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Scribere quid cogitas
A WRITER'S
CHRONICLE
Sunday 24th October 2021
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WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT, THEN?
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Index
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Well, originally it was just a means of moaning about things
like Amazon screwing up an order, other other perceived
injustices. No, seriously... it was
that
limited in purpose. However,
that purpose evolved and the content became more oriented
towards issues that affect most of the writers on Twitter.
Things like the meaning of the hashtags, their origins, etc.
and the various exercises and practices behind them. Other
items of interest will be such things as practical and
more affordable alternatives to
mainstream applications and programs, such as Adobe products.
It may be called "A Writer's Chronicle" but it's not just
for one person, as it is open to submissions of various
kinds - submission rules can be found via the index.
The newspaper will be used to showcase selected tweeted
works posted in relation to the various hashtag prompts,
and these will be available for a week at a time, making
those tweets easier to find and reference.
It is published once a week at around 22:00
Madrid time. So, what does it cost? Nothing. Nobody pays for
anything. Access to this is 100% free. No payments, no
subscriptions, no charges of any kind.
Where content is not provided/proposed by members of the
writing community, the editor will make approaches to
individuals in order to ensure there is sufficient
material for the subsequent edition. Whatever the means of
acquiring the source material, all rights remain with the
owners of those materials.
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A 5-tweet thread
The echo of applause has long passed and I sit in the
dressing room of the theater with the man meant to tidy
things up after shows like mine. He tells me stories of his
time on this earth, and in this role, when a woman holding
a small case knocks on the door. "Mr. Oak?"
"Yes."
Her shoulders soften, face almost turns to a smile. "I've
been looking for you."
My new custodial friend looks concerned, I pat him on the
back. "Don't be troubled. Most of my conversations start
this way."
"I'm sorry to interrupt," she says. "But I have something
to show you."
"And I have a job to finish." My friend stands and offers
his hand to me. "Nice to meet you."
"The pleasure is all mine," I say as he leaves and the woman
replaces his absence in the room. She puts the case on the
makeup table, opens it to reveal an old, worn bottle with no
markings.
"A bit late for that." I hold up my own drink.
"My name is Dr. Gibsin, I work with the Dutch Oceanic
Research Council."
"You're a DORC." I can't help but smile saying this, she's
not amused.
"Six years ago we found a shipwreck off the coast of Norway,
perfectly preserved."
I motion to the bottle. "I assume that was found there."
"The bottle is strange enough to be found with an ancient
wreck, the ship predates glassmaking by a century, but
stranger still was the letter sealed inside."
"A message?"
"Yes, Mr. Oak," she said. "It's addressed to you."
Thread courtesy of Mr. Hanson Oak, Twitter id - @HansonOak.
Even if you don't want to follow @HansonOak, I do recommend
that you keep track of his little tales, as they are more
than a little intriguing and, at times, they can be
downright creepy, sending shivers down your spine!
And as for his 'horror' tweets
'...be afraid. Be very afraid!
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There are way more of these that I had imagined when I first
considered posting an article about hashtags.
Some are issued on a daily basis, some on a weekly basis, some
with prompts, some without and some are even seasonal
(VssMurder October special for example).
For a fairly comprehensive list - I'm not brave enough to
declare the list to be complete - I suggest you keep your eyes
peeled for any that can't be found via
@thewriteprompt.
These people post the prompts on a daily basis using the
hastags #amwriting and #prompt.
There are also @vss365official and @PromptList
providing other useful lists.
Some examples of the hastags and the prompts provided.
#storyin12:
ADJUST
#moonmystic:
ANCHORED INHIBITIONS
#BraveWrite:
APRICATE
#vssnature:
ECLIPSE
#vsshumour:
SCARAB
#vsspoem:
SILHOUETTE
And I can assure you there are many more, any one of which
might appeal to you as a writer, a poet or maybe even an
artist seeking inspiration. Who knows?
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Wordsquare
WordSquare #004
Words must be a minimum of 3 letters long.
They must contain the letter in the shaded square.
Only the letters in the square can be used.
There is at least one 9-letter word in each square.
