Winner: RoM 04

WINNER: "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE"

The winner of the 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is:

Tom @ Half-Moose!

Check out his story here:

• Muse 1: An Aggressive Return
• Muse 2: From Wounds to Wisdom
• Muse 3: Counterintuitive
• Muse 4: Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious
• Muse 5: A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles
• Muse 6: Occam's Razor Dulled
• Muse 7: The Past is Practice
• Muse 8: Drop Back and Punt (2 parts)
• Muse 9: Ghosts in Daylight

Thanks for swimming in the 4th Annual River of Mnemosyne!  See you next year!

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REMINDER: "AN ELEVENTH FORGOTTEN"

The Muse "An Eleventh Forgotten" is still open.  You have through the 15th to enter.  Voting begins on the 16th!

-10thDoM

Voting Closed: RoM 04

VOTING CLOSED: "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE"

Voting is now closed for 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne."  The winner will be announced on March 11th!

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REMINDER: "AN ELEVENTH FORGOTTEN"

Entries are still open for our return Muse, "An Eleventh Forgotten." 

Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Voting on "An Eleventh Forgotten" begins on March 16th!

-10thDoM

"An Eleventh Forgotten"

"AN ELEVENTH FORGOTTEN"

Our first regular Muse since July of 2012, "An Eleventh Forgotten."  Jump in!  Keep in mind that there are new rules, so please take some time to go over those.  Welcome back, everyone!

*image taken from wikimedia

Don't wait for the eleventh hour!  Enter now!

Remember, don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page). In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and we'll post a reminder on the 8th. Voting on "An Eleventh Forgotten" begins on March 16th!

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VOTING REMINDER: "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE"

Voting continues for the 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne."  It's a lot to read, people... get on it!

Remember, everyone should vote for their Top 2 in the comment section of the VOTING POST.



You have through MARCH 7th to vote.  The winner will be announced on the 11th.

-10thDoM

Voting: RoM 04

VOTING: "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE"

The river has stopped flowing!  It's time to get out of the water and vote on your favorite entries.

In order, vote for your Top 2 in the comments.   Remember, you must have submitted a Muse 1 AND a Muse 2 in order to be able to vote.



You have through the 7th of March to vote.  The winner will be announced on the 11th.

Another Reminder: RoM 04

Remember, the last day to submit entries for the Fourth Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is February 25th.  There's only three days left to play, finish, and/or start.

Come for a swim!


If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The 9 Muses:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"
7. "The Past is Practice"
8. "Drop Back and Punt" 
9. "Ghosts in Daylight"

-10thDoM

Reminder: RoM 04

Remember, the last day to submit entries for the Fourth Annual "River of Mnemosyne" is February 25th.  There's still plenty of time to play, plenty of time to finish, and plenty of time to start.

Come for a swim!


If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The 9 Muses:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"
7. "The Past is Practice"
8. "Drop Back and Punt" 
9. "Ghosts in Daylight"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-9: "Ghosts in Daylight"

JeffScape is in with the eighth link.  How's he finish it off?  With:

"GHOSTS IN DAYLIGHT"

"Ghosts in Daylight" will be the ninth and final part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"
7. "The Past is Practice"
8. "Drop Back and Punt" 
9. "Ghosts in Daylight"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-8: "Drop Back and Punt"

JHH is the seventh link.  A closet football fan, she's screaming for her team to:

"DROP BACK AND PUNT"

"Drop Back and Punt" will be the eighth part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"
7. "The Past is Practice"
8. "Drop Back and Punt"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-7: "The Past is Practice"

Also in for a second time is Baino.  And she reminds us that:

"THE PAST IS PRACTICE"

"The Past is Pratice" is the seventh Muse and will be the seventh part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"
7. "The Past is Practice"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-6: "Occam's Razor Dulled"

In for the second time at link #5 is Patti:

"OCCAM'S RAZOR DULLED"

"Occam's Razor Dulled" will be the sixth part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.




Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"
6. "Occam's Razor Dulled"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-5: "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"

In the fourth position is JeffScape, and he wants us to feel:

"A CHILL WHEN THE DEAD MAN SMILES"

This Muse will be the fifth part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.



*Eight links in, which means that we have all the Muses.  Congrats to the early birds who got to pick!

Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"
5. "A Chill When the Dead Man Smiles"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-4: "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"

Third out of the gate is Patti, and she's worried that we're all going to get:

"CLOAKED IN A BLINDING FLASH OF THE OBVIOUS"

This Muse will be the fourth part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.



*Don't forget to submit a Muse if you are one of the first EIGHT to link an entry.  If you do not, your link will be deleted and you will have to re-link.  Email the admins (all of 'em) with your Muse!

Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"
4. "Cloaked in a Blinding Flash of the Obvious"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-3: "Counterintuitive"

Second in is JHH, and her choice for Muse 3 is:

"COUNTERINTUITIVE"

"Counterintuitive" will be the third part of your overall entry.

If you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.



*Don't forget to submit a Muse if you are one of the first EIGHT to link an entry.  If you do not, your link will be deleted and you will have to re-link.  Email the admins (all of 'em) with your Muse!

Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"
3. "Counterintuitive"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-2: "From Wounds to Wisdom"

Baino is first in, so the second Muse is:

"FROM WOUNDS TO WISDOM"

Don't forget that "From Wounds to Wisdom" will be the second part (hopefully) of your overall entry.

And if you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.



*Don't forget to submit a Muse if you are one of the first nine to link an entry.  If you do not, your link will be deleted and you will have to re-link.  Email the admins (all of 'em) with your Muse!

Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

The Muses so far:

1. "An Aggressive Return"
2. "From Wounds to Wisdom"

-10thDoM

RoM 04-1: "An Aggressive Return"

We're officially back and we're going down the river... for a fourth time!

Cutting right to the chase, the first Muse is:

"AN AGGRESSIVE RETURN"

Don't forget that this is only the first part (hopefully) of your overall entry, and there will not be a vote until all the Muses are in or we run out of time.

And if you have no idea what's going on, check out the rules for February's challenge here: 4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge.



*Don't forget to submit a Muse if you are one of the first nine to link an entry.  If you do not, your link will be deleted and you will have to re-link.  Email the admins (all of 'em) with your Muse!

Don't sign up until you've posted the entry on your site and link that entry directly (not your blog home page).  In the meantime, leave a comment and let us know you're game!

Post as soon as you're ready, and the Muses will start sailing in.

Good luck! And enjoy!

-10thDoM

4th Annual "River of Mnemosyne" Challenge

The Tenth Daughter of Memory has returned, and it's one again time to separate the Spartans from the Helots...

RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE, 2013

Welcome to the FOURTH ANNUAL "RIVER OF MNEMOSYNE" Challenge at The Tenth Daughter of Memory.  We're going to explain the rules today, giving you ample time to ask questions and get clarifications prior to the challenge!  For you RoM veterans out there, please notice that there are quite a few changes this time around, so read these rules carefully.

The Challenge

1. For the challenge, you are creating a single overall work (in any format) that will encompass all of the posted Muses this month.  Each participant may only submit one (1) entry for the challenge. Basically, your first post is "Muse 1," your second post is "Muse 2," etc. There will be nine (9) designated Muses for a total of nine (9) chapters.

2. The goal is to tell a complete story (be it visual or written) through all nine Muses, but you can end your story at any time; after any Muse. To designate your ending, just write a big "The End" at the end of your final entry.

The Muses

3. The first Muse has been selected by the administrators and your first entry will be based on that. The subsequent Muses will be chosen based on the fastest submissions. The first person to link an entry picks the first Muse. The second person to link an entry (any entry) picks the second Muse, and so on. In all likelihood, this means that the people who link in positions 1 through 9 on the link widget will pick the nine (9) Muses.

• To submit a Muse, simply email the admins (their contact information is on the left sidebar) with the Muse.
• New Muses will post at 12:00 AM, GMT, the day after an admin receives the submitted Muse (no more than one Muse will post in a day).

4. Participants will link their blog entries per the usual procedure.  We will be using one widget for the entire exercise, participants need to denote the chapter number of their specific entries each time they link.  Example:

1. Johnny Fresh (Muse 1)
2. Linda Linda (Muse 1)
3. Johnny Fresh (Muse 2)
4. Johnny Fresh (Muse 3)
5. Linda Linda (Muse 2)
6. Robert Radical (Muse 1)
7. and so on...

5. Do not skip Muses or do them out of order.  Also, do not combine Muses into one post.

6. Other than that, do as much or as little as you'd like.  You can dictate your own pace; approach this at warp speed or just mosey along.  It doesn't matter how far along you are compared to how far along the other challengers are.  Your entries for the first Muse can be linked starting February 1st.

The Vote

7. Voting begins on the 26th and you'll be voting for the participant's overall body of work. Our usual rule of "don't vote, can't win" still applies. Anyone who posts a "Muse 1" AND a "Muse 2" is allowed to vote, regardless if they continue on in the challenge.

8. In addition to normal voting, completing Muses 1 through 9 will add bonus points to your final vote tally (the value of the bonus points is based on the number of participants). 

9. The winner will be announced on March 11th and will receive the "River of Mnemosyne, 2013" trophy to post on their blog.

Feel free to barrage the admins and comment sections with questions and suggestions. No, really... if you aren't sure of something, ask an admin immediately.

Get your river flowing! And have fun!

-10thDoM