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WILDZOO: Keke's Tall Tails # 3
by Vela
I recommend starting with issue #1
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Happy #Sundog ! Issue # 3 is out! #Storytelling #Art #Comic #Manga #Wildzoo #Animals #Worldbuilding #Summercamp2025
Hello fellow Animals! I said I was going to stop the art part, but I absolutely CANNOT. Its is habitual. Im not mad.. I'm angry! lol
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WILDZOO: Keke's Tall Tails # 3
I recommend starting with issue #1
[/https://www.worldanvil.com/w/wildzoo-velawolf/a/wildzoo3A-keke-s-tall-tails-233-article]Use this link for issue #3
WILDZOO: Keke's Tall Tails # 3
I recommend starting with issue #1
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SUMMER 2024 UPDATE (let's wrap it all up in one go!)
TL;DR
- I finished Summer Camp with the Copper as planned!
- in playing life I rolled a critical FAIL twice in a row but topped it with a critical SUCCESS
- I'm tired... I need vacation...
Summer Camp
Thankfully, the preparations I made during the first week paid off. I was able to use all of the stubs to create articles that were enough to satisfy my nerdy perfectionism. In the process I learned to count to eight, as well, and the revelation of having three not four articles gave me a chill for a hot minute!
But all is well that ends well! I made it through and the Copper badge is mine! Some small things have appeared in the heat of it all -- one of the place names (Æchinnen) is the first Old Savenian word to trace it's origin back to Ašu. The conlanging part was pretty enjoyable and it sprouted new ideas on the ancient past of the world -- how to go from a tonal, mesopotamian-like language to a celtic-sounding one, while retaining the meaning? Hopefully more on the topic soon™.
How I rolled FAIL, FAIL, SUCCESS in life in one week
Life ain't sunshine and rainbows would be one thing and understandable, but twice in a row in a short time subverted by expectations. The first week of June welcomed me with a handful of surprizes:
- my employer decided to stop employing me
- my family member was unexpectedly taken to the hospital
- my mortgage was finally paid
Admittedly, no. 2 was the one that was the toughest to chew. As the leave from the hospital coincided with the Summer Camp Prep and later on with the Summer Camp itself it needed to be shelved. The situation demanded a bit of playing hide and seek with my job loss to not make the things worse. It involved daily visits for as long as needed, a frickin' massive ton of commuting though a loud city in a frickin' hot summer. I expected to last until the end but at the end of the day it left me too exhausted both, physically and emotionally to even consider opening the laptop.
No. 1 was pretty bad on its own -- it was hard not to take it personally, even though it was my position that was not needed anymore, not me [i[per se. My team-mates were extremely supportive at that time and when the notice period was over (it was three months!) we all almost forgot about it and shared a few laughs, despite being sad a little. I'm going to miss them. It still feels bizarre to not kick off the weeks with meetings and oscillate between remote and on-site. To kill time I've sat down to some Docker projects, one WA-related. I do hope to be able to use it as soon as possible, but life can be surprizing and I treat these projects as something special to do in spare time rather than full-time commitments.
And last, but not least, as a cherry on top, with two disasters at hand there's the heart-lightening news of finally paid mortgage. Is it of the same caliber as the former? No... But it was enough to make me feel less insecure. It also meant I could focus on the problems at hand, no. 2 in particular, and on vacation and rest thanks to the abundance of time from no. 1. I am omitting the complexities here, but they would make the story drag unnecessarily...
I write and share it all, because I think it comes with a lining, silver or otherwise. Firstly, I learned my new limits and what my priorities are in times of a shit ton of stress. Secondly, it made me appreciate life and the quality of it a lot more. And as much as I see it a cliche story-wise, it's an experience I learned to appreciate more, emotionally speaking, now that it's become part of my life's story as well. Thirdly, and finally, it taught me the importance of being able to jump between tasks, a thing or two I neglected these past years. And for many reasons, likely some spectrum related, it brings me great joy to just dance between several tasks.
Now that the worst is over, positively speaking, I can finally have some well-deserved rest. There's a job to find, yeah, sure... But before that I'll go and relax with the abundance of spare time, without the overtowering shadow of mortgage to spoil my sleep.
Good luck with your worldbuilding and take care! #MontlyUpdate #SummerUpdate #SummerCamp
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Tales from Aran'sha - August 2024
Ahlan wa sahlan, my dearest friends! It's been another month and each month seems to be crazier than the one before. Today, we'll bring new stories and tales from #Aransha. Summercamp has come and gone and now..we reaped our rewards. Take a seat in the shadows, have an iced tea and lets recap august!
I did not expect the incredible outpour of love I received this month. Not only did I make it onto three shortlists ( that I know of) and was mentioned in an incredible 33 reading challenges - no, all of you had one more surprise for me in store.
Just when the award ceremony was almost over you people hit me with the "Most Improved" Award.
I kinda blanked out for few seconds when that happened. at me screen and struggled to find words to write (I still am). So: let me just say thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you.
And while we are speaking of thanking people - Aran'sha hit 100 subscribers! Thats an incredible milestone that I did not expect to reach for quite a while- but you brought me from 50 subscribers to 100 in just 2 months! And all of that before Aran'sha turned one year.So again, thanks to everyone who took the time to read, like or subscribe to my tales. I appreciate every single one of you.
Whats up next? Well, I've not forgotten any of the ideas from last month. So there's that and of course Mystember. We will travel a bit more into the plains and learn about the gnoll bonespeakers, maybe do some culinary exploration and I will revamp a few categories. And finally, this is the time to get some of my TTRPG houserules on paper.
What is the series about you ask? All things competitions.Everything from what judges may expect from youto handling planning and pressure, Catoblepon will guide you trough and offer you ideas and suggestions. So, click the link below and learn a bit more what it means to enter competitions:
#Summercamp Aftermath
Just when the award ceremony was almost over you people hit me with the "Most Improved" Award.
I kinda blanked out for few seconds when that happened. at me screen and struggled to find words to write (I still am). So: let me just say thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you.
Subscriber Madness
Upcoming #unofficialchallenge !
And now we hit our third milestone to top it all off:
Aran'sha is turning one year!
And to celebrate that I'll be hosting my very own challenge:Even more stuff!
Tales from distant lands...
This time I have two shining jewels for you!
Firstly, there is this helpful gem:
An article series written by Catoblepon, known for the wonderful worlds "Shattered" and "Iphars"(if you dont know them yet, what are you waiting for?). What is the series about you ask? All things competitions.Everything from what judges may expect from youto handling planning and pressure, Catoblepon will guide you trough and offer you ideas and suggestions. So, click the link below and learn a bit more what it means to enter competitions:
And here is our second gem of the month:
Written by the talented CrazyEddie, this months fantastic world will keep you reading for hours:
In the world of Koria, an unstable peace exists among people since the Spiral, a bottomless abyss opened. Demons emerged, causing chaos and havoc until they could be pushed back and the Black Fortress was built to contain them. Now, life continues outside the fortress in an unstable peace, while inside, Mortal Gods battle for glory and survival.
And this is the end of todays story! See you next month with new tales from Aran'sha. And if you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to dm me or leave a comment - I'd love to hear from you!
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SummerCamp 2024 badges looking nice on my profile
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Still Shocked That I Won One
Well, I guess I can count that as a really successful #SummerCamp, although I already did. I was able to do quite a bit of worldbuilding and starting to flesh out Azarth into more of a real place. Still lots to do, but I'm proud of what I accomplished. The cherry on top of it all was having the winning article for "the practices and ceremonies of worship," especially since I struggled with it at first, and even had Janet, Dimitris, and the Twitch chat workshop it with me to get some ideas flowing!
Judge tlcassis said "'Rite of Tiage-Gen' by Nightflyer0ne completely sucks you into the world of [Azarth] from the very first sentence. Druail Sandrine, the main character, speaks reflectively of how [she] feels when [she] leads this rite, and we see - no we feel - just how much this ceremony matters to [her]. It's compelling. Worship matters to billions of people in the world, and when you read this piece you catch a glimpse of why. If you want to make your world matter write like this." I'm awed and humbled by this feedback, and especially that I came out ahead of better formatted articles and such. No, there was no way to tell that Druail Sandrine was female in the article. I'll have to see if I can convey that somehow, I don't think there was a link to her article, which might have given that info in the mouseover. Anyway, the point is that I'm still gobsmacked from actually winning a prompt! Thanks to tlcassis for choosing my article, I know there were some heavy hitters on that short list, with better looking articles.
Judge tlcassis said "'Rite of Tiage-Gen' by Nightflyer0ne completely sucks you into the world of [Azarth] from the very first sentence. Druail Sandrine, the main character, speaks reflectively of how [she] feels when [she] leads this rite, and we see - no we feel - just how much this ceremony matters to [her]. It's compelling. Worship matters to billions of people in the world, and when you read this piece you catch a glimpse of why. If you want to make your world matter write like this." I'm awed and humbled by this feedback, and especially that I came out ahead of better formatted articles and such. No, there was no way to tell that Druail Sandrine was female in the article. I'll have to see if I can convey that somehow, I don't think there was a link to her article, which might have given that info in the mouseover. Anyway, the point is that I'm still gobsmacked from actually winning a prompt! Thanks to tlcassis for choosing my article, I know there were some heavy hitters on that short list, with better looking articles.
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Updated: My Most Liked Articles
Now that #SummerCamp is over, I've updated my page listing the articles that have received the most likes - if you are interested in what people have most enjoyed from The Million Islands, check it out!
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Reading challenge article - Summer Camp 2024
I've finally written up my reading challenge article :D
#SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp #summercamp #summercamp2024
#SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp #summercamp #summercamp2024
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Shortlist for SC24 prompt 18!
I sponsored a prompt for summercamp this year and like usual my sibling helped me judge it. You can check out the Shortlist for SC24 prompt 18 over here:
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024
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Summer Camp Judging and Reading Challenge done!
I used some articles from the A document that changed the course history category as my reading challenge list. Have a look. Shortlist and reading challenge list here:
Next up: I still need to judge the TuneJune entries. I have not forgotten you, guys. :)
#SummerCamp2024 #TuneJune2024
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State of the Manifold - August 2024 (Summer’s End Edition)
Howdy all,
#SummerCamp2024 is done, but the festivities aren’t over yet! The biggest project I worked on this month was the annual Summer Camp Reading Challenge. There were a lot of great articles to cover and it was hard to pick which ones to review, but I may do a few more before the challenge is over. I’m happy to report that finishing this included re-evaluating my New Year's Resolutions and discovering that I’ve already crossed the completion threshold on at least one of them. Hello 100k words! You can check out my challenge page here:
I also put out a few other articles this month that weren’t challenge related. Some examples include:
Anyways, that’s all for now. Have you completed your Reading Challenge, and what were some of the highlights you encountered in your travels? Did you have a particular article you liked reading/writing that I should take a look at. Let me know in the comments, and have a great day!
