Current and prospective Challenges, and the Nuzgûl of the Month: come and pet the plot bunnies...
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in July and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The June Challenge is still going on, so why not take a few minutes to write a birthday drabble for one of the birthday people?
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
June 2010 Birthday Cards - closes June 30
July 2010 Birthday Cards - closes July 31
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors... If you have any ideas you want to share, head over to the Challenges Forum or be inspired by what is already there and pick up an older idea instead?
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch. Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, have a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s slightly dark bunny is To Be a Ringwraith.
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the Nuzgûl of the Month Workshop, be inspired, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
*~*
Nath
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
HASA How-tos - June 2010
The news today is full of articles about Internet dangers, but few of them tell you how you can defend yourself from these threats. HASA now has a Research Article outlining how to make your computer safe for browsing.
Facebook spam. iPad breaches. Conficker worm. Botnet zombies. Phishing emails. Trojan payloads.
No, these are not names of new grunge bands. These are the kinds of dangers the ordinary Internet user faces when trying to visit sites. On any given day, you'll find an article about one or more of these exploits in your daily newspaper. The online version, of course.
While there are plenty of attention-grabbing headlines, there are not so many resources to tell you how to avoid becoming a victim of these malware attacks. The information is out there, but presumes too much professional computer knowledge to put all the pieces together. Even some IT professionals aren't entirely sure what to do. When you do get your hands on the information, it's often in "geek speak" and can't clearly explain why you need to do this or that to your system.
Anglachel has waded through the references, analyzed the security articles, and figured out the basic steps HASA visitors should take to secure their systems. It has been pulled together into the research article Safe Browsing which is available to all visitors. While aimed at Windows users running either IE or Firefox, the general information is applicable to any operating system and web browser.
Friday, June 18, 2010
HASA Reviewed Stories June 2010
Since the previous Bulletin 9 new stories have been reviewed and there are currently 10 stories in review. Reviews couldn’t exist without authors submitting stories and reviewers reviewing them. So a big Thank You for the work to all of you!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 10 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
The Tower by Raksha
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Could a being of Sauron's might simply become dust in the wind when the One Ring was destroyed? Find out, as Sauron experiences the fall of Barad-dûr and what came afterward.
Unrequited by Elfscribe
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 1st Age
Summary: A lovesick Daeron crafts a new song to try to gain Lúthien's attention. A triple drabble (300 words)
The King's Time by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: It is now the thirtieth of Rethe by the Shire's calendar, and the Lord King has determined that his birthday tomorrow shall be observed in a most solemn manner. This evening he thinks on the passing of time....
The Old that is Strong by Lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Watching over the dying Faramir, Ioreth is shocked when Gandalf brings a stranger to tend him.
Freedom Is Never Free by Nieriel Raina
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Freedom is not free. Aragorn remembers how he has learned that painful lesson over the course of his life.
Love Began Here by Adonnen Estenniel
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Under the clear stars on Midsummers Day, Aragorn and Arwen pledge their troth. Years later, under the bright sun of January, Aragorn returns to the hill where he and the Evenstar promised themselves. It was an experience he never thought to repeat.
Portrait Of A Queen by Aruthir
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Tar-Telperien was the second Ruling Queen of Númenor, and never met her great-grandmother Tar-Ancalimë, the first such Queen... ...In life, at least.
Harvest Dreams by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: A series of drabbles depicting scenes in Faramir's life. Written for a challenge. Each drabble is 100 words as counted in MS Word.
Taking Stock by Virtuella
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Gandalf reviews his possessions.
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 10 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
The Tower by Raksha
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Could a being of Sauron's might simply become dust in the wind when the One Ring was destroyed? Find out, as Sauron experiences the fall of Barad-dûr and what came afterward.
Unrequited by Elfscribe
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 1st Age
Summary: A lovesick Daeron crafts a new song to try to gain Lúthien's attention. A triple drabble (300 words)
The King's Time by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: It is now the thirtieth of Rethe by the Shire's calendar, and the Lord King has determined that his birthday tomorrow shall be observed in a most solemn manner. This evening he thinks on the passing of time....
The Old that is Strong by Lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Watching over the dying Faramir, Ioreth is shocked when Gandalf brings a stranger to tend him.
Freedom Is Never Free by Nieriel Raina
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Freedom is not free. Aragorn remembers how he has learned that painful lesson over the course of his life.
