Post by Meluivan Indil on Jul 4, 2007 15:16:57 GMT -5
September 06, 2006
Member Count 153
Total Threads 770
Total Posts 10,416
Allright we have had another contest come and gone. You can see the award avatars to the right. Everyone did an awesome job and all the entries were beautiful. The next set of contests have been announced in the forum and we have already recieved a few entries.
I have also added another site to the Novice Writers Sister Sites list. One of our long time members, Ark, has opened a new Role Playing Forum called The Holy Wood. Please take a look. And also Ark is going to pe producing a Podcast radiocast for Novice Writers which will be added to this page sometime in the next couple of days. He plans on doing a new cast about once a week as time permits. I will be adding the link very soon so keep a look out for it.
And the last bit of news we have is that recently you might have noticed a glitch in the site where the Art Gallery photos were not working. We apologize for this fact. The problem has been sorted and the Art Gallery is up and running just fine.
Thank you for your time and support,
Meluivan Indil
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July 20, 2006
Member Count 147
Total Threads 681
Total Posts 10,702
Just a few updates for today. As you can see I have created a new layout for the home page of the site. I decided to go with lighter colors this time and a more artisitic looking background. All pages of the site will be recieving a face lift in the next couple of weeks and there will be a couple of changes.
First the Writer's Corner will be recieving a new name. For some reason this title has been a source of confusion and people seem to think that the sites stories are posted there. Its new name will now be Tips & Tricks. Catchy don't you think? Anyhow, I will be adding a few art sources there also, so the old name just did not work.
Second I will be removing the Published Author's page and have that link point to the corresponding section in the forum, which will make it so much easier to post the information on our Published Authors.
Another large announcement I recently made was that Idril has become Novice Writer's Art Director and has taken over a Co-Admin posistion in the forum along with myself and Ladyriona. I'm sure she is going to do wonders with the Art Section. Please send all art submissions to her. She will be taking over that duty from this time forward.
All in all the site continues to grow everyday and I am very pleased with the wonderful members we have who contribute so much to the site.
Thank you all,
Meluivan Indil
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July 06, 2006
Member count 143
Total Threads 656
Total Posts 10,240
Well another set of contests have come and gone and you can see the winning avatars to the right of this text. We had a total of 21 entries in all combined this time. And were they good. The next set of contests have been set and we look to have another large turnout this time also.
We have added a couple of new sections to the forum yet again. All members are now allowed to submit new skins for the forum on any subject they would like to see. And we have added a trivia contest section. Any member can now host a trivia contest on any subject they wish to do so. In the extended profile section we have added a Novice Writers Sister Forum section. This is a list of forums that have agreed to work together to make their own individual forums grow with the help of each other. And we have also added a Novice Writers Family Stories Section. This is where you can create stories that feature members of the website as characters in the stories. We have already had several stories added.
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March 15, 2006
Member count 107
Total Threads 476
Total Posts 6,668
Wow look at those numbers.
Well we just finished another set of contests. And I must say I have never seen so many ties in my life. All the entries were so good that it was too hard to choose from. The winning avatars are pictured to the right. Another big piece of news is the Screencaps section of the Art Gallery. We have added a section of Screen Captures from various movies. These are available for everyone to use as they wish. At this time there are well over 400 Screen Captures from Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, and future plans have been made for Lord of the Rings and Full Metal Alchemist, with many more to come.
Some new sections have been added to the Forum. We now have a section for Art Discussion which contains some awesome tutorials supplied by our members and we have added an Avatar section where members can show off the avatars they have created or can request custom avatars to be created for them.
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Jan. 01, 2006
Well the site has been open for a little over three months now and we are well on the way to becoming the community of writers that I have dreamed of for so long. The forum now has 91 members with over 4,000 posts.
A big new addition to the site is the Role Playing Forum which has been opened by one of our very own members, Ladyriona, and has become a sister site to Novice Writers. She has worked hard on the forum and we see great things in its future. The Role Playing Forum now has 9 members and over 100 posts in its first week of operation.
Next bit of news is the first set of Site Contests. We held contests in four categories and received entries in three of those. The winners' award avatars are pictured to the right side of this page.
