2023 - After Dark

This page was written several months after the original event as a more overview-style summary. The original prep and review articles were hosted on wow that's a lot of stars, and have been moved here as sub-articles. I haven't updated their formatting since transferring worlds, so some parts may look strange.

Summary

For my first WorldEmber, I used the momentum and freedom of the challenge to write articles related to a campaign that'd recently finished. Though none won their templates, and I over-exerted myself with a scavenger hunt, I had a wonderful WorldEmber overall. I ended the month happy with what I'd created and confident those articles would stick around for a while.

Listen

Throughout the month, I had Essenger's album After Dark on repeat. The album became the theme music to Nisora for me, and the song Offworld in particular was emblematic of the mood I was in.

Hunt

To partake in my scavenger hunt, look for hidden checkboxes in my WE articles. Once you've found all four, you'll unlock a short story and a subscriber group to access future hidden content.

Goals

Write 10k Words

Though I've managed the NaNo 50k before, I knew I wasn't going to have the energy for that this month. I set a goal of 10k and managed to reach twice that!

Gal Pals

My area of focus was articles relating to the recently-finished Gal Pals campaign. I deviated from the highest-priority ones, but otherwise kept in theme.

Article Overview

Stats

Here be numbers!

Category	Total Words (WA/Real)	Total Articles	Average (WA/Real)
Places & Things	5,610 / 4,472	8	701.25 / 559
People & Groups	6,500 / 5,147	4	1,625 / 1,286.75
Flora & Fauna	2,783 / 1,590	2	1,391.5 / 795
Culture & History	2,863 / 2,243	2	1,431.5 / 1,121.5
Prose	3,308 / 2,486	1	3,308 / 2,486
Totals	21,064 / 15,938	17	1,239 / 937.5

Superlatives

Longest

Gamma Radiation

Shortest

Vigil

Fan favorite

Burrowbugs

Rin favorite

Research Base

Hardest to write

Galendra

Easiest to write

Glowcore

Prompt shortlist

Galendra

Progress

21,064 / 10,000

10,000

Bonus!

Cozy Cottage

Cozy Cottage Enclave

Cozy Cottage Enclave badge by Rin Garnett

Cozy Cottage Oath:

• I will stop to stoke the fire when it dwindles. Rest when you are tired and for as long as you need.
• I won't force the fire to fit a different stove. Let your plans inspire you, not control you.
• I will follow sparks of joy, not chase dying embers. Write and read what you enjoy, not what's forced.
• My flame is beautiful and undying. Believe in yourself and your ability to create, including when it's a struggle.
• I will tend to all flames under my care. Working toward non-WorldEmber goals adds to your successes.

(Cozy Cottage oath is inspired by the Camp Chill guidelines from Annie Stein. Insert this badge into your own pledge with [img:5035416], or include the oath with [imgblock:5035416].)

Article List

Expand the table below for a full list of articles I wrote for this event and info on how I rank them in two areas:

• Impact is how large of an area the article topic affects.
• Relevancy is how much the article topic affects stories in this setting.

Use the Roll button to open a random article in a new tab.