Regards, BCGR_Wurth
#SummerCamp2024 is done, but the festivities aren’t over yet! The biggest project I worked on this month was the annual Summer Camp Reading Challenge. There were a lot of great articles to cover and it was hard to pick which ones to review, but I may do a few more before the challenge is over. I’m happy to report that finishing this included re-evaluating my New Year's Resolutions and discovering that I’ve already crossed the completion threshold on at least one of them. Hello 100k words! You can check out my challenge page here:
I also put out a few other articles this month that weren’t challenge related. Some examples include:
Anyways, that’s all for now. Have you completed your Reading Challenge, and what were some of the highlights you encountered in your travels? Did you have a particular article you liked reading/writing that I should take a look at. Let me know in the comments, and have a great day!
Regards, BCGR_Wurth
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Meet the Holistic Conclave
This was made for one of the wild card prompts for #SummerCamp2024 as one of the sponsored prompts didnt interest me at the time. After #summercamp is concluded, I plan to do more with this faction in the future
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Vehicle technology that crosses multiple environments....
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Might as well share some articles I've created....
Hello everyone.
After doing 32 prompts for #SummerCamp2024 and posting my #summercamp reading challenge entry, I was wondering what could I do while I await the official awards ceremony. Well, one thing I've decided is to share different articles that I've made for this year's summercamp. I don't know how often I'll do this honestly. Per week or per day? Still deciding. In the meantime, here's an article on a piece of technology from my world.
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Post-Summer Camp in the Owlworks!
by Strixxline
Hard-Fought Diamond
I can't overstate how proud I am of myself for keeping up with my diamond goal this year! It was a tough month, full of setbacks, illnesses, and hectic schedules. Low energy all around, and a shortage of time... it's a wonder I was able to do as much as I did! I have the community to thank for that, I think. Whether it's the regulars who join me in my writing streams, or the lovely beans who live in the SummerCamp channel on the Discord server, all of the encouraging voices sure kept me feeling like I could make it through, no matter what tried to hold me back! In the end, I achieved less than I originally set out to do, but I didn't spare a lick of stress over that fact. I earned the badge I yearned for, and it came to me in a place of joy and fun! What more could I ask for? It's just a shame that most of my article editing will have to wait until after the awards ceremony.New World Love
This was my first year running through a major event with more than one world at my disposal! My ability to jump between realms to find the perfect fit for each prompt added a whole new element of fun that I never got to experience before! I can't wait to turn many of the new articles that spawned during Summer Camp into fleshed out concepts and ideas to bring some proper life to Ayun Sovos! New art is coming soon for my bright new world! Plus, a new installment of the Path to Adventure prose series that I kicked off the world with! Come tune in this Saturday on Twitch to see the art being wrapped up! :DMy progress bars for the event have been updated! This was such a cute visual for my event completion :) I invite you to give my articles a visit! Much love from your Feral Sovereign, Strixxline
#SummerCamp #TheOwlworks #SummmerCamp2024 #SharetheLove #CampFeral #DewyDiamonds
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Affiliate Anniversary Twitch LiveStream!
Planning on posting my August schedule soon (although we're already half through the month) but my Affiliate Anniversary is TODAY and I figured I shouldn't miss it. Join me and @handsomecohost for fun, games, prizes, chatting, and secrets in ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM THE TIMESTAMP OF THIS POST! Wednesday, August 14, 2024 starting at 8am ET. Bits, gifts, subs, and donations will extend the stream! https://www.twitch.tv/wordigirl
#twitchstream #readingchallenge #summercamp
#twitchstream #readingchallenge #summercamp
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July Update + Summer Camp
Greetings.
And with that, the Summer Camp is over.
What I've been
Summer Camp
First of all, I manage to reach my main goal at COPPER! Secondly, I've submitted a total of 16 prompts all across my main three worlds, meaning I've stretched my goal up to SILVER! What a great challenge despite facing a drag during halfway and sprint the rest hours before the deadline, but it was fun journey all along.
If you want something to read for leisure or the Reading Challenge (may join) feel free to see all things I made. I'll be appreciated :D
Other then that, I finally finished the main article for my main religion! I hope I can write all the deities by the end of the year, or maybe all of them in WorldEmber :D
Artfight
In case you didn't know, Artfight is the annual art competition where everyone draw somebody's art (Attacks) as for them to draw yours back (Revenges). It hold every July - like the Summer Camp! I joined the Team Stardust and had been drawing a total of 3 arts. It's fewer than I expected but it's very fun and I can't wait to join it again next year!
August Plan
As you might know from several of my prompts, Terraloga was flash-forwarded! The world has been progress for 30 years, meaning anything has to be changed, including major history events. I'll spend most of the month updating old articles - while choosing carefully to add new one if necessary, which I'll keep notifying. And if you follow me on my discord server you can find its whole list of published articles, my old monthly updates, artworks from the past, and work in progress (P.S. the server is still incomplete)
- Major Lore update on Terraloga
- Reading Challenge
- Revamp my other worlds (if possible)
Best wishes
Adchie
#monthlyUpdate #SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024
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Copper achieved & ready for more action!
Maha Aehir, I reached my personal Copper goal! Wished to write more, but it’s rough writing when you’re on holiday with family :s I just let the inspiration flow ^^
So feel free to discover 9 new articles for the Alvunne Saga.
It’s so much fun to see my world grow and I thank World Anvil for the inspiring prompts this Summer Camp. My first #SummerCamp ^^
I’ll start the reading challenge on my stream tomorrow: https://www.twitch.tv/aldus_ken Other info: https://linktr.ee/aldus_ken
So feel free to discover 9 new articles for the Alvunne Saga.
It’s so much fun to see my world grow and I thank World Anvil for the inspiring prompts this Summer Camp. My first #SummerCamp ^^
I’ll start the reading challenge on my stream tomorrow: https://www.twitch.tv/aldus_ken Other info: https://linktr.ee/aldus_ken
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My articles for #SummerCamp2024
This has been a very successful sumercamp for me!. I only expected to achieve silver but I managed to get gold. And the more I look to many of my entries the more I realized I'm slowly improving, both with my drawing and my CSS skills . Some prompts were really hard to answer and others I didn't manage to answer them because either I didn't have time or I didn't have any idea of what to write for them. But for the ones I wrote, I'm very proud of them, and I can't wait to add some nice art for the ones I didn't have time to polish!. Anyway, I sincerely hope you achieve your goals during this SC 2024 and had fun taking part in it. I leave you here an article with all my Summer Camp entries just in case you want to read some of them for your Reading Challenges! (Which if you do, I would be very honoured!).
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The Final #SummerCamp2024 Roundup!
Well, the time has come and gone everybody! For each and everyone of you, great work! Yes, even you person who might not have reached their goal or been super proud of your end product, the fact you made any sort of attempt is admirable and deserves praise!
As for me, I'm proud that I went above and beyond my goal, not only getting Silver, not only getting all the way to Diamond, but finishing each and every prompt this event gave us, and I gotta say I feel pretty dang good about most of them! This summer has given me a lot to think about, and as we go into the reading challenge, I'm going to be doing a lot of thinking behind the scenes as to where I go from here.
But, that's enough about my thoughts, here are the Final Nine Prompts I did post-Diamond Wave, which includes the two bonus prompts we got for the last week AND the previous wave prompts I skipped over for various reasons! Thank you in advance for reading, and I can't wait to read y'all's work too!
As for me, I'm proud that I went above and beyond my goal, not only getting Silver, not only getting all the way to Diamond, but finishing each and every prompt this event gave us, and I gotta say I feel pretty dang good about most of them! This summer has given me a lot to think about, and as we go into the reading challenge, I'm going to be doing a lot of thinking behind the scenes as to where I go from here.
But, that's enough about my thoughts, here are the Final Nine Prompts I did post-Diamond Wave, which includes the two bonus prompts we got for the last week AND the previous wave prompts I skipped over for various reasons! Thank you in advance for reading, and I can't wait to read y'all's work too!
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Tales from Aran'sha - July 2024
Ahlan wa sahlan, my dear friends! Once again I bring new stories and tales from #Aransha. Summercamp has come and gone and the sands have been blessed. Take a seat in the shadows, have an iced tea and lets recap July!
If you want a taste of Aran'sha, I especially recommend these three:
I could have not done half of it without my accountability buddy Koragath, who was not only a great brainstorming partner but also a betatester for my articles more than once. Thank you again (also, check out Gokrenxia, its gotten even more incredible during Summercamp!
#Summercamp
My first summercamp - it was certainly a wild ride with unexpected prompts, strange turns and a lot of cool ideas being spawned. After the dust settled, I reached GOLD - instead of the bronze I had aimed for. And while at it, I had created some really important articles for my world - want to know which ones? Look here: Tyrdals Summercamp PageIf you want a taste of Aran'sha, I especially recommend these three:
The Eclipse
Mirah Al'kadir
The End of Days: A Shattered Land
I could have not done half of it without my accountability buddy Koragath, who was not only a great brainstorming partner but also a betatester for my articles more than once. Thank you again (also, check out Gokrenxia, its gotten even more incredible during Summercamp!
Reading Challenge! #whatIamReading
So, now we go on to the reading challenge - I've so, so many articles to read (915 notifications to be accurate), but I'll do my best. I already have some articles in mind that blew me away, but I also want to find some small, new worlds that don't have many followers yet. There are incredible stories out there - go find them! Expect a reading challenge article in a few days - and until then check out the astonishing work of Satrium made to track who's mentioned in those reading challenge articles - you can find it here.Even more stuff!
Whats up next? Well, Aran'sha is going places. I have gotten so many ideas trough summercamp, I hardly know where to start. New CSS ideas, Layouts, templates. As for content, expect to hear more about the - Children of the plains out west, the kaharan people, the pantheon... and I still have to do all the things from my pledge! In a slightly unrelated note - my challenge is coming along nicely, I'm already pondering badges - so expect that to be a thing soon!Tales from distant lands...
