Tuesday, May 24, 2011
GIANTS!
So...our Giants are actually leading their bracket! 3.5 games ahead of the Rockies right now. Anyone wanna make a friendly bet as to how long they will be able to hold their lead? I think that they will stay ahead until June 30th - an arbitrarily picked date but none-the-less will be correct. Any takers? I would even be willing to wage one See's Candy box - closest to predicting when Giants lose the lead (if ever) winner redeems at Family Reunion. (NOTE - does not count if Giants lose lead then re-gain)
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
fictional fragments from make-believe books
Hello Everyone! It's good to be back on the ol' family blog again. Emily gave me a "friendly" reminder that the we have officially started posting again. So I thought I would christen this re-venture into the Kulka blog-world with sharing an idea I have for a new website. I would love some feedback and what better place to get some brutal honesty than here.
I've haven't coined an official name for it yet, so I'll just start with the basic description and concept:
Fictional fragments from make-believe books.
The site content would be user-generated, meaning people submit content that will be posted on the site, like a blog.
The submitted content would be excerpts from books no longer than 36 words in count. The rule is the books being quoted don't exist (not published), but rather are snippets of peoples' imagination. The posts would have no context. It would be as if you opened an imaginary book and picked a random, short paragraph out. It could be of any genre as well, suspenseful, humorous, fantasy, etc. - complete creative license really.
For example:
"She focused on a tiny insect climbing the wall next to the couch. Somewhere off in the distance a train horn sounded. He would be home soon. The lump in her throat hardened."
or
"The wings fastened to his arms effortlessly as if a master craftsman had somehow foreseen his arrival and yielded a device perfect to the proportions of his body."
The mission is to challenge and captivate people's imaginations with these abstract bits of stories. And they only have a max of 36 words to do it.
Each submission will appear as it's own post. These posts would be open for feedback from other users through a rating system of say 1-5 (1 being not good, 5 being amazing). People will also be able to share their posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media avenues.
For the posts that receive the best feedback, I turn into tangible artwork (posters, desktop backgrounds, etc.) and offer as products to be purchased. like this: click HERE
One of the names for the site I was thinking is "Fabriction" - mixing the works 'fabrication' and 'fiction'. But I'm not sold on this yet.
The idea in its details needs refining, but that's the basic concept. Now if you all aren't thoroughly confused, please give me feedback! If this isn't making sense at all, speak up as well, it will help me refine my concept if I learn how to explain it better.
I've haven't coined an official name for it yet, so I'll just start with the basic description and concept:
Fictional fragments from make-believe books.
The site content would be user-generated, meaning people submit content that will be posted on the site, like a blog.
The submitted content would be excerpts from books no longer than 36 words in count. The rule is the books being quoted don't exist (not published), but rather are snippets of peoples' imagination. The posts would have no context. It would be as if you opened an imaginary book and picked a random, short paragraph out. It could be of any genre as well, suspenseful, humorous, fantasy, etc. - complete creative license really.
For example:
"She focused on a tiny insect climbing the wall next to the couch. Somewhere off in the distance a train horn sounded. He would be home soon. The lump in her throat hardened."
or
"The wings fastened to his arms effortlessly as if a master craftsman had somehow foreseen his arrival and yielded a device perfect to the proportions of his body."
The mission is to challenge and captivate people's imaginations with these abstract bits of stories. And they only have a max of 36 words to do it.
Each submission will appear as it's own post. These posts would be open for feedback from other users through a rating system of say 1-5 (1 being not good, 5 being amazing). People will also be able to share their posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media avenues.
For the posts that receive the best feedback, I turn into tangible artwork (posters, desktop backgrounds, etc.) and offer as products to be purchased. like this: click HERE
One of the names for the site I was thinking is "Fabriction" - mixing the works 'fabrication' and 'fiction'. But I'm not sold on this yet.
The idea in its details needs refining, but that's the basic concept. Now if you all aren't thoroughly confused, please give me feedback! If this isn't making sense at all, speak up as well, it will help me refine my concept if I learn how to explain it better.
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