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.
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She pulled on the shirt. It was still a little warm, but serviceable for now. The polyester was smooth on her skin but the static still in the garment caused it to stick to her in wrinkles and folds. As she looked in the mirror, she just couldn’t get it to hang right. A new word came to her mind: “Fabriction.”
While wearing the Formica provided some relief, John found it difficult to hear anything sung below the Soprano range.
Cody, you had me all the way until I hit "products to be purchased". Yes, I know I am old-fashioned - I'm 81; I'm supposed to be. I was delighted with your imaginative idea. Love the concept, don't like selling it. Sorry, my dear friend.
Matt, I was delighted with your entry on "Fabrications". Nice work there!
About the Formica one, not so much. Is that something only a man can understand, or am I just too far out of it?
Matt - love the posts, definitely made me chuckle. I don't think I can call the site "fabriction" now. I will however now use the word for bunched up non-compliant clothing. I think I'll submit the word to Urban Dictionary and see if it gets accepted under that definition. It is clever.
Grandma, you have very good point. Now that you mention it, it would be better not trying to sell on the site, but rather let creativity become what it is there. This is the kind of feedback I was hoping for.
Now what to call it???
Just so you know I am thinking about names for it, here are the ones so far. None of them are much good, but at least the stream is not stagnant.
storytails, picture this, truth pics, (you have to say that out loud) imagine that!, arty chalk talk (again, out loud it sounds sort of like artichoke)
I will keep trying. It's fun.
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