Our time, my dear friends, draws to a close already. But I would not dare letting you go without a taste from the wondrous worlds that are out there: My friends, tonight we will visit a (few of a) million islands- written by Demongrey - he has a new article every single day for over a year now! His wonderful world has everything an explorer could wish for - strange new vistas, new people, ancient and new sights that awe and shock. There are a million island in the great ring - and every single one is different, beautiful and stranger than the one before. So, join me while we begin a journey beyond the frontier, into a world where even belief is more than you think... See you next month with new tales from Aran'sha! And if you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to dm me or leave a comment - I'd love to hear from you!
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First Summer Camp Round-Up: Articles I'm most proud of! Plus: A week of R&R (Reading & Relaxation)
What a wonderful month it's been! My only regret is not discovering this community sooner. My writing skills have come a long way this season and I'm so thankful for your part in that!
I've got my morning coffee beside me and I'm excitedly working my way through my notifications. I expect it will take me a week or so to read through everything and pick my favourites. In the mean time, here are a few of my SC articles I'm particularly proud of.
I've grown so fond of this subplot it might end up with its own novella, or even novel. A story of (failed) inter-species diplomacy in an exotic new world.
I largely write in an encyclopedic style, so it's fun to write in prose. This story really flowered from the initial concept, and I even got a bit misty-eyed writing the last bit. I now cherish this story greatly.
I tried to capture a feeling of grandiosity and deep history here, and I'm proud of the result. Give the song a listen and see how it feels with the ambience!
One of the major goals of my setting is to explore myths & gods in their humble origins, using the styles of magic realism and metarealism. The origin story of my demigod The Skull Knight is, I feel, a successful attempt.
A more thorough exploration of my setting's Early First Age, when the plane first began to be colonized by outsiders. The exploration of colonialism and its effects is another one of my interests.
Anyway, time to get reading. I hope you enjoy your own reading week(s)! ~ Alan
#summercamp #summercamp2024 #sc2024
I've got my morning coffee beside me and I'm excitedly working my way through my notifications. I expect it will take me a week or so to read through everything and pick my favourites. In the mean time, here are a few of my SC articles I'm particularly proud of.
I've grown so fond of this subplot it might end up with its own novella, or even novel. A story of (failed) inter-species diplomacy in an exotic new world.
I largely write in an encyclopedic style, so it's fun to write in prose. This story really flowered from the initial concept, and I even got a bit misty-eyed writing the last bit. I now cherish this story greatly.
I tried to capture a feeling of grandiosity and deep history here, and I'm proud of the result. Give the song a listen and see how it feels with the ambience!
One of the major goals of my setting is to explore myths & gods in their humble origins, using the styles of magic realism and metarealism. The origin story of my demigod The Skull Knight is, I feel, a successful attempt.
A more thorough exploration of my setting's Early First Age, when the plane first began to be colonized by outsiders. The exploration of colonialism and its effects is another one of my interests.
Anyway, time to get reading. I hope you enjoy your own reading week(s)! ~ Alan
#summercamp #summercamp2024 #sc2024
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Posted my Summer Camp Wrapup
I found a lot to love in the articles people wrote this year; you can take a look at some of my favorites in the Wrapup!
#SummerCamp
#SummerCamp
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16 SC2024 articles, 16k words. All the things!
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Let's read!
It's that time again - summer camp is over and there are so many great articles to read, comment on, love and present.
I'm happy to be able to throw my own 10 articles into the ring. My recommendations are Homo Elaqitanii, Mirror Gates, Mirror Cloud Paths and The Legends of the five Realms - all very important articles for my novel project. If you're still looking for something for your reading list, I would of course be delighted if you chose something here. Don't be afraid to leave a comment.
Enjoy reading, oh and if you have an article you're proud of, comment on this post with a message and I'll stop by.
#summercamp, #readingchallenge
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Made diamond for the first time!
I hope you all had a good summer camp! I wrote 32 prompts, which is an achievement since I haven't done that before. Gold's my usual goal. All three of my worlds got love this time, which was nice. Once judging's done, I'm hoping to go back and do some better artwork for the more important articles.
#summercamp2024
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And now, on to the reading part of Summer Camp.
Kwyn
#summercamp2024
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And now, on to the reading part of Summer Camp.
Kwyn
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Summer Camp Readings!
Got my Reading Challenge article done last night! Had a busy day yesterday and missed stream, but managed to squeeze this in before I went to sleep. Check out ten articles that I enjoyed from Summer Camp, and four worlds that I was enthralled by, too!
#mochievements #SummerCamp
#mochievements #SummerCamp
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Summer Camp 24 - Favourite Articles I Wrote
Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a great #SummerCamp! Mine went very well; I wrote 42 articles and I'm very happy with them and all the art and silly little doodles I've been able to addto them :D
My favourites are:
My main character for this new world: Lady Olénie of Glass, an article with a lot of art that I like.
Magic system: Glass and Magic Lenses explaining how they are used to transform magic wavelengths and cast spell, and Runes, explaining how this symbolic writing system works and how it's linked to magic. I love how I've developed this system and how well I managed to make the hard rules work!
The past of my world: Dragonic magic manifestations, explaining how the emperors used to invoke dragon constructs to fight their enemies and how this ended up killing them and ending the empire, and The Last Emperor's Experimental Notes, which details the last experiments carried out by the emperors before their fall. These two were a real surprise, as I really don't like vehicle prompts, but then this sparked an idea that is now fundamental to the past of the city and current days' politics.
Animals: Painted magpie, clever animals whose love of pretty colours is being exploited to pollinate flowers, and Tower cats, the little bosses of the city who keeps it free from vermin and dangerous magical creatures. Those two are just fun and cute articles.
Full list of my articles: Summer Camp 2024
#SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp #summercamp #summercamp2024
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Final few Summercamp Prompts
#SummerCamp Stuff!
So I ended up having a bit of a mini-theme to the articles I did during the final week of #SummerCamp24 (none of which were actually final week prompts...) - focusing a bit more on the cultural quirks of Amaya, which is my primary setting.
A Myth about Food
Well, a myth about a feast anyway? The Guest's Uprising - the story of how the great House of Asther came to seize power from the previous royal family... via betrayal during a welcoming feast week.
[B]A Profession Considered Dirty
A dirty job (spying) done by "dirty" things (...rats... insects... pigeons... raccoons... cats are pretty clean, though.)
A Ritual that represents moral decay.
A week-long festival celebrating the Guest's Uprising event. Includes a good deal of usually illegal activity, debauchery, general decadence and, of course... the celebration of a betrayal.
Finally, I have an index of all the SC'24 articles that I did!
The last three articles are far rougher than the previous ones, since I didn't finish them until 9 hours before the event ended! But they're still there, and fairly important for the culture of my beloved Amaya. I'll have to clean them up and fancy them up later.
It's also always interesting to write things around Samael because there's just a lot going on there. I'm gonna need to take a week off from work to write his article, clearly.
I don't normally do global posts, and I don't know if I'll continue to do them on a non-event-related basis as they make me a bit nervous.
I might!
But if not, see you all in... I don't know, WorldEmber?
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39 prompts done, and with that Summer Camp 2024 concludes for me
I didn't have time to get all 42 and my last few buzzer beater entries probably need some polishing.
I had a lot of fun doing this. On the off chance someone wants to read my entries. Here they are with brief descriptions and mild commentary
#summercamp2024
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Go Copper!
My pledge for #Summercamp2024 was for Gold, but my July didn't go as expected and I had to euthanise my beautiful dog best friend and writing buddy unexpectedly.
I still managed to get to copper today, and I'm pretty happy with most of what I wrote! I'll probably expand all of these once the judging is over, but I'm glad I tried to get some done, and it was great fun writing some things I otherwise wouldn't have thought to write!
Have a read if you've got a moment, a few have some accompanying art too! Looking forward to reading through a bunch of articles tomorrow <3
Weavetearing Rokkai Tea Ceremony: Tchhrro Warbris The Slagpiles Bonemoth Addyl Greattree Ward Jarrstone Island
Happy Summer Camp Finale everyone!
I still managed to get to copper today, and I'm pretty happy with most of what I wrote! I'll probably expand all of these once the judging is over, but I'm glad I tried to get some done, and it was great fun writing some things I otherwise wouldn't have thought to write!
Have a read if you've got a moment, a few have some accompanying art too! Looking forward to reading through a bunch of articles tomorrow <3
Weavetearing Rokkai Tea Ceremony: Tchhrro Warbris The Slagpiles Bonemoth Addyl Greattree Ward Jarrstone Island
Happy Summer Camp Finale everyone!
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Last bit of articles AND good news!
I successfully did 16 articles this year! I was worried I wouldn't and then I just decided on a wildcard and said 'fuck it, let's go'. I would have done one sooner than last minute, but it's been an extremely rough week.
However, before I go into my last articles, I want to share good news! I am setting the date for publishing Inarora's Excursion to be September 22, 2024. So I'm going to be a published author in a little over a month and a half! I'll make a few other posts about it later on.
Anyway, last few articles hath arrived! I do apologize, I don't have much to really say about any of these articles but I am trying lol.
This was kind of inspired by the knowledge that we COULD have a cavity vaccine but they won't let it happen. Which honestly, I could use that vaccine but...anyway...here's the Anti-Cavity Salve LOL.
Illusion Tags. I'm sorry, not sorry, but they were inspired by Naruto. I just thought it was a neat idea. And ofc I took my own creative liberties.
Last one, made with love or hate. Idk, I just threw this together. But it is a very interesting concept so I figured, why the hell not?
Anyway, thank you all for the love you've given my articles this month. Good luck to the other competitors out there. :)
#SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp #summercamp #summercamp2024 #urbanfantasy #fantasy #UrbanFantasy #Publishing
However, before I go into my last articles, I want to share good news! I am setting the date for publishing Inarora's Excursion to be September 22, 2024. So I'm going to be a published author in a little over a month and a half! I'll make a few other posts about it later on.
Anyway, last few articles hath arrived! I do apologize, I don't have much to really say about any of these articles but I am trying lol.
This was kind of inspired by the knowledge that we COULD have a cavity vaccine but they won't let it happen. Which honestly, I could use that vaccine but...anyway...here's the Anti-Cavity Salve LOL.
Illusion Tags. I'm sorry, not sorry, but they were inspired by Naruto. I just thought it was a neat idea. And ofc I took my own creative liberties.
Last one, made with love or hate. Idk, I just threw this together. But it is a very interesting concept so I figured, why the hell not?
