers (not the same author). I made five in December to be featured this month!
Sims game featured: The Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: The Mole is perhaps one of the very best Reality Show stories out there to find. The characters are very well-written, especially from Season 2 on, when the casts start to become... eccentric. One of the most unique things about the show is that the person leaving is not decided by votes or Challenge results, but by how well one knows the answer to the one question: who is the Mole?
(real life Dutch seasons are still running and have fanmade translations on YouTube, where also several other series, as the Australian and USA literations)
It's really a shame that the majority of the interactive gameshow writing community have decided not to submit their stories to the Stories and Legacies Index because I absolutely love this genre as well, and feel the virtual library is just somehow not the same without them. At least in this way one of these stories can get highlighted at the Stories and Legacies Index every month regardless. ^_^
It's really a shame that the majority of the interactive gameshow writing community have decided not to submit their stories to the Stories and Legacies Index because I absolutely love this genre as well, and feel the virtual library is just somehow not the same without them. At least in this way one of these stories can get highlighted at the Stories and Legacies Index every month regardless. ^_^
I'll try to do one every month. Lets hope it'll do the trick.
This is a brilliant idea!! A way to give back and recognize the work of others do and that it's truly appreciated. You are a wonder @mastressalita, between the index, the monthly shoutouts and weekly round-up. Amazing work! I have two, one I binge read completely and the other I am currently still catching up on.
Shoutout Submission Form:
Username: @Gixxergirl
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gixxergirl Sims
Story name: Build Newcrest Legacy Challenge
Current site URL: https://gixxergirl.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: Funny and sweet, you can't help growing attached to the characters!
Username: @ThePlumbob
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Plumbob
Story name: The Bloomer Legacy
Current site URL: http://theplumbob.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: Another amazing take on the #buildnewcrest challenge. It's an amazing read and pulls on your heart strings when favourites like Ruby pass away. I'm still currently reading and loving every minute!
Goodness, I got caught up in reading and watching LPs (as you do) and almost forgot today was the last day for Shoutouts! I always leave shoutouts! That would've been a travesty! So here are my submissions for February!
Username: @MichelleLynn01
Website/Blog/Channel name: Insanity Family: The K*ok Family Backwards ISBI
Current site URL: https://insanityfamily.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I immediately fell in love with founder Ben K*ok, an insane old man who is fighting out old age to sire the zaniest brood of equally insane children. Their antics (not to mention their apparent interest to visitors from other worlds!) never fails to amuse, and I find myself laughing out loud every chapter! I just love this family!
Username: @pammichick
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Mansion on Horrid Hill: A Male Prettacy
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/856168/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I just can't get enough of this story! I love the fantasy atmosphere, I love how unique the characters are, from design to dialect to personality, and I just love how utterly engaging it all is! Once you get into it, it really is hard to put it down! I challenge you to read a few chapters and not be stuck up all night reading each and every chapter... and then cursing at the cliffhanger when you realize you've run out of chapters and have to wait for more!
Username: @BloodRedSister
Website/Blog/Channel name: Thief of Time
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/868389/the-thief-of-time/p1
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: As a self-proclaimed geek (and not afraid to admit it), this Time Lord Challenge appeals to my deep love of fandoms such as Doctor Who and Star Wars! I love how atmospheric it is, the imagery completely captures a perfect sci-fi vibe!
No shoutouts this month? That's a right shame. Well, I always leave some every month so at least that section won't be completely bare for the month of March, but that is still disappointing. I hope folks leave some next month!
Username: Karri
Website/Blog/Channel name: Leavin on a Southern Train
Story name: Donnelly Bachelor Challenge
Current site URL: http://nernershuman.tumblr.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I really got addicted to this story! A non-heteronormative bachelor challenge? Yes please! This story was just such an amazing look at LGBT issues and how Sims really have their own lives and intentions, despite the wills of the player behind them, and it was beautifully screencapped and written, too! This story is for mature readers, so if you are uncomfortable with mature themes or Sims with their skin showing at times, please do keep that in mind.
