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Surprises & Technical Difficulties
Apr 23rd
Well, looks like the Halloween in Montreal finale didn’t auto-publish as I had set it up to, so I’ve made it available and you can read it here.
One thing you’ll notice about this finale is that it kind of ends in the middle. In fact, the finale was supposed to be a two-parter, but the second part seems not to have saved correctly. So I’ll fix it up and put it up tomorrow sometime.
What Can You Write in 1200 Words?
Apr 4th
The majority of the stories published on Folaji.com should be considered Short Stories, as they are typically made up of 5-6 posts that run about 700 to 1000 words per post (giving the average story between 3500 and 6000 words).
Although short, I’ll admit that I find this size of story ideal for online publishing as its fast to read, all the while allowing for a good amount of character and story development.
But what if you were only allowed to use 1200 words? What would you write about? And how would you go about writing it?
I ask these questions because I recently stumbled upon a CBC web page for the Quebec Writing Competition 2010 (or QWC for short).
Quebec Writing Competition 2010
The QWC was first started in 1999 by Montreal’s CBC Radio One and the Quebec Writers’ Federation with the goal of celebrating the best in original, unpublished stories written by Quebec’s English-language writers. Every year or so, the competition is brought back and invites Quebec residents who write in English to submit their own original, unpublished 1200-word stories.
The deadline is may 1st, 2010, and I’m thinking of submitting something, although I don’t really know what. At 1200 words, anything I submit will have to be the size of one large Folaji.com post, which seems very short for a story. Then again, I guess that’s part of the challenge…!
So, what should I write about?
New to Folaji.com: PenArt
Mar 17th
Super Squirrel - One of a handful of new pen drawings in the Folaji Galleries
As promised in my last post, I’m proud to announce a new feature on Folaji: Galleries.
Just as the stories section of the site contains written stories, the galleries section will contain images, drawings, and photos of anybody willing to contribute. There isn’t much in there right now, but expect the number of images to grow with time.
To celebrate the launch of the Folaji Galleries, I’ve added a new album of drawings that I like to call PenArt. You see, I have a pretty wild imagination and, when I’m bored or stuck in a daydream, I have a tendency to doodle.
Typically, the doodle begins as a few random strokes of a pen on a paper, and then my imagination kicks in and the image turns into something completely unexpected. Its a fun, relaxing process that passes the time when I have nothing better to do (which is really not as often as I’d like 
).
You can view all the images of the PenArt Album at once here, or view them in an automatic slideshow here.
Enjoy!