Anyway, thank you all for the love you've given my articles this month. Good luck to the other competitors out there. :)
#SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp #summercamp #summercamp2024 #urbanfantasy #fantasy #UrbanFantasy #Publishing
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The worldbuilding I've made during #SummerCamp 2024
While I'm taking a break on doing worldbuilding to recharge, I want to share the articles I've created for this year's #SummerCamp. The list below is the links to the ones that I'm very proud of, some of them you'll find actually link up to articles I've created in the past #worldanvil events:
Collens:
Diastone:
Spirit Lance:
Holistic Conclave:
Zetham Cities:
Paratek Exoarmor:
Ankylos (one of the beast races of my world. Easy guess about what kind...):
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First Summer Camp DONE!!!
I did it! I. DID. IT!
I’m over the moon that I’ve completed my first #summercamp! My goal was to reach Copper, and this was not only my first summer camp but also my debut using World Anvil. It was my first time worldbuilding beyond just characters. Here are some highlights: -In just over a month, I wrote 24,395 words and crafted 79 articles! -I successfully wrapped up my first summer camp! -I had the pleasure of connecting with amazing people both here and on Discord! I hoped to complete all 42 prompts after reaching Silver, but sometimes life has other plans, and that’s okay. My original goal was to achieve Copper, and anything beyond that was a personal bonus with each new prompt I completed. Given my work schedule, moving, and family commitments, this is an incredible accomplishment for me. My prompts might not be perfect, but they’re there, and I know I’ll refine them over time. My next goal is to finish writing the 10 prompts that I have left from summer camp at some point before the end of the year just for fun.
I dedicate all my prompts to: -My mother, who loves hearing my wild fantasy stories and worlds. -My dad, a devoted D&D fan since the 70s, who encouraged me to publish my prompts so he could read them (he really enjoyed the Gundraoid prompt). -My pets, who kept me company through the nights, wagging their tails in support as I wrote. -Every new friend I’ve made in this fantastic community, whose support has been invaluable.
If you are still working on finishing up summer camp, don't give up! I believe in you!
Here is my progress/ prompts if you would like to take a look:
I’m over the moon that I’ve completed my first #summercamp! My goal was to reach Copper, and this was not only my first summer camp but also my debut using World Anvil. It was my first time worldbuilding beyond just characters. Here are some highlights: -In just over a month, I wrote 24,395 words and crafted 79 articles! -I successfully wrapped up my first summer camp! -I had the pleasure of connecting with amazing people both here and on Discord! I hoped to complete all 42 prompts after reaching Silver, but sometimes life has other plans, and that’s okay. My original goal was to achieve Copper, and anything beyond that was a personal bonus with each new prompt I completed. Given my work schedule, moving, and family commitments, this is an incredible accomplishment for me. My prompts might not be perfect, but they’re there, and I know I’ll refine them over time. My next goal is to finish writing the 10 prompts that I have left from summer camp at some point before the end of the year just for fun.
I dedicate all my prompts to: -My mother, who loves hearing my wild fantasy stories and worlds. -My dad, a devoted D&D fan since the 70s, who encouraged me to publish my prompts so he could read them (he really enjoyed the Gundraoid prompt). -My pets, who kept me company through the nights, wagging their tails in support as I wrote. -Every new friend I’ve made in this fantastic community, whose support has been invaluable.
If you are still working on finishing up summer camp, don't give up! I believe in you!
Here is my progress/ prompts if you would like to take a look:
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32 articles created! I have hit Diamond at last!
I've done what I have set out to do for this year's #SummerCamp2024: achieve Diamond by creating 32 articles of worldbuilding. Thankfully, I paced myself so that I can let my creativity flow without pushing too hard. Now, I'm gonna take a break for a while. I know the Summer Reading challenge is coming up, and I'll join in. But for now, I'm taking it easy.
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 28 is Live and Summer Camp Updates
Read Chapter 28 here,
Lapis breaks.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
****
So I've got 27/32 prompts done. My goal was gold, so I have that! I'm going to focus and get the last five done before tomorrow. It will happen: two are written and need art, and if I keep the last three under 1000K, I should be good. I've never hit diamond before, so this will be a first!
I'm proud of my articles. They've risen naturally from the prompts and my world settings. Some are things I should have written about before, so this has been a great opportunity to get them down.
#summercamp #summercamp2024
****
I've hit 806K page views on my World Anvil account! Yes, I'm excited. It means people are reading my stuff! Speaking of which, Ambercaast is coming up on 175K views! I'm so happy to have the World Anvil readership. It keeps my creativity going because I know I'm not writing to the void.
****
After summer camp, I'm planning to focus on
1) getting all my worlds updated with their new themes. Yes, I still haven't settled for one for Lapis of Nicodem, but hey, we'll see what I come up with
2) get the fourth book of Wellsprings Dragons finished
3) judge my entries! There are 212 so far, but I'm not certain how many of them have Challenge turned on. Regardless, I will have a lot of reading this month
4) I really should take a break this month. I need one. Will it happen? ...maybe
****
That's all for this week! Have a great end to summer camp, y'all!
Kwyn
Lapis breaks.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
****
So I've got 27/32 prompts done. My goal was gold, so I have that! I'm going to focus and get the last five done before tomorrow. It will happen: two are written and need art, and if I keep the last three under 1000K, I should be good. I've never hit diamond before, so this will be a first!
I'm proud of my articles. They've risen naturally from the prompts and my world settings. Some are things I should have written about before, so this has been a great opportunity to get them down.
#summercamp #summercamp2024
****
I've hit 806K page views on my World Anvil account! Yes, I'm excited. It means people are reading my stuff! Speaking of which, Ambercaast is coming up on 175K views! I'm so happy to have the World Anvil readership. It keeps my creativity going because I know I'm not writing to the void.
****
After summer camp, I'm planning to focus on
1) getting all my worlds updated with their new themes. Yes, I still haven't settled for one for Lapis of Nicodem, but hey, we'll see what I come up with
2) get the fourth book of Wellsprings Dragons finished
3) judge my entries! There are 212 so far, but I'm not certain how many of them have Challenge turned on. Regardless, I will have a lot of reading this month
4) I really should take a break this month. I need one. Will it happen? ...maybe
****
That's all for this week! Have a great end to summer camp, y'all!
Kwyn
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The Big Four-Two!! Nearly 25,000 words!
My eternal gratitude once again to this wonderful community for this fun and productive summer. With this summer camp I was really able to curb my perfectionism and hammer out a lot of quality writing. Thank you so much!
BANNER COLLECTION
My free-to-use, public domain banner collection is now up to 70 images from the original 30! I have also made a "NEW" section for regular visitors to know the recent additions from the old ones.
ARTICLES
A artificial, hydrid species -- Brackish Taro
A tradition that represents moral decay -- The Children of Ob'Silexia
An animal that feeds on decay -- Oozeëater Anzu
Tech that resists decay -- Body Wardrobes
A degenerative condition -- Sleeping Sickness
A region that's expanding -- Mai Butte
A food valued by travelers -- Ilex Tea
A building meant to be temporary -- The Organ of Clarion Canyon
PREVIOUS ARTICLES
For those who missed them, here too are my Copper & Silver Articles, my Gold Articles and my Diamond Articles.
From the time of my publishing this, we have about a day left! Happy writing everyone!
~ Alan
#summercamp #summercamp2024 #sc2024 #banners
BANNER COLLECTION
My free-to-use, public domain banner collection is now up to 70 images from the original 30! I have also made a "NEW" section for regular visitors to know the recent additions from the old ones.
ARTICLES
For those who missed them, here too are my Copper & Silver Articles, my Gold Articles and my Diamond Articles.
From the time of my publishing this, we have about a day left! Happy writing everyone!
~ Alan
#summercamp #summercamp2024 #sc2024 #banners
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My First Post / Summer Camp Round-up
Hello everyone! I'm so excited to share my first global post. Let me start with a brief introduction:
I'm CoolG, a young amateur writer, artist, worldbuilder and storyteller from Nigeria. I love drawing, writing, coding and sharing my creations with others :D I've been here for almost five months and made three worlds have been made:
1.) Inferncenem: A dark, mysterious and terrifying place filled with raging eternal fires, erupting volcanoes, endless caves and the souls of the damned. But it is also a diverse, incredible, and gorgeous world with thousands of amazing creatures.
2.) Caelumen: A whole other world that exists above the human realm. It is a wonderful paradise "devoid" of sin and full of light, life and eternal pleasure, and boasts many diverse angel ethnicities.
3.) Ysteria (new): A giant forest brought to life and run by witches and inhabited by lots of strange and dangerous creatures.
...And there's more on the way!
Now for the Summer Camp round-up.
I originally pledged Copper but ended up hitting Silver instead! And on my first Summer Camp too! I never though I'd make it this far. When the prep first started, I was really nervous about not having any ideas (this is my first one!) and the first theme didn't ease my nerves. But thankfully, there were lots of people in the community that reassured me, saying I would do great and encouraged me to be creative and write. Now, I have not only reached but surpassed my goal, written great and high-quality (at least in my opinion) articles and fleshed out every world whilst doing so.
To everyone who helped, Mochi, Nincho, Haly, Hanhula, and others too many to name, thank you for making my first Summer Camp awesome <3
Here are all 16 articles:
A tumultuous region prone to natural disasters: The home of sinner souls
An environmental or other large-scale natural disaster: The side effect of a mechanism meant to keep out non-demons
A building associated with joy and fun: The most popular bar in the Beasts Region
A technology used for defense or protection: The only way angels can enter Inferncenem without burning to ashes
A naturally sheltered place: The most beautiful forest one could ever see
A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something: The unit tasked with preventing any more demons attacks
A personal item that keeps you safe: To help children control their magic and use it safely
A species with protective anatomy: Mischievous little devils who love pranks
A charity or other organization focused on doing good: The most powerful and prominent group in Caelumen
An evil spirit, or divine antagonist: God of the Dead and ruler of sinners
A document of spurious or controversial attribution: Rumoured to contain unholy and dangerous information
A relic, or symbol of belief: Must be worn by every angel lest they be seen as heretics
A leader, or high ranking person, in an organisation: The leader of the most powerful organization in Caelumen
A material that is resistant to decay: The most valuable material in Oceanus Agrum and second most valuable in Caelumen
A degenerative disease: The consequence of overusing Decay Magic
A storyteller, author, or bard: Your (the reader) guide through Ysteria!
Have a good one <3 #summercamp
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Found Copper in the Walls — Just in Time!
Good day, everyone! Dawnmaster Smithy here, getting in my 8th and probably final article for #SummerCamp! I released the article for a material resistant to decay, Umbrasilk (originally called Umbersilk) yesterday for my 7th, and today I've hammered out the profession that could be considered dirty—Necromemorian. Both of these can be found below. I think I've only got enough steam for 8 of these bad boys, and I'm happy to receive Copper for my efforts!
