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Incredibly Grateful
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[ UPDATE: You can support their cause directly now, if you'd like!!! www.gamersforgood.com/shop/ ]
Hi friends—thank you for all of your hard work, kind support, & for never giving up!! ^v^!!!
I’d like to point out & express my sincerest thanks to GamersforGood (G4G), where Liz & her team created a magnificent collection of more than 500 artists’ works—for their latest, #UnderTale #Charity #Artbook!! 
Because their team demonstrated such consideration, graciousness & flexibility, they even made room for a fan art piece that I created! See page 91!
If you get the chance, I hope that you might consider supporting any one of G4G's charitable causes: www.gamersforgood.com
It’s never too late to be kind!!!
All the best,
Jeanette (aka JetMalek)
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My Small Shock
4 min read
Hi everyone!
In this entry, I’ll be making some observations and self-reflections that are hopefully useful to you as well. But I don’t wish to waste your time, offend, or trouble you; so please feel free to keep reading, or to just stop if you’d rather not. I completely understand.
While preparing the piece OS: Oswald Seeks the Bird
, I thought about what I’d say regarding the process and media used. (Technical details.)
…That’s when I made all of the calculations:
Maybe you’ve answered those questions for teachers, before, about goal-setting— where they ask, “Where do you see yourself in one year from now? Five? Ten? Fifty?” (The jumps in time are often huge.)
Perhaps you haven’t. Or maybe, looking at what I’m writing so far, you “can already see where I’m going with this.” Even if so, I’ll say it anyway— because it’s the truth.
I could never have “seen” myself here, where I am now, if I’d looked ten years ahead.
Now, I’m going to write some unremarkable things that have happened for me, in the past decade— nothing ‘life-changing,’ such as getting married, or getting a disease, or going back to school, or losing a loved one, or finding a dream job. …What’s happened to me in reality, is mostly the kind of stuff that I never would’ve seen ahead: such small things that played out in my life to make a huge- yet almost imperceptible- difference in my life. And, for me, I really can only say thanks to the God who I believe in for all of this— for having, even wanting, a personal relationship with me during this time. Truly: all that I’ve wanted or envisioned for myself, has been of so much less worth than what He’s given me.
So I’ve heard that in this year, 2017, we’re all celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iPhone’s initial release. To this day I don’t actually have a smart phone (lol!!) yet. But the point here is less about my choices, or which device is better, etc— and more about how this touch-screen interface has changed the technological world as we know it. Ten years ago, such an event occurred. That’s remarkable to me. And, as it turns out: I’m also celebrating a ten year college reunion at about the same time.
Not too far from the iPhone’s initial release came the iPad: another touch-screen device that I held off from getting at first (though I finally have one). With its introduction, I’d felt skeptical but also a little hopeful— if its technology was utilized to benefit artists like me, I’d thought, then I wouldn’t have to spend over 6,000 dollars for a device that at the time existed almost exclusively for professional artists. I’d seen such artists posting online— and I’d kept thinking, “Maybe someday I’ll be anything like them”— not only in skill and knowledge, but also in tools that they used. It’s entirely thanks to an iPad and Apple Pencil- both of which were somewhat recently introduced- that I’m able to get any further in 2D digital artwork.
Looking at things that way, I see a remarkable ten years’ span of time.
Unfortunately, there are still a lot of negative trends lingering in a ten-year-old bubble that I keep encountering as I write, create art, and post. I’ve also discovered, in ten years of change, more friendless self-promoting and venomous complaining than I can actually stomach. Yet those same nasty truths are also why: it’s truly encouraging to stumble across such positive changes within this past decade.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for more. ^_^
Cheers!
Jeanette (aka JetMalek)
In this entry, I’ll be making some observations and self-reflections that are hopefully useful to you as well. But I don’t wish to waste your time, offend, or trouble you; so please feel free to keep reading, or to just stop if you’d rather not. I completely understand.
While preparing the piece OS: Oswald Seeks the Bird
, I thought about what I’d say regarding the process and media used. (Technical details.) …That’s when I made all of the calculations:
- that I drew this work in 2007,
- that I finally colored it in 2017,
- and that this is a literal ten-year difference.
Maybe you’ve answered those questions for teachers, before, about goal-setting— where they ask, “Where do you see yourself in one year from now? Five? Ten? Fifty?” (The jumps in time are often huge.)
