You're Not The Only One - update # 2
NEW DEADLINE SUNDAY 9TH MARCH 08
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them!"
Shit, I think I was just on TV. Our workplace has been in the news a bit lately (for boring not scandalous reasons, sadly) and as it's a media company there are often cameras and semi-famous people milling around which I usually tune out unless they're particularly ridiculous but I think they were just doing a news piece and I walked straight in the middle of it about three times as I bought lunch and had a cig. Great.
But international fame and fortune CAN STILL BE YOURS if you send us something you've written for the WARCHILD book, You're Not The Only One!
The guidelines are here.
SUNDAY 9TH MARCH is the new deadline (as requested by Warchild)! You have one more week!
bloggersforcharity@yahoo.co.uk is where to send them....
Over 250 submissions!
Over 300 links (which I will update tonight; I've still got no internet access at home which is rather amusing given I'm trying to organise an internet based project. They promise me it back on Saturday. Until then I can piggyback an unsuspecting neighbour but it's only a matter of time before he finds out, password protects and I am totally shut out of the information superhighway. Or arrested).
If you have written anything FUNNY about something you've been through, then we would greedily lap it up; because the standard has been sky high, we're all sniffing and moping about because everything's been so sad! We of course want you to write about anything you've been through, but if you've spun an amusing angle on it, we'd favour those pieces a bit now given we're very very sad and need to add a little balance to the book. And our psyches.
So get writing and sending: I am thrusting greatness upon you. Thrust it back!
(click here to see all the submitters and linkers....)
UPDATE: Man, I hope I haven't confused or put anyone off - if you have sent something not funny THIS IS FINE! Just that in order to make the book balanced and not Zola-esque depressing, we just wanted some variety... it is however still about ANYTHING you have been through, so if you still want to submit trauma and pain, please do too... this was how the book got devised, by reading how much people had been through and how people share this through blogging and find You're Not The Only One... geddit ?
Right. As you were.
posted by Peach at 2:31 pm
21 Comments:
I'm thrusting, Peach! (Gross.)
Ahh you want something FUNNY! OK I'm going back to have a second look, if it's ok to send it two submissions?
sarah - oi, less of the gross, I was enjoying that!
candy - now we're wanting funny after all the sad, yes, please feel free to submit another piece yes
Well done on getting so many submissions! Can't wait to get to read some of them.
Dxx
Hi peach, I’m having a minor freakout having put up my hand for this cover design before looking at the due date…that I now realise is probably next week or something. I may not be able to dig my way out from the mountain of shit under which I presently reside. So—how about throwing the cover design open to all who want to have a stab at it, and vote for the winning design? You will have to post the size, dpi and what text it will have to ultimately sport.
You are of course most welcome to use anything I have already made and posted, be it something more recognisably arty from my main blog or using aone of my photos from my aminus site (http://lmnoonan.aminus3.com/portfolio/ ).
Images from there that I think might work are:
‘scarification’ http://lmnoonan.aminus3.com/portfolio/67.html
or
‘boy’ http://lmnoonan.aminus3.com/portfolio/63.html
or
‘sticks and stones’ http://lmnoonan.aminus3.com/portfolio/61.html
or from left field
‘give me dirt’ http://lmnoonan.aminus3.com/portfolio/50.html
Please don’t hate me forever.
LMN
Dazz - they're fooking ace reads so far - really good quality
LM - of course I don't hate you! But yeah we'll do a blog out for a designer thing if you're v busy. There's no real deadline, I have a hell of a lot of editing and re-reading to do, not to mention the actual physical compilation of the book to upload to lulu so if you still do WANT to design it, my timescale is to try to get it published by Easter which is the end of March... but either way, thanks for volunteering and no problem X
*GiGGLeS* COOL you were on Tv! I hope you were wearing your sexy boots at the time! ;-)
Hey... am I able to buy 'you're not the only one' in Australia? xx
My submissions were not sad ones...you thought they were sad?! Lol...Those are my happy childhood memories!
Peach, my dear. You're going to have a hell of a lot of work to do. If you need any help editing then I am willing to pitch in..it's kind of what I do for a living, so i can help.
If you feel it's all getting too much or need a hand then give us a shout. You've got my email, I think. If not, say so.
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Vi BF - ha, not cool telly just caught on telly and yes I was wearing the gay boots! Yes you'll be able to download the book from lulu.com from anywhere in the world!
DJK - no yours weren't sad! We want all sorts of submissions too, and just had had lots of sad so wanted to request a few lighter ones
Misssy M - many thanks for your offer of help - will see how it goes!
Oooh, a new deadline! Could be Sparky's turn to grab the spotlight. She's my puppy from hell by the way!
Crystal xx
I'll tell you what. Read this, then tell me if you think it's good enough to submit.
Dammit, why don't my links ever work!
Just follow this:
http://effortlesslyaverage.blogspot.com/2005/12/tax-forms-vixen-nurses-and-there-may.html
Freaking html code.
I know mine ended up being one of the sad ones. I'd send something funny but right now I'm in a medicated haze due to pneumonia.
I pity you having to edit anything I write. It's horrid. I know.
Oh bugger, the contribution I made is sad, I sent it before I'd read your appeal for funny.
Can I have another go? I usually do funny, but this was an exception.
Sorry about that!
Three hundred links? That is awesome!
Good on you girl!
well you got another link to karentookawalk.blogspot.com so that should make it three hundred AND one links *grin*
anyway, am i allowed to send another one, just for the funny category, noting that i sent you 3 sad ones already?
*riffling through my blog memory... do i even have a funny post?... that was funny?*
Crystal - submit submit!
Effortlessly Average - submit anything you'd like to bloggersforcharity@yahoo.co.uk
susan - sad is still fine, just needed to shout out for some lighter ones too
swearing - again, sad is still fine!
steph - ta!
Karen - got ya
are second submissions allowed? enidd could maybe do funny, though it wouldn't be as personal...
enidd - sure - please do !
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