I'll definitely be bookmarking, dogearing, etc the one on Necromemorians, as there are a lot of small bits and pieces I'd love to expand upon later. I sure hope everyone has enjoyed their SC experience—I know I have! Now that I've got my personal goal (I forgot to do my HW last month, so no proper pledge, sadly), I'm going to kick back and relax for a bit and read other Anvilite entries to these prompts. Till' the next one;
May the Fadelight illuminate your travels, friends!
#Vasara
#Vasara
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Summer Camp 2024
I aimed for a Copper badge and by golly I got eight drafts posted. It was a really busy month so the articles aren't as finished and polished as I would like, but I set a goal and I met it. Now I can spend August cleaning up. I know I have more to say for a couple of them which is pretty inspiring, and one I already think I might entirely rewrite. Looking forward to reading what other people have done! #SummerCamp2024
ORCS, THOSE WHO ROAM
A Displaced People
ABHORGEN FEVER
A Degenerative Disease
DRAHONACH, THE VALLEY OF DRAGONS
A Naturally Sheltered Place
OBSIDIAN, BORN OF STARS AND DARKNESS
An Evil Spirit, or Divine Antagonist
KALA OF SUNWELL-IN-THE-DESERT
A Storyteller, Author or Bard
ATOS OF RED-SEAT-IN-THE-DESERT
A Character Who Undergoes a Metamorphosis
IRON MOUNTAINS, WHERE THE GIANT SLUMBERS
A Tumultuous Region Prone to Natural Disasters
INADNE DRAGONS, BEASTS OF SKY AND FIRE
A Species With Protective Anatomy
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Gold Achieved! Summer Camp's Complete!
Phew! I set out to join my first #SummerCamp with 8 prompts completed and instead rallied for 24 completed articles! This having been my first writing "assignment" in years, I really enjoyed having quick, specific goals available to achieve. It has really changed the way I will be approaching a lot of my creative endeavors moving forward, which is definitely the biggest victory from this month.
I'm quite proud of what I've put together in these articles. I touched on various subjects I wouldn't normally hit on my own, and it has brought the land of Dendralis so much more to life! The fact that I created imagery for nearly all of these articles (some cover images were used for multiple articles), only adds to the quality of this output. I also dabbled in some minor formatting for the first time that I think really helped with the longer 'wall of text' articles.
With that said, I'll include a few of my favorite articles below, along with my hub page that lists every article written for summer camp. Best of luck to everyone finishing up! I'm going to take some time off before Saturday's stream and the launch of the Reading Challenge.
#SummerCamp2024 #Terramora #TheDudeAbides
I'm quite proud of what I've put together in these articles. I touched on various subjects I wouldn't normally hit on my own, and it has brought the land of Dendralis so much more to life! The fact that I created imagery for nearly all of these articles (some cover images were used for multiple articles), only adds to the quality of this output. I also dabbled in some minor formatting for the first time that I think really helped with the longer 'wall of text' articles.
With that said, I'll include a few of my favorite articles below, along with my hub page that lists every article written for summer camp. Best of luck to everyone finishing up! I'm going to take some time off before Saturday's stream and the launch of the Reading Challenge.
#SummerCamp2024 #Terramora #TheDudeAbides
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Another Quickie
Knocked this quickie together to everyone's disgust, haha. Enjoy:
"OMG walking corpses!"
#summercamp
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Above and Beyond: Diamond & All 42 Prompts!!
I just might be insane or something; in addition to the 42 prompts, there were 22 extras, which means I created a total of 64 (a full stack, lol) new articles this past month!
Well, I certainly went above and beyond my Summer Camp pledge for the Gold badge and managed to achieve Diamond. Not bad for my first Summer Camp!
As always, I've got a more in-depth explanation kind of thing about all of these articles on my Substack, if you're interested.
https://dragonguard.substack.com/p/sc24-wave-4-prompts A list of all the prompts from this whole event are on this page (Prompts and Extras).
The List
Electric Bike
Bleeding Sun Hot Sauce Myth
Scalebreakers
Nyxara
Novascale
Mysteries of the Dragonstone
Draconian Bone
Draconologist
Trial of the Breaker's Flame
Necrodrake
Scale Blight
Laser guided Lightning
Tork Keghart
Duskfire Desert
Ravian Style Chicken
Savage Serpent Alehouse
The Extras (they're all a WIP, not much info on them right now)
Grounds Keeper
Multiplexed Nanobait Viral Detection
Cloudberry
Ravian
Nissov
Urban Gardens
EcoPlate Project
Glimmer
Scarsands Canyon
Drakeball
Namui
Ire
Dragon Quill #SummerCamp
https://dragonguard.substack.com/p/sc24-wave-4-prompts A list of all the prompts from this whole event are on this page (Prompts and Extras).
The List
Electric Bike
Bleeding Sun Hot Sauce Myth
Scalebreakers
Nyxara
Novascale
Mysteries of the Dragonstone
Draconian Bone
Draconologist
Trial of the Breaker's Flame
Necrodrake
Scale Blight
Laser guided Lightning
Tork Keghart
Duskfire Desert
Ravian Style Chicken
Savage Serpent Alehouse
The Extras (they're all a WIP, not much info on them right now)
Grounds Keeper
Multiplexed Nanobait Viral Detection
Cloudberry
Ravian
Nissov
Urban Gardens
EcoPlate Project
Glimmer
Scarsands Canyon
Drakeball
Namui
Ire
Dragon Quill #SummerCamp
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State of the Manifold - July 2024 (#SummerCamp Success Addition)
Howdy all!
Summer Camp 2024 is reaching its conclusion here on World Anvil, and that means I’ve been hard at work on new content for your perusal all month long. By way of an update per this New Year's Resolutions, I’d like to direct your attention to my #WASC24 homework and progress report page:
I’m proud to say that I successfully made it to Diamond this year with 37 articles as of the posting of this update. It looks like my original plan to finish all 42(!) prompts may be out of reach at this point, but there are still a few more days left and the possibilities remain open.
Almost all of my work here on WA this month has tied into Summer Camp, so there isn’t much more to add at present. I’m looking forwards to reading a ton of new articles for the August reading challenge. Onwards!
Regards, BCGR_Wurth.
Summer Camp 2024 is reaching its conclusion here on World Anvil, and that means I’ve been hard at work on new content for your perusal all month long. By way of an update per this New Year's Resolutions, I’d like to direct your attention to my #WASC24 homework and progress report page:
I’m proud to say that I successfully made it to Diamond this year with 37 articles as of the posting of this update. It looks like my original plan to finish all 42(!) prompts may be out of reach at this point, but there are still a few more days left and the possibilities remain open.
Almost all of my work here on WA this month has tied into Summer Camp, so there isn’t much more to add at present. I’m looking forwards to reading a ton of new articles for the August reading challenge. Onwards!
Regards, BCGR_Wurth.
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River Rush - Summer Camp Update #5
There are only a few days left for Summer Camp this year and I am super proud of what I have accomplished. While I was trying for that Feral 40, I did complete Diamond with articles I'm proud of and that feels like a better accomplishment. I still have a few articles in the works, but I may or may not get them published before Summer Camp officially ends.
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Since hitting Diamond, I have started back into a few other projects that needed some work. I am completely rebuilding the spreadsheet I use to track the now 1900 articles that Isekai has. That alone should take a couple of weeks.
I'm also delving back into my second world of Seireitei and doing some updates as that world has not been touched since 2022. Not sure how far I will get with it but for anyone that enjoys the Bleach manga and anime, the world might be worth checking out.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Summer Camp! And whether you reached your goals or not, every word and article you wrote this month is one more than you had before.
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp #SeireiteiNews
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Since hitting Diamond, I have started back into a few other projects that needed some work. I am completely rebuilding the spreadsheet I use to track the now 1900 articles that Isekai has. That alone should take a couple of weeks.
I'm also delving back into my second world of Seireitei and doing some updates as that world has not been touched since 2022. Not sure how far I will get with it but for anyone that enjoys the Bleach manga and anime, the world might be worth checking out.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Summer Camp! And whether you reached your goals or not, every word and article you wrote this month is one more than you had before.
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp #SeireiteiNews
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The Diamond Round-Up! #SummerCamp2024
Well, I didn't think I'd be able to do it this year, but I sure proved myself wrong! With ample time to spare I finished 32 articles and got myself into Diamond for the second year in a row! I'm not backing down now, but we'll see just how far we can get in this final final week of the challenge.
As we close out this final week, I just want to say it's been fantastic getting to see everyone stepping up and creating such a vast variety of articles this year, especially in the Discord which I've tried to be at least a little more active in. I look forward to the reading challenge here in a few days, and I hope you all will bear with me as I write more, for world building and stories, in the future.
Without further ado, here's your ValentineDM selection for the Diamond wave of prompts:
As we close out this final week, I just want to say it's been fantastic getting to see everyone stepping up and creating such a vast variety of articles this year, especially in the Discord which I've tried to be at least a little more active in. I look forward to the reading challenge here in a few days, and I hope you all will bear with me as I write more, for world building and stories, in the future.
Without further ado, here's your ValentineDM selection for the Diamond wave of prompts:
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Summer Camp - Knocking on Copper!
Good day, everyone! Dawnmaster Smithy here, bringing about a few new articles for this wonderful challenge. This time, these documents are for the animal/plant that feeds on decay and author/storyteller/bard prompts. Truth be told, I really wanted to make more for this week's wave of prompts, as they fit #Vasara so well, but time continues to elude me. Regardless, please enjoy the Harrowshade species of fungi and my World Anvil persona, Dawnmaster Smithy! I will admit, my own article is still very much under heavy construction, but I wanted to get it out in time for #SummerCamp — expect updates to it at some point. Happy reading, everyone! I look forward to hitting Copper and being able to relax and read other entries sometime this week. :D
May the Fadelight illuminate your travels, friends!
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Huff
I finally finished #SummerCamp ! Now I can go back to coding my Visual novel (and an isekai light novel for this world that I just started plotting XD; )
For a shortcut to all articles, you can head over here: Article list
The ones I finished this batch:
An extra article for the prompt "A building associated with joy and fun"
For a shortcut to all articles, you can head over here: Article list
The ones I finished this batch:
An extra article for the prompt "A building associated with joy and fun"
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All 42 prompts done.