Perhaps you haven’t. Or maybe, looking at what I’m writing so far, you “can already see where I’m going with this.” Even if so, I’ll say it anyway— because it’s the truth.
I could never have “seen” myself here, where I am now, if I’d looked ten years ahead.
Now, I’m going to write some unremarkable things that have happened for me, in the past decade— nothing ‘life-changing,’ such as getting married, or getting a disease, or going back to school, or losing a loved one, or finding a dream job. …What’s happened to me in reality, is mostly the kind of stuff that I never would’ve seen ahead: such small things that played out in my life to make a huge- yet almost imperceptible- difference in my life. And, for me, I really can only say thanks to the God who I believe in for all of this— for having, even wanting, a personal relationship with me during this time. Truly: all that I’ve wanted or envisioned for myself, has been of so much less worth than what He’s given me.
So I’ve heard that in this year, 2017, we’re all celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iPhone’s initial release. To this day I don’t actually have a smart phone (lol!!) yet. But the point here is less about my choices, or which device is better, etc— and more about how this touch-screen interface has changed the technological world as we know it. Ten years ago, such an event occurred. That’s remarkable to me. And, as it turns out: I’m also celebrating a ten year college reunion at about the same time.
Not too far from the iPhone’s initial release came the iPad: another touch-screen device that I held off from getting at first (though I finally have one). With its introduction, I’d felt skeptical but also a little hopeful— if its technology was utilized to benefit artists like me, I’d thought, then I wouldn’t have to spend over 6,000 dollars for a device that at the time existed almost exclusively for professional artists. I’d seen such artists posting online— and I’d kept thinking, “Maybe someday I’ll be anything like them”— not only in skill and knowledge, but also in tools that they used. It’s entirely thanks to an iPad and Apple Pencil- both of which were somewhat recently introduced- that I’m able to get any further in 2D digital artwork.
Looking at things that way, I see a remarkable ten years’ span of time.
Unfortunately, there are still a lot of negative trends lingering in a ten-year-old bubble that I keep encountering as I write, create art, and post. I’ve also discovered, in ten years of change, more friendless self-promoting and venomous complaining than I can actually stomach. Yet those same nasty truths are also why: it’s truly encouraging to stumble across such positive changes within this past decade.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for more. ^_^
Cheers!
Jeanette (aka JetMalek)
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Unusual -for me-
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Hi friends!
Wanted to compose a message saying my thanks to you... because: I haven't been my typical self lately on deviantArt. Your messages and updates- from even three months ago- are still being read and replied to, as I work to catch up. I've fallen behind-- and it's in a deep-cut way. Promises that I made to you, of uploading certain types of posts, have been promises broken or delayed.
Even now, I still want to express gratitude. Many, many of you have been very patient with me, ever-supportive to me, and kind towards me in your comments, Notes, or other messages. *Thank you, most sincerely.*
I didn't see any value, though, in writing you more promises today: like, "I'll catch up," "I'll post X," "I'll reply to Y." Since I've already broken those promises- so many of them, it feels like to me (not sure if it feels that way to you)- it didn't seem right to even think such a thing. I'm sorry, but: I'm uncertain, right now, how long it'll take for me to "clean up," what mess that I perceive I've made. ...So.
What will the rest of this journal be about-- if it's not to say, "I'll do A, then B, and C for you next"? 'What would be newsworthy for me to write you,' is the question that I asked myself today.
Initially, my answer was: "I have nothing that I can say." Hence-- I posted my Friday uploads, and went away to work harder/more.
...But, then. After thinking while I was working.
I came to realize that I learned some big things this week from an unusual source. (At least, it's unusual for me.) And, this time, I think that there might be some value in sharing it-- not through my normal "Status" posts, saying only, "This is meaningful, please check it out!" No: this needs an explanation to go with it. This needs not only the source author's voice, but also my voice.
...Please feel free to read further, if you'd like. -Jeanette (JetMalek)
Despite all concerns and any negative cues, I moved along from the IndieReader page over to her YouTube channel for further viewing: I saw that this video is labeled "Part 1" in a series (total of ten videos) that she created and posted this year (2017).
Regardless of areas in each video that weren't to my liking, I still learned eye-opening and empowering things from her series. And interestingly, you might find that what she applies in her series to authors can readily be applied here, to visual artists on deviantArt (or elsewhere), as well.
I hope that you'll find something worthwhile in this, too.