Love Began Here by Adonnen Estenniel
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Under the clear stars on Midsummers Day, Aragorn and Arwen pledge their troth. Years later, under the bright sun of January, Aragorn returns to the hill where he and the Evenstar promised themselves. It was an experience he never thought to repeat.
Portrait Of A Queen by Aruthir
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Tar-Telperien was the second Ruling Queen of Númenor, and never met her great-grandmother Tar-Ancalimë, the first such Queen... ...In life, at least.
Harvest Dreams by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: A series of drabbles depicting scenes in Faramir's life. Written for a challenge. Each drabble is 100 words as counted in MS Word.
Taking Stock by Virtuella
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Gandalf reviews his possessions.
Monday, June 7, 2010
HASA news - Birthdays and stories
June birthdays and links to the stories written or updated in May.
June Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in June, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
May Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In May:
--- 15 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 58 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 2 Beta Stories were updated.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
June Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in June, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
May Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In May:
--- 15 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 58 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 2 Beta Stories were updated.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
Monday, May 31, 2010
HASA news - Challenges
Current and prospective Challenges, and the Nuzgûl of the Month: come and pet the plot bunnies...
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in June and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The May Challenge is still going on, so why not take a few minutes to write a birthday drabble for one of the May birthday people?
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
May 2010 Birthday Cards - closes May 31
May Treasure Hunt - closes June 06 (and don’t forget to keep an eye open for next month’s Treasure Hunt!)
June 2010 Birthday Cards - closes June 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors... If you have any ideas you want to share, head over to the Challenges Forum, or take up an older idea instead.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch. Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, have a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is Gimli the Well-Traveled.
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, be inspired, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
~-~
Nath
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in June and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The May Challenge is still going on, so why not take a few minutes to write a birthday drabble for one of the May birthday people?
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
May 2010 Birthday Cards - closes May 31
May Treasure Hunt - closes June 06 (and don’t forget to keep an eye open for next month’s Treasure Hunt!)
June 2010 Birthday Cards - closes June 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors... If you have any ideas you want to share, head over to the Challenges Forum, or take up an older idea instead.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch. Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, have a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is Gimli the Well-Traveled.
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, be inspired, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
~-~
Nath
Friday, May 28, 2010
June site hosting donations
Thanks to your generous donations, we're only $18 short on June site hosting. With matching funds, that means we only need one $9 donation. Any further donations will give us a start on July. Our hosting costs are $150 US per month. HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT fanfiction. Because our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small donations quickly add up. The hosting fee pays for the dedicated server HASA needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums, alerts, challenges and more.
If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up. If you are an author, please consider donating a new story.
Thanks for enjoying HASA!
Julie
If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up. If you are an author, please consider donating a new story.
Thanks for enjoying HASA!
Julie
Saturday, May 15, 2010
HASA Reviewed Stories May 2010
Since the previous Bulletin 6 new stories have been reviewed and there are currently 9 stories in review. Reviews couldn’t exist without authors submitting stories and reviewers reviewing them. So a big Thank You for the work to all of you!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 9 stories waiting for reviewers, so please head over and review! (Remember to log in before you follow the link.)
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Or: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
Beyond the Mountain Passes by Thundera Tiger
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: When a certain elf and dwarf first agreed to join the Fellowship, they only promised to go as far as the mountain passes. At what point did they decide to keep going? And perhaps more importantly, why? A Lothlórien gapfiller featuring Gimli and Legolas.
The Battle of the Kitchen by Raksha
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Peace does not always extend below stairs, as Faramir learns one evening in the early Fourth Age.
Changing Views on Wisdom by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Once Bilbo thought his father's advice to be predictable was the height of wisdom. Time, however, came to temper his understanding of what wisdom is like. A series of true drabbles.
Orcs in Hobbiton by The Lauderdale
Rating: Adult
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: AU. Two years after Sauron won the war, his Orcs have come to a Shire under Saruman's dominion. The hobbits that are its proper inhabitants are caught in the middle. Told in drabbles and drabble-increments (200, 300, etc.)
A Choice of Life or Death by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: Preceding the final Battle of Fornost, a soldier from Angmar finds himself at the point of death from starvation and thirst after being separated from his company in the wake of a rockfall. He is succored by individuals he'd never thought to meet, in a manner he'd never foreseen.
