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Summary – a complete list of the March Giraffe Call Stories!

March was a tiny call, comparatively. I earned $40 and wrote 9 stories, not counting commissioned continuations.

One-Off
First Rose (LJ) After 12 Roses and One

Reiassan
Homecoming (LJ) {donor perk}
Navigating Lannamer (LJ
Sun-on-the-Water (LJ)
Hooked (LJ) – Rin & Girey

Bug/Invasion
Voices (LJ)

The Aunt Family
The Princess and the Hunstsman (LJ)
Big Bad Witch (LJ)
Frog Pancakes (LJ)
Princesses (LJ)
Heroes (LJ)
Sidekick (LJ) Evangaline & Rosaria

Addergoole
Graduation Plans (LJ)
Yr9
Sequential Vignette (LJ) (Porter & Sylvia)
Trying (LJ) (Arundel/Sylvia Year 8)

Fae Apoc
Reality (LJ)
First Day of Work (LJ)
Deep Shit (LJ)

Dragons
Bounty (LJ)

Tir na Cali
Fred (LJ) (Slave School)

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Sum-sum-summary!

Mar27

I must be feeling better…

I opened a Giraffe Call the weekend before last. It turned out to be a tiny one, probably because of the weird format of the call.

For that call, I have written:
Reiassan
Navigating Lannamer (LJ
Sun-on-the-Water (LJ)

Bug/Invasion
Voices (LJ)

The Aunt Family
The Princess and the Hunstsman (LJ)
Big Bad Witch (LJ)
Frog Pancakes (LJ)
Princesses (LJ)

Addergoole
Graduation Plans (LJ)
Yr9
Sequential Vignette (LJ) (Porter & Sylvia)
Trying (LJ) (Arundel/Sylvia Year 8)

Fae Apoc
Reality (LJ)
First Day of Work (LJ)

I have one drabble and about $25 of commissioned words left to write, and then I’ll open up the poll for the continuation and the setting piece.

I’m still cleaning up January and February! For January I wrote:
Dragons Next Door
Human Town (LJ)
An Understanding (LJ)

For February I wrote:
One-Off
Setting the Table (LJ)

Fae Apoc
Shit Keeps Coming (LJ)
Shit, Fan (LJ)
Yr9
Silent Song (LJ) [Porter]
Presently (LJ)
Meta: Poll
Giraffe Poll for February Continuation

And amazingly, stuff NOT for a giraffe Call:
One-off:
Bus Stop (LJ)
Dragons:
Hunting Junie III (LJ
Red Covers (LJ)
Aunt:
Boy Trouble (LJ) [Donor Perk]
Science!
Golden Egg? ()
Tir Na Cali
Chapter 18A (LJ)
Addergoole Yr9:
Pet Wolf (LJ) (Ciara)
Addergoole Yr 14:
Pain in the… (LJ)
Rin:
Packed Up, rewritten (LJ) [BEta]

Meta:
Alder by Post
Issue Three Available (LJ)
Alder by Post: Mailed (LJ)
Gardening (LJ)
(Life in the Country)LJ

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Weekly Summary!

Mar9

Feedback Wanted!
Giraffe incentive: Podcast (LJ)
Feedback Roundup (LJ)
VOTE on upcoming THEMES (LJ)

PSA: Open for Business (LJ) Commissioning rates and notes

In the last week, I wrote for the February Giraffe Call:
One Off:
Wine of the Swan Maidens (LJ)
Engineered (LJ)
Pantry (LJ)
Fae Apoc:
Briars & Vinegar: Eating the Roses (LJ)
Early for Roses (LJ)
A New Flower (LJ)
On the Adriatic (LJ)
Family Vintage (LJ)
Addergoole
What They Needed (LJ) Ambrus, 1984
Unicorn/Factory
Making Harvest Wreathes (LJ)
Tír na Cali
Planting Future (LJ)
Success (LJ)
Dragons Next Door
Encyclopedia Draconis (LJ) – A Summary of Sentient Hunters of Other Sentient Species in Dragons Next Door

For the January Giraffe Call:

