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We have all seen the Secret Santas set up for people who can draw but what about us who use words for our art? This is a Secret Santa for those of us who are writers and poets. No matter what you write, you are free to join! Not only is this an opportunity great for the holiday spirit, but it is an excellent test of your skills.
How Does it Work?
It is simple. If you choose to participate, you will be given the name of another participant along with some information about them (the next section will cover what that means exactly). Once you have this information you will begin to write a poem or short story for that individual to give them for the holiday season.
What Do You Need to Do to Join?
You need to note me, Mirrorakay with the answers to the following questions.
What genre do you write best in?
What genre do you enjoy reading the most?
What genre do you have trouble writing?
What three topics are you interested in reading about? (explained better below)
Do you want to be a Helper? (explained below)
By answering these questions I can assign the participants to areas that they work well in, and it assures that you get a gift you enjoy reading!
Three Topics? What Do I Mean?
What I mean by three topics you would be interested in, is one word concepts like love, hate, summer, etc. Basically if the topic is fairly broad so that someone can actually write something for it, you have the perfect three topics. I am asking for three because it allows the gift-giver the ability to choose the one best tailored to their abilities. Some may even get adventurous enough to meld all three!
Helpers?
We all know that sometimes when we commit to something, life gets in the way and we have to back out. Around this time of year even more people come across this problem and that will have an effect on this Secret Santa. In order to still get everyone their gift and allow people to do whatever life needs of them, I’d like to get a team of Helpers together. The Helpers will do their best to write these abandoned gifts after the official writing period ends. I will do my best to give Helpers gifts that are suited for their abilities, but that is not a guarantee. So if you think you might have a few hours to spend after the writing period, let me know you’d like to be a Helper.
Timeline!
As with all events, there will be a strict timeline. Here are the dates to be aware of! I am based in the MST timezone so the deadlines will be listed for that timezone. However, I’m fairly lenient so a few hours difference won’t be a big deal.
November 14th [11:59 p.m. MST]- This is the sign-up deadline. If you have not noted me with your information by this point, you cannot participate.
November 20th [11:59 p.m. MST] All participants will be receiving notice from me or one of the other club administrators with the name of the person you will be writing for, along with all of the other information you may need.
November 20th – December 15th [11:59 p.m. MST] This is your official writing period. From the moment you receive your note from us to the last minute of December 15th is all the time that you have so use your month well!
December 16th – 22nd [11:59 p.m. MST] All Helper will be assigned the abandoned gift and do their best to write something.
December 23rd [11:59 p.m. MST] At this point all participants must upload their gifts (please do not upload before this point unless you know that you will be unable to do so at this point) and note THE CLUB with the link to their piece. Writers must also note the person they wrote for a link containing the link along with any other holiday saying you want to tack on.
Once all of the gifts have been received, the club will post a journal containing all of the wonderful work everyone has produced. I would imagine that this will happen sometime before January 1st, but has no set date.
Last Note.
Periodically new journals will be posted to keep everyone on the same page. The next journal post will occur on November 14th containing the names of everyone who is participating. Then, when writing officially begins expect another journal that contains a minor timeline (there will be three points during the month when progress checks will be made and additional information may be distributed). Also, please do not forget the “secret” part of Secret Santa. At no point should you know who is writing the gift for you!
Feel free to ask any questions!! You can either post your questions in reply to this journal or you may note me, Mirrorakay.
We have all seen the Secret Santas set up for people who can draw but what about us who use words for our art? This is a Secret Santa for those of us who are writers and poets. No matter what you write, you are free to join! Not only is this an opportunity great for the holiday spirit, but it is an excellent test of your skills.
How Does it Work?
It is simple. If you choose to participate, you will be given the name of another participant along with some information about them (the next section will cover what that means exactly). Once you have this information you will begin to write a poem or short story for that individual to give them for the holiday season.
What Do You Need to Do to Join?
You need to note me, Mirrorakay with the answers to the following questions.
What genre do you write best in?
What genre do you enjoy reading the most?
What genre do you have trouble writing?
What three topics are you interested in reading about? (explained better below)
Do you want to be a Helper? (explained below)
By answering these questions I can assign the participants to areas that they work well in, and it assures that you get a gift you enjoy reading!
Three Topics? What Do I Mean?
