Done and Dusted- A Reading circle (Spots available.)

Charliimai · July 2016

Hi and welcome to the Done and dusted reading circle.

If you don't already know what a reading circle is Its an original idea by @CathyTea for more info check out the Reading Circles thread

This particular reading circle is for those completed stories that may not have had many readers for multiple reasons, and now no longer updated have become neglected gathering dust on an old blog somewhere.
Like our Elder sims even an old story needs some love and recognition.

We are trying to create a space where we can have fun, read, feel supported and appreciated.
Its not important whether the story is Sims 1,2,3, or 4, story based or not, follows a theme or has an age rating (please leave a warning when submitting)
Anything goes as long as its a completed story.

There are no time restrictions, No schedule, you don't even have to be a writer to join this circle, Everyone is welcome. Read at your own pace and have fun!!

If you would like to join this reading circle. Leave a comment expressing your interest.

Charliimai · July 2016

Rules and restrictions

As this circle is pretty relaxed I dont feel it needs any rules (as long as we follow the official forum rules) but there are a few necessary requirements:

*Any story you submit must be complete
*To submit a story you will need to leave a link to the story you wish to share and a short synopsis.
*Be nice no bullying, trolling or other hurtful comments directed at anyone in this thread. (please keep all constructive criticism relevant to the story)
* You may submit more than one story.

Charliimai · July 2016

Done and Dusted Circle Members

Charliimai · July 2016

Submitted stories

Original Stories (short)

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Original stories (Long)

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Legacy/challenge based stories (short)

* Harrington's wonder child by CathyTea

* Walden once more By CathyTea

* Letters from my simself
My Simself Charlii Mai keeps me Updated on her progress with the Rosebud challenge in a series of letters. (Rosebud challenge created by @EuphorialQueen )

* Skill-U

A University Challenge by Cathytea

* The Sanada Wonder Child Challenge: Do These Genes Make My Butt Look Big? (7 chapters; April 30, 2016~May 21, 2016) by Shizu9no1
Shizu9no1 wrote: This is my second attempt at Sims storytelling and it definitely shows. I fell in love with my Wonder Child's parents and had them make a lot of unnecessary children. I dabbled in custom content and poses for the first time.

*7 Toddlers Challenge: Thrive! (7 chapters; January, 2017) by Shizu9no1
Shizu9no01wrote: Shin'ya Mori (twin brother of the 10th heir of my Mori Legacy) accepts a cushy job offer at Thrive!, a group home for gifted toddlers on The Island in Windenburg.

Legacy/challenge based stories (Long)

* Goofy Love by CathyTea

* Vogel legacy by Charliimai
The Vogel legacy is loosely based on the sims legacy challenge rules by @Pinstar1161. It follows Jamari Vogel and his descendants as they attempt to Clear the family name and restore his Great grandmother's Asylum/family home.

* I Am Forever Challenged by Charliimai
(Highlander crest challenge created by @BUTTONSGINGER ) Mara I-Am Is the Cursed one and Guardian of the Almanac. With her life now extended another 600 plus years how will she cope with the family curse.

*The Mori Legacy: A Frenzy of Forests (92 chapters; Aug 2016 to Jan 2017) by Shizu9no1
Shizu9no01 wrote:[i] Despite all the freezing and glitching, I loved playing and writing The Mori Legacy, based on Pinstar's Legacy Challenge. I'd started out not caring about scoring but, of course, got plum in and enjoying playing outside of my comfort zone. (Final score: 100/101 points)

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Mature themes

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Interactive

* Have it your way!! (by charliimai)
The reader will make the choices that will help decide the fate of Max.

* The Case
You are the lead detective in the Debonair heist case.
It will be down to you to uncover the motives of the suspects and bring the criminal to justice.

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Other

* Vogel Asylum by charliimai
Prequel to the Vogel asylum Legacy . It follows Ariella Vogel and the Staff and patients of A small informal asylum.

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Charliimai · July 2016

Reserved

CathyTea · July 2016

This is SUCH a great idea! I'm going to give others a chance to sign up first, and if there's still space in a week, I'm IN! (if that's ok with you...)