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November 30, 2007
Member Count 267
Total Threads 1,422
Total Posts 19,583
The September - November contests are now over, and the awards have been posted. We received a grand total of 16 entries! Contest themes included "Avatars" in Art, "Anime/Manga" in FanFiction, "School" in Original Fiction, "End of Summer" in poetry and "Photography" in Random. We got a total of 19 votes. The awards, made by Idril and M, are posted to the right, as always. Congratulations to all our winners!
Also, the next round has started! In Art, use any media you desire to create with the theme "Movies"; in FanFiction, dive deeper into your favorite fandom by writing a "Self-Insertion" story; in Original Fiction, be sure to keep warm while you try your hand at a "Winter Blizzard Story"; in Original Poetry, paint a picture with your words with poetry about "Family"; and in The Random Contests, snuggle up by the fire and knit, crochet or otherwise compile something unique for "Sewing and Crafts". We hope to see many wonderful entries this time around.
Thanks,
Idril
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August 31, 2007
Member Count 249
Total Threads 1,340
Total Posts 18,863
Well, another eventful round of contests have led us to another set of dazzling winning entries! Be sure to click the lovely awards listed on the right to be taken to the winning stories, poetry, art and fanvideos!
We've also started the next round of contests. We have avatars in the Art Contest, Anime or Manga in FanFiction, school, homeschool or co-op in Original Fiction, end of summer in Original Poetry and photography collages in the Random contests. We look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!
Thanks,
Idril
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July 4, 2007
Member Count 217
Total Threads 1,234
Total Posts 17,842
Just a couple of updates today. We have begun our next set of contests in the forum and have already recieved a few entries which are so far amazing. Please visit the forum to view these awesome entries.
In other news the Novice Writer's Role Playing forum was forced to shut down recently but has been replaced by a new forum ran by another of our members. Please check out The Holy Wood which is belongs to our very own Kurushimi no Yoko a.k.a. Ark for those of us that have been around forever.
Thanks everyone,
Meluivan Indil
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June 2, 2007
Member Count 196
Total Threads 1,147
Total Posts 17,137
Hello, writers! Another wonderful round of contests have been completed at the forum, and links to the winning entries can be found to the right. The Poetry Contest was, by far, one of our most successful sets yet - 10 amazing entries! Be sure to read them all over at the forum, and leave the writers your feedback!
We all know this time of year means finishing up school and preparing for summer, so the Contest Panel has voted in favor of a month-long hiatus for our contests. We'll be back July 1st with a whole new round, so take this break to get your story, poetry and art ideas flowing!
There has been a new board added to the Discussion portion of the forum: check out the Anime Conventions board and discuss or share photos from your favorite events!
Also, it is my pleasure to inform everyone that we have our first submission to the Published Authors section! Our very own LadyPhoenix has officially published the first book in her Young Adult series, Spellbound. Book One is called Dawn of Destiny and is now available for purchase on several websites. For more information, check out the Published Authors page. Congratulations on behalf of all the NW Staff to LadyPhoenix for this wonderful achievement!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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March 31, 2007
Member Count 169
Total Threads 1,064
Total Posts 15,753
Voting has ended on the February-March contests and the awards have been posted in the forum! You can see the avatar awards for each of the winners listed on the right of this page, click them to be taken to the corresponding entry. We had a wonderful group of entries; if you didn't get to read them before, take a look at them now.
With the end of one round of contest, comes a new set! As usual, the next round has already started! Check out the rules and enter at the forum. We have fantastic themes in our five categories: design a skin for the forum in the Art Contest, choose from several fandoms (J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, Arthurian Legend or Tamora Pierce) in the FanFiction Contest, try your hand at a historical piece for the Original Fiction Contest, dream up a weather-related poem for the Original Poetry Contest, and design a desktop wallpaper for the Random Contest! Entries are due May 15, 2007 by 7:00pm CST.
Congratulations to our winners and we hope you will all participate again!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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March 15, 2007
Member Count 163
Total Threads 1,030
Total Posts 14,836
The contests have reached their deadline, and we all know what that means: it's time to vote! We had a grand total of 23 entries in five contests! Check out the poll for each category: Art, FanFiction, Original Fiction, Original Poetry and the new Random Contests. Each poll has links to the entries so you can check them all out before you vote. The voting ends March 31st at 7PM CST. If you have any questions concerning time differences, feel free to contact us! Keep on writing, and share your stories, discussion and tips with us over at the forum!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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Februrary 4, 2007
Member Count 174
Total Threads 945
Total Posts 12,993
Well we had another successful set of contests this time around and you can see the results in the column to the right. Click on the icon to go directly to the entry. And I'm glad to announce that we have added a new contest section for the next set of contests. The Random Contest Section is just that. Each new set of contests will have a random contest that can be either a variation of the regular contests or something completely different. No one will know what will come next until the contests are announced. I'm happy to announce that the random contest for February and March is a Songfic contest. I hope everyone comes out and participates.