WordSquare #003 Solution
9 letters
AFTERNOON
8 letters
None
7 letters
FORNENT, FRONTON
6 letters
AFRONT, ENFANT, FANNER, FOETOR, FOOTER, FOOTRA, FORANE,
NONFAT, REFOOT, TOFORE
5 letters
AFOOT, AFORE, AFTER, FANON, FEART, FETOR, FORTE, FRATE,
FRENA, FREON, FRONT, OFTEN, OFTER, TREFA
4 letters
AFRO, FANE, FANO, FARE, FART, FATE, FEAR, FEAT, FENT, FERN,
FETA, FOEN, FONE, FONT, FOOT, FORA, FORE, FORT, FRAE, FRAT,
FRET, FROE, ORFE, RAFT, REFT, ROOF, TERF, TREF
3 letters
AFT, ARF, EFT, ERF, FAE, FAN, FAR, FAT, FEN, FER, FET, FOE,
FON, FOO, FOR, FRA, FRO, NEF, OAF, OFT, OOF, ORF, REF, TEF
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Alternatives
This information can be found with simple searches.
For ease of reference, here is a list of original programs and
their FREE alternatives.
Photoshop
GIMP or Pixlr
Illustrator
Inkscape or BoxySVG
After Effects
Natron or Blender
InDesign
Scribus
Premiere Pro
DaVinci Resolve, Blender or OpenShot
Lightroom
RawTherapee
Another FREE program is Paint.net - a big step up
from the windows standard.
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Curated tweets
A selection of tweets from the many fine examples produced by
the hashtag players.
Some people use a single hashtag, others two. Our first
contributor has used four, and has been know to use more!
#SatSplat (Theme: Humour)
#Limerickrhyme
#Limericks
#Poetry
Submission by : @sweetiepiesnow
There once was a humorist named Tommy
His jokes were vulgar misogyny
You-tube was banned
Live shows were canned
Defense: "But they're written by my mommy!"
Our next contribution has made use of two commonly combined
hashtags, very effectively.
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Submission Rules
This publication is dedicated to providing information to
writers, poets, artists and anyone related to the art and
craft of producing finished product for public consumption
in the form of books, written works, drawings or paintings.
Submissions can be discussed with Owen @Owen_G_Richards
prior to submission, but the decision to publish the content
lies with Owen.
Items that circulate information for the benefit of others
within the writing/painting/drawing communities will be
given preference over any unrelated articles.
Submissions may be written, drawn, designed, illustrated or
even photographed.
Items outside the sphere of the arts described above may
include brief holiday descriptions with recommendations from
personal experience, unusual work undertaken, humorous
events/incidents, extraordinary tasks, anything which might
be reasonably considered of interest to the community.
NO BLATANT ADVERTISING will be accepted, other than for
registered charitable institutions, or services to the
community. Unfortunately, the announcements of
forthcoming publications for individuals will not be
included. The mention of a forthcoming publication as a
general comment will only be supported if it refers the
reader to the individual's twitter profile. All that said,
I am open to suggestions for other materials/sections in
this publication.
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This particular item might bring a chill to your bones,
perhaps tease a shiver from your spine. What do you think?
#Vss365 (#Innocent)
Submission by : @lillib3t
It always flummoxed people, the cutting remark coming from
such an #innocent face. They often didn't realise they had
been insulted until later. That was her daytime fun. At night
the cutting was more the conventional kind. With a sharp
knife and no mercy in a dark alley.
If you'd like to recommend a tweet from other contributors
let me know via Twitter.
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#Vss365 (#Innocence)
#VssMurder (#Shallow)
Submission by : @Demonwings17
You murdered #Innocence
Placed her in a #shallow grave
With dirt, and grit, and grime
And watched her rot.
Seasons turned to terror
As your creeping thoughts
Forgot truth.
You had needed it,
Yearned for it,
And now?
She comes and knocks.
Innocence all lost.
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ARTICLES FOR FUTURE EDITIONS
I am already requesting articles from potential contributors
which may include "Fantasy map designing", "living with
trauma" and "my day job" (where the work might be
intriguing, some might say 'monumental'), but these are yet
to be confirmed.
There are certain areas of the writing community that are
under-represented here, which is mainly due to my lack of
involvement in those areas. That does not mean that these
genres/areas/topics are excluded. If you have any articles
tweets, stories, anecdotes to share then do, please, submit
them for consideration.
This is meant to be a publication for the entire writing
community, along with artists, editors, cover designers,
etc.
Want to be included?
Make a contribution, either via a submission or a
recommendation for the works of others.
All *polite* suggestions considered.
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Produced by and for Owen G. Richards
and anyone else even remotely interested or
amused by this stuff.
First introduced September 2021 in an alternative format.
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