What I mean by three topics you would be interested in, is one word concepts like love, hate, summer, etc. Basically if the topic is fairly broad so that someone can actually write something for it, you have the perfect three topics. I am asking for three because it allows the gift-giver the ability to choose the one best tailored to their abilities. Some may even get adventurous enough to meld all three!
Helpers?
We all know that sometimes when we commit to something, life gets in the way and we have to back out. Around this time of year even more people come across this problem and that will have an effect on this Secret Santa. In order to still get everyone their gift and allow people to do whatever life needs of them, I’d like to get a team of Helpers together. The Helpers will do their best to write these abandoned gifts after the official writing period ends. I will do my best to give Helpers gifts that are suited for their abilities, but that is not a guarantee. So if you think you might have a few hours to spend after the writing period, let me know you’d like to be a Helper.
Timeline!
As with all events, there will be a strict timeline. Here are the dates to be aware of! I am based in the MST timezone so the deadlines will be listed for that timezone. However, I’m fairly lenient so a few hours difference won’t be a big deal.
November 14th [11:59 p.m. MST]- This is the sign-up deadline. If you have not noted me with your information by this point, you cannot participate.
November 20th [11:59 p.m. MST] All participants will be receiving notice from me or one of the other club administrators with the name of the person you will be writing for, along with all of the other information you may need.
November 20th – December 15th [11:59 p.m. MST] This is your official writing period. From the moment you receive your note from us to the last minute of December 15th is all the time that you have so use your month well!
December 16th – 22nd [11:59 p.m. MST] All Helper will be assigned the abandoned gift and do their best to write something.
December 23rd [11:59 p.m. MST] At this point all participants must upload their gifts (please do not upload before this point unless you know that you will be unable to do so at this point) and note THE CLUB with the link to their piece. Writers must also note the person they wrote for a link containing the link along with any other holiday saying you want to tack on.
Once all of the gifts have been received, the club will post a journal containing all of the wonderful work everyone has produced. I would imagine that this will happen sometime before January 1st, but has no set date.
Last Note.
Periodically new journals will be posted to keep everyone on the same page. The next journal post will occur on November 14th containing the names of everyone who is participating. Then, when writing officially begins expect another journal that contains a minor timeline (there will be three points during the month when progress checks will be made and additional information may be distributed). Also, please do not forget the “secret” part of Secret Santa. At no point should you know who is writing the gift for you!
Feel free to ask any questions!! You can either post your questions in reply to this journal or you may note me, Mirrorakay.
A Secret Santa for Writers
Last year our group was home to a secret santa for writers. At that time we had 20 amazing participants. This year, however, the secret santa will be hosted on its own group account.
You can find the sign-up journal at this link: http://writersecretsanta.deviantart.com/blog/35971440/
You do NOT have to be a member of the Secret Santa's group in order to participate.
Sign-up ends on November 14th so make sure you get the proper information to me before that date if you would like to participate this year!
~Emily
Mirrorakay (https://www.deviantart.com/mirrorakay)
Writer's SS Conclusion cont.
With the current bug that prevents group journals from being edited, I have to post one of the missing links in an entirely new journal.
~TheWiress (https://www.deviantart.com/thewiress)'s gift to :iconSpike-the-echidna:
The IV Seasons - http://thewiress.deviantart.com/art/The-IV-Seasons-146278514
Also, one quick note: dAWriterStrike will NOT be hosting the writer's secret santa this year. Instead it will be hosted on a new group, WriterSecretSanta (https://www.deviantart.com/writersecretsanta). That club will be active year round, but I will also remain as an administrator in this group :)
~Emily
Writer's Secret Santa Conclusion
Lovely May rolls around and only NOW do I get around to posting the results from the Secret Santa. Boy do I feel terrible. I apologize to everyone who participated about how much of a procrastinator I've been. I hope everyone can find it in their hearts to forgive me and enjoy all of the wonderful submissions we recieved!
~Felka-wolf (https://www.deviantart.com/felka-wolf)'s gift to :iconescape-the-dream:
Point Blank - http://felka-wolf.deviantart.com/art/Point-Blank-147807961
:iconSpike-the-echidna:'s gift to :iconFelka-Wolf:
Third Colony of Earth Beryllium-Diamond Mining Facility - http://spike-the-echidna.deviantart.com/art/Secret-Santa-for-Felka-wolf-147726052
:iconja
Pray For Tallen
Read this please. :(
http://tallen-forandi.deviantart.com/journal/31095848/
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