Nominations have been made at hp_awards on behalf of the following people, for winning in Week 227:

flame_eternel
clay_chaz
ng_x
hezzda
farfadine
dolphinsmile18

Lol at the lack of people.

If you're one of these Winners for the Cap Challenge of Week 227, come take your Banner :)

red_planet31
farfadine
dolphinsmile18

( Here Kitty Kitty... )

The Witchy Chicks blog, run by Yasmine Ganelorn (who is one of the nicest people online, as well as being a wonderful author of paranormal romance) and nine other writers, kindly allowed me to guest blog.

Here's the first part, come over to their blog to read the rest:

This summer, I had the opportunity to teach several classes on writing to both teenagers and adults. When I started, I felt pretty unsteady. Writing is an odd thing to try and teach -- mostly, I feel, you can talk about your process and you can critique -- but everyone has to find their own method. To me, critique is the best thing that any writer can learn, so I focus a lot on that. The writer who knows how to be a good critiquer will go on to be able to think about their own work differently.

In my own life, I rely a lot on my critique partners. I can send them pieces of things when I get stuck, talk through plot problems when I am frustrated and rely on them to tell me when I'm making sense and when I'm not quite there yet. For that reason, whenever kids ask me for advice about becoming a writer, one of the three things I suggest is that they find themselves a good critique partner. (The other two suggests are fairly straightforward: read absolutely everything they can get their hands on and write a lot).

Giving critique is an important skill, but good critique is only possible where you have good communication, honesty, and trust. Two problems came up a lot this summer among people leery of critique:

1. Some writers felt that there was a lot of discussion of the flaws in a story without any suggestions about how to fix them.

2. Other writers felt that rather than critiquing the story they were trying to create, critiquers wanted to suggest the version of the story that they would have written.

emmalims needs some votes for the finals and sign ups are open for Round 2!


Round 2: Sign ups - Round 1 Finals: Voting - Profile - Affiliates


startrek_lims needs some votes for the fourth challenge in round 2. Vote here!


I can return votes too :)

Here are the results from Week 227...


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yay xD

I believe this is the opening for Demo Solly update, no?

The course information for the Higher School Certificate is finally available and I shall hopefully send in my application in the next few weeks. I am really excited about this and have been thinking long and hard about what subjects I will take. If I work hard enough I will get an ATAR high enough to seek acceptance into University. This would be a dream come true so I really hope I can push myself far enough to do it! I know I will have to juggle caring for Poppy, online responsibilities and schooling but I think I can! It may mean I might have to rearrange some things online or seek greater help, but it should be okay?

1. Ancient History
2. Business Studies
3. Earth and Environmental Science
4. English Standard (if I work hard enough I will try and get into advanced)
5. Fundamentals Of English
6. Modern History

They are the courses I have decided to apply for. I am really excited about this.

Annoyingly we had a power outage for close to 17 hours last night and this morning. It was really annoying, but thank god it wasn’t any longer! I was itching to get online and do whatever it is that I do.

Cross posted from Kya.nu - Entry.

Frozen morning to you! ;) We need some more votes at ncis_lims. It's our Semi-Final round. Any help would be appreciated. If you need some votes from me, just comment in your vote. THANKS!

Here's the poll for WEEK 227. The results will be posted on Wednesday around 7pm Thursday around 7am... Good luck everyone! And remember:



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Hey everybody! scarlett_lims *probably* needs just ONE MORE VOTE to break the tie: Please vote here! I'll return votes! Thank you!

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CONTESTANTS: 08
Actor Submissions: 14
Capt Submissions: 06
Text Submissions: 06


Please remember to read the rules carefully for each challenge, because they vary depending on what they call for. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Also, we nominate all winning icons to hp_awards. If you do not want your icons to be nominated, you need to say so when you submit your entries !


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If you have ideas for a future challenge, drop a line in our suggestion box! Also, please help us by adding to the community resources !

Enter Week 227! All entries are due Tonight (Monday) December 7th at 8pm Tomorrow (Tuesday) December 8th at 7am Central Time. The current tallies are as follows:

CONTESTANTS: 09
Actor Submissions: 12
Capt Submissions: 06 <<
Hunt Submissions: 07 <<


Due to work this challenge is getting extended until tomorrow morning (when I'll be rolling in half dead). Because of this, voting will be extended until Thursday morning (12/10) to even things out.

{ ++ } Thank you all for the v-gifts! They're lovely, I really appreciate it. *hugs*

{ ++ } Does anyone else feel guilty for loving the New Moon soundtrack so damn much? I mean, Thom Yorke. HOW DID THEY MANAGE TO GET THOM YORKE?? I think have hearing damage from listening to it on repeat for six hours.

{ ++ } I'm missing my tv shows which sucks. What i need to watch: HIMYM, FNL, Desperate Housewives, Nip/Tuck, SYTYCD and Smallville. God, why can't there by 48 hours a day instead? Wait no, don't answer that. lol

( I thought I was a fool for no one. Oh baby, I'm a fool for you. )

Allow me to present the US cover of WHITE CAT:



From the flap copy:

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got magic, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail—he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.

Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He’s noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of a huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the con men.

Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love—or death--and your dreams might be more real than your memories.

Edited to say: releases May 4, 2010

I really need some votes at lims_movie as the participants are not allowed to vote. I would gladly return any votes if you leave a link. I would really really appreciate any help you can lend. :D

Vote Here

I would like to a moment and wish my lovely friend jeanniefan78 a very Happy Birthday today! I hope you get everything your heart desire and are surrounded by friends & family. *hugs*

Btw, we finally got some snow here! I'm so psyched, I love it when it snows. Usually it comes a lot earlier, but I'll take it now. :) Thanks to everyone who sent me a virtual snowflake cookie too, they are lovely. ♥

We could use some votes over at xoxolims r2c3!

+Vote here+

Happy to return the vote! :)

I could really use some votes over at truebloodlims semi-finals!

VOTE HERE

I'm happy to return the favour :)

If you're one of these Winners for the Cap Challenge of Week 226, come take your Banner :)

farfadine
lizpin
nature_saphique

( Someone Wasn't Wooorthy )

If you're one of these winners for the Actor Challenge of Week 224, come take your banner. :)

flame_eternel
stepinsidelove (x2)
that_was_cheesy
qtk8ee

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Also, there are still banners here for mymorphine, smblack, metamorphosia, and spud66cat.