This is a really good idea. Perhaps what could be fine-tuned are the parameters for some of the variables.
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Story Hour Title: Thread Title
Author: Author's Name
Number of Threads: (example as before, each links to the actual thread in question) 5
Links: Book I |
Book II (part 1) |
Book II (part 2) |
Book III |
Book IV
Setting: Homebrew (Homebrew Name), or Printed Setting Name
Started: Starting Date - Month and Year
***Number of Updates: The total number of story updates (does not include commentary, must include actual prose).
***Overview/Teaser: Provides a teaser of what's to come. An overview might be self-defeating for some readers.
Sample Reader Comment: Include any quotes and their author - up to a number of three?
***Subscribers: A list of posters who follow the story or provide regular comments. For those few SH's cherished by so many, a simple "Enworld" the simplest description.
Status: Either "Ongoing", "Dormant", "Finished" or "Abandoned". Abandoned could be too negatively connotative? However it might be suitable as it is better to make the reader aware not to expect anything more from a particular thread.
Average Frequency of Installments: [Only to be included for Ongoing Story Hours]
Highly Regular (Daily), Very regular (A few times a week), Regular (about once a week), Somewhat Regular (about every fortnight to month), Infrequent (about once a month to three months). If something has not been updated for three months, it goes into the Dormant category above. If it has not been updated for a year, it goes into the abondoned category. When an author notifies that a thread is complete, it is put in the finished category.
Average Installment Length: This is somewhat subjective but can be easily estimated. Concise (consistently less than about 1000 words), Standard (consitently around the 1000 to 2000 word mark), Extended (consistently between 2000 and 4000 words), Highly Extended (consistently over 4000 words. I suppose the best approach is to look through the thread and see how many words an average update has.
Available for Download? Includes any downloadable files.
***Writing Style: Choose one of the following styles: Character Log, DM Journal, Narrative (1st person), Narrative (3rd person, varying types which for the life of me I cannot remember; help please?). Additionally, it should be classed [general] if it is grandma suitable, [mature] if it has overt violence, swear words or adult themes.
Special: EG: includes things such as:
· “
Portal Thread” (
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=76999) provides links to all “Out of the Frying Pan” threads, and a glossary of NPCs.
·
Rogue’s Gallery Thread (out of date)
· “
The Story of Ratchis” (
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=50757). Backstory for one of the PCs.
· “
The Promised Land” (
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=41733) now defunct Aquerra story hour by Rastfar.
Any thoughts?
Best Regards
Herremann the Wise