Unicorn/Factory
Productive (LJ)
The Governors (LJ)
Right and Wrong (LJ)
Fae Apoc:
Making New History (LJ)
Trusting in History (LJ)
Fairy Town:
About the Want (LJ)
What You Need (LJ)
Guarding the Church (LJ)
Addergoole:
Paying the Rent (LJ) (Baram’s Jaelie and her Wish)
Bug Invasion
Poison (LJ)

And for no call at all:
Facets
The Beginning (LJ) [Donor Perk]
Rin/Girey
Under-Handed (LJ) [Beta]
Dragons:
Showing Off (LJ) [Donor Perk: Jin]
Backpack Gremlins (LJ)
Tir Na Cali:
Cali-Novel 17-end (LJ) {Cali-Beta}
Addergoole:
Ciara: Wolf in the Hand ()
One-off:
Still (LJ), a story for my Mother.

I also did a meme:
Ask me about my characters (LJ)

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Giraffe Call Summary – February Giraffe Call

Mar9

For the February Giraffe Call (LJ):

39 stories written.
18 total prompters, 2 new
7 people donated a total of $80, 1 of which were new.
$5 of donations were left unclaimed.
Link to Call: http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/273042.html

And the Stories!

Linkback story:
(LJ)

One-off
The most Interesting Wine (LJ)
Salvation in a Bottle ()
Bleed it Out (LJ)
Rose Petals (LJ)
Twelve Roses and One ()
Pure Snow White (LJ)
Wine of the Swan Maidens (LJ)
Pantry (LJ)

Science!
Engineered (LJ)
Re-Engineered (LJ)

Fae Apoc
Bitter Vintage (LJ)
Late Planting ()
Early for Roses (LJ)
A New Flower (LJ)
On the Adriatic (LJ)
Family Vintage (LJ)

Briars and Vinegar (LJ)
Briars and Vinegar: Blood on the Snow (LJ)
Briars and Vinegar: For 100 Years (LJ)
Briars and Vinegar: Sharp and Bitter (LJ)
Briars & Vinegar: Eating the Roses (LJ)

Addergoole
Picking Grapes (LJ) (Shiva & Niki)
Love and Hospitality (LJ) (Wren & Nydia)
What They Needed (LJ) Ambrus, 1984
Yr8
Thorny Disposition (LJ)
Planting Seeds (LJ)

The Aunt Family
…and Thou (LJ)

Facets
The Sweet Rose of Morning (Did not Xpost)

Unicorn/Factory
Pure as… (LJ)
Making Harvest Wreathes (LJ)

Stranded
Not That Kind Of Girl (LJ)
Roses (LJ) [Summer]
Admirer (LJ) [Winter]
Vas
Vinting Love (LJ)

Tír na Cali
Second Pressing (LJ)
Planting Future (LJ)
Success (LJ)

Planners
Rose of the City (LJ)

Dragons Next Door
Encyclopedia Draconis (LJ) – A Summary of Sentient Hunters of Other Sentient Species in Dragons Next Door
()

Bug Invasion
Poison (LJ)

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Giraffe Update!

Feb26

Since the last Giraffe Update, I have written:

For February’s Call LJ:
Stranded
Not That Kind Of Girl (LJ)
Vas
Vinting Love (LJ)
One Off:
Bleed it Out (LJ)
Rose Petals (LJ)
Twelve Roses and One (no xpost)
Pure Snow White (LJ)
Tír na Cali
Second Pressing (LJ)
Addergoole:
Love and Hospitality (LJ)
Yr8
Thorny Disposition (LJ)
Planting Seeds (LJ)
Planners ‘verse
Rose of the City (LJ)

For the Aunt Call:
Bless the Cat (LJ)
Passing the Cat (LJ)

For January’s Call:
Unicorn-Chased (LJ)
Addergoole
Mission to Paris (LJ)
Fae Apoc:
Getting Over History (LJ)
Presented ()
Fairy Town
Meeting Mr. Ting (LJ)

Non-Giraffe: Wolf in the Circle (LJ)

OTHER:
Alder By Post (LJ): the second issue is out!

I’ve rewarded myself (LJ) – things the Giraffe Call has helped fund!

Signals Boosted! (LJ)

Call for Call Ideas!! (LJ) – I need ideas for upcoming Giraffe Calls!

