Four Island

Once upon a time, there was a website. It was called Four Island. And now that I've finished plugging a website that you are already on, let me explain that there was a user on it named Drifty. She had an idea one day that went like this:

I wasn't sure whether to put this in Deck of Cards, Spam or here, but this is a collaborative effort and it's cool. I just thought this up.

So, want to write a story, but haven't got the time or drive? Why don't you work on a story with a small group? It can be insane, random, funny, sad or... anything!

My idea is that we form a small group, and we each contribute a character of our own making, using a bio sheet. Then, one person types up a chapter and posts it, another person makes another chapter after the first chapter and posts it and we keep on going until... THE END. The only rule is that you can't type two chapters in a row unless you has permission. Oh, and the story must make some sort of sense

Drifty

Yes, I am so insane that I archived the original post (if you notice, it doesn't exist on The Fourm anymore). Anyway, Drifty called it The Greatest Story and plopped it down in Storybook Time. And so, people found it, liked it and signed up. And soon enough, there was a full plot line in development. We called it Starfall. It is, as of yet, incomplete.

Then, I decided to enhance the actual process with some methods to make everything more organized. I pretty much went offically psycho over the entire project and proposed that we make a series of TGS projects, one after another, that had nothing to do with eachother.

The Greatest Story really became a part of Four Island, and although only one such project has ever been started (and is still, unbelievably, in production about nearly two years due to the massive procrastination of a user who I am proud to say was NOT me this time :P), the process itself has undergone a multitude of changes. TGS is no longer just a collaborative project, it's a process under which multiple authors can collaboratively write a book.

Now, TGS was created in April 2008. What am I doing talking about it now? The first TGS project is nowhere near completion. Another TGS project isn't going to start yet (though they are free to do so at any time). Besides, most of you know all this. Most of you know what I'm going to say next too. Who cares, I needed a post for this week. :P

No, the exciting thing is that I'm writing a website for TGS! It's referenced to as "The TGS Website" all over Four Island so now you can understand what I'm talking about all the time. :P Anyway, The TGS Website is planned to be a website where authors can sign up and join new TGS projects. Then, under the guidance of the TGS process, the authors can band together and write a book! Doesn't that sound like fun?

I'm writing The TGS Site in Ruby, oh glorious Ruby on Rails, so you know it has to be good! :P It probably will not be completed soon due to the fact that I'm a l*y porsiaor (TimTam doesn't want me aooiig during this post), but it will not become vaporware! Disregard the fact that this is the third effort so far at creating a TGS Website! I will discuss TGS and its website with you more and more.... and more.... and more later. Stay tuned for more excruciatingly painful details! Starla out!