We have also added several new screencaps and actor pics to those sections and some of the members have been hard at work making new avatars and signatures. Please come take a look at them and let thier creators know just how talented they are.
Thank you,
Meluivan Indil
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December 7, 2006
Member Count 166
Total Threads 899
Total Posts 12,127
Well, the September-October contests were a hit, and you can see the winners listed to the right! Click the awards to be taken to the story in the forum, or the art in the gallery. We're also into the next group of contests which have been extended until January. Entries are due January 15th, so get over to the forum before time runs out! Don't forget to read the rules, and be sure to check out the wonderful entries we've already received.
The art gallery has gotten quite a few submissions, so be sure to check that out as well, and leave your reviews in the Reviews for Art Work section.
We're wishing everyone a happy holiday season, stay warm!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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October 23, 2006
Member Count 158
Total Threads 831
Total Posts 11,104
Well we are in the voting portion of our current contest and as always we have some great entries. Please take a look and remember to vote.
I have added a new site to the Novice Writers Sister Sites. LadyIdril has opened her own site CaseeMarie.net This site is dedicated to all of her artwork in any form and it is a lovely site. Please check it out. We have also added a few new things to the forum. First there is a section of Actor & Musician pics. These are some of the finest pics we can find of some of the hottest actors. All members are free to contribute. Members are now allowed to show off thier own signatures in the revamped Avatars & Signatures section. And third we have a new Videos section that features videos that have been created by our members. We have already had several added to the section and they are wonderful. You can find links to all of these sections on the left hand side of this page in the Special Interests category. Please check them out and tell our artist how good they are.
Thanks everyone,
Meluivan Indil
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Member Count 153
Total Threads 770
Total Posts 10,416
Allright we have had another contest come and gone. You can see the award avatars to the right. Everyone did an awesome job and all the entries were beautiful. The next set of contests have been announced in the forum and we have already recieved a few entries.
I have also added another site to the Novice Writers Sister Sites list. One of our long time members, Ark, has opened a new Role Playing Forum called The Holy Wood. Please take a look. And also Ark is going to pe producing a Podcast radiocast for Novice Writers which will be added to this page sometime in the next couple of days. He plans on doing a new cast about once a week as time permits. I will be adding the link very soon so keep a look out for it.
And the last bit of news we have is that recently you might have noticed a glitch in the site where the Art Gallery photos were not working. We apologize for this fact. The problem has been sorted and the Art Gallery is up and running just fine.
Thank you for your time and support,
Meluivan Indil
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July 20, 2006
Member Count 147
Total Threads 681
Total Posts 10,702
Just a few updates for today. As you can see I have created a new layout for the home page of the site. I decided to go with lighter colors this time and a more artisitic looking background. All pages of the site will be recieving a face lift in the next couple of weeks and there will be a couple of changes.
First the Writer's Corner will be recieving a new name. For some reason this title has been a source of confusion and people seem to think that the sites stories are posted there. Its new name will now be Tips & Tricks. Catchy don't you think? Anyhow, I will be adding a few art sources there also, so the old name just did not work.
Second I will be removing the Published Author's page and have that link point to the corresponding section in the forum, which will make it so much easier to post the information on our Published Authors.
Another large announcement I recently made was that Idril has become Novice Writer's Art Director and has taken over a Co-Admin posistion in the forum along with myself and Ladyriona. I'm sure she is going to do wonders with the Art Section. Please send all art submissions to her. She will be taking over that duty from this time forward.
All in all the site continues to grow everyday and I am very pleased with the wonderful members we have who contribute so much to the site.
Thank you all,
Meluivan Indil
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July 06, 2006
Member count 143
Total Threads 656
Total Posts 10,240
Well another set of contests have come and gone and you can see the winning avatars to the right of this text. We had a total of 21 entries in all combined this time. And were they good. The next set of contests have been set and we look to have another large turnout this time also.