Promise and Sorrow by Virtuella
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Six unnamed people from different parts of Middle-earth tell the story of how the Ring War affected them.
*-**
Nath
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 9 stories waiting for reviewers, so please head over and review! (Remember to log in before you follow the link.)
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Or: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
Beyond the Mountain Passes by Thundera Tiger
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: When a certain elf and dwarf first agreed to join the Fellowship, they only promised to go as far as the mountain passes. At what point did they decide to keep going? And perhaps more importantly, why? A Lothlórien gapfiller featuring Gimli and Legolas.
The Battle of the Kitchen by Raksha
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Peace does not always extend below stairs, as Faramir learns one evening in the early Fourth Age.
Changing Views on Wisdom by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Once Bilbo thought his father's advice to be predictable was the height of wisdom. Time, however, came to temper his understanding of what wisdom is like. A series of true drabbles.
Orcs in Hobbiton by The Lauderdale
Rating: Adult
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: AU. Two years after Sauron won the war, his Orcs have come to a Shire under Saruman's dominion. The hobbits that are its proper inhabitants are caught in the middle. Told in drabbles and drabble-increments (200, 300, etc.)
A Choice of Life or Death by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: Preceding the final Battle of Fornost, a soldier from Angmar finds himself at the point of death from starvation and thirst after being separated from his company in the wake of a rockfall. He is succored by individuals he'd never thought to meet, in a manner he'd never foreseen.
Promise and Sorrow by Virtuella
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Six unnamed people from different parts of Middle-earth tell the story of how the Ring War affected them.
*-**
Nath
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
HASA How-tos - May 2010
Keeping track of stories you read and really like is easy. Find out how to save them to your favorites and update the bookmark after you’ve read another chapter.
How do I...
...save a story to my favorites and update the bookmark?
Of course you can just bookmark a story in your browser, but there are also two ways to bookmark a story on HASA itself: Save to Favorites and AddThis.
AddThis is available to all readers, and lets you print a story, bookmark the page, email the URL, or link it to a service such as Facebook, Twitter etc.
On every story list and every Reader Toolbox, you will see a bright orange button with a plus sign on it. This is the AddThis button. How it works:
1. Hover your mouse over the button
2. A pop-up window appears with various options (print, bookmark, send to... etc.)
3. Click on the option you want
Save to Favorites is available when you are logged in, and saves the story to your Library on HASA. This means you can get your story list no matter what computer you are on because it is part of the site, not bookmarked on a particular computer. Your Favorites list is available on every page of the site in a drop-down list at the right hand end of the site header.
To save to favorites:
1. Go to the Stories section of HASA
2. Click on either the overview or any chapter of the story you want to add
3. In the Reader Toolbox that appears at the top and the foot of these pages, click the button that says "Add Story"
4. The page refreshes and the story is added to your list.
5. If you are on the Overview, the first chapter is bookmarked. If you are on a specific chapter, that chapter is bookmarked.
For multi-chapter stories that you have already Saved to Favorites, you can update your bookmark to set it to a new chapter by using the Set Bookmark button in the Toolbox in the chapter you are reading.
And that's all there is to it!
~*~Nath~*~
How do I...
...save a story to my favorites and update the bookmark?
Of course you can just bookmark a story in your browser, but there are also two ways to bookmark a story on HASA itself: Save to Favorites and AddThis.
AddThis is available to all readers, and lets you print a story, bookmark the page, email the URL, or link it to a service such as Facebook, Twitter etc.
On every story list and every Reader Toolbox, you will see a bright orange button with a plus sign on it. This is the AddThis button. How it works:
1. Hover your mouse over the button
2. A pop-up window appears with various options (print, bookmark, send to... etc.)
3. Click on the option you want
Save to Favorites is available when you are logged in, and saves the story to your Library on HASA. This means you can get your story list no matter what computer you are on because it is part of the site, not bookmarked on a particular computer. Your Favorites list is available on every page of the site in a drop-down list at the right hand end of the site header.
To save to favorites:
1. Go to the Stories section of HASA
2. Click on either the overview or any chapter of the story you want to add
3. In the Reader Toolbox that appears at the top and the foot of these pages, click the button that says "Add Story"
4. The page refreshes and the story is added to your list.
5. If you are on the Overview, the first chapter is bookmarked. If you are on a specific chapter, that chapter is bookmarked.
