Re: [stormsteads] Setting the scene

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From: Ian Cooper (ian_hammond_cooper@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Thu 21 Feb 2002 - 12:21:02 EET


Bryan wrote:
> I go into all this because this sounds like about
the right setting for the sort of small stead that we are talking about, and it has the advantage of having worked in the real world.

When we say small - how many hearths are we aiming at. Presumably Bryan's is just one. If it is just one hearth how about something like this:

  1. Bryan posts a description of the setting.
  2. As individuals or in small group, we write up and post our version of the stead. If all of us work on a one hearth stead, then too many cooks risk spoiling the broth.
  3. We set a time (2 weeks?) and word limit (1,500) to keep everything manageable and on-track. We could start the time limit from this weekend (2nd March), dependant on Bryan's ability to post the setting. Of course the list is avialble for idea trawling etc.
  4. We add our hearths to the files section.
  5. We then review the posted entries. We might aim to create one 'best of breed' from all the submissions, but keep the surplus material on hand for filling out other steads later.

Gentlemen, we need to get writing, not chewing over the possibilites. I think that gaining consensus among all of us might take for ever, so letting everyone exercise their imagination first then chewing over the results might be mopre productive.

Feel free to object wildly :D

Take Care,


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