Okay then!! ;D Since this project has gotten a hearty vote of 'yes please!' from the community I'm gonna go ahead and move us from concept phase to pre-production.
Here's what I've got pinned down thusfar -- more can be added, but this'll be the foundation plan for the first issue of
News of the Earth:
- Brief Introduction to SotE & RotE ~ [Nascent]
- Recent Events + General News ~ [Nascent + CONTRIBUTE]
- RP Spotlight: Top Completed Thread, Top Thread In Progress, Top New Thread ~ [UNCLAIMED / CONTRIBUTE]
- 'Inspiration Stew' ~ [Nascent + CONTRIBUTE]
- Drinking With Mephy {Character Interviews / Spotlight / Fictional Beverage Review) ~ [Nascent]
- Regional IC News ~ [UNCLAIMED + CONTRIBUTE]
- Guild Promotion ~ [CONTRIBUTE]
- Member / Staff Interview ~ [Nascent + OTHERS?]
- Artwork of the Earth / Artist Spotlight / Chibis of the Earth / Comics of the Earth? ~ [Anadwen + OTHERS + CONTRIBUTE]
- RP Tips & Tricks + Vocabulary Spotlight ~ [Nascent + SanguineBlade + OTHERS?]
- Want Ads ~ [CONTRIBUTE]
- Contest Feature ~ [Nascent]
Also, to give me something to work towards, I'm going to
tentatively aim at having the first issue of NotE published in one month's time (March 10th). That means I'll be looking for a LOT of contribution content (please send to me via email or PM,
not in this or other threads) over the next four weeks. Specifically, I'm looking for:
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Members / Staff willing to be interviewed (
must have a Skype account)
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Recent Events (both IC and OOC news with broad implications, such as rule changes or large-scale story events like the Civil War in Connlaoth)
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RP Spotlight suggestions (please submit a
brief one paragraph summary of the thread as well as a link to the thread)
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Regional IC News stories (flex your creative muscles and write a news story {or more than one!} from the perspective of someone living in the SotE / RotE universe)
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Guild Promotions (write up a brief summary of the guild / group as though advertising it in-story; this can take the form of a "posted notice" or a character "discussing" the guild / group with a prospective new member -- can include OOC notes as an afterword)
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SotE / RotE Inspired Artwork!-
Want ads (in-character "want ads", such as 'Noble warrior looking for plucky sorcerer/sorceress companion in Thantos. Must be interested in fighting monsters, exploring underground ruins, and talented with healing magic. If interested, PM NewMember42.")
Perhaps even
MORE importantly, I'm looking for a few talented people to join me as "staff" for the newspaper project -- write up articles when needed, check articles for mistakes as an editor, and generally support the endeavor. Remember, with two months between each publication this *shouldn't* be a heavy-duty use of time, so it shouldn't impact you IRL or in RP very much if at all. If interested, shoot me a PM with a sample of your writing (RP or otherwise, as long as it's quality and
yours) and we'll start getting a group together.
Now, question for ya SotE:
How would YOU prefer the newspaper to be formatted: as a normal post thread... or in a PDF document with the possibility of fancy formatting and such? Lemme hear your thoughts. And don't forget to
contribute -- NotE's success
depends on your awesome content contributions! ;D