For multi-chapter stories that you have already Saved to Favorites, you can update your bookmark to set it to a new chapter by using the Set Bookmark button in the Toolbox in the chapter you are reading.
And that's all there is to it!
~*~Nath~*~
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Donations for May site hosting needed
HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT fanfiction. Currently, our monthly hosting costs are $150 US. Our balance is $82, which means we will need $68 more. Because our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small donations quickly add up: we only need 7 $5 donations and May is covered! The hosting fee pays for the dedicated server HASA needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums, alerts, challenges and more.
If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up.
And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!
Thanks for enjoying HASA!
Julie
If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up.
And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!
Thanks for enjoying HASA!
Julie
Sunday, May 2, 2010
HASA news - Birthdays and stories
May birthdays and links to the stories written or updated in April.
May Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in May, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
April Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In April:
--- 14 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 59 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 1 Beta Story was updated.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
May Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in May, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
April Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In April:
--- 14 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 59 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 1 Beta Story was updated.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
HASA news - Challenges
Current and prospective Challenges, and the Nuzgûl of the Month: because sleep is for those without inspiration...
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in May and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The April Challenge is still going on, so why not take a few minutes to write someone a birthday drabble?
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
April 2010 Birthday Cards - closes April 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors...
Some recent suggestions in the Forum:
- What triggered the attack in Moria?
- Why didn’t the barrow-wight take the Ring?
Dive in and pick something you’d like to write, or drop a suggestion that you’d like others to write.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch. Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And just to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, have a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is A Plague on Both your Houses:
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in May and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The April Challenge is still going on, so why not take a few minutes to write someone a birthday drabble?
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
April 2010 Birthday Cards - closes April 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors...
Some recent suggestions in the Forum:
- What triggered the attack in Moria?
- Why didn’t the barrow-wight take the Ring?
Dive in and pick something you’d like to write, or drop a suggestion that you’d like others to write.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch. Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And just to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, have a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is A Plague on Both your Houses:
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
HASA Reviewed Stories April
HASA Reviewed Stories April 2010
Since the previous Bulletin 6 new stories have been reviewed and there are currently 7 stories in review. Reviews couldn’t exist without authors submitting stories and reviewers reviewing them. So a big Thank You for the work to all of you!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 7 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
The Coimas War by Russandol
Rating: Adult
Genre: Humor
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Several years after the War of Wrath the tension between Noldor and Teleri over the Exiles in Tol Eressëa provoked a most unexpected war in Valinor, of which later chronicles never spoke. Warnings for mild sexuality and blatant provocation!
Pride of Place by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Newly returned from fighting the Easterlings, Denethor is taken abackto find a stranger at his father's table. Co written with Raksha. MEFA 2009- 3rd Place
Contrast by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: The fathers of Meriadoc, Peregrin, and Samwise consider the changes they see in their sons and the companion they'd accompanied out of the Shire, recently returned from distant lands.
A Disgrace to Gondor by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Even when the battle is over, there is no respite for old soldiers.
Eomer goes Fishing by Lady Bluejay
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: A tall tale, aided and abetted by a trio of Dol Amroth princes. Complete in two chapters.
Touch of a Vanished Hand by elfscribe
Rating: Adult
Genre: Drama
Era: Akallabêth/Last Alliance
Summary: When Elendil and his group of Númenóreans wash up on Lindon's shores, Elrond's past comes back to haunt him. Adult (PG) due to mild swearing, coping with death, angst.
*~*Nath*~*
Since the previous Bulletin 6 new stories have been reviewed and there are currently 7 stories in review. Reviews couldn’t exist without authors submitting stories and reviewers reviewing them. So a big Thank You for the work to all of you!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 7 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
The Coimas War by Russandol
Rating: Adult
Genre: Humor
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Several years after the War of Wrath the tension between Noldor and Teleri over the Exiles in Tol Eressëa provoked a most unexpected war in Valinor, of which later chronicles never spoke. Warnings for mild sexuality and blatant provocation!
Pride of Place by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Newly returned from fighting the Easterlings, Denethor is taken abackto find a stranger at his father's table. Co written with Raksha. MEFA 2009- 3rd Place
Contrast by Larner
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: The fathers of Meriadoc, Peregrin, and Samwise consider the changes they see in their sons and the companion they'd accompanied out of the Shire, recently returned from distant lands.
