Request time / contest / give and recieve!
Gather round everyone and have a seat by the fire while the chestnut roasts and the lights in the tree glimmer and shine. The holiday season is just round the corner and all through the house not a creature is stirring except for the tentacles.
I see that the site has been slow lately, and I'm sure that we can all attribute to that to one thing or another. So! How about a little holiday cheer to speed things up around here?
Since the holiday is comming (and we'll all finally have time off) so why don't we have a little show of spirt and celebrate. This holiday let's have the writers here put up a little holiday themed story from each of them to put under the tree!
(rules:
1- You can write anything you'd like but it needs to be holiday themed.
2- Try to get it under the tree before xmas, that means try to have it posted by Dec. 25. This is more of a guidline than a rule since no one likes deadlines but remember that late gifts arn't as magical after the holiday's come and gone.
3- No one actually has to participate but I figured this would be a fun way to jump start the site during the holiday season but if you do join in you're more than welcome to write more than one story if it suits you. Everyone likes getting more presents under the tree!
4- You can really give the gift by writing something especially for someone else or making a tribute to their stories, characters and settings. Surprises are nice, though be sure to have permission if you plan to use anything too precariously. Though if you're not the "Suprise! Here's your gift!" person but rather a "What would you like for the holiday?" kind of person you're more than welcome to ask, though a little bit of both works too.
5- Have fun!

Seriously, this shouldn't even be a rule but if you're going to participate you need to try and enjoy the event!)
I hope this catches on and gets everyone out of the early winter blues! I hope to see lots of good stuff under the tree and I wish everyone happy holidays!