If any of these topics interest you, then you may read the quote or look at the video (or perhaps both).
Pre-Release Giveaways
Advanced Release Copies and Negative Reviews
New Releases
Sales/Discounts
Wanted to compose a message saying my thanks to you... because: I haven't been my typical self lately on deviantArt. Your messages and updates- from even three months ago- are still being read and replied to, as I work to catch up. I've fallen behind-- and it's in a deep-cut way. Promises that I made to you, of uploading certain types of posts, have been promises broken or delayed.
Even now, I still want to express gratitude. Many, many of you have been very patient with me, ever-supportive to me, and kind towards me in your comments, Notes, or other messages. *Thank you, most sincerely.*
I didn't see any value, though, in writing you more promises today: like, "I'll catch up," "I'll post X," "I'll reply to Y." Since I've already broken those promises- so many of them, it feels like to me (not sure if it feels that way to you)- it didn't seem right to even think such a thing. I'm sorry, but: I'm uncertain, right now, how long it'll take for me to "clean up," what mess that I perceive I've made. ...So.
What will the rest of this journal be about-- if it's not to say, "I'll do A, then B, and C for you next"? 'What would be newsworthy for me to write you,' is the question that I asked myself today.
Initially, my answer was: "I have nothing that I can say." Hence-- I posted my Friday uploads, and went away to work harder/more.
...But, then. After thinking while I was working.
I came to realize that I learned some big things this week from an unusual source. (At least, it's unusual for me.) And, this time, I think that there might be some value in sharing it-- not through my normal "Status" posts, saying only, "This is meaningful, please check it out!" No: this needs an explanation to go with it. This needs not only the source author's voice, but also my voice.
...Please feel free to read further, if you'd like. -Jeanette (JetMalek)
An Unusual Source
Some background: I'm subscribed to an IndieReader (e)mailing list. They're an interesting group; I tend to learn things from them, as well as not. They recently sent me a notice regarding a, "Marketing Your Book Release with J.A. Huss" video and blog post. So I started it up- despite the "16 minutes" indicator that usually steers me away from a somewhat recommended, yet also somewhat unknown, YouTube video- knowing that I might learn something. And then I kept it going-- despite the quiet audio, the conflicting-tone-with-the-message of the narrator, the acts of 'reading to me what the slides already say,' the unpredictable length and direction of any slide's examples. It even occurred to me during the viewing that the New York Times Bestselling Author, J.A. Huss, who'd created it, is also a writer of fiction in a genre that I never want to read.Despite all concerns and any negative cues, I moved along from the IndieReader page over to her YouTube channel for further viewing: I saw that this video is labeled "Part 1" in a series (total of ten videos) that she created and posted this year (2017).
Regardless of areas in each video that weren't to my liking, I still learned eye-opening and empowering things from her series. And interestingly, you might find that what she applies in her series to authors can readily be applied here, to visual artists on deviantArt (or elsewhere), as well.
I hope that you'll find something worthwhile in this, too.
Major Highlight
Huss begins with three videos focused on useful technical answers for independent authors, supporting each with her own examples and data. After this, she makes a follow-up video to "Part Three" that she titles, "JA's Happiness Lecture," which addresses in systematic format what audiences could mislabel as 'a touchy-feely topic.' At approximately 1:04 minutes into the video, she posts the below slides and accompanies them with the following narration:"The first thing I want you to ask yourself is 'why are you doing this?' Because it's hard work, right? There are a lot of really bad things that go along with being an author. ...'What is going to make you happy?' ...When you go to release a book, you need to know what you're after. All of these things can change with each book... ...You just have to stop and ask yourself with each, 'what is my goal?' Because you have to know that before you release.
"Okay, so: why am I asking you this? I'm asking you this because it's very easy to become unhappy as a writer. I cannot even count up the number of depressed authors that I know, right now, at this moment. They are having some kind of crisis in their career because they tie their success as an author to themselves. Their ranking makes them feel bad, or their sales make them feel bad. This is something that you have to be aware of, number one, because it's very easy to fall into this trap. And, number two, you have to separate yourself from [those things]...