A Disgrace to Gondor by lindahoyland
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Even when the battle is over, there is no respite for old soldiers.
Eomer goes Fishing by Lady Bluejay
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: A tall tale, aided and abetted by a trio of Dol Amroth princes. Complete in two chapters.
Touch of a Vanished Hand by elfscribe
Rating: Adult
Genre: Drama
Era: Akallabêth/Last Alliance
Summary: When Elendil and his group of Númenóreans wash up on Lindon's shores, Elrond's past comes back to haunt him. Adult (PG) due to mild swearing, coping with death, angst.
*~*Nath*~*
Thursday, April 15, 2010
HASA How-tos - April 2010
Do you know about the Copy and Clone chapter commands on HASA? They are two cool tools to help you write your stories!
How do I...
...clone or copy a chapter?
Clone is only available in your Workshops. This allows any workshop member to make a clone of a chapter inside a workshop story and then perform edits or add comments while leaving the original chapter untouched. This is great for jointly written stories or for beta editing.
Copy is available in My Stories and in your Workshops. You can make a copy of your chapter and move it to another story, or just keep a copy of it in your current story. Use it as a fast way to move a work in progress chapter from an Off-List or Workshop story to a published story.
Use these tools to keep original chapters untouched while you do edits and try variations.
Cloning a chapter in a Workshop
- Be sure you are logged in.
- Go to the Workshop section and to your Workshop.
- Go to the story you want to clone chapters in.
- In the list of chapters, you see three options EditCloneDelete, and select Clone.
Alternately, go to the chapter and click Clone Chapter, right next to Copy Chapter. - The cloned chapter is now created, and you are taken to it.
- Remember to Return to Story Overview. The chapter number is still set at zero and to place it where you want in the list of chapters you must give it a number.
Now you and the other members of your Workshop can edit it like any other chapter.
Copying a chapter in My Stories or in a Workshop
- Again, be sure you are logged in.
- Find the story you want to copy from, either in your Workshop or through My Stories.
- Go to the chapter you want to copy.
- Click on the Copy Chapter button at the top of the chapter.
- You are taken to another page to select a story from the drop-down list and click to add this chapter to that story.
Then: once you have copied the chapter to the other story (for instance from a beta or workshop version of a story you are working on), you leave the current story and go to the other story's overview. This lets you put some finishing touches on the chapter, for example to make it ready for publication.
Remember to set a chapter number on your new chapter and set it to "Public" so it can be viewed!
And that's all there is to it!
~*~Nath~*~
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Donations for April and May site hosting needed
Thanks to your generous donations, we're only $8 short on April site hosting. With matching funds, that means we only need one $4 donation. Any further donations will give us a start on May. Our hosting costs are $150 US per month. This pays for the dedicated server HASA needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums, alerts, challenges and more.
HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT fanfiction. Our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small donations quickly add up. If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up.
And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!
Thanks for visiting HASA!
Julie
HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT fanfiction. Our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small donations quickly add up. If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up.
And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!
Thanks for visiting HASA!
Julie
Sunday, April 4, 2010
HASA news - Birthdays and stories
April birthdays and links to the stories written or updated in March.
April Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in April, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
March Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In March:
--- 6 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 54 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 6 Beta Stories were published.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
April Birthday Challenge
Is your birthday in April, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
March Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In March:
--- 6 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 54 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 6 Beta Stories were published.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
Sunday, March 28, 2010
HASA news - Challenges
Current and prospective Challenges, and the Nuzgûl of the Month: because sleep is for people without inspiration...
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in April, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The March Challenge is still going strong as well, and it’s not too late to write a drabble featuring geeks (Elena Tiriel) or Orcs (thelauderdale)...
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
March 2010 Birthday Cards - closes March 31
March 2010 Treasure Hunt - closes April 11
April 2010 Birthday Cards - closes April 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors...
Some recent suggestions in the Forum:
- What triggered the attack in Moria?
- Why didn’t the barrow-wight take the Ring?
