THE ARTIFACT

Wow. 

And even cooler than seeing a book that I helped write on Amazon was holding said book in my hands. Wow. I turned right to my chapter (I couldn't help myself). It was amazing. I wrote those words. I last saw them on my computer screen, and now they are in a book.

Wow. (again!)

I feel so awesome and inspired now. I must go write more! XD

By popular demand…

How to Post Stories on Webjam

The instructions are slightly different depending on whether you are posting a chapter story or a single story.  I am going to explain how to post a single story – from there I’m certain you can figure out how to post a chapter story.

Click on the “Settings” tab at the top of the page.  Above the list of all the pages on your site is an “Add a New Page” option.  A window pops up, where you can enter the name for the page (the title of your story, for example), and choose a blank page or a template.  Since this is the first one you’ve done, choose “create a blank page.”  I’d suggest unchecking the “Include new page in navigation to all pages” option.

It automatically directs you to your new page.  Choose the tab “edit site.”  If you want to, choose the “edit” button by your tabs and uncheck the current page from the tabs.  Under settings, set the new page to “Private” and save.

Choose the “Modules” tab at the top of the page (to the right of “settings”).

Optional:  Add a “Blog” to your page (from under “My Content”).  This can be used by non-Webjam users to post comments if you check option “Allow non-Webjam users to comment.”

Example post:

I have made this blog in order to allow non-Webjam users to comment on this story.  If you are not a Webjam user and would like to leave a comment or review for "[insert story title here]," please reply to this blog to do so.  I really appreciate feedback!  :)

Back to Tutorial:

Add a “Bulletin” to the page from under “Me and My Community.”  You can edit the title to be what you want (such as “Comments” or “Reviews”) and choose the number of comments that will be shown.

Now click on “My Content” and add two “Rich Text” boxes.  The first is for story information; the second is for the story.

Optional:  For fun, you can use another rich text box or a post-it note in the second column to add pictures or icons.

Enter your story’s information in the top rich text box (such as title, fandom, rating, genre, disclaimer, author’s notes, summary…).  Then in the second rich text box, copy/paste your story.  Make desired changes to the font, size, etc., and then save.

Now that your page is ready, go back to settings and set the page to “Public” and save.

Provide links to your story on your homepage, a special fan fiction page, or wherever you want.

And there you go!  You’ve posted your story.

 I hope this tutorial was helpful. :) 

 Additional information:

 How to set up a link: 

I also put up "Possibilities," a Gillington story, last night as well as "The Opportune Moment," a Sparrington story.  Then there's the start of that love triangle story I wrote more of yesterday, "Rescuing Jamie."  See previous post for more about that. ;)

Please read and comment!  I, like most writers, adore feedback.  :)

I've been pretty depressed due to the way life has been going at the moment, and it didn't help that my muse was MIA.  Today I decided that I wanted to read some sweet Gillington (why Gillington, I'm not really sure, except I thought it would cheer me up), and found a community for Gillington on LiveJournal.  Many of the stories were R or above, which I tend to avoid, especially in slash stories, because I've noted how those are often excessively "smutty," which I'm not entirely comfortable reading.  I did find a lovely image by lineae of the amazing James Norrington...looking even more amazing than usual...

That outfit... *swoons*  

(click here to see larger image on LJ)

Apparently this image was inspired by a story by another member of the Gillington community, wicked_jade.  Well, after seeing this picture, I had to read the story, didn't I?  But the story (One Perfect Day) was "Hard R."  Hmm...

But I decided that I would try it out anyway - if I got uncomfortable, I'd turn back.  And I'm very glad I did read it!  It was wonderful and sweet (and hot).  And the best part:  it also got my muse to come back to me!  So I got out the Gillington/Sparrington story again to see if I could write some more of it...which I did, and have now posted the first chapter. :D

I hope it's an enjoyable read!

"Rescuing Jamie" 

Lady of the Sea

The Rise of Libertas 

Captain Jack Sparrow