Charliimai · July 2016

i'm sure there will still be spaces @CathyTea. I am happy to make space for anyone who is interested i hadn't really thought of a cut off number as far as circle member are concerned as it is meant to be laid back, read at your own pace. There will be no pressures on readers to keep up with updates as they will be completed stories so it shouldn't get too overwhelming. Anyway I'll be happy to have you.

CathyTea · July 2016

Charliimai wrote: »

i'm sure there will still be spaces @CathyTea. I am happy to make space for anyone who is interested i hadn't really thought of a cut off number as far as circle member are concerned as it is meant to be laid back, read at your own pace. There will be no pressures on readers to keep up with updates as they will be completed stories so it shouldn't get too overwhelming. Anyway I'll be happy to have you.

Excellent! In that case, I'm in!

Here are my current finished stories...

Goofy Love (very long! Over 110 chapters!)
Harrington's Wonder Child (only 8 chapters)
Walden Once More (15 chapters)

And this will inspire me to finish Skill U, which has only one or two more chapters until its done!

Were you thinking that we would list one story per writer at a time? If so, then I'll wait until we have our members and see which of them they choose.

I'm looking forward to this! It's fun to read finished stories!

Charliimai · July 2016

Welcome to Done and dusted @CathyTea

I plan to list all members completed stories so that was we have a bigger selection to choose from. this group will not really be structured. I want our readers to have complete control over the stories they want to read hopefully they will try different genres to what they usually go for and discover all the amazing talented writers and works in our community.

I'm a bit of a binge reader when I have a free minute so having a big selection of completed stories means I can read as much or as little as I like when time allows. I do like discovering those little gems that we sometimes miss because maybe we were not so active here or the writers didn't know where to promote them at the time.

Also Is it possible to include links for any stories you want added to the list and a short synopsis of your stories (just to make it a little easier for me to list them). Thank you for joining

Edit: (I have added the links to the stories you already mentioned but they do still need a short synopsis)

CathyTea · July 2016

@Charliimai This is so incredibly nice the way you've set this up with the opening posts, making clear the expectations and guidelines, and especially the great graphics! It feels like a great group to be part of ! Thanks for all your hard work putting it together!

swcheppes · July 2016

I would love to be a part of this group of you'll have me

I have 2 completed stories and hopefully another one in a few weeks. I can submit the links and such tomorrow!

CathyTea · July 2016

Oh! I missed your note about needed a synopsis, @Charliimai ! Just saw it now... I'll aim at writing the synopsis in the next few days...
@swcheppes how awesome that you want to join!

Charliimai · July 2016

swcheppes wrote: »

I would love to be a part of this group of you'll have me

I have 2 completed stories and hopefully another one in a few weeks. I can submit the links and such tomorrow!

Welcome to the circle @swcheppes . I've added you to the members post.

Jes2G · September 2016

@Charliimai oh Charliimai! You have beat the world record of Pruett legacy binge readers! NO ONE has ever read it as fast as you, and I don’t think anyone ever will! Fewer than 48 hours?? WHOA! I always joke about giving bingers an award (because I couldn’t do it), but YOU definitely deserve one! It’s cheesy as ever, but I wanted to express my deep thanks for taking the time to read. I hope you enjoyed it!

And, if you want to share the experience with folks, I made a little banner you can throw on your blog if you’d like! Just paste this code onto one of your pages.
<a href=“http://www.jes2gstories.com/simslit/pruett-family-legacy/“><img class=“align center” src="http://www.jes2gstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bingebanner.jpg"; alt="I binged the Pruetts!" width=“600” height="386" /></a>

CathyTea · September 2016

Three cheers for @Charliimai , Reader Extraordinaire!

Charliimai · September 2016

Thank you @Jes2G

The certificate is a super sweet gift. Don't know what to say! I'm Honoured But I gotta say you made Binge reading the Pruetts easy to do as they are just so great and well written. I just loved them all, What a gorgeous and funny bunch of sims. I would totally steal a few to add to game but couldn't imagine them being anything but Pruetts (I dont think i could bear to have them separated from their family/lives/stories you wrote them too well

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I will be happy to display the certificate on my blog with pride. Thank you again.

Charliimai · September 2016

Thanks @CathyTea I'm Blushing!!