We have added a couple of new sections to the forum yet again. All members are now allowed to submit new skins for the forum on any subject they would like to see. And we have added a trivia contest section. Any member can now host a trivia contest on any subject they wish to do so. In the extended profile section we have added a Novice Writers Sister Forum section. This is a list of forums that have agreed to work together to make their own individual forums grow with the help of each other. And we have also added a Novice Writers Family Stories Section. This is where you can create stories that feature members of the website as characters in the stories. We have already had several stories added.
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March 15, 2006
Member count 107
Total Threads 476
Total Posts 6,668
Wow look at those numbers.
Well we just finished another set of contests. And I must say I have never seen so many ties in my life. All the entries were so good that it was too hard to choose from. The winning avatars are pictured to the right. Another big piece of news is the Screencaps section of the Art Gallery. We have added a section of Screen Captures from various movies. These are available for everyone to use as they wish. At this time there are well over 400 Screen Captures from Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, and future plans have been made for Lord of the Rings and Full Metal Alchemist, with many more to come.
Some new sections have been added to the Forum. We now have a section for Art Discussion which contains some awesome tutorials supplied by our members and we have added an Avatar section where members can show off the avatars they have created or can request custom avatars to be created for them.
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Jan. 01, 2006
Well the site has been open for a little over three months now and we are well on the way to becoming the community of writers that I have dreamed of for so long. The forum now has 91 members with over 4,000 posts.
A big new addition to the site is the Role Playing Forum which has been opened by one of our very own members, Ladyriona, and has become a sister site to Novice Writers. She has worked hard on the forum and we see great things in its future. The Role Playing Forum now has 9 members and over 100 posts in its first week of operation.
Next bit of news is the first set of Site Contests. We held contests in four categories and received entries in three of those. The winners' award avatars are pictured to the right side of this page.
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November 30, 2007
Member Count 267
Total Threads 1,422
Total Posts 19,583
The September - November contests are now over, and the awards have been posted. We received a grand total of 16 entries! Contest themes included "Avatars" in Art, "Anime/Manga" in FanFiction, "School" in Original Fiction, "End of Summer" in poetry and "Photography" in Random. We got a total of 19 votes. The awards, made by Idril and M, are posted to the right, as always. Congratulations to all our winners!
Also, the next round has started! In Art, use any media you desire to create with the theme "Movies"; in FanFiction, dive deeper into your favorite fandom by writing a "Self-Insertion" story; in Original Fiction, be sure to keep warm while you try your hand at a "Winter Blizzard Story"; in Original Poetry, paint a picture with your words with poetry about "Family"; and in The Random Contests, snuggle up by the fire and knit, crochet or otherwise compile something unique for "Sewing and Crafts". We hope to see many wonderful entries this time around.
Thanks,
Idril
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August 31, 2007
Member Count 249
Total Threads 1,340
Total Posts 18,863
Well, another eventful round of contests have led us to another set of dazzling winning entries! Be sure to click the lovely awards listed on the right to be taken to the winning stories, poetry, art and fanvideos!
We've also started the next round of contests. We have avatars in the Art Contest, Anime or Manga in FanFiction, school, homeschool or co-op in Original Fiction, end of summer in Original Poetry and photography collages in the Random contests. We look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!
Thanks,
Idril
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July 4, 2007
Member Count 217
Total Threads 1,234
Total Posts 17,842
Just a couple of updates today. We have begun our next set of contests in the forum and have already recieved a few entries which are so far amazing. Please visit the forum to view these awesome entries.
In other news the Novice Writer's Role Playing forum was forced to shut down recently but has been replaced by a new forum ran by another of our members. Please check out The Holy Wood which is belongs to our very own Kurushimi no Yoko a.k.a. Ark for those of us that have been around forever.
Thanks everyone,
Meluivan Indil
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June 2, 2007
Member Count 196
Total Threads 1,147
Total Posts 17,137
Hello, writers! Another wonderful round of contests have been completed at the forum, and links to the winning entries can be found to the right. The Poetry Contest was, by far, one of our most successful sets yet - 10 amazing entries! Be sure to read them all over at the forum, and leave the writers your feedback!