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Giraffe Update and Business

Feb22

The money keeps coming in, so I’m going to keep the call open another day!
Here on DW/Here on LJ

~~We are $5 from the next donation level, and $10 from our wheelbarrow!!~~
REACHED! Will update image tonight!

For January:
There’s a poll up for the encyclopedia chapters – which settings do you want to learn more about?
I let my LJ paid membership lapse; if you don’t have a DW account, please feel free to vote in the comments.

What story do you want a continuation of? (LJ)

For February:
I posted a summary (LJ) yesterday; I’ll post another one tomorrow. It’s been a slower prompt than the last one, but, considering I’m still writing January donor stories, that’s okay!

The Linkback Story is up! (LJ). Please tell me if you linked to the call!

If you Tweet, I’ve created a new Twitter Account.

Donate behind cut

Art by Inventrix!

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Giraffe Call Update – January 13, 2012 Giraffe Call

Feb16

I’m not entirely done writing for this call, but I’m trying out the giraffe logger @Inventrix made for me.

01/13/2012
Theme: In the City
63 stories written.
24 total prompters, 3 new
14 people donated a total of $251, 4 of which were new.
$136 of donations were left unclaimed.
Summary: http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/270141.html
Original Call: http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/230631.html

If you donated and told me what you wanted me to write, I’m working on it. 🙂

If you have not yet told me what you’re interested in me writing, please let me know.

This month was HUGE!! And it made for a large, large amount of writing. Thank you, everyone!

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So Many Stories! What do you want a continuation of?

Feb15

Behind the cut is a list of every story I have written so far for this Giraffe Call (January).

Rather than try to put them ALL on a poll, I’m going to ask you, first: which of these would you like to see continued? Then I will put all those on a poll 🙂

One-offs
First Steps (LJ) The city remembers
The Dark Places, the Numbered Streets (LJ) – Ance seeks a real adventure. And finds it.
Recovering the City (LJ)
The Tuesday Map (LJ) Life in the BAELZ.
Souvenir (LJ) A little something from every city
Birth of a City (LJ) It started with asteroid miners…
Breaking Ground (LJ)
…On My Parade (LJ)
Down in Human Town (LJ)
Kirkevaren (LJ)
And Before That? (LJ)
Backstage (LJ), technically Big Trouble in Little China fanfic
The Snow War (LJ)

Fairy Town
Strange Neighbors (LJ) [After the Fairy Road (here on LJ)]
Loaves (LJ)
The Beggars (LJ)
City Holiday (DW)
Re-Blessing the Church (LJ)
Burning Summer Quest (LJ)
In Mr. Ting’s (LJ)
Mrs. Gent’s Lemonade (LJ)
Differences of Opinion (LJ)
The “A” Shelves (LJ)
Katydid’s Camp (and on LJ)

The Cracks
Through the Cracks (LJ)
“China is Here” (LJ)
The Dark of the City (Lj)
Up From the Cracks (LJ)

Unicorn/Factory
Unicorn Chase (LJ)
The Silver Road (LJ)

Dragons
Origins of Smokey Knoll (LJ)
Planning Board Woes (LJ)
Home to Pixie Town ()
Exterminator (LJ)

Facets
Underneath (LJ) [Josie]
On the Subway

Shadow Rebellion
Evoloution (LJ)

Planners
a Growing Plan (LJ)

Vas
Further Exploration Reveals… (LJ)
“I said, Further Exploration reVEALS,” (LJ)

Bug Invasion
From the moment they breathed our air (Lj) after: Staying in the City (LJ) and Spooks vs. Bugs (DW)
It’s all in your Head (LJ)

Reiassan
Road Map To… (LJ), a story of Steam!Callenia
Stories of the City (LJ)

Stranded
Lines of the City (LJ)
Laying the Foundation (LJ)

Tir na Cali
Tea with HER (beginning) (LJ)
Tea with HER (continuation) (LJ)
Tea with HER (continuation 2) (LJ)
Tea with HER (continuation 3) (LJ)
Tea with HER (continuation 4) ()
Tea with HER (continuation 5) (LJ)
Tea with HER (Completion) (LJ)
Window Shopping (LJ)
(Catpeople)
Down in Kitty Town (LJ)

Aunt Family
Midnight, Summer Solstice (LJ)