Jes2G · September 2016

Charliimai wrote: »

Thank you @Jes2G

The certificate is a super sweet gift. Don't know what to say! I'm Honoured But I gotta say you made Binge reading the Pruetts easy to do as they are just so great and well written. I just loved them all, What a gorgeous and funny bunch of sims. I would totally steal a few to add to game but couldn't imagine them being anything but Pruetts (I dont think i could bear to have them separated from their family/lives/stories you wrote them too well )

I will be happy to display the certificate on my blog with pride. Thank you again.

It was a pleasure to write, and I’m super glad you enjoyed them! What did you think about the ending??

Charliimai · September 2016

@Jes2G

I loved it!! I knew Meatball was up to something and I was internally shouting at Jonathon to ask his sister instead. But I guess that's just the way the

crumbles. Honestly right from the start I was wondering about Thaddeous disappearing as fast as his existence was discovered so I like the fact that we got to discover something of what happened to him/his descendants after he left us

Charliimai · September 2016

oh oh oh and it also has paved the way for Jonathon to start the restaurant challenge (I've started reading that too although i'm pacing myself with that one)
I have plans to read everything Pruett until I get them out of my system. my reading list is giving you stink eye right now as it's got even longer.

@Jes2G

CathyTea · October 2016

@Charliimai ! I finished a story! Skill-U

(It's a University Challenge)

Charliimai · October 2016

Congrats @CathyTea i'll add it to the front page

Shizu9no1 · April 2017

@Charliimai

Hello there. I would love to join your group even though it seems I'm far less experienced than your group's members.
I have two completed stories that I'd like to share: a 47-chapter apocalypse challenge story and a 92-chapter legacy challenge story.
The only problem is that, as a very recent blogger, I'm still transferring these two stories to my blog.

May I still become a provisional member of your reading circle? If yes, would you give me some advice on how to proceed?
I'm going to try finishing transfer of my apocalypse story over the next week or so.
I look forward to hearing from you. My blog site, in case you're interested is oshizu's asylum.

Edited to add: After transferring the first 3 chapters of "The Sanada Apocalypse: Dystopian Dearth," I found it really boring for anyone not currently playing the Apocalypse Challenge.
So my only completed story would be my legacy challenge.

CathyTea · April 2017

Hi, @Shizu9no1 ! I think Charliimai might be on a short break, so as a member, I'll welcome you to Done and Dusted! It's for anyone with a finished story, and I'm sure Charliimai would say, "The more, the merrier," and give you a hearty welcome!

I really like reading challenge stories, so I'd encourage you to do your apocalypse story, too! But if it's too tedious to transfer, I understand.

Welcome to the circle!

Shizu9no1 · April 2017

@CathyTea

Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
I really appreciate your interest in challenge stories because, to be honest, I only play challenges and write game-driven stories.
Eventually, I will be transferring over my Apocalypse Challenge story since its founder is the product of my wonder child challenge attempt.

On my blog, I have two completed stories:
The Sanada Wonder Child Challenge: Do These Genes Make My Butt Look Big? (7 chapters; April 30, 2016~May 21, 2016)
7 Toddlers Challenge: Thrive! (7 chapters; January, 2017)

Tonight, I'll have about 2/3 of my legacy's 92 chapters up on my blog. I'll post again when it's complete.
The Mori Legacy: A Frenzy of Forests (92 chapters; Aug 2016 to Jan 2017)

I read at the beginning of the post about providing synopses for our stories, but I'm not sure where to include that.
Once I've posted a few more chapters of my legacy, I'll look at the selection of completed stories. I'm so excited to be part of this group!

Again, thank you for welcoming me to your group!

Charliimai · April 2017

Hi @Shizu9no1 Welcome to Done and Dusted

@CathyTea said it all for me so I second her post

I am currently taking a break but before I pop off again I will add your stories to the list and will be reading them as soon as I get a chance.

Shizu9no1 wrote: »

I read at the beginning of the post about providing synopses for our stories, but I'm not sure where to include that.

You can add a synopsis to any of your posts here on this thread and I will add them to the list when your stories are linked.
We are happy to have you join us.

I am sorry I may not be around for a while

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