"You should try to adapt to this [attitude of not caring so much], because you do not want to jeopardize your mental health over something as stupid as: a review that you get on Amazon, not making the Top 100, not making it into USA Today, not making the New York Times Bestseller List, or 'not making 100,000 dollars last month, while so-and-so did...' "
When she states, 'it's very easy to fall into this trap,' there's a note of empathy that sounds out in the midst of her warning. Shortly afterward, she presents data showing what costs she incurred- monetarily and otherwise- while trying to achieve two goals, instead of her usual focus on only one- her most important- goal. Through these points she articulates and from her personal experiences shared, she illustrates the power behind this oft-spoken, but rarely-followed, truth: that there is life-changing value in knowing your goal, focusing on it, working hard for it, and then letting yourself be happy with what 'is' rather than staying/becoming miserable over 'what isn't.'
Additional Takeaways
For each of these, I've labeled the theme that Huss covers, quoted from parts of her narration, and then cited (as well as linked to) her source videos.If any of these topics interest you, then you may read the quote or look at the video (or perhaps both).
Pre-Release Giveaways"You've got to be really creative with [giveaways]. ...You're going to start off small... [I did, when I was just starting, and] we had a lot of fun. It was like a party! ...I got most of my early Superfans with giveaways, because they [didn't] know me [back then]-- they [hadn't] read the books. [Your fans] need to have a chance to get to know you. They get that chance by seeing you around on Facebook, on Twitter, or on blogs... They have to have a chance to see you and meet you. Then, later, you get fans based on your stories and your writing abilities. But early on, I did what everybody else did: I had [sales and giveaways]. ...This stuff works. ...You've got to use your imagination to try and get people to help you out.
"...I like to give away stuff. The reason why I gave away so much money is because it was near Christmas. I told my fans, 'I realize some of you probably don't have Christmas money. So, look: I'm going to give away five [big] gift cards to try and help people out. All I want you to do is to enter through my raffle... and help me in the ways that you choose.' And they did. They responded like crazy.
"...[Even] if you [only] have one signed copy [of your book] and a [small] gift card, give it away-- because, let me tell you: it makes people happy. This is why I do [giveaways]: it makes fans happy, it makes me happy, and then I get messages on my author page... ...They truly are excited to get these things in the mail... ...How did [I] build my fan base? Well, this is how I did it. ...The reason why I have such a loyal and interactive fan base is because I love them, and I want to make them happy-- and they know that I love them."
Advanced Release Copies and Negative Reviews"It's really important to get reviews... You have so much control over your ARC [Advanced Release Copies] List: in fact, if you are an Indie publisher, you have 100% control over your ARC List. So, there's no excuse for a review like this, on release day, if you're giving out ARCs. Let me just read this to you, in case you can't see it. It's a two-star review. It says, 'I really wanted to read and enjoy this book,' as the headline. And then it says, 'The premise of this book was beyond intriguing. You have the aliens, the humans who work with them, and the revolutionary humans. I really wanted to read and enjoy this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I've had the ARC for months but every time I picked it up, I could never get further than 40 or so pages without abandoning it for something else. The reason I give this 2 stars is because the promise was there and I eventually think I will finish the book completely but that time isn't now. ARC provided by author and publisher for review.' ...I just finished this book last night, the audio version-- and it's [five stars], I'll tell you that right now. If you're a fan of the genre that this book is in... you cannot... give it less than five stars. That's how amazing it is. So obviously the publisher [messed up when they gave] this particular blogger this book. ...[The blogger] had it for months, [and yet] left a two-star review on release day-- without finishing it. ...[That's] just not fair. They didn't even finish the book. I just can't even get over it. But it's her (or the author's) publisher's fault- [hers is] a traditionally published book- for not being selective when it came to giving out ARCs. More is not better, people... I don't know how many ARCs [the publisher] gave out, but when I picked up this book the day after release, there were three reviews... Two of them were five stars- as they should be- from ARC reviewers, one was this two-star, from an ARC reviewer... ...[At this stage of your book release], this is about you and your book, end of story... ...[What happened to that other author was] an avoidable mistake that can hurt [a] book launch very badly... If some people don't like your book, that's because you got the wrong person. It's not because you wrote a bad book.