I got 41 and 42 done. Most were for my Sielah Universe but I did do #42 for Caelum Prime. Yippy!
#SummerCamp2024
#SummerCamp2024
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Two more articles down
It's been a really hard week for me so I haven't really done much in regards to these articles.
Arenai Taisha Shrine Probably one of my favorite articles that I didn't know I needed? Because this would make a great spot for Seri to take Inarora in a later story honestly, even as a short story. And if I can come up with more history behind it then even better, because I feel like Seri would info dump about the shrine while walking Inarora through.
Kiduli Islands This one isn't really my best article, as again I've been struggling the past week. I mean I hope it's good enough, I think it is, but with everything going on I'm kinda struggling through my remaining articles soooo yeah.
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #summercamp #summercamp2024 #fantasy #urbanfantasy #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy
Arenai Taisha Shrine Probably one of my favorite articles that I didn't know I needed? Because this would make a great spot for Seri to take Inarora in a later story honestly, even as a short story. And if I can come up with more history behind it then even better, because I feel like Seri would info dump about the shrine while walking Inarora through.
Kiduli Islands This one isn't really my best article, as again I've been struggling the past week. I mean I hope it's good enough, I think it is, but with everything going on I'm kinda struggling through my remaining articles soooo yeah.
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #summercamp #summercamp2024 #fantasy #urbanfantasy #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy
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Four more articles, reached Silver! I guess that's it for me. :)
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Diamond Achieved, but there are still ten empty prompts...
I got my 32nd article submitted, but I want to run the score up and see how close to 40 I can get.
Links to my 32 submission with brief commentary is below.
Of the prompts I haven't got to yet, they are somewhat difficult not because I cannot do them, but because I already did very similar articles long ago and Summer Camp is supposed to be about new material. I'll try to see if I can get to 36 at least.
#Summercamp2024
Links to my 32 submission with brief commentary is below.
Of the prompts I haven't got to yet, they are somewhat difficult not because I cannot do them, but because I already did very similar articles long ago and Summer Camp is supposed to be about new material. I'll try to see if I can get to 36 at least.
#Summercamp2024
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Actually managed to do this one
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I've hit Diamond!!
I am super happy to have hit diamond for my fourth Summer Camp in a row. I'm very happy with most of my articles! I think I've written some great stuff, especially in the first wave. The last two waves have been more of a struggle, but I wasn't too surprised, given I started a new job and it's been very physically demanding and left me with little time during the week to work. That, and my worldbuilding process has changed drastically in the last year, and a lot of the prompts haven't really clicked like they have in previous years.
Here are my favourite entries I've written!Planktonic Storm
Naja Avanas
Galanti-Karkhala War
Habita
Titanic Tortonid
Milky Way Institute of Biology, Taxonomy, and Conservation
Wire Dancer
Goliath Blackfield Mussel
Mochi's Summer Camp Kill Count
So many of my articles ended up a lot darker than I originally planned - mostly in the first wave. I thought I'd quickly run through all of my articles and count how many deaths are mentioned!
Planktonic Storm: ~5 million (per storm)
Scourge of Earth: 10 billion
Zoological Collections Openings License: ~ 2 million
Galanti-Karkhala War: 6 million
Blackfield Pearl Harvester (the amateur harvester did not make it...)
Total: 10 billion+
#mochievements #SummerCamp #diamond
Here are my favourite entries I've written!
Mochi's Summer Camp Kill Count
So many of my articles ended up a lot darker than I originally planned - mostly in the first wave. I thought I'd quickly run through all of my articles and count how many deaths are mentioned!
Total: 10 billion+
#mochievements #SummerCamp #diamond
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Diamond has happened!
When I started summercamp, I was hoping to write just 8 articles, and now I have 32! I am honestly so overwhelmed with how much I have progressed in my writing this month, and how much fun I've had. Hoepfully, I'll have time to go back and expand on some of my articles before the end of the challenge.
The Universe
The Storyteller
Gravitational Weakness
Plant Shelters
When the Stars go Out
Mudstone
Travel
Whispers
#summercamp #summercamp2024
Diamond Articles
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Caturday Reads #11
Happy Caturday!
So, we're marching into the last week of Summer Camp. How did you find the Decay-theme and its prompts?
I struggled with the homework related to it, but didn't have as man problems with the prompts as I thought I'd have - I think the gold prompts were harder for me to come up with relevant ideas for.
And here's this week's featured articles:
That was all for this week, hope you all have a good weekend!
* This year, my criterias for articles is that they a) are written by authors I wasn't previously very familiar with b) aren't text walls or just bullet point lists c) are easily readable by me d) manages to draw my interest in the first paragraph e) have the community features on so I can give a like and add to my reading list.
#CaturdayReads #ShareTheLove #ReadingJournal #ReadingList #whatIamReading #SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp
Welcome to Summer Jazz Special, Diamond Week!
Below is one entry per prompt category* that made it to my reading list, go give them some love!
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Greenglimmer Chapter 24 is Live and Summer Camp Updates
Read Chapter 24 here.
The surge comes, and Vantra is washed away...
Trigger warning for man-made disaster.
#darkfantasy
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I've reached silver, though I'm a bit behind where I wanted to be with Summer Camp at this point. This week has been a rollercoaster of emotion (sadness, feeling helpless, lots of chocolate, seeing light and hope). I'll catch up as long as I can keep my articles below 1K. (BTW this is why my Greenglimmer chapter is not as devastating as I planned. That's OK, I think it works better world-wise this way).
#summercamp #summercamp2024 **** That's all I have for this week. Most of my effort is summer camp-related, so you can see what I've been working on this month in the articles. No grand art, no time, but I've made some cute, sketchier pics. Take care all. And may you NOT live in interesting times (it's a PITA). Kwyn
#summercamp #summercamp2024 **** That's all I have for this week. Most of my effort is summer camp-related, so you can see what I've been working on this month in the articles. No grand art, no time, but I've made some cute, sketchier pics. Take care all. And may you NOT live in interesting times (it's a PITA). Kwyn
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Fictional slang is always fun to come up with
I picked a lot of creative momentum with this prompt and wrote more than I initially expected to.
#Summercamp2024
#Summercamp2024
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Learn some of the races of Arktoria!
Hello & good timezone to everyone. I've just uploaded new content detailing some of the races of my world of Arktoria, and they are available for viewing. They are works-in-progress for the time being as there is more I need to add, but that is coming along. These are also not apart of the #SummerCamp2024 entries I have planned. They are simply apart of a list of new content that I've been working on for a while. You can view them below:
MANKIND:
LERITH:
SAURIDS:
MANKIND:
LERITH:
SAURIDS:
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Welp, that's 32/40 #SummerCamp prompts...
Which means I've reached the Diamond Badge! YAY!
Not sure whether I'll get around to finishing the last 8 prompts, as I have been struggling to think of anything that they could relate to in my world, but you never know, I may get a burst of inspiration for one or two more of them.
Instead, I'm planning on working with my Players to build up a bit more personal Lore for their Characters, like NPCs related to them and such.
Not sure whether I'll get around to finishing the last 8 prompts, as I have been struggling to think of anything that they could relate to in my world, but you never know, I may get a burst of inspiration for one or two more of them.
Instead, I'm planning on working with my Players to build up a bit more personal Lore for their Characters, like NPCs related to them and such.
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River Rush - Summer Camp Update #4
I feel like this past week has slowed down considerably due to lots of traveling and events taking up my time but Diamond is super close and that Feral 40 is still calling my name. I'm hoping to knock out a few more prompts tomorrow and the next day so I can get even closer to finishing them all.
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Remember that even if we're all feral, we should take some breaks, relax, and even take a day off from writing if that's what you need. Don't forget to treat yourself!
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Remember that even if we're all feral, we should take some breaks, relax, and even take a day off from writing if that's what you need. Don't forget to treat yourself!
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp
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DIAMOND!!
Thanks once again for all the support and advice I've received from this wonderful community. I'm so glad to know you all. Remember to keep being you, write what you enjoy, and polish, polish, polish. Also, don't forget to add mention of these articles to your other articles! I love cross-references, as I'm sure many others do.
BANNERS
My Free-to-use, public domain banner collection is now up to 66 images from the original 30! I have also made a "NEW" section for regular visitors to know the recent additions.
ARTICLES
I had a lot of fun with the Diamond series! My new articles are as follows.
A myth about food: Kuni and the Magical Kitsuneudon
A city of pleasure: Dalmatica
A myth about the end of the world: The Terminal Dogmas
An occupation considered dirty: The Greyguards
A group fighting corruption: Volgirre
A material resistant to decay: Orihalcum
An organization built around belief: The Victorious Noontide
A famous bard: Notta Bitmore
PREVIOUS ARTICLES
For those who missed them, here too are my Copper & Silver Articles and my Gold Articles.
Happy writing and good luck with the rest of Summer Camp, everyone! Remember it's not done this weekend but next weekend (something I only just realized recently lmao).
~ Alan
#summercamp #summercamp2024 #sc2024 #banners
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Summer Camp Update!
Hi everyone! This month was a bit hectic for me because, during the middle of July, I had to stop and finish an engineering project with a club from uni, and then travel to an event with them. The event went well and was really fun! But now I am back and well rested, ready to start writing again.
Right now, I'm halfway towards Copper and I'm hoping I can write a few more articles in the next week or so. Other than that, everything is okay on my end. I hope you all are alright and that you reach your #SummerCamp goals! Good luck everyone!
Here are my Summer Camp articles so far. Please enjoy, if you haven't already!
Right now, I'm halfway towards Copper and I'm hoping I can write a few more articles in the next week or so. Other than that, everything is okay on my end. I hope you all are alright and that you reach your #SummerCamp goals! Good luck everyone!
Here are my Summer Camp articles so far. Please enjoy, if you haven't already!
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Achieved Silver...
This year is definitely going a lot better than last year, and with 10-ish days to go still I don't feel that pressured with getting six more articles out in order to achieve my goals!
so far...Prompts Completed: 18/??
Articles Read this month (personal goal): 145/150
Total words: 29,102
Story written: 6/?? (starts in the Frostrot article and goes to Magma Wolves) - I realize I won't be able to finish the mediocre assortment of words I call a story by next week. I think I'll put it on hold so I can get articles finished and at least hit Gold like I originally intended.
New articles:
#SummerCamp
so far...
New articles:
#SummerCamp
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Gold Wave completed, for now! #SummerCamp2024
I've passed the line for the Gold Badge, further than I thought I was going to get, and have finished up for now with the Gold wave of prompts! I'm hoping in the two weeks to come that I'll have enough time and energy to go back for some of the articles I've skipped, but even if I just get to 32 and the Diamond badge, I'll have already blown so much of my own expectations out of the water!