Username: @ra3rei
Website/Blog/Channel name: Raerei's Fortress
Story name: The Huffman Legacy
Current site URL: https://raereigames.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I am really enjoying this legacy! I really love the founder Arturo, and there are so many subtle things about him that I find reminding me of myself as I read the chapters! Though the story isn't a prettacy, it is a breath of fresh air to have a sim in the leading role that doesn't look like a super model, and proves to be so loveable and talented in so many different ways.
Username: @swcheppes
Website/Blog/Channel name: Sim-ply Awesome Stories
Story name: The Bachelor: Disney Princess Edition
Current site URL: https://simplyawesomestories.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: A bachelor challenge with Gaston as the bachelor? Think about this for a minute, and just how awesome of an idea that is! If you are immediately snickering in the back of your head and thinking, "Aww ya," then what are you waiting for? Go read this story! And if you are having reservations just because he is a Disney villain, then you really need to go read this story! The fact he is so full of himself and adores having so many ladies fawn over his is what just gives this story so much charm, and makes it downright hilarious at times! It really does have to be seen to be believed!
Username: @VIRTUALEE
Website/Blog/Channel name: VirtuaLee's YouTube Channel
Story name: Cursed Beauty
Current site URL: https://goo.gl/Ft4w4H
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This is such a unique blend of narrated SimLit and Let's Play that it really does have to be seen, as trying to describe it doesn't really do it justice. As a huge fan of both genres (Let's Play was my gateway drug into traditional SimLit!) seeing the two genres merged in such a clever way simply sold me, and I really hope to see something like this reach out and bring more fans from one genre to the other! I also am a big fan of fairy tales, and love the fairy tale-esque plotline as Kaliani works towards overcoming the curse her evil sister has placed upon her. You really should check it out!
Username: @Xoxk9 (YouTube: Grown&Unsexy)
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gus' YouTube Channel
Story name: Bachelor Challenge with Alijah Downing
Current site URL: https://goo.gl/J30fhs
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I absolutely adore the care that goes into the video editing in this video Let's Play bachelor challenge! There are really clean transitions, clear overlays that show the status of each girl when using friendly and romantic interactions, and other text overlays or comedic images added that just really go a long way into the final product. I also really love how the dates actually feel like dates and not just interaction spam, with the characters interacting with the venue and such, and the care that goes into picking interactions that seem to fit the personalities of the girls... it's just a really fun bachelor challenge to watch!
I've got nominations! Wee, at least for now, I shall post it as soon as I'm on a proper computer and will attempt to remember to pay attention when I read a great story.
Thank you for your kind words on the Huffmans. I don't know why, but I am absolutely adoring playing and writing them...to the detriment of my other stories....
Check out Raerei's Fortress for Builds, Short Stories, and maybe some longer stuff.
Another month with no submissions. *sighs* I'm starting to see a trend.
Well, here are mine, as I couldn't possibly let that Monthly Shoutout section go bare for a month! Too many good Sim stories out there to let that happen!
Username: @CandyCadet
Website/Blog/Channel name: Sims 3 Short Stories
Story name: Immerse Your Soul in Love
Current site URL: http://thesims3bard.weebly.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I've given this a shoutout before, but it was several months ago and now that this story is complete, I feel I need to draw attention to it once again. This is just a simply beautiful tale! Visually astounding and emotionally engaging, it tells the story of Nick, a homeless man just trying to get by on the urban streets, who is befriended by Ellis, who is also living on the streets. It is told in a very "cinematic" way that is hard to describe without simply experiencing it for yourself!
Username: @CathyTea
Website/Blog/Channel name: Cathy Tea's SimLit Anthology
Story name: Wonder
Current site URL: https://cathytea.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I'm really enjoying this Wonder Child Challenge! I love how it tackles non-traditional parenting and education, and the characters are just so endearing! Highly recommended!
Username: @itsjulie
Website/Blog/Channel name: Through Colourblind Eyes: A Rainbowacy
Current site URL: http://orchid-rainbow.blogspot.co.uk/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: This story drew me in right from the first chapter! I absolutely love the characters, the world, the writing... it is just so engaging, and I can't wait to see how things will continue to unfold!
Username: @pammiechick
Website/Blog/Channel name: Dim Sims in the City: An ISBI
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/860054/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This story is delightful because the characters are absolutely hysterical. I thought I'd never get over Divan... and then he reproduced, and Hunter is just... You know, trying to describe how epic these characters are in words would just not do them justice. You simply have to read it for yourself to see what I mean!
