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I am SoCalScribe. This is my InkSpot.
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Blogocentric Formulations
Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:
 "The Soundtrackers Group" 
"Blogging Circle of Friends "
"Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"
"JAFBG"
"Take up Your Cross"
Thanks for stopping by! 
January 3, 2015 at 12:54pm January 3, 2015 at 12:54pm
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PROMPT: As a tribute to the austerity of the number ten, fan ten different authors or items that you haven't already. (Refresher: to "like" an item or author, click the "+" at the top right between the email and print icons. The "+" will turn into a finger with a string on it to indicate you've made it a favorite... and clicking it again will turn the icon into a horn which indicates you're a fan. You can check to see which items you've already fanned - and who is a fan of you! - by clicking on the Fans tab in your portfolio.)
I'm going to break my own rules a bit with this blog entry... even though I've not repeated a single person yet in any of these 12 Days of Christmas activities, I'm going to ignore that rule today. And it's not going to be a detailed blog post with reasons why I chose each person today because the reason why I chose each of these people is the same. These are WdC members that I've worked with, chatted with, competed against, or otherwise interacted with on Writing.Com for a decent period of time, and whose contributions to the site I greatly value. I decided to fan the following ten people not because I'm just discovering them now or because they did anything specific recently... I'm fanning them now because I should have done it a very long time ago and I just now realized that I didn't. 
I'm pretty bad with the favorites and fanning thing on this site. I have tons of old contests and activities still bookmarked, even ones that haven't been updated for years or members who haven't logged in since 2013... and yet I always seem to forget to make new favorites when something comes along, unless it's an activity where I need to be able to see it pop up in my favorites (like an auction or forum). For 2015, I'm going to try to be better about cleaning out the old stuff (A Midsummer Night's Scream and Erotic Tales of Pleasure & Pain haven't had a round since 2012... I think it's safe to say they're not coming back anytime soon!), and adding the new activities and individuals that I'd like to get to know better in the coming year. So I'm starting with the following:
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January 3, 2015 at 11:40am January 3, 2015 at 11:40am
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Twelve Days of Christmas
This is the second time I'm writing this blog post... the first time I accidentally closed out the tab along with a few others as I was wrapping things up. Oops.  So forgive me if I just kind of abbreviate my previous thoughts and summarize instead.
PROMPT (SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS): To respect the power of the number seven, visit "The Shameless "Plug" Page" , "Activities @ Writing.Com" , and/or "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" and promote the items, activities, or contests of seven WdC members. Bonus points if those things are from Blog Harbor members!
"Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor (Contests) - I'm still struggling to get into poetry, but this is one of my go-to contests. I love the different prompts and options for entries; the variety helps me get inspired... as does the dark and twisted subject matter!
"The Pressure Valve - closed for now." by CeruleanSon  (Contests) - The prompts for this steampunk contest are always interesting; hopefully one of these days I'll be able to enter more frequently than I have in the past!
"Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" by Lyn's a Witchy Woman  (Activities) - Lyn's done a great job managing Blog City and transitioned everything over seamlessly when Cindy suddenly dropped it in her lap. She does a great job with the daily prompts too.
"Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor (Activities) - I haven't participated in this activity yet, but it's on my list of things to check out. It seems like a blast.
"Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor (Plug) - A great holiday story from a great writer.
"Hey, life? Are you kidding me?" by audra_branson (Plug) - She's one of my favorite bloggers and, even though she doesn't blog as much as she used to, it's always a delight to read her writing.
"Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor (Marketplace) - I think I've lost count of the number of image shops that Brooke's helped open or provided the images for, but this one will always be my favorite because it also benefits the Talent Pond.
PROMPT (EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS): Because the number eight is so influential, purchase some raffle tickets for eight WdC members. Bonus points if you buy each of those eight members exactly eight tickets and/or purchase them from eight separate raffles.
8 tickets to "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor for sunnystarr - For sending such positive reviews at the beginning of the year.
8 tickets to {litem:2022861) for Robyn is PUBLISHED!  - For being such a great secret santa this year.
8 tickets to {litem:2021739) for Future Mrs. Boo  - Just because.
8 tickets to {litem:2021048) for Dawn Embers  - For being my longtime collaborator in crime over at the UENG.
8 tickets to {litem:1979797) for Charlie ~ and Ghostranch and Cinn  - For being great Blog Harbor bloggers.
8 tickets to "The Cube" by Jeff  (when it reopens) for Prosperous Snow celebrating  - For always being so supportive of my writing, my blog activities, and my general insanity around the site. 
PROMPT (NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS): To celebrate the number nine, send nine different WdC members cNotes. Bonus points if you send them nine separate cNotes and personalize each one rather than mass-mailing/copying one cNote to nine people.
First, I sent A*Monaing*Faith and Andrew a dragon cNote wishing them both a great week. I know Andrew is busy with The Quills and Faith has been busy in her personal life lately, but I'm hoping to work with both of them again soon.
Then I sent a cNote to Mara ♣ McBain  , Adriana Noir , and NickiD89  to commend their writing ability and tell them I miss them, since we haven't talked much recently.
After that, I sent a cNote to lizco252 and Fivesixer  thanking them for being so creative and setting the bar high for the rest of us. Beth comes up with the best challenges, and Norb is one of the best bloggers I know. Whenever I'm trying to come up with an activity or write a blog post, these are the two I often measure myself up against.
Finally, I sent a cNote to Emily  and Indelible Ink , two friends who haven't had much time to be on WdC lately, but who I hope will have a chance to come back and say hello at some point in 2015.
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