"The last thing I need to talk with you about is dealing with bad reviews. ...It goes back to the 'happiness' lecture... Not taking things personally, as a creative person, [is my view]. ...I think the majority of you out there are doing this because you are creative, you have a vivid imagination, you want to come up with stories, and you want people to relate to your stories and get something out of them. I think that [applies to] most of us. That... [applies to] me, because I certainly do not do this for money. I don't think I could put out so many books in such a short period of time if my only motivation was money. My main motivation is telling the story in my head, and having people who can relate to it at a level where they enjoy it so much that they want to be my fan or want to leave me a five-star review somewhere-- doesn't matter where. Even if they just send me a message. That's the reason why I write books. So, with all the talk about money and sales that I do [in these videos], that [motivation] is the underlying reason why I do this. And so, it can hurt if somebody doesn't relate to your book, and you don't get the reaction that you're looking for... ...My ARC readers were not as pleased about [one of my books] as my wider fan group, and it took me a really long time to realize that... The lesson that it taught me is: I wrote that book because... I knew that there was somebody out there who was going to relate to it, and I expected it to be a very small proportion of my fans-- and so it was quite a nice surprise to realize that most of my fans got it. And they loved it.
"...[Another book that I wrote] got a lot of one-stars... but I don't care, and I want to tell you why I don't care. The reason why I don't care, is because I wrote that book for somebody-- and if you didn't like it, I didn't write it for you. So your opinion doesn't matter. Okay? I think you need to understand that as an author: that you're writing this book- hopefully for yourself, but also for somebody like yourself- who gets the message underneath. If somebody reads it and doesn't get your message: who cares? ...As long as somebody does read it and gets the message, you did your job and you did it well. ...When you're looking at these reviews, [just remember that] if you can write a really controversial book... and get a really good negative review that can keep readers away, that's the best you can hope for from a one-star review.
"...This business can tear you down. If you believe every one-star review you get, you will go crazy and get depressed. ...If you are happy with your story, don't even look at [the negative reviews]. Now, if you are lacking in [skill sets as a writer], then you can get a lot out of a negative review that can help you. ...I would not push 'publish' on a book if I didn't have the structure right, at least; so I don't care about negative reviews. [The same thing is true for you:] if you work on your craft and you get to the point where you know how to set up a story properly and can execute it with average competency, you don't need to care about what those people think, either. ...I'm certainly not against negative reviews. Like I said, I think they're a good deterrent for people who are not a good match for your book. I'm sure that... [the negative] review [I described before] kept a lot of people away who would also have left one-star reviews, so that was great. So they serve a purpose. But you should not take anything... that those people say in those reviews personally. Not one thing. Because people leave reviews for a lot of reasons-- and most of them have nothing to do with you. Most of them are because they have a need to be negative that day. A need to tell somebody how much they disliked this, how bad this writing was, or any other number of things. So please keep that in mind as you go forward in your career. The one-stars are never what define you. It's only fans that write the five-stars that matter."
- J.A. Huss, Successful Release Strategy for Authors, Part Five and Part Five-B
New Releases"[Especially if you create 'boosted' posts], make your picture [in it] fun and interesting. Make people want to look twice. That's the main goal. To get some attention. ...I know that's not a sale. But still: people stopped. They looked at the picture. They saw all of my books lined up. Maybe they looked at my cute living room. And then they took the time to click 'Like' on the picture. And I think that's a win, even if you don't get a sale. You're getting your name out there-- it's just buzz."
Sales/Discounts"The minute you put that book on sale, your opportunities dwindle. ...When you're planning what you're going to do for marketing, I always ask myself, 'what are my fans going to think of this?' It's funny, because I don't ask myself that when I write the book. I never really ask myself 'what [are they] going to think of this book?,' because I don't care. But I do ask myself that when I'm marketing to them. Because, I don't want to annoy them. This is why I'm not into the Newsletter thing, and why I don't put up a lot of blog posts. Once a week is a lot for me. ...I have so many things that I want to blog about right now, because I've had three audio books released [recently]... but I don't want to overwhelm people... I always ask myself, 'what are my fans going to think about this blog post, newsletter, or Facebook post?' While I don't care during release week- because it's a one-week strategy, and I think they'll deal with it- I don't [post that often]... all the time. ...I always ask myself, 'Am I going to get something back if I bug my fans for this?' And if I decide the answer is 'yes,' then I go for it-- otherwise, I don't do it. If I don't need it, I don't do it."
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New Entry for Today
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Hi friends!!
I mentioned before, in a Status update, that I've fallen behind but am working to catch up. Well, this is... ...still true!! I guess, at least, now you know that I wasn't lying. ...
The six-month timeframe for the Stray Stories Contest has finally expired... over a month ago. Thank you to LadyIcepaw, Sereida-Arts, and myrianabelle for all of your efforts in creating contest entries!! ^___^ I so appreciate you and your works-- thank you!!!!!