Username: @Rorygilmore34
Website/Blog/Channel name: Rory Plays the Sims
Story name: I'm a Lover Challenge
Current site URL: https://roryplaysthesims.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This is a really fun video Let's Play series that follows the romantic life of Charlotte Wells and her legacy! I really love all the backstory that is put into all the characters and the explanations that are given to really flesh out and bring to life simple game events, and Rory's enthusiasm and reactions are always so delightful to experience! This Let's Play has a lot of charm, and I really enjoy tuning in for each episode to see how things will unfold next!
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Website/Blog/Channel name: The Fairy Tale Reader
Current site URL: forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/864196/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I absolutely adore fairy tales, and it is such a pleasure to see them illustrated using The Sims! What a very clever idea! I also like that it is a "story within a story" in that you get to see and learn about the narrator and the orphanage she lives in, as well as the fairy tales she reads!
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
My Simlit Discussion/Updates | The Fringe | Short Story Challenges
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gobstopped Stories
Story name: Breaking the Apocalypse
Current site URL: https://gobstoppedstories.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This apocalypse challenge is just starting off, but it is already a riot! I absolutely love the main character Walter White, in all his boxer-brief glory, and many of the lines in this just put me into hysterics! I can't wait to see how this story develops!
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
My Simlit Discussion/Updates | The Fringe | Short Story Challenges
Username: @JoieWilder
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Thoreau Legacy
Story name: The Thoreau Legacy
Current site URL: https://thethoreaulegacy.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: It's more than a simple legacy, with it's branch off characters and creative writing that makes this legacy amazing and intriguing! I binge read the entire first generation and caught up on the second generation within days, shorter if I didn't have to work and sleep!
THE POLLAK LEGACY GENERATION ONE: HEIR VOTE
Username: @CathyTea
Website/Blog/Channel name: Cathy Tea's Simlit Anthology
Story name: Goofy Love Legacy
Current site URL: https://cathytea.wordpress.com/table-of-contents-the-goofy-love-legacy/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: CathyTea is a wonderful writer. Though she doesn't write Goofy Love as a "story," she still makes you fall in love with her characters. It's completely addicting. She also takes breaks from writing chapters to offer her insights and what she learns from her sims. Even though she's "just writing about sims" she often really makes you contemplate your own views on how you view the world. It's also complete, so you can binge at your own pace.
Origin ID: JoieWilder94 | Twitter: JoieWilder94
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Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
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Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
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Username: @Crzydramaqueen
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Chance Legacy
Current site URL: https://chancelegacyblog.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: The reason I fell in love with legacy challenges, it's well written and enjoyable to read, a favourite for sure!
THE POLLAK LEGACY GENERATION ONE: HEIR VOTE
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
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Website/Blog/Channel name: The Waters Legacy
Current site URL: http://waterslegacy.wordpress.com
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This legacy is so well written and the first generation already contains a fine amount of drama. I love it so much!
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Origin ID: Julyvee94
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
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Username: @Lynnwood
Website/Blog/Channel name: Operation: Pollinate Newcrest
Current site URL: http://pollinatenewcrest.blogspot.ca/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: What is not to love about a build Newcrest challenge, alien style. The banter between Mission Control and Seven is hilarious and it's a refreshing take on the challenge. I fell in love with Seven and excited to see where the future takes him.
THE POLLAK LEGACY GENERATION ONE: HEIR VOTE
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The Gieke Legacy ‡ Wishing Upon a Star 2.0 ‡ Operation : Pollinate Newcrest
ORIGIN ID - Lynnwood84
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Mole
Current site URL: List of the first Episode per season.
Season 1: http://turnersthemole.blogspot.nl/2011/07/mole-episode-1.html
Season 2: http://turnersthemole2.blogspot.com/2012/01/house-tour.html
Season 3: http://turnersthemole3.blogspot.com/2012/12/house-tour.html
Season 4: http://turnersthemole4.blogspot.com/2014/07/house-tour.html
Season 5: http://turnersthemole5.blogspot.com/2015/09/episode-1-arrival.html
Sims game featured: The Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: The Mole is perhaps one of the very best Reality Show stories out there to find. The characters are very well-written, especially from Season 2 on, when the casts start to become... eccentric. One of the most unique things about the show is that the person leaving is not decided by votes or Challenge results, but by how well one knows the answer to the one question: who is the Mole?
