http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OddLittleStories/

macsallade@...

This is a group for telling odd little stories. Each story will have
a taleteller, who writes for the world the story is in and a player,
who write for the protagonist. There should be no more than one or
two players, to keep the stories moving and also to give them a small
and intimate feel that centers on the main characters. The members
should all be decent, creative writers.

The stories are freeform in that there are no dice or stats, but
role-playing in that there is a "moderator" who decides the results of
the actions the "character" tries to take. It is up the storyteller
to keep the tale going in the right direction. They CAN determine
what happens, instead of rolling for results, because they are
responsible for the form and nature of the story.

The stories here are to be difference than most writing groups. We
are looking for strange, little gothic tales with tinges of writer
Susan Cooper, director Tim Burton, writer R. Dahl, and even a little
tiny bit of the Twilight Zone and the Tales From the Crypt comics.
They do not have to be horror, but they should have an odd, possibly
gothic feel to them. They protagonists most likely will not be
barbarians or amazing magic users, but a lonely little girl, or an old
janitor who is near retirement, or a widower trying to fit back into
his hometown, or a young couple who just moved into a mysterious house.

I would like each prospective member to write me a few paragraphs
stating what kinds of stories they would like would like to write and
if they can be storytellers or not. I would like a sense of their
style as well. A writing sample is necessary, but need not be a new
construct. I will be posting this e-mail to the group if when a new
member is accepted, so that others can get a feel for what kind of
writer they are and what kind of stories they want to write. I will
be taking part in stories as well, but I want to hook up others who
are good writers, so I can read the stories they come up with.

The file section will be open and I encourage anyone who is a player,
rather than a storyteller, to write a bio. for their character and
stick it in this section. This will help the storyteller! Be detailed!

(This game is not in an adult section, so PLEASE put a warning in the
title if there is anything offensive and please use good taste. This
is not a dating service or a singles bar. No trolling will be
tolerated. Please be respectful of each other.)