Post by Crimson Amarone on Jul 6, 2015 22:48:45 GMT
July Newsletter
Summer has arrived! New RP, Super Short Writing Contest, and upcoming Drawing Contest at Poirot Cafe!
In the past month Poirot Cafe has started a brand new RolePlay event: Playing With a Full Deck. If you are new to RolePlaying or haven't yet RPed here, now's your chance to join in while the RP is just getting started! Thanks go to Mikau for starting it up and the rest of the community for participating.
In the next month or two Poirot Cafe will be starting a possible monthly fan art drawing contest. This contest will be in connection with our monthly 5k themed writing contests. Kaggami, who introduced the idea, will mainly be running this contest. More information will be available once plans are finalized!
Also, check out our new Biweekly Character Prompt activity which is run by Hoshiryo!
Current prompt: High School Detectives (Including the shrunken one, and yes, this includes Sera.)
July Themed Contests
10,000 Words Themed Writing Competition #1 July-August: Out of One's Element
Entries should be 7,500-10,000 words long.
Writing: Sunday, July 5 - Sunday, August 16
Voting: Sunday, August 16 - Saturday, August 29
Optional Prompts:
1) Tricky Situation
2) Role Reversal
3) Taking the reins/giving up the reins
5,000 Words Themed Writing Competition #13: In Triplicate
Writing: May 31 - Sunday, June 21
Voting: Sunday, June 21 - Saturday, June 27
Optional Prompts:
1) Bad thing's happen in threes
2) Triplets
3) 3 Choices
Super Short Writing Competition #1: Hope
Entries should be 500-1,000 words long.
Writing: June 28 - Sunday, July 5
Voting: Sunday, July 5 - Saturday, July 11
Entries as of July 5:
Tomorrow Will Come by Mikauzoran
She by dogfish44
Hope by neonkoi
Hope by LaurelWreath
The Strongest Element by rainbowcupcake
Say My Name by TinyTantei
It's Going to be Alright! by Kaggami
Past Contests
10,000 Words Themed Writing Competition #1 May-June: Memory
Dates: May 3 - Saturday, June 27
Optional Prompts:
1) Memory of a Special Occasion
2) Rashomon Effect (See here.)
3) Deja Vu
Entries:
Constructs by rainbowcupcake
Themed Writing Competition #12: Once Upon a Time
Dates: May 31 - Saturday, June 27
Themed Writing Competition #12: Once Upon a Time
Dates: May 31 - Saturday, June 27
Optional Prompts:
1) Mirror Mirror
2) Revenge
3) Beginnings and Endings
Themed Writing Competition #11: Seeking Symmetry
Dates: May 17 - Saturday, June 13
Winner(s):
Mirror Mirror by Ichthyphobia
Out the Looking Glass by Mikauzoran
Other Entries:
Reflecting Symmetry by Hoshiryo
JULY 2015
Camp NaNoWriMo is a more open-ended version of our original November event. We have Camp sessions in both April and July, and we welcome word-count goals between 10,000 and 1,000,000. In addition, writers may attempt non-novel projects. Camp is a creative retreat for whatever you’re working on!The July Camp NaWriMo is underway! What's your story and word goal? Share on the thread linked above!
Ongoing RolePlay
Poirot RP Collection
Arc 3: Superintendent Generel’s Assassination
Arc 2: Red Midnight Heist
Arc 1: Coffee Best Served Hot
NEW: Playing With a Full Deck
For more information or discussion on new and future RP, please check out the New RP thread.
Recommended Fanfics
"Challenge Accepted" by MeridianGrimm & SharaRaizel (or on AO3)
Recommended by Naryu
Summary: When Kid finds a mysterious note taped to the back of his latest heist target, decoding it sets in motion a series of meetings during which he trades dares and challenges with one Hakuba Saguru.
Rated: T
Chapters: 10 Words: 71,126
Status: On-going
When Pandora's Box is Opened by Mangaluva
Recommended by Katrinka
Summary: After two long years as Conan, the time has finally come for the ancient battle to come to an end, and fate will determine whether the Silver Bullet will survive the shot, unless Shinichi can put his faith in the enemy that was destined to be his ally...
Rated: T
Chapters: 92 Words: 299,231
Status: Complete Jan 14, 2012
Gestures of Kindess by Taliya
Recommended by Crimson Amarone
Summary: What if, on that fateful night, Shinichi never made it to Agasa's? What if instead, the newly-shrunken detective had been intercepted by Kaitou KID, whose initial act of altruism turns into something far more complicated than either of them expected? Kaito and Shinichi friendship. No spoilers, rated for language.
Rated: T
Chapters: 2 - Words: 12,325
Status: New/On-going Updated: Jul 4, 2015
Recommend your favorite old or ongoing DCMK Fanfics here!
July Birthdays
Members
July 7
kaitoukitsune
July 13
koyamamiyuki
July 27
Cookiesss
July 28
House of Mystery
July 29
ghost
New Members who joined in June & July
dragonsandmagic
wasperine
needlefrost
neonkoi
3of5
blanche
chemisery
madelita
Wait Staff Opportunities
Feel free to contact Crimson Amarone by PM, (or Crimson Amarone along with Mikauzoran and Nikudou Natsumi in a group PM) to see if you can do anything to help, or have any ideas you would like to discuss for forum events or development.
View Help Wanted thread for information about Staff positions.
Beta Readers Wanted
Please create a thread on the Beta Services subboard under Fanfic Writing Resources or visit the Beta Readers Wanted thread if you are seeking to work with a Beta Reader on your fanfic. If you would like to offer to be a beta reader, please create a thread and fill out the beta profile form.
Future Beta requests and offers will be listed each month as needed.
Poirot Cafe Beta Readers:
Kaggami
TheIt
Crimson Amarone
DCMK News
Detective Conan & Kindaichi Case Files: Chance Encounter of 2 Great Detectives...
... is now, at long last, available in English for the very first time! We have been working on this translation at DCTP for years and are very proud to bring it to you now. We thank you for your patience and direct you to the game’s subsite page for a guide on how to get started playing the game! Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY ON YOUR PC OR DS |
Conan Manga Back on Break Until Early Summer
After four new consecutive files, the new issue of Shonen Sunday (#27) announced that the Detective Conan manga will once again resume its hiatus until “early summer“. Starting from issue #28, Shonen Sunday will once again publish reprints of old Detective Conan files. No specific date was given for when exactly new files will be published again.
As previously reported, Gosho Aoyama announced in March that he had recently undergone surgery, and while the operation was a success, he would be remaining in the hospital until summer.
Movie 20 Teaser Content Revealed
With the nineteenth Detective Conan movie Sunflowers of Inferno being released in Japan yesterday, we have learned a bit more about what can be expected for the upcoming 20th movie of the series to be released in April of 2016.
Following revelations from Gosho Aoyama in a series of postcards about a month ago, we learned that both Gin and Amuro would be appearing in the next film and that it would then logically be about the Black Organization. The teaser has brought more speculation about the potential content of the movie as it presents a glass of alcohol in a dark and gloomy bar with Gin’s voice being heard in the background, saying: ”Bourbon, Kir… Don’t tell me…?”.
More information will naturally be revealed about the movie by the end of the year.
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