The Story Inside

18 April 2022 @ 05:09 pm

THESTORYINSIDE IS MOVING TO DREAMWIDTH.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST MONTH POSTED ON LJ.

This is probably not shocking news to anyone, but in case you haven't joined yet, please do! April was a bit of a test month, and after some consideration, we feel it's easier for the mods and makes more sense overall the run this community as a single unit on one site instead of volleying between two. I believe everyone has an account there already, even as a backup, so I hope we don't lose anyone in the migration process! As mentioned, this will be the last month posted on LJ. Sign ups for May will be exclusively on DW. Please feel free to use this post to discuss not only your April reads but also any questions or concerns you have!

It's time for our monthly discussion post! This post will remain open for you to contribute at any time, so no pressure. Even if you didn't get around to reading any of your selected books or opted out of participating for the month, you're still more than welcome to take part in the discussion.

Please copy and paste this in the comments!

Tags: !discussion post

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copulates

02 April 2022 @ 09:46 am

April Buddy Assignments

The themes for April will be:
NON-FICTION // FANTASY // SCI-FI
You must choose books with these genres and themes for your buddy. If you think you might not have books in your tbr pile that fits this month's choices, please let your buddy know.

If your buddy signed up on LJ, you can find your buddy's TBR lists here.
If your buddy signed up on DW, you can find your buddy's TBR lists here.

(DW) siberian_angel +

monkiainen

kirstennnnnn +

vickysg1

panda + (DW) einhornmaedchen

You have until the 5th to choose your partner's books.

Tags: !buddy assignments

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copulates

26 March 2022 @ 05:19 pm

April Sign Ups

It's officially time to sign up for April! Buddy assignments will be posted on the 1st. You'll have until the 5th to choose books for your partners.

The themes for April will be:
NON-FICTION // FANTASY // SCI-FI
You must choose books with one or a combination of these genres and themes for your buddy. If you think your buddy might have a problem picking from your TBR pile, please mention that in your comment.

Remember that fantasy includes dystopian, utopian, magical realism, supernatural, fairytale, folklore, mythology. Science fiction includes space, futuristic, steampunk.

Please sign up in the comments:

This post is cross-posted to both LJ and DW, so if you have an account on both, please only comment on one site, preferably the one you use the most.

Tags: !sign up post

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monkiainen

20 March 2022 @ 09:10 am

April Voting Post

How it works:
We're going to vote for two genres, based on the new voting selections. The two options with the most votes will be the choices for April. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the mods or comment in our suggestion post.

Genre/Theme Help |March Discussion Post

You are voting for TWO genres. Please tick TWO boxes only.

Poll #2117222 April Voting Poll

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 5

Vote for TWO options

View Answers

thriller: mystery, crime, suspense, police procedurals

1(10.0%)

horror: paranormal, ghost

0(0.0%)

fantasy: dystopian, utopian, magical realism, supernatural, fairytale, folklore, mythology

2(20.0%)

sci-fi: space, futuristic, steampunk

2(20.0%)

nonfiction

3(30.0%)

romance: erotica, new adult

0(0.0%)

classics

0(0.0%)

movie/tv adaptation

0(0.0%)

lgbt theme

0(0.0%)

historical fiction

1(10.0%)

contemporary: family saga, women's fiction, literary fiction

1(10.0%)

Female or male author?

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Female author

2(50.0%)

Male author

2(50.0%)

Tags: !genre vote

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copulates

18 March 2022 @ 09:56 pm

March Discussion Post

It's time for our monthly discussion post! This post will remain open for you to contribute at any time, so no pressure. Even if you didn't get around to reading any of your selected books or opted out of participating for the month, you're still more than welcome to take part in the discussion.

Please copy and paste this in the comments!

Tags: !discussion post

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copulates

09 March 2022 @ 09:49 am

(no subject)

I want to give everyone a head's up that I created a Dreamwidth community for TheStoryInside in case any of you are planning on completely leaving LJ (or if we're given no choice in the matter, of course). If we're forced to migrate there, my plan is to finish out the end of the month on there, so you can participate in the monthly discussion. If some of you leave LJ completely, I'm fully willing to run the community on two sites. If that's the case, I'd love for someone to be a mod on DW with me! Feel free to reach out if you're interested, and I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts in general about this comm potentially migrating.

@ TheStoryInside

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copulates

01 March 2022 @ 10:38 pm

March Buddy Assignments

The themes for March will be:
FANTASY // CONTEMPORARY
You must choose books with these genres and themes for your buddy. If you think you might not have books in your tbr pile that fits this month's choices, please let your buddy know.

You can find your buddy's TBR lists here.

kirstennnnnn +

unbound_ophelia

monkiainen +

siberian_angel

panda +

vickysg1

You have until the 5th to choose your partner's books.

Tags: !buddy assignments

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copulates

25 February 2022 @ 10:24 pm

March Signs Ups

It's officially time to sign up for March! Buddy assignments will be posted on the 1st. You'll have until the 5th to choose books for your partners.

The themes for March will be:
FANTASY // CONTEMPORARY
You must choose books with one or a combination of these genres and themes for your buddy. If you think your buddy might have a problem picking from your TBR pile, please mention that in your comment.

Please sign up in the comments:

Also:
• Our February Discussion is still open!

Tags: !sign up post

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copulates

20 February 2022 @ 11:25 pm

March Voting Post

How it works:
Please vote for two themes as well as your choice of male or female author. The two options with the most votes will be the choices for March. If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact the mods.

Our February Discussion is still open!

Poll #2116656

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 6

please vote for only TWO options

View Answers

thriller

2(16.7%)

horror

0(0.0%)

fantasy

3(25.0%)

science fiction

0(0.0%)

nonfiction

2(16.7%)

romance

0(0.0%)

classics

1(8.3%)

movie/tv adaptation

0(0.0%)

LGBT theme

1(8.3%)

historical fiction

0(0.0%)

contemporary

3(25.0%)

Poll #2116657

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 6

please choose one

View Answers

female author

3(50.0%)

male author

3(50.0%)

Tags: !genre vote