We all know this time of year means finishing up school and preparing for summer, so the Contest Panel has voted in favor of a month-long hiatus for our contests. We'll be back July 1st with a whole new round, so take this break to get your story, poetry and art ideas flowing!
There has been a new board added to the Discussion portion of the forum: check out the Anime Conventions board and discuss or share photos from your favorite events!
Also, it is my pleasure to inform everyone that we have our first submission to the Published Authors section! Our very own LadyPhoenix has officially published the first book in her Young Adult series, Spellbound. Book One is called Dawn of Destiny and is now available for purchase on several websites. For more information, check out the Published Authors page. Congratulations on behalf of all the NW Staff to LadyPhoenix for this wonderful achievement!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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March 31, 2007
Member Count 169
Total Threads 1,064
Total Posts 15,753
Voting has ended on the February-March contests and the awards have been posted in the forum! You can see the avatar awards for each of the winners listed on the right of this page, click them to be taken to the corresponding entry. We had a wonderful group of entries; if you didn't get to read them before, take a look at them now.
With the end of one round of contest, comes a new set! As usual, the next round has already started! Check out the rules and enter at the forum. We have fantastic themes in our five categories: design a skin for the forum in the Art Contest, choose from several fandoms (J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, Arthurian Legend or Tamora Pierce) in the FanFiction Contest, try your hand at a historical piece for the Original Fiction Contest, dream up a weather-related poem for the Original Poetry Contest, and design a desktop wallpaper for the Random Contest! Entries are due May 15, 2007 by 7:00pm CST.
Congratulations to our winners and we hope you will all participate again!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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March 15, 2007
Member Count 163
Total Threads 1,030
Total Posts 14,836
The contests have reached their deadline, and we all know what that means: it's time to vote! We had a grand total of 23 entries in five contests! Check out the poll for each category: Art, FanFiction, Original Fiction, Original Poetry and the new Random Contests. Each poll has links to the entries so you can check them all out before you vote. The voting ends March 31st at 7PM CST. If you have any questions concerning time differences, feel free to contact us! Keep on writing, and share your stories, discussion and tips with us over at the forum!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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Februrary 4, 2007
Member Count 174
Total Threads 945
Total Posts 12,993
Well we had another successful set of contests this time around and you can see the results in the column to the right. Click on the icon to go directly to the entry. And I'm glad to announce that we have added a new contest section for the next set of contests. The Random Contest Section is just that. Each new set of contests will have a random contest that can be either a variation of the regular contests or something completely different. No one will know what will come next until the contests are announced. I'm happy to announce that the random contest for February and March is a Songfic contest. I hope everyone comes out and participates.
We have also added several new screencaps and actor pics to those sections and some of the members have been hard at work making new avatars and signatures. Please come take a look at them and let thier creators know just how talented they are.
Thank you,
Meluivan Indil
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December 7, 2006
Member Count 166
Total Threads 899
Total Posts 12,127
Well, the September-October contests were a hit, and you can see the winners listed to the right! Click the awards to be taken to the story in the forum, or the art in the gallery. We're also into the next group of contests which have been extended until January. Entries are due January 15th, so get over to the forum before time runs out! Don't forget to read the rules, and be sure to check out the wonderful entries we've already received.
The art gallery has gotten quite a few submissions, so be sure to check that out as well, and leave your reviews in the Reviews for Art Work section.
We're wishing everyone a happy holiday season, stay warm!
Thanks everyone,
Idril
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October 23, 2006
Member Count 158
Total Threads 831
Total Posts 11,104
Well we are in the voting portion of our current contest and as always we have some great entries. Please take a look and remember to vote.
I have added a new site to the Novice Writers Sister Sites. LadyIdril has opened her own site CaseeMarie.net This site is dedicated to all of her artwork in any form and it is a lovely site. Please check it out. We have also added a few new things to the forum. First there is a section of Actor & Musician pics. These are some of the finest pics we can find of some of the hottest actors. All members are free to contribute. Members are now allowed to show off thier own signatures in the revamped Avatars & Signatures section. And third we have a new Videos section that features videos that have been created by our members. We have already had several added to the section and they are wonderful. You can find links to all of these sections on the left hand side of this page in the Special Interests category. Please check them out and tell our artist how good they are.
Thanks everyone,
Meluivan Indil
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