Dive in and pick something you’d like to write, or drop a suggestion that you’d like others to write.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch (the boots don’t actually protect your ankles, but they might be shiny enough to blind the Nuzgûl long enough to let you escape again...). Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And just to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, here’s a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is Let Meeee entertain you:
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
~Nath~
Birthday Challenges
Is your birthday in April, and would you like a drabble about your favourite character or topic? You can request it here.
The March Challenge is still going strong as well, and it’s not too late to write a drabble featuring geeks (Elena Tiriel) or Orcs (thelauderdale)...
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for previous requests.
Current and closing Challenges
March 2010 Birthday Cards - closes March 31
March 2010 Treasure Hunt - closes April 11
April 2010 Birthday Cards - closes April 30
Prospective Challenges
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you’ll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors...
Some recent suggestions in the Forum:
- What triggered the attack in Moria?
- Why didn’t the barrow-wight take the Ring?
Dive in and pick something you’d like to write, or drop a suggestion that you’d like others to write.
Nuzgûl of the Month
Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come from Nuzgûl, and Nuzgûl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Put on your mithril boots and step into the Nuzgûl hutch (the boots don’t actually protect your ankles, but they might be shiny enough to blind the Nuzgûl long enough to let you escape again...). Who knows what ideas you may come out with?
And just to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive, here’s a taster of what is in there:
The Nuzgûl of the Month!
This month’s fanged beauty is Let Meeee entertain you:
Think you want to write it? Come on over to the forum, see how many others you can inflict this idea on, and perhaps even turn it into a Challenge.
Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!
~Nath~
Sunday, March 21, 2010
HASA Reviewed Stories March 2010
Welcome to the March reviews bulletin.
There are 6 reviewed stories since the February bulletin, and 5 stories are currently in review.
Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting with bated breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors and reviewers alike!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 5 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
Seasons of Gladness by Raksha
Rating: Adult
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Four drabbles dealing with different kinds of happiness experienced by Faramir over many years. Originally written for, and loosely inspired by, the American Thanksgiving holiday.
Bee-Elves by Darth Fingon
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 1st Age
Summary: At the end of the First Age, Finarfin, political missionary, travels across Middle-earth and finds his way to Oropher's court. Much to his dismay. Written as part of a story swap challenge, using the following prompts: Finarfin and Mirkwood.
Songs for the Seasons by losselen
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Prose-poems of loss, across a spectrum of emotions. They are as follows: 1. "The Kingfisher's Wing" - Aegnor for Andreth 2. "The Late November" - Elrond for Arwen 3. "The Tolling Bell" - Arwen for Aragorn 4. "Midwinter Spring" - Daeron for Lúthien
Balm by Armariel
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Frodo remembers the escape from Cirith Ungol. Non-slash.
Leithian by Russandol
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Eärwen, wife of Finarfin, reads a book that was brought to Valinor from the Hither Lands after the War of Wrath. Written for the Probably AU Genfic Swap, following the prompts "Eärwen" and "Second Age". My thanks to JDE for the beta. ...
The Trees Were Burning by Nieriel Raina
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Wishing to fight with his people and disappointed to be instead sent as a messenger to Mirkwood, young Blákári, a dwarf of Erebor, finds himself beneath the trees, forced to join in a battle that is not his and to fight alongside a race he has been taught to despise.
There are 6 reviewed stories since the February bulletin, and 5 stories are currently in review.
Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting with bated breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors and reviewers alike!
Stories in review
As I type this, there are 5 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in before you follow the link).
Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.
If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!
Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... – even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome. If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.
Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...
Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin. Congratulations to all authors; well done!
Seasons of Gladness by Raksha
Rating: Adult
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Four drabbles dealing with different kinds of happiness experienced by Faramir over many years. Originally written for, and loosely inspired by, the American Thanksgiving holiday.
Bee-Elves by Darth Fingon
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 1st Age
Summary: At the end of the First Age, Finarfin, political missionary, travels across Middle-earth and finds his way to Oropher's court. Much to his dismay. Written as part of a story swap challenge, using the following prompts: Finarfin and Mirkwood.
Songs for the Seasons by losselen
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Prose-poems of loss, across a spectrum of emotions. They are as follows: 1. "The Kingfisher's Wing" - Aegnor for Andreth 2. "The Late November" - Elrond for Arwen 3. "The Tolling Bell" - Arwen for Aragorn 4. "Midwinter Spring" - Daeron for Lúthien
Balm by Armariel
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Frodo remembers the escape from Cirith Ungol. Non-slash.