I mentioned in the original contest rules that with fewer entrants I can make prizes for all contestants. So please be on the lookout for a Note from me, asking for which prize(s) you would like to receive! ^_^
One last note: if anyone is interested, I've posted an article on jetmalek.com that is a tribute to Rebecca Sugar and Steven Universe; it can be found here: www.jetmalek.com/su-article-1-… Pages 1 and 2 of it are complete. I will be finishing up Page 3 and updating that within the week! The article should be complete once I finish Page 3.
Thanks for all of your patience with me!
Sincerely,
Jeanette (aka JetMalek)
I mentioned before, in a Status update, that I've fallen behind but am working to catch up. Well, this is... ...still true!! I guess, at least, now you know that I wasn't lying. ...
The six-month timeframe for the Stray Stories Contest has finally expired... over a month ago. Thank you to LadyIcepaw, Sereida-Arts, and myrianabelle for all of your efforts in creating contest entries!! ^___^ I so appreciate you and your works-- thank you!!!!!
I mentioned in the original contest rules that with fewer entrants I can make prizes for all contestants. So please be on the lookout for a Note from me, asking for which prize(s) you would like to receive! ^_^
One last note: if anyone is interested, I've posted an article on jetmalek.com that is a tribute to Rebecca Sugar and Steven Universe; it can be found here: www.jetmalek.com/su-article-1-… Pages 1 and 2 of it are complete. I will be finishing up Page 3 and updating that within the week! The article should be complete once I finish Page 3.
Thanks for all of your patience with me!
Sincerely,
Jeanette (aka JetMalek)
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Courage
4 min read
A fun and silly video that I made...!
I really hope you enjoy~
Length: approximately 49 seconds
This is the first time I've ever recorded myself, edited the recording, made background music, and added voiceovers in Japanese and English.
Wow-- so different. So fun!!
This video goes with:
-----Stray Stories Contest: Still Ongoing!-----
*EDIT: It looks like this will take too many steps to correct the links to my website found in the below "Stray Stories Contest" description. So if you wouldn't mind... Please let me know if you have any questions, & I will get back to you as soon as I can!
Entries So Far:
by 
LadyIcepaw
Sereida-Arts
I really hope you enjoy~
Length: approximately 49 seconds
This is the first time I've ever recorded myself, edited the recording, made background music, and added voiceovers in Japanese and English.
Wow-- so different. So fun!!
This video goes with:
-----Stray Stories Contest: Still Ongoing!-----
*EDIT: It looks like this will take too many steps to correct the links to my website found in the below "Stray Stories Contest" description. So if you wouldn't mind... Please let me know if you have any questions, & I will get back to you as soon as I can!
Stray Stories Contest#1: Nov 8 2016 - May 9 2017Thanks everyone!!! ^_^
In honor of NaNoWriMo , I wanted to encourage creativity by starting a contest. But if no one wants a contest, then why bother making it??? >u<
So: In last week's poll, I asked if 1 or more of you might be interested. I really appreciated reading your honest feedback!
---Since we're a small group: Prizes available for all participants.---
Only if it's a big group, will I have to switch to a "1st Place," "2nd Place," "3rd Place" system. Will let you know if that happens!
-Stray Stories Contest #1-----------------------
We all have thoughts. Many kinds of thoughts.
We just can't think of them all at once.
When we let go of any of our thoughts, we release them from our minds:
We forget. We disbelieve. We aren't aware. We don't want to know.
All of those thoughts- or the things that we put out of our minds- go to live in a world, called
Entries So Far:
by LadyIcepaw Contest Entry_ The luckiestYou vaguely remember than in another world you are the bad guy of the story, your friends remember as well, so does your family. It happens sometimes, you don’t blame them, they can’t fully forget it, sometimes you enter the room, just to see them flinch, or sometimes they just stare in disbelief, only to apologize, and avert your gaze.by
They are others, they carry a similar burden within themselves, people you’ve loved, you’ve fought, you’ve passed by. People that seem just a bit off, whose perfect facade can fall for just a second a villain who shows mercy for a fraction of a second, who smiles for an instant, with the vague knowledge than in another time, another world they where your greatest ally, your greatest friend, your...
Sometimes the fear of turning to what you could have been is to much, sometimes you see yourself, the other yourself, all the others. They are still changing, they sometimes appear, sometimes they talk to you, those times they ar
Sereida-Arts
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