Green Room - Week 8 - Day 6

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Top of the mornin' to ya... one day late!

And I wouldn't exactly be wishing you the "top" of anything, and I'm still pretty tired, so I'm not all that sure about this whole "morning" thing.

But other than that - the "of the" is perfectly fine.

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What have you been up to in my absence? http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/632230.html
Other than working on your topics that is? Because I certainly hope you have been doing that, given that the deadline is tonight!

Vote - Week 8

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A few words from clauderainsrm:

Welcome back to the action! There is no more Second Chance, and Master Blaster runs Bartertown! So just step into that dome over there, and let’s see what happens!

But before you do, there are a couple quick announcements, unfortunately, two of your number did not make it to the starting line this week, and even more unfortunately, they were two personal favorites. (Unlike the rest of you, who I barely tolerate! ;D)

One of the early favorites to take the mini-season like she took Season 3, the great welf has left the building, as has my personal “it would be awesome if he made it deep into the game” mc_lji, who has gone on to that great mixing room in the sky.

They will both be very much missed. But I hope that they will still stick their heads in every once in a way to check in!

The other announcement I will be making a little later this evening. :)

As for this poll though, for those coming in to read, and who might have missed it - this week I gave the contestants a choice of 31 topics. Once a topic was claimed, people had to pick something else, just to keep things interesting! So, there is no one else with the same topic this time around, which means that the entries are going to be all over the place!

We will be losing the bottom 6 this week. So make sure to read, comment, vote - and let other people know about the stuff that you love!

The poll will close Thursday, March 21st at 9pm EDT

Good luck to everyone!

( Click here to Vote! )

Exhibit A - Community Chest

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Now that we are back into one group, it’s time to reveal the “incentives” that were mentioned at the beginning of the season.

These are “prizes” that have been donated by Friends of Idol, that will be distributed among the Top (insert number of incentives here).

There are more that have been discussed, but not yet finalized. If anyone wants to throw something into this pot, let me know at clauderainsrm@gmail.com

As of now, we have:

1. An editorial letter (overall feedback, not line-editing) on a first fifty pages - from Christopher Buelman (author of “Those Across the River” and “Between Two Fires”and nominee for World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2012) http://christopherbuehlman.com/

2. An editorial letter on a first fifty pages or an hour coaching session for their writing career. - from LJ Idol Season 8 winner whipchick aka Allison Williams www.idowords.net

3. A copy of "Idol Musings" (provided by spydielives

4. A copy of the novel “Welcome to River Street” by our own spydielives

5. A copy of "Idol Meanderings" (provided by oneonthefence

6. An original story, based on your prompt, from theafaye - item withdrawn

New item: A Writer's Book Bundle of:

Carolyn See - Making a Literary Life
Betsy Lerner - The Forest For the Trees
Anne Lamott - Bird by Bird
(from whipchick/Allison Williams of idowords.net

7. One advanced copy of the eBook (in the recipient's requested format) of "Chasing the Bright Shiny" by spydielives

8. One of kandigurl's famous custom hula hoops!

9. 20 "Tiny Rhymes" of one-word prompts of the winner's choosing; samples can be found in my posts here: http://roina-arwen.livejournal.com/1604793.html or here: http://roina-arwen.livejournal.com/1604961.html in either a PDF format or printed into a tiny chapbook, possibly hand-decorated with stamped images (as time and subject matter allows). (from roina_arwen)

10. From Destiny: "Copy Editing for first 30 pages. I was copy editor of The Birch (an undergraduate journal for Slavic and Eurasian culture at Columbia University), did a short stint of copy editing for the Free Press at University of Southern Maine, and composed communications for staff and donors through Columbia University's development office. This service could also be applied to resumes and cover letters or academic papers. This offering may also come with some content notes, whether you want it or not.
*(If someone really does not have need of copy editing, I can offer a handcrafted jewelry item or knitted accessory for home or person instead).

11. A copy of "The Edge of the Map" by belgatherial in either a signed physical copy or a digital. (your choice)

12. a custom crochet monster from zephyrly

13. Handmade quilted bag Light blue denim and red and blue check fabric with pockets inside and out from myrna_bird

14. A copy of "The Art of Life", a book of essays from alycewilson

15. An 8x10 autographed print from http://fionalornephotography.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Macro-and-Stills/24100711_TVDT9G#!i=1957984188&k=CG9Ktbx /phoenixsansfyr

16. A copy of the book "A Break for Beauty" by milk_and_glass (either as a Kindle edition or a physical copy, your choice)

17. An original story, based on your prompt, from lrig_rorrim

18. An original story, based on your prompt, from halfshellvenus