Welcome to Winterfaire 2012
Nov. 26th, 2012 08:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valarltdOriginally posted by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ysabetwordsmith at Welcome to Winterfaire 2012
ysabetwordsmith at Welcome to Winterfaire 2012The Winterfaire spreads out as far as the eye can see. Some booths show streamers of red and green, while others sport blue and silver. All of them offer treasure after shining treasure. Music fills the air with lyrics of Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, and Yule. From the Wordsmith's Forge comes the bright chiming of words being hammered into literature. From the Den of Debauchery, there is the soft swish of yarn and clacking of wordprocessor keys. Delicious scents of hot chocolate, spiced cider, peppermint, baking cookies, and gingerbread tantalize the appetite. Smiling, laughing shoppers amble from booth to booth with lists in hand. Vendors grin back, calling out, "Come try, come buy...!"
I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!
Vendors: If you have goods or services suitable for holiday gifts, please put up a booth by replying with a description of what you sell, an estimate of your price range if possible, and some kind of contact information so shoppers can reach you. If you have a website (Etsy, DeviantArt, personal, whatever) showcasing your work in more detail, include the link(s). If you have holiday freebies, such as downloadable greeting card imagery, you're welcome to promote those too. For ease of identification, I recommend titling your reply starting with "BOOTH:" followed by the name of your business or type of goodies.
Shoppers: If you're looking for something specific and it's not posted yet, feel free to ask. Someone else may know where to find it! "SHOPPING FOR:" and the topic would be a good title.
Everyone: You may help promote the Winterfaire by linking to this post from your own blog or site. If you have a similar holiday-networking post, you may link to it in a comment on this post.
Participation Perk:ysabetwordsmith is offering poetry for participation at her site, beginning with verses of "With Its Head Cut Off" (28 verses) from the Path of the Paladins series. If that runs out, she may pick another. Because, you see, all of these activities will unlock a verse each time someone does them:
* link to this Winterfaire page to boost the signal
* comment posting a Booth of your wares/services in the Winterfaire
* buy something from a vendor listed in the Winterfaire
* host a similar holiday market in your own blog or other venue
LiveJournal will notify me of comments to the Winterfaire post and links to it elsewhere on LJ; for everything else, you need to TELL ME in order to get credit for it.
And I am offering a free e-book to anyone who does these things.
Similar Markets:
Do you know of another indie holiday shopping post? Let me know and I'll link it here.
Jaguar's Black Friday Bazaar
The Wordsmith's Winterfaire
Happy holidays!
I know a lot of artists, writers, musicians, crafters, and other talented folks who make some of their living from their creative endeavors. I don't always have the money to support them as much as I'd like, but what I can do is set up a virtual faire where vendors can offer their wares to an audience that likes crafts, literature, and small businesses. For those of you doing your holiday shopping, here's an opportunity to buy something made with love, something unusual or unique, in a way that helps make it possible for creative people to go on creating wonders. And there will be no traffic jams, stampedes, or gunfights at the Winterfaire!
Vendors: If you have goods or services suitable for holiday gifts, please put up a booth by replying with a description of what you sell, an estimate of your price range if possible, and some kind of contact information so shoppers can reach you. If you have a website (Etsy, DeviantArt, personal, whatever) showcasing your work in more detail, include the link(s). If you have holiday freebies, such as downloadable greeting card imagery, you're welcome to promote those too. For ease of identification, I recommend titling your reply starting with "BOOTH:" followed by the name of your business or type of goodies.
Shoppers: If you're looking for something specific and it's not posted yet, feel free to ask. Someone else may know where to find it! "SHOPPING FOR:" and the topic would be a good title.
Everyone: You may help promote the Winterfaire by linking to this post from your own blog or site. If you have a similar holiday-networking post, you may link to it in a comment on this post.
Participation Perk:
ysabetwordsmith is offering poetry for participation at her site, beginning with verses of "With Its Head Cut Off" (28 verses) from the Path of the Paladins series. If that runs out, she may pick another. Because, you see, all of these activities will unlock a verse each time someone does them:* link to this Winterfaire page to boost the signal
* comment posting a Booth of your wares/services in the Winterfaire
* buy something from a vendor listed in the Winterfaire
* host a similar holiday market in your own blog or other venue
LiveJournal will notify me of comments to the Winterfaire post and links to it elsewhere on LJ; for everything else, you need to TELL ME in order to get credit for it.
And I am offering a free e-book to anyone who does these things.
Similar Markets:
Do you know of another indie holiday shopping post? Let me know and I'll link it here.
Jaguar's Black Friday Bazaar
The Wordsmith's Winterfaire
Happy holidays!
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
BOOTH: The Den of Debauchery
Date: 2012-11-26 02:47 pm (UTC)Brooks and Sparrow (http://www.brooksandsparrow.com) write mostly same-sex romance. There are some heterosexual offerings. Most of the novels are available in paperback. Price range $5-17
Inkstained Succubus (http://www.inkstainedsuccubus.com) is a reprint house.
Rowena Wishom (http://jupitergardens.com/picture-books-for-children/) (my alter ego) writes pagan holiday books for children.
The Literary Underworld (http://www.literaryunderworld.com) an author consortium, is having massive sales through tonight, including free copies of one of my ebooks with purchase.
Crafts:
The Gift Shoppe (http://www.etsy.com/shop/valarltd) has floofy gloves, hand made scarves and other bts and bobs.
BOOTH: The Wordsmith's Forge
Date: 2012-11-26 08:12 pm (UTC)Books:
Ebook editions of Prismatica: Science Fiction Poetry Spanning the Spectrum or From Nature's Patient Hands: A Collection of Poetry are $7. Hardcopy edition of Prismatica is $12 plus shipping.
Scrapbooked Poetry: $5-10 per page
Archival paper, stickers, punches, embellishments; suitable for framing or placing in a scrapbook.
Custom-written Poetry: $10 and up (usually about twice the noncustom price)
Commission a unique poem; many topics and forms available. Ask for details.
Other Writing & Editing Services: variable, just ask.
Inside the booth is a magical album displaying previously composed poems:
http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/tag/poem
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/serial-poetry.html
and examples of scrapbooked poems:
http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/916631.html#cutid1
http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/891559.html#cutid1
I take check and PayPal (there's a button on my LiveJournal profile page). If you have another method in mind, let me know and we'll discuss possibilities.