(real life Dutch seasons are still running and have fanmade translations on YouTube, where also several other series, as the Australian and USA literations)
It's really a shame that the majority of the interactive gameshow writing community have decided not to submit their stories to the Stories and Legacies Index because I absolutely love this genre as well, and feel the virtual library is just somehow not the same without them. At least in this way one of these stories can get highlighted at the Stories and Legacies Index every month regardless. ^_^
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
My Simlit Discussion/Updates | The Fringe | Short Story Challenges
I'll try to do one every month. Lets hope it'll do the trick.
Shoutout Submission Form:
Username: @Gixxergirl
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gixxergirl Sims
Story name: Build Newcrest Legacy Challenge
Current site URL: https://gixxergirl.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: Funny and sweet, you can't help growing attached to the characters!
Username: @ThePlumbob
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Plumbob
Story name: The Bloomer Legacy
Current site URL: http://theplumbob.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: Another amazing take on the #buildnewcrest challenge. It's an amazing read and pulls on your heart strings when favourites like Ruby pass away. I'm still currently reading and loving every minute!
ORIGIN ID: pixelatedK
Story Blog | Forum Discussion
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Username: @MichelleLynn01
Website/Blog/Channel name: Insanity Family: The K*ok Family Backwards ISBI
Current site URL: https://insanityfamily.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I immediately fell in love with founder Ben K*ok, an insane old man who is fighting out old age to sire the zaniest brood of equally insane children. Their antics (not to mention their apparent interest to visitors from other worlds!) never fails to amuse, and I find myself laughing out loud every chapter! I just love this family!
Username: @pammichick
Website/Blog/Channel name: The Mansion on Horrid Hill: A Male Prettacy
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/856168/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I just can't get enough of this story! I love the fantasy atmosphere, I love how unique the characters are, from design to dialect to personality, and I just love how utterly engaging it all is! Once you get into it, it really is hard to put it down! I challenge you to read a few chapters and not be stuck up all night reading each and every chapter... and then cursing at the cliffhanger when you realize you've run out of chapters and have to wait for more!
Username: @BloodRedSister
Website/Blog/Channel name: Thief of Time
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/868389/the-thief-of-time/p1
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: As a self-proclaimed geek (and not afraid to admit it), this Time Lord Challenge appeals to my deep love of fandoms such as Doctor Who and Star Wars! I love how atmospheric it is, the imagery completely captures a perfect sci-fi vibe!
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
My Simlit Discussion/Updates | The Fringe | Short Story Challenges
Username: Karri
Website/Blog/Channel name: Leavin on a Southern Train
Story name: Donnelly Bachelor Challenge
Current site URL: http://nernershuman.tumblr.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I really got addicted to this story! A non-heteronormative bachelor challenge? Yes please! This story was just such an amazing look at LGBT issues and how Sims really have their own lives and intentions, despite the wills of the player behind them, and it was beautifully screencapped and written, too! This story is for mature readers, so if you are uncomfortable with mature themes or Sims with their skin showing at times, please do keep that in mind.
Username: @ra3rei
Website/Blog/Channel name: Raerei's Fortress
Story name: The Huffman Legacy
Current site URL: https://raereigames.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I am really enjoying this legacy! I really love the founder Arturo, and there are so many subtle things about him that I find reminding me of myself as I read the chapters! Though the story isn't a prettacy, it is a breath of fresh air to have a sim in the leading role that doesn't look like a super model, and proves to be so loveable and talented in so many different ways.
Username: @swcheppes
Website/Blog/Channel name: Sim-ply Awesome Stories
Story name: The Bachelor: Disney Princess Edition
Current site URL: https://simplyawesomestories.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: A bachelor challenge with Gaston as the bachelor? Think about this for a minute, and just how awesome of an idea that is! If you are immediately snickering in the back of your head and thinking, "Aww ya," then what are you waiting for? Go read this story! And if you are having reservations just because he is a Disney villain, then you really need to go read this story! The fact he is so full of himself and adores having so many ladies fawn over his is what just gives this story so much charm, and makes it downright hilarious at times! It really does have to be seen to be believed!
