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==Why a Circle?== | |||
(Why not a Triangle, or a Square, or even a icosidodecahedron?) | |||
(Too Pointy, Too Rigid, Too Vulcan) | |||
Writing in a circle allows us the chance to explore different styles and ideas than we would under normal circumstances. The circle provides a means to keep the writer from falling into the rut of using the same tropes, the same path for each story. It challenges them to solve puzzles like “How the hell am I supposed to use that in this story?”- as the writer figures it out their mind expands and they are able to approach their writing with a new tool or method. | |||
A circle isn’t just about challenging though- it’s also about fellowship and support. Writing the story is a solitary experience but the end product is meant to be a shared meal. When you write with a group- each intent on the same theme and devices- you see how each person approached the problem, it gives you an appreciation of how clever and nimble the human mind can be- and just as solving the problem yourself enables you to be more clever in your approach to writing- seeing it through anothers grants you a bit of their cleverness. | |||
Finally, affirmation. A circle doesn’t necessarily stand around to critique your writing, judge your word choice- or your questionable use of punctuation. They sit with you and affirm the positive they see, and encourage your creativity so that you become stronger. I’m not arguing for a critiqueless system- but I think that each writer will find those they trust to judge their work soundly- and can go to them when they’re looking for how they can improve on a technical level. | |||
==Ship Based or Personal Initiative:== | |||
So, I originally posed this idea to Raj as a ship based sort of circle. We’d create a name for our own ship circle page and then go from there writing stories and so on, more or less as described above and below. And with luck other ships would be something like “OMG- totes sweetness!” at least on an emotional level and join in, and then we’d have the Garuda Circle, and the SB118 circle and so on. And that is still one way to go about it- but it could also mean one ship has two writers, one has three ,one has one.. and so on- which would make for lonely circles- so option two then is we just make it one big circle. Anyone who is interested says “Hi- I’d like to join, ay?” and we add their name to the great big list of other names and they join in. And then we get huge long pages of stories to read and compare, and it’d be amazing! | |||
==The Point of Devices== | |||
I’ve created a table of Devices, there are more out there to be sure, and list I started with got cut by a small chunk. I didn’t see any value in forcing someone to write ‘ad hominem’ attacks in a story, for example. The devices that remain range from everyday items to the truly archaic. I chose to include them along with themes since being forced to include them in a story makes them a lot like puzzle pieces that you have to work your mind around. The table is pretty self explanatory roll this, then that, then this again and see what ya get. | |||
==The Format:== | |||
Either monthly or bi-weekly, the person in charge rolls up the theme and then the devices and creates a page for it, taking a moment to give an overview of everything- then people would write and submit their stories either to a google group for the project or in a forum section we might make for it. Then, in the order they’re given, each story is posted onto the wiki page. After everything is turned in, the list is formatted into an ebook and linked somewhere- and we restart the process. | |||
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