I hope everyone's been having a good summer camp so far! What've you guys been proudest of?? I'd love to read whatever articles you feel best about! Don't forget to give yourself time to rest and recover and enjoy time outdoors when you can!
To send off this journal post, here's the articles I've done for the Gold wave: Belief
Happy #SummerCamp all, and here's to making it across the finish line soon! I believe in you all!!!!
I hope everyone's been having a good summer camp so far! What've you guys been proudest of?? I'd love to read whatever articles you feel best about! Don't forget to give yourself time to rest and recover and enjoy time outdoors when you can!
To send off this journal post, here's the articles I've done for the Gold wave: Belief
Happy #SummerCamp all, and here's to making it across the finish line soon! I believe in you all!!!!
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Another SC update!
There we go. I have now finished another 10 articles for #SummerCamp :D
This is the longest one: It will most likely be used in all of my stories. XD;;; ...yeah. I currently have 9 story projects. Some Visual novels and some light novels....probably also a graphic novel. XD;; some stories I haven't decided on a medium for yet.
Woo! I got to write one of the characters that I wanted to write about! Here's Dusk.
Ezzy stuff:
Broth-erly stuff
Other
This is the longest one: It will most likely be used in all of my stories. XD;;; ...yeah. I currently have 9 story projects. Some Visual novels and some light novels....probably also a graphic novel. XD;; some stories I haven't decided on a medium for yet.
Woo! I got to write one of the characters that I wanted to write about! Here's Dusk.
Ezzy stuff:
Broth-erly stuff
Other
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Number Eleven done today!
Phew I'm almost done. I have five more articles to write and I gotta think about which ones I am gonna do.
Anyway, here are the three I've gotten done since the last time I posted:
I dunno what to say about this one honestly. This guy probably never makes an appearance in my book LOL.
This one might be my favorite for the sheer fact that this myth exists about my MC, Inarora, who literally wouldn't even hurt a fly. She is just the sweetest person ever and loves cuddling with her father(s and mom). She feels awful when she accidentally hurts a bug or animal, or even a plant! Shit, she feels awful when she knocks a plushie off her bed because she can't sleep normally. So it's funny that this myth even exists and literally every person who knows her is like, "LOL what?"
Lastly this is actually an article I've procrastinated on writing because I just didn't feel like it/I didn't feel like I had the right inspiration for it yet. But this is such a big thing because this is what killed the dragons that it needed to get written. So yippee! I got that done finally.
And I will work out the last five articles at some point soon. I'll get there. Eventually.
#UrbanFantasy #Fantasy #fantasy #SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #summercamp #summercamp2024 #urbanfantasy #dragons
Anyway, here are the three I've gotten done since the last time I posted:
I dunno what to say about this one honestly. This guy probably never makes an appearance in my book LOL.
This one might be my favorite for the sheer fact that this myth exists about my MC, Inarora, who literally wouldn't even hurt a fly. She is just the sweetest person ever and loves cuddling with her father(s and mom). She feels awful when she accidentally hurts a bug or animal, or even a plant! Shit, she feels awful when she knocks a plushie off her bed because she can't sleep normally. So it's funny that this myth even exists and literally every person who knows her is like, "LOL what?"
Lastly this is actually an article I've procrastinated on writing because I just didn't feel like it/I didn't feel like I had the right inspiration for it yet. But this is such a big thing because this is what killed the dragons that it needed to get written. So yippee! I got that done finally.
And I will work out the last five articles at some point soon. I'll get there. Eventually.
#UrbanFantasy #Fantasy #fantasy #SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #summercamp #summercamp2024 #urbanfantasy #dragons
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WOO! Got to the Silver Badge!
Even though I started like a week and a half late into Summer Camp, I have managed to get the Silver Badge! This feels great, as initially not many of the prompts were speaking to me, but these last few days I have just been on an inspiration bullet train! It's even made me reorganize my folders and improve the Home Page of my world a bit.
I've written about 30 Articles over the last couple of weeks, 16 of which so far have been suitable for, or straight up inspired by, the #SummerCamp prompts. Let's see if I can go for Gold in the last 2 or so weeks of Summer Camp!
I've written about 30 Articles over the last couple of weeks, 16 of which so far have been suitable for, or straight up inspired by, the #SummerCamp prompts. Let's see if I can go for Gold in the last 2 or so weeks of Summer Camp!
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I've written quite a few articles in the past weeks, but not all of them can be submitted for #SummerCamp2024
Not that that's a problem, it's mostly just because I've been writing sub-articles for the most part, so I haven't been able to do too much relating to the specific prompts. I have, however, managed to submit 10 articles so far, so at least I have the Bronze Badge, which is nice.
Also, as this is a TTRPG World, I have had to wait on my Players to create characters so I can populate the world with relevant NPCs, Places and Events, so that's somewhat limited me. But I've recently spoken to them, and I should have a bevy of PCs incoming soon, which will allow me to write a lot more Lore to tie into the Campaign.
Needless to say, but I'm quite excited for all this, as I have had this Campaign idea rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken for almost two years now, and I feel like it's starting to reach the perfectly cooked point :)
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First time doing #summercamp, and I have 18 prompts done!
For a world full of magic, I find that my best creativity has been with little to no magic involved. Here are a couple of my favorites:
Hearthshell Turtle
The Farmer's Lament
Antiperspection
Grimwillow
The Farmer's Lament
Antiperspection
Grimwillow
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The Wall of Quelow! A new article for Summercamp
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-mythrendar-galaxyE284A2-nefariousbane/a/the-wall-of-quelow---morgeidainean-history--technology
#summercamp #SummerCamp2024 #fantasy
#summercamp #SummerCamp2024 #fantasy
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DIAMOND!
I've just submitted my 32nd Summer Camp article, which means I have reached DIAMOND! I'm still planning to go for the sweep of all forty prompts, but this is a milestone worth celebrating.
You can check out my Summer Camp submissions here if you are so inclined. Happy Summer Camp!
#SummerCamp
You can check out my Summer Camp submissions here if you are so inclined. Happy Summer Camp!
#SummerCamp
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Gold's in the bag, Diamond is in sight!
So, this past week did not go as smoothly as the first two. I had a bit of trouble coming up with ideas that would both fit the prompts AND the world. Nonetheless, i managed to write articles for 6 of last week's 10 new prompts, plus an article for the "person going through change" prompt from the first week. With that, i reached 24 prompts, meaning i am only 8 articles away from getting diamond.
The new prompts are.... interesting. I don't really have ideas for most of them so far, but i'll sleep on it and we'll see tomorow and the rest of the week. I still have draft articles i have yet to finish and publish, so those, plus whatever i come up with for this week's prompts should put me over the 32 mark fairly easily, and so im not too worried. Still on track for diamond!
Here are the articles i wrote this past week:
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024
The new prompts are.... interesting. I don't really have ideas for most of them so far, but i'll sleep on it and we'll see tomorow and the rest of the week. I still have draft articles i have yet to finish and publish, so those, plus whatever i come up with for this week's prompts should put me over the 32 mark fairly easily, and so im not too worried. Still on track for diamond!
Here are the articles i wrote this past week:
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024
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Summer Camp...Coffee...Lore with my Mom...Progress <3
Man oh man what a crazy journey! This last week I managed to achieve SILVER! My initial goal was copper because 1. this is my first summer camp, 2. My world started on 6/22 and 3. going for more on my first round just seemed like a lot at the time. I am also in the middle of moving AND working, so I feel proud of myself for the progress I have so far with the given time!
Two weeks ago I was so confused and with almost no motivation to keep writing. This week something clicked! I am not sure if it was because of the many hours I stared at the computer screen trying to come up with something, or if it was just divine intervention.
I decided to write down ALL of the prompts and use the good and always trusty notebook handwriting method. One prompt was finished in little to no time, then another, then another...
Today I have 18/32 prompts completed BUT with a little help from coffee and my mother, we managed to write down 7 of the Diamond prompts in my notebook! All I have to do is type them and polish everything and by tomorrow they should be published!
Writing with my mother was a crazy ordeal! I had to start from the beginning of my world and go from place to place with her (and tell her all of the events I have going on so far) so that we could tie them together. It was a great afternoon.
I did not accomplish my gold goal for this week, but it is okay! I still have a week (I plan on finishing everything by next week). That will leave me a whole week to add images and give some more love to all of the articles published thus far.
If you would like to look at my progress, everything I have written so far and updates, here is the link to my SC progress statblock:
What a great #summercamp and what a great way to join the WorldAnvil community!
If you would like to look at my progress, everything I have written so far and updates, here is the link to my SC progress statblock:
What a great #summercamp and what a great way to join the WorldAnvil community!
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Gold Achieved, onward to diamond
Just completed my 24th prompt today. Onwards and upwards. The diamond prompts are solid, but I think my favorite set this year was the Gold Prompts. I am certainly enjoying this contest.
Check out my progress below.
#summercamp2024
Check out my progress below.
#summercamp2024
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I'm back and hitting SummerCamp 2024 very hard!!!
I have returned from a bit of a unintended hiatus and will be submitting entries for #SummerCamp2024 in the following days. You can read two of the ones I've submitted using the links below:
Atharus:
Collens:
Atharus:
Collens:
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Caturday Reads #10
Happy Caturday!
Since I've had a fairly good day today, and certainly a much better day compared to last Saturday, I got my reading done early. There was even more new authors and worlds I didn't recognize which was really exciting. :)
And the reading helped making me feel inspired to write again so, after taking my daily walk, maybe I'll get a prompt or two done myself. I've had no problem coming up with fitting ideas for several prompts but in the past weeks felt too drained to get much of anything done without forcing it.
Here's a selection of the entries responsible for reigniting the spark:
Below is one entry per prompt category* that made it to my reading list, go give them some love!
That was all for this week, hope you all have a good weekend and keep up the great work!
* This year, my criterias for articles is that they a) are written by authors I wasn't previously very familiar with b) aren't text walls or just bullet point lists c) are easily readable by me d) manages to draw my interest in the first paragraph e) have the community features on so I can give a like and add to my reading list.
#CaturdayReads #ShareTheLove #ReadingJournal #ReadingList #whatIamReading #SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp
Since I've had a fairly good day today, and certainly a much better day compared to last Saturday, I got my reading done early. There was even more new authors and worlds I didn't recognize which was really exciting. :)
And the reading helped making me feel inspired to write again so, after taking my daily walk, maybe I'll get a prompt or two done myself. I've had no problem coming up with fitting ideas for several prompts but in the past weeks felt too drained to get much of anything done without forcing it.