Leithian by Russandol
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Eärwen, wife of Finarfin, reads a book that was brought to Valinor from the Hither Lands after the War of Wrath. Written for the Probably AU Genfic Swap, following the prompts "Eärwen" and "Second Age". My thanks to JDE for the beta. ...
The Trees Were Burning by Nieriel Raina
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Wishing to fight with his people and disappointed to be instead sent as a messenger to Mirkwood, young Blákári, a dwarf of Erebor, finds himself beneath the trees, forced to join in a battle that is not his and to fight alongside a race he has been taught to despise.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Flash news
Until April 8, the From the Research Library feature on the HASA home page will have daily updates from the Tale of Years, running all the way to Cormallen!
HASA How-tos
Do you need a place for your works in progress that aren't quite ready to be published? Do you co-write stories? Make the Workshop work for you!
How do I...
...set up a workshop?
While HASA has Beta status for works in progress, sometimes you need to show stories to a smaller set of readers before you unleash them on the general public. Or maybe you and a few others jointly write stories and need a place where you can all work at the same time. The Workshop is where you make this happen. It offers a private area where several members can work together on stories. This is in contrast to the My Stuff/My Stories area where you can only work on your own stories and no one else can get in there. It's also a way to avoid sending around email attachments and wondering if everyone can read the file format.
For answers to general questions, be sure to check out the Workshop FAQ.
Now you have to add some members to your shop, so you can work together.
OK, so you have a workshop, you have members and now you need a story (or
two or three)!
You're set! You can now work in the shop just like you work in your my Stories section of My Stuff, except that as many people as necessary can work there, not just you.
--
Nath
How do I...
...set up a workshop?
While HASA has Beta status for works in progress, sometimes you need to show stories to a smaller set of readers before you unleash them on the general public. Or maybe you and a few others jointly write stories and need a place where you can all work at the same time. The Workshop is where you make this happen. It offers a private area where several members can work together on stories. This is in contrast to the My Stuff/My Stories area where you can only work on your own stories and no one else can get in there. It's also a way to avoid sending around email attachments and wondering if everyone can read the file format.
For answers to general questions, be sure to check out the Workshop FAQ.
- Be sure you are logged in.
- Go to the Workshop section
- Look at the top of the right hand menu area for the button "Add a New Workshop".
- Click the button.
- When you see the form, enter a name for your shop. If you are working on a story, using the story name is a good idea. You can also use your own name or your writing group's name.
- Add a brief description in the text box. If you need some inspiration for names or descriptions, check out the Site owned workshops here.
- Click the "Add" button.
- The system creates your workshop and shows you the shop home page. By default, the shop is set to Private, meaning only you and invited members can see it.
Now you have to add some members to your shop, so you can work together.
- Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.
- In the navigation column, locate the "Shop Info" section.
- In that section, click on the "Edit Members" button.
- You should now see the Manage Members page.
- Scroll down the page until your see a multi-select box. It will display all the names of all active HASA members in alphabetical order.
- Click on the name of the member you wish to add.
- To select more than one person, hold down the CTRL key while you click.
- When your list is complete, click "Add Members to Workshop".
OK, so you have a workshop, you have members and now you need a story (or
two or three)!
- Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.
- Scroll down the main shop page until you can see the Stories section.
- Click the button "Add Stories to Workshop".
- On the Add Story page you have three options:
a. Add an existing story directly - pick a story from a drop-down list and click "Select". The story is linked into the shop.
b. Clone an existing story - pick a story from a drop-down list and click "Select". The system makes a copy of that story including all of its chapters and adds it to the shop.
c. Create a new story - Click the "Create New Story" button. You'll go to a standard story form. Fill it out and click "Add". This creates a new, empty story for you to work with.
You're set! You can now work in the shop just like you work in your my Stories section of My Stuff, except that as many people as necessary can work there, not just you.
--
Nath
Sunday, March 7, 2010
HASA news - Last month’s stories
February Stories
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In February:
--- 10 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 50 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 1 Beta Story was published.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.
Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our front page.
Many talented writers are publishing every day. In February:
--- 10 Reviewed Stories were published or updated.
--- 50 General Stories were published or updated.
--- 1 Beta Story was published.
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)
Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!
~Nath ~
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