• Valucre Newsletter: 7/10/2011





      Ernest Hemingway
      We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.

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      Valucre's Writing and GFX Contest
      Season One (Poetry and Traditional GFX) will be drawing to a close on July 15th. Voting will be July 16th to July 20th.

      Season Two (Flash Story and Digital GFX) begins July 15th and will run until August 15th. If you do not yet have your pre-requisite five IC posts, you still have time to submit those before the contest begins.


      • Flash Story: Betrayal
      • Digital GFX: What Lies Beneath
      Valucre on WoW


      Kilos, Vasanti, Carrionjackal and Roystar have formed a Valucre guild on WoW. Currently, they are taking any members interested in joining.



      Basic info:
      • Realm: Onyxia
      • Faction: Horde
      • Guild Leaders: Vasanti, Roystar, Carrionjackal, Kilos.
      If you want to join, all you need to do is make a toon! It'll be a fun way to build team dynamics and meet new people. Hope to see you on Onyxia. By the way. . .




      LOK'TAR OGAR!

      Valucre GFX Crew
      Valucre has enlisted some of its finest GFX Artists to form a graphics team available for all members. Requests for avatars, signatures, and signature sets can be made here.

      Valucre the World
      To give our members a perspective of what Valucre, as a whole, looks like, Carlos (aka supernal) has provided us with an overview of the positions of Valucre's continents. You can check it out here.



      July's Player Spotlight falls on Tina, aka sidewalkflowers. Tina's commitment to her writing is evident in her constant desire to improve and produce quality works. Not only does she actively seek out constructive criticism of her work, but she also incorporates the advice that she receives into her posts on a consistent basis while adding her own special flare that makes her writing her own. It is for this reason that Tina is a model member of Valucre's community.


      July's Staff Spotlight casts its light on Nick, aka Acies ab Vesania. Nick is a member of our Storyteller team where he helps to enforce Valucre canon, plays a variety of NPC's per member request, and DM's roleplays for other members. His also doubles his staff duties as a Watcher where he reads current roleplays and provides us all with an up-to-date blurb in our Roleplay News section. He accomplishes all tasks assigned to him or that he's volunteered for in a timely and efficient manner while juggling with his off-line responsibilities. It is for this reason that Nick is an exemplary member of Staff and we're glad to have him on board. Thank you, Nick!

      July casts its Roleplay Spotlight on Cintarea de Macel. Although the thread isn't very mature, being less than a page long, it still deserves some level of recognition. Namely, it is refreshing to see members who jump right into the fray without dilly-dallying around too much and rough it from there. Additionally, though a bit long-winded at times, the writers' abilities carry the posts well. Vivid writing and exquisite metaphors from both Amelia Catalina Dracul and Moloch Chemosh Dracul.




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      Formal Q&A
      Valucre has a Formal Q&A thread where Admin and Team Leaders post answers to common questions that newcomers may have.

      Vote For Us
      Remember to cast your Vote For Valucre! Every vote counts and helps to get Valucre to the top of the lists.



      Writing Prompt

      Kickstart your creativity and boot your writer's block out the door with a writing prompt. A writing prompt is basically a topic around which you jot down your thoughts and ideas. What you produce doesn't necessarily have to make sense, the goal is just to get you to write. Oft times, inspiration can be found in these blurbs that you have written. Choose one of the following writing prompts and, using your blog, see what you can come up with.
      • A blanket of fresh snow covered the ground now.
      • The diner, much like the rest of the small town, was abandoned.
      • "Shh, did you hear that?"
      Writing Tips

      Quantity does not necessarily equivocate quality. However, if you focus on quality, then quantity naturally falls into place. If you're struggling with what to write, perhaps you should look to answer the most common questions that your readers will be asking as they read.

      Kipling said it best when he wrote:

      I keep six honest serving-men
      (They taught me all I knew);
      Their names are What and Why and When
      And How and Where and Who.

      Keep these questions in mind when you're working on your post. Answer them and you'll not only increase the length of your post, but the quality will vastly improve, as well.










      Editor - supernal (Carlos)
      GFX Artist - Kaijin (Ava)
      Writer - Enigmatic Surrender (Nette)