Fae Apoc
Scrounging for History (LJ)
Digging through History (LJ)
Delving in History (LJ)
Bringing Home History (LJ)
Singing down History (LJ)
Learning of History (LJ

Down in the Dark (LJ)
When the Gods Attacked (LJ)
Ending the Hunt (Lj)
In the Jam (LJ)
On the River (LJ)
These Walls Can Talk (LJ)
On the River (LJ
Step on my Tail (LJ)

Addergoole
Family Legacy (Dreamwidth)
When the Gods Attacked

Edited to add: that’s 55 separate stories, counting continuations as part of the original. And I’m not DONE with the January call yet!

And More Stories:
Addergoole
Mission to Paris (LJ)
Presented (LJ)
Paying the Rent (LJ) (Baram’s Jaelie and her Wish)
Fae Apoc:
Getting Over History (LJ)
Making New History (LJ)
Trusting in History (LJ)
Bug Invasion
Poison (LJ)

Fairy Town
Meeting Mr. Ting (LJ)
About the Want (LJ)
What You Need (LJ)
Guarding the Church (LJ)
Unicorn/Factory
Productive (LJ)
The Governors (LJ)
Right and Wrong (LJ)
—

(second edit. Added more stories, recounted, seems I was off by 10 last time)

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Week Summary, with Signal Boosts

Feb15

anke is holding a fishbowl! The theme is “Law and Order!” Go prompt her!
meeks posted her adorable pictures from the most recent SketchFest!
moonvoice has posted some gorgeous totem art!

Betas: Lair (LJ could use a look-over, pls.

smw wrote this absolutely awesome fic, “The Dream of Agathopia”
ysabetwordsmith posted here Fishbowl Report for the most recent fishbowl. She also posted this adorable poem yesterday! And this discussion on writing alternate history.
Djinni drew himself some icons, for once! Yay! 🙂

And my writing over the last week:

Giraffe Call (Yes, still January’s!):
One-offs:
The Snow War (LJ)

Stranded:
Lines of the City (LJ)

Fae Apoc:
Ending the Hunt (Lj)
Singing down History (LJ)
Learning of History (LJ
In the Jam (LJ)
On the River (LJ)
These Walls Can Talk (LJ)
On the RIver (LJ

Fairy Town:
Mrs. Gent’s Lemonade (LJ)
Differences of Opinion (LJ)

Dragons:
Exterminator (LJ)

Bug Invasion:
It’s all in your Head (LJ)

Unicorn:
The Silver Road (LJ)

Aunt Family
Midnight, Summer Solstice (LJ)

Cracks:
Up From the Cracks (LJ)

Non-Giraffe:

Non-Giraffe:
Two Vignettes of Cya (LJ)
AgYr9
All you Can Be (LJ) Ahouva
Prickly (LJ) Sylvia/Gar
In the Infirmary (LJ)
Porter Needs a Girlfriend (LJ) Arundel/Timora
Fae Apoc:
Exit Strategy (LJ) [Donor Perk]
Vas:
By the Wall (LJ [Donor Perk]

Aunt Mini-Giraffe Call:
Kitten Negotiations (did not xpost)
Unexpected Guest (LJ)
That Damn Cat (LJ)

Whew! All that writing tires my fingers out! And you know what?
This Saturday, 2/18, is the Next Giraffe Call!
The Theme is Wine and/or Roses!

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Aunt Family Mini-Call Summary!

Feb6

The Aunt Family Mini-Giraffe Call is closed! (LJ)

Over two days, I wrote 9 stories for 9 prompters and earned $20. This week, I will write a second prompt for each donor, and then their continuations.

Prompters who earned a free 500-word continuation are:
Friendly Anon
Rix-Scaedu
(chosen by random.org)

Fated (LJ)
Visiting Aunt Eva (LJ)
In The Attic (LJ)
Engraved Invitation (LJ), Ruan & Johias
Cleaning House (LJ) After What to do about Auntie X (LJ)
Accepting the Welcome (LJ) after Welcome to the Family (LJ)
Kitten Switchen (LJ), After Cleaning House
Visiting an Uncle (LJ) Rosaria, Evangaline
Glass and Steel (LJ) Zenobia!

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