Username: @VIRTUALEE
Website/Blog/Channel name: VirtuaLee's YouTube Channel
Story name: Cursed Beauty
Current site URL: https://goo.gl/Ft4w4H
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This is such a unique blend of narrated SimLit and Let's Play that it really does have to be seen, as trying to describe it doesn't really do it justice. As a huge fan of both genres (Let's Play was my gateway drug into traditional SimLit!) seeing the two genres merged in such a clever way simply sold me, and I really hope to see something like this reach out and bring more fans from one genre to the other! I also am a big fan of fairy tales, and love the fairy tale-esque plotline as Kaliani works towards overcoming the curse her evil sister has placed upon her. You really should check it out!
Username: @Xoxk9 (YouTube: Grown&Unsexy)
Website/Blog/Channel name: Gus' YouTube Channel
Story name: Bachelor Challenge with Alijah Downing
Current site URL: https://goo.gl/J30fhs
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I absolutely adore the care that goes into the video editing in this video Let's Play bachelor challenge! There are really clean transitions, clear overlays that show the status of each girl when using friendly and romantic interactions, and other text overlays or comedic images added that just really go a long way into the final product. I also really love how the dates actually feel like dates and not just interaction spam, with the characters interacting with the venue and such, and the care that goes into picking interactions that seem to fit the personalities of the girls... it's just a really fun bachelor challenge to watch!
Have a Sim story site? Please submit your link to the Stories and Legacies Index!
Check out my Simlit at Sim Stories: Hijinks from the World of Sims 3!
My Simlit Discussion/Updates | The Fringe | Short Story Challenges
Thank you for your kind words on the Huffmans. I don't know why, but I am absolutely adoring playing and writing them...to the detriment of my other stories....
Well, here are mine, as I couldn't possibly let that Monthly Shoutout section go bare for a month! Too many good Sim stories out there to let that happen!
Username: @CandyCadet
Website/Blog/Channel name: Sims 3 Short Stories
Story name: Immerse Your Soul in Love
Current site URL: http://thesims3bard.weebly.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: I've given this a shoutout before, but it was several months ago and now that this story is complete, I feel I need to draw attention to it once again. This is just a simply beautiful tale! Visually astounding and emotionally engaging, it tells the story of Nick, a homeless man just trying to get by on the urban streets, who is befriended by Ellis, who is also living on the streets. It is told in a very "cinematic" way that is hard to describe without simply experiencing it for yourself!
Username: @CathyTea
Website/Blog/Channel name: Cathy Tea's SimLit Anthology
Story name: Wonder
Current site URL: https://cathytea.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: I'm really enjoying this Wonder Child Challenge! I love how it tackles non-traditional parenting and education, and the characters are just so endearing! Highly recommended!
Username: @itsjulie
Website/Blog/Channel name: Through Colourblind Eyes: A Rainbowacy
Current site URL: http://orchid-rainbow.blogspot.co.uk/
Sims game featured: Sims 3
Reason for the shoutout: This story drew me in right from the first chapter! I absolutely love the characters, the world, the writing... it is just so engaging, and I can't wait to see how things will continue to unfold!
Username: @pammiechick
Website/Blog/Channel name: Dim Sims in the City: An ISBI
Current site URL: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/860054/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This story is delightful because the characters are absolutely hysterical. I thought I'd never get over Divan... and then he reproduced, and Hunter is just... You know, trying to describe how epic these characters are in words would just not do them justice. You simply have to read it for yourself to see what I mean!
Username: @Rorygilmore34
Website/Blog/Channel name: Rory Plays the Sims
Story name: I'm a Lover Challenge
Current site URL: https://roryplaysthesims.wordpress.com/
Sims game featured: Sims 4
Reason for the shoutout: This is a really fun video Let's Play series that follows the romantic life of Charlotte Wells and her legacy! I really love all the backstory that is put into all the characters and the explanations that are given to really flesh out and bring to life simple game events, and Rory's enthusiasm and reactions are always so delightful to experience! This Let's Play has a lot of charm, and I really enjoy tuning in for each episode to see how things will unfold next!
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