Here's a selection of the entries responsible for reigniting the spark:
Welcome to Summer Jazz Special, Gold Week!
Below is one entry per prompt category* that made it to my reading list, go give them some love!
That was all for this week, hope you all have a good weekend and keep up the great work!
* This year, my criterias for articles is that they a) are written by authors I wasn't previously very familiar with b) aren't text walls or just bullet point lists c) are easily readable by me d) manages to draw my interest in the first paragraph e) have the community features on so I can give a like and add to my reading list.
#CaturdayReads #ShareTheLove #ReadingJournal #ReadingList #whatIamReading #SummerCamp2024 #SummerCamp
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And We Have GOLD
Well being that this was the stated goal for SC, I feel like this is pretty satisfying! But, I also want to see what the week of decay has in store for us all! SO IM THINKING ILL GO FOR DIAMOND WHILE IM AT IT.
That being said, I've been working on quite a few things, I finished on of the most detailed pieces of artwork I have ever personally done, if you'd like to see that one you can find it on the Instagram page (it's...uh... a little NSFW, so it's not getting posted here) To which in terms of practice and progressing as an artist, wow. I feel like I can tackle much more challenging illustrations now, really do feel much more comfortable with the style I'm settling into! So here! https://www.instagram.com/thereasnwhy
Well to the nuts and glory of it all. Not all of these are for SC, I wanted to work on one character while I was at it!
The Institute that Pioneered modern medical practices for those with the ability to heal with magic.
A document that had far reaching ramifications due to it's blatantly false pretenses.
The "Paladin" Of the Shrine Guard
A disturbing children's tale
The Holy Symbol worn by the Clergy of the Sorority of Azu
And Finally, we may or may not have entered into a bit of a collaboration world with quite a few other authors. Some of you, I know you are here ^^
#Summercamp, #Thegreattree
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Closing off Summercamp Week 2 Stuff (just before Week 4, oops!)
It took a million years for me to get anything done for Summercamp Week 2 - I only barely managed to actually finish one article by the Week3 Twitch stream, and only managed to finish one other article from that week, period. That said, I did get two core documents done, thus breaking my weird tendency to do articles that linger on the outside of the concept instead of the main stuff.
Anyway my Week Two stuff:
WILDCARD: A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some:
My world's namesake. The Crimson Court is the primary setting of much of my vision, and this article is the current apple of my eye.
A technology used for defense or protection:
A fitting end followup to my Week 1 theme of the big war, since the Cage is what ended said war.
I do mean to go back and do more Week2 prompts hopefully. As for Week 3, it's gone much better so far, so there will be a normal week wrapup post at a normal time instead of... cough two weeks late.
P.S. I have no idea how people put headers on these posts, nothing I do works? Curious.
#SummerCamp2024! #summercamp!
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 26-27 are Live! and Summer Camp Updates
Read Ch 26 here and
Read Ch 27 here
#fantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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I've written 11 prompts so far for summer camp. Plan to do several more this weekend. I'm partial to my Merdia pirates :)
#summercamp
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Yesterday I found out a friend passed away. No one seems to know what happened, just that she's gone. Why is it, the sweet and wonderful die so young?
RIP, my friend.
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And with that cheerful note, take care and hug those you love
Kwyn
Read Ch 27 here
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Gold Achieved! Now off to Diamond!
My sincerest thanks again for all the advice and support I've received this Summer Camp. You guys are keepers! I can truly feel my writing skills leveling up in real time.
As usual, I'm continuing to update my collection of Free-to-use, public domain banners to help people spice up their articles while focusing on the writing. A couple were requests -- yes I do take those! You can use my Guestbook or DM me in the WA Discord.
I've also been enjoying your entries a lot, and will compile my own "Greatest Hits" in due time.
RECENT ENTRIES
A commonly-believed myth: Solonn and the Mountain Lady
An evil spirit & divine antagonist: Hildegard van Elmdor
A spuriously-attributed document: The Curated Reflections of Zaffa the Idiot
A holy symbol of belief: The Petrified Forest of Hemlock Veldt
A slang or language associated with belief: Religious Slang on Waking Materia
A leader or high-ranking person: The Answer
A practice/ceremony of worship: The Ruskansmøt
And in case you missed them, here are my Copper and Silver entries.
Happy writing and have a great weekend!
#summercamp #summercamp2024
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Third and Counting!
Good day, everyone! Dawnmaster Smithy here, bringing yet another article for this whole #SummerCamp thing to the light. I'm not sure if I'll even make Copper at this rate, but I'll certainly aim for it regardless! This one in particular is for the 'unit dedicated to protecting someone/something' prompt. Got to thinking; a city and its people is a 'something' and a 'someone', right? A sort of police force makes total sense! Anyway, before I start rambling like I often do, please enjoy the Wrought Watch! Till' the next one, folks,
May the Fadelight illuminate your travels, friends!
#Vasara
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Goooold!
Unfortunately, the climb to Gold was a bit of a tough one. I've really struggled to reach 24 articles, I think partly because I am so busy nowadays, so tired when I get home from work that I don't have the energy to write, and partly because something about the prompts just isn't clicking like it used to, in previous years. Nevertheless, I managed it!
I am not the proudest of these articles, almost all of these 8 barely exceed 300 words, and they deserve so much more. I've still been making sure I like the concept of the articles, at the very least.
Here are the next 8 articles, that got me to Gold!
A technology used for defense or protection (Silver Wave): Plankton Filtration Mask
A tradition that gives comfort (Silver Wave): VIP Penguin Experience!
A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some (Silver Wave): Anti-Oanie
A charity or other organization focused around doing good (Silver Wave): Milky Way Institute of Biology, Taxonomy, and Conservation (best article this round)
An evil spirit or divine antagonist: Malai, Goddess of Duality
Slang or a language associated with a religion or belief: Specter Speak
The practices and ceremonies of worship: Summoning Wheat Watchers
A hybrid species intentionally bred: Draconic Pigeons #mochievements #SummerCamp
A tradition that gives comfort (Silver Wave): VIP Penguin Experience!
A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some (Silver Wave): Anti-Oanie
A charity or other organization focused around doing good (Silver Wave): Milky Way Institute of Biology, Taxonomy, and Conservation (best article this round)
An evil spirit or divine antagonist: Malai, Goddess of Duality
Slang or a language associated with a religion or belief: Specter Speak
The practices and ceremonies of worship: Summoning Wheat Watchers
A hybrid species intentionally bred: Draconic Pigeons #mochievements #SummerCamp
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Curious about the deep-seated enmity between Vampyres and Lycans in my world? Discover the secrets behind their ancient feud in
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-mythrendar-galaxyE284A2-nefariousbane/a/how-the-war-between-lycans-and-vampyres-began-in-the-mythrendar-galaxyE284A2-myth
#SummerCamp #fantasy #SummerCamp2024 #whatIamReading
#SummerCamp #fantasy #SummerCamp2024 #whatIamReading
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River Rush - Summer Camp Update #3
This week has been a bit slower with prompts as real life gets more busy. Currently, I'm more than on track for Diamond but that feral 40 is calling my name.
Hoping to knock out more prompts this week, even while driving to my first renaissance festival!
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Hope the writing is going well for everyone and goals are being met, no matter how small!
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp
Hoping to knock out more prompts this week, even while driving to my first renaissance festival!
I've been keeping track of all of my completed Summer Camp articles here:
Hope the writing is going well for everyone and goals are being met, no matter how small!
#RiverRush #IsekaiNews #SummerCamp
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Halfway done!
Honestly, I'm really proud of my progress this week. I finally hit 8 articles, and I'm halfway to my goal!
Hwindhita Dasith This one, I'm not sure entirely on but I think with the creation of the Order of the Xoltin, I actually might continue with this idea because clearly, Inarora is gonna need that help.
Order of the Xoltin This one is honestly hilarious though because if one were to look at Inarora, then read this, they'd laugh. Like. Inarora won't even hurt a fly wtf you mean she's allegedly going to end the world? Are you on drugs? (they probably are on drugs)
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #UrbanFantasy #Fantasy #Cult #EndofDays
Hwindhita Dasith This one, I'm not sure entirely on but I think with the creation of the Order of the Xoltin, I actually might continue with this idea because clearly, Inarora is gonna need that help.
Order of the Xoltin This one is honestly hilarious though because if one were to look at Inarora, then read this, they'd laugh. Like. Inarora won't even hurt a fly wtf you mean she's allegedly going to end the world? Are you on drugs? (they probably are on drugs)
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #UrbanFantasy #Fantasy #Cult #EndofDays
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The Mighty Draquis Axe! A living weapon that siphons the blood of its victims! Follow me for more!
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Two done in one day?!
Doing these on weekends and telework days are honestly the best days for me lol. But ayo I got two of these bad boys down.
These guys...I really don't know. I just bullshitted it and sprayed with febreeze. Inspired by the fox spirits in east Asian culture, with a twist of my own (I hope it's like that anyway). Not my finest work but hey I wrote something.
This one kinda became a reference to like...The Bronx with a mix of Portsmouth, Virginia somehow. (I'm a Virginian don't judge me). Specifically, the casino is a reference to good ol' P-Town. No. I don't like that casino. What was your first clue? And I dunno. I guess it also has elements from other areas of the country too. Idk fully.
So I uh. Had some extra spoons for worldbuilding today. (I may or may not have been procrastinating draft 1.5 of my novel). Yippee
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #Fantasy #Colonialism #Summercamp #summercamp #summercamp2024 #procrastination #urbanfantasy
These guys...I really don't know. I just bullshitted it and sprayed with febreeze. Inspired by the fox spirits in east Asian culture, with a twist of my own (I hope it's like that anyway). Not my finest work but hey I wrote something.
This one kinda became a reference to like...The Bronx with a mix of Portsmouth, Virginia somehow. (I'm a Virginian don't judge me). Specifically, the casino is a reference to good ol' P-Town. No. I don't like that casino. What was your first clue? And I dunno. I guess it also has elements from other areas of the country too. Idk fully.
So I uh. Had some extra spoons for worldbuilding today. (I may or may not have been procrastinating draft 1.5 of my novel). Yippee
#SummerCamp #SummerCamp2024 #Fantasy #Colonialism #Summercamp #summercamp #summercamp2024 #procrastination #urbanfantasy
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