Winner Announcement: Literary Games No. 10
I recall, before the infamous hard fork, how Steemians made magic with words. In those days, there was a thriving literary community on the blockchain and some of us were quite prodigious in publishing literary content. I got so enthused by that community that, posting as @blockurator (an account I no longer manage due to losing my keys), I began posting literary games on the platform.
Most of those games were exquisite corpses, a parlor game where creators take turns writing sections of a story, one picking up where another leaves off. We had so much fun then!
As events would go, I lost my keys to my primary account around the same time as the hard fork that led to the launch of Hive. I was so angry with myself that I couldn't open a new account for a couple of years. I was more disappointed about losing access to my @splinterlands card collection than I was in losing SP or SBD (which isn't worth all that much these days). Then, one day, I decided to open a new Hive account and opted to do so under my real name. I have not been disappointed.
I love the blockchain. I love this platform. And I love interacting with the content creators here. I'm saddened that there seems to be fewer literary creators than there were before the hard fork. Many of those I engaged with then are no longer on the blockchain.
Nevertheless, the games we played before the hard fork were quite popular. Every week, I gave away SP or SBD to the winner of the game. And there were usually 10 to 12 creators playing in any given week. Sometimes, they were the same players. Other times, someone new would wander in. But the content was amazing.
Anyways, about three months ago, I thought I'd revive some of that magic and introduce a new spate of literary games. So far, the most entries I've received for any one game has been four, maybe five. Most weeks, there have only been three entries. This past week, there was only one.
People are busy. They have lives. I get that. I have no hard feelings about it. But I do wonder if I should continue with the literary games.
There are thriving writing communities here on the Hive blockchain that I have not contributed to since rejoining the blockchain. The reason I haven't contributed to them is because, like everyone else, I am busy. We all have so many hours a day and so many days a week for contributing to any community. That means we must allocate our time to those pursuits that offer us the best opportunities. I'm wondering if I should forego the literary games initiative at this time and contribute to some of these writing communities instead.
@freewritehouse and @theinkwell are both thriving communities with a lot of subscribers. If I put the time and energy into those communities that I'm currently putting into the literary games, I could build more relationships with other writers on the blockchain and expand the audience for the type of fiction I like to write. Then there's the Blockchain Poets community, moderated by @moeknows and @dbooster.
And, of course, I can't forget about @scholarandscribe, to which I do contribute from time to time.
These Hive writing communities are thriving, with many contributors creating regular content that is upvoted and supported by others in those communities. I'd certainly benefit from participating in them.
The question I have for you is, should I continue with the Hive Literary Games or shift my time and energy to contributing to some or all of the above writing communities? I typically use Wednesday mornings to create Hive-only content and cross-post my Substack content to the Hive blockchain a couple of other times during the week. The rest of my time is consumed with off-chain activities that include family commitments, running a business, and so on.
Given that my Hive blockchain time is limited, which way should I go? Leave your comments below and let me know if I should contribute to one or more already-existing Hive communities or continue with the literary games.
As for this week's literary games winner, the only entrant to Literary Game No. 10, please congratulate @beckyroyal. You can read her wonderful story "Will To Live" right here. Becky won 5 HBD for her entry.
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I understand how lack of effort can be tiresome, discouraging and even saddening but it is fine whatever you finally decide.
Contributing to those communities you mentioned is great just as keeping literary games alive is great as well. At least, I've pushed beyond my usual writing bounds a few times while participating in the games per prompt.
But to be honest, the final decision rests in your bososm 😁. I appreciate the prize given. It is received with thanks.
Have a great midweek👍
I really appreciate running the games, and your contributions. But I wonder if I might find more fans and followers contributing to the great communities already here. With only so much time to offer, it's difficult to do both.
I see 👀😁
For some reasons, I haven't participated in any of the prompts, despite being tagged.
I understand how discouraging it is when you're not getting the desired results despite the work being put into it. It's rather demoralizing. However, if one wants to build something unique, they wouldn't be swayed by discouragement.
That being said, the final decision on which step to take rests on you.
!BBH
I'm not really discouraged. I just need to decide which path is better to spend time on. I like doing the games, but I also want to find readers for my own stories.
I think you're right about the drop in the number of literary contributors to Hive. But (purely my opinion) I think it's still worth posting the Literary Games. But perhaps fortnightly rather than weekly.
I appreciate I haven't been around as much for the last few weeks - a whole bunch of real life things going on that have taken a lot of my mental energy. I like the Literary Games because they stretch me a lot further than I'm used to, but for that same reason I like to sit down and put time into them. They aren't the kind of posts I can just bang out in five minutes !
Thanks @alonicus. I like coming up with the challenges. For me, it's a matter of deciding how best to spend my time. I wish I could do the literary games and contribute to some of the writing communities.
I never pictured you as a Splinterlands player
I might never have been had someone not given me a card just before launch. Then they put a call out for people to help create the lore for the game, and that was right up my alley, so I volunteered and they took me aboard. Doing that allowed me to earn a lot of the cards. I don't think I spent more than $5 or $10 on any of the collectibles at all. Most of them were earned by helping to write the lore. But they were a monetary asset and I enjoyed collecting them. I even played the game a few times ... before I couldn't. I see why it's so popular.
Wrote some of the lore of the game? Kudos on that.
Yeah, I really liked doing that. I wish I could get some paying gigs to do more of that, instead of writing dry business content all the time. lol
Well you could always get in contact with them again and ask if they want a bit of help with updates ^^
I still keep up with what's going on, but I haven't thought of that. Good idea.
I'm not going to lie I think you should do what you love because no matter what we decide for you everything is all on you for real i definitely wanna participate in every contests you want to create and I just wish I have all the time and data to do so because it isn't easy out here so it's all about giving my best to rest my head right you know what I mean. So I will really love you to continue with what you are doing and never stop but that's all you to decide for real.
Thank you. I'll let you know.