User blog:Rhonda the stalker fan!/Newsletter/TD:AS/Monthly Update

Hey, so this is just to share some news and to update on stuff I'm planning. These monthly update blogs were done a lot, and some people still do update blogs, so I felt like doing one. Plus I haven't been on a lot recently, school and last minute vacations, so just thought I'd say that. If you only care about the Newsletter, just go ahead and read it, the other info really doesn't pertain to it.

Also, sorry if it's not written too well, I've been trying to hurry to go do some homework I need too :P

Life
Life is fine, my classes are pretty good! In one I work with children, and I honestly love soooo much! I am become more active in clubs, including maybe being in a play, so I might still be less active, but I'll try!

Total Drama All-Stars
So I just the new stuff [late I know :P] so I'd thought I'd just say something about it. I guess I don't really have to much to say. I saw the video, and it didn't blow me away, so my expectations are a bit less high. I'll just do a basic recap of my thoughts while re-watching it; So yeah...looks dissapointing. I'll still watch of course, maybe do an episode blog about each and than rankings with it, like those Survivor rankings. Still talked more than I should have :P
 * So I first see a team chant of the heroes...minus Lindsay. Please don't mean that she isn't in there.
 * More Gwen and Duncan...just what we all wanted. At least Gwen looks a little ticked off..
 * Saw Sam got hit the crotch...yeah. Lindsay also had a photo of Courntey and pen...yeah.
 * The challenges look similar to old ones, with people in baby carriages, saw Mike look out a plane, climbing that cliff that was made and I still don't understand, etc. So I'm guessing either the same or a remix of old challenges. Probably gonna be a horror one, food one and animal related one.
 * Lightning has white hair but looks fine. Guess he's healed. Scott's not in the trauma chair...though Al's a robot...k.
 * Jo gave this 'smile look', seemed geunine and uncharacteristic. Maybe just looking too far into that :P
 * So I think it's clear Gwen and Courtney swap teams, and that's what we all think? Even though Gwen stealing a boyfriend is about as low as Heather, who kind tried the same thing with Trent...trying to rant...
 * ...Courtney looks like she's gonna be a big vicitm of abuse, which looks annoying. Gwen doesn't look to be that getting that...>_>
 * I have seen a lot of Lindsay and Courtney, though not too much Lindsay, Jo or Heather.
 * So photos have been shown at the elimination ceremony, and probably tie into it. And Lindsay had a Courntey photo...but it looks like Courtney lasts longer...so just a guess, but Courtney eliminates Lindsay? Another reason people can hate Courtney...
 * Seriously, is the robot to explain the new voice or did they think it was a good idea...like people still hate Zeke why is the robot gonna be any better?
 * Saw a lot of Scott, Duncan, Cameron, Mike and Zoey. ...eh. But saw more Sierra than I thought I would!

My Fanfictions
I wanted to add another chapter of Total Drama What The Heck? this month, but it's not happening. Though I did do two in either July or June, so I guess it balances out.

I am REALLY looking forward to the next chapter. It was first thought of as a technically not canon crossover with Total Drama Antarctica when TDAnt was just starting. It's evolved a to more than that, and will have tons of revelations and things I've been hinting and planned since at for at least chapter five.

I see it as closing some doors on plots and mysteries and opening so more. It's also totally insane. I don't know if it will be liked, but I'm excited to see the reactions. I admit, I don't know how well people have liked the stuff going on. It's been kind of a recent addition, so yeah.

After that, I'll probably finally add another chapter to Total Drama: Used Mini Van! and maybe add some things to Izzy and Friends and The McGuffin Quests or maybe write some more Staci x Heather fanfiction, because this is such an underated couple <3

I'll also update some blogs, maybe release some more. But my big focus will really be on TDWTH? I have a lot more I wanna tell with it and after it, and I feel like it's been too long a wait. So I REALLY wanna move forward.

The Newsletter
So I really do want to write more of my fanfiction. But as an admin of this wiki, and more importantly a member, I feel like I need to do more to spark it alive. With the recent news of Sprink wanting his stories gone, I feel morale is at an all time low.

I also think we need more focus on reading stories and featureds, since we all know those things need to be done more if we can.

So I've decided to restart the Wiki Newsletter.

I do feel like starting the Newsletter is something that may not work, and some people will assume isn't a good idea. But I feel like I may ring up some interest, and may thrive better. The Newsletter will go up sometime at the start of the next month and will talk about the previous month ''[ex. this Newsletter will be posted early September, but be about August]''.

I'll try and be a bit different than the last attempt. All I really plan is to have a Monthly Interview, Featured Interviews, and Recent Updates. I may also have a current opinions, jokes about pop culture news, maybe even poetry but maybe not.

The reason for those main three is simple. They're chosen to cause more interest and bring attention to Featureds and Stories.

The Newsletter has tradtionally been supplied by active users. So when activity is low, it usually ends. By writing those three myself, I don't have to worry about depending on people writing the articles. However, if you want to add something to the Newsletter feel free to tell me. But you don't have to be obligated.

I'm gonna try and quickly recap these three article types, just so people understand.

Monthly Interview
Basically, I interview a particular user on the wiki about their current work, previous work, future ideas, current feelings and opinions and anything else. Hopefully it'll be interesting. I'll just to interview people currently doing things, new and old users, and people who I know write good things.

I don't think this will be a problem, but please don't ask to be interviewed, I'll ask you when and if I can.

I've already interviewed Toad for this month, and I'll really enjoyed it! I hope you all will too!

Featured Interviews
Basically, I interview the winner's of the previous month's features. The interview will probably be a little short, shorter than the monthly interviews. It's pretty self explainatory :P

The only person I probably won't interview this month is winner of FQ...cause it was written by that weirdo I don't like.

Recent Updates
Basically, all story updates made in the past month [ex. All story updates for August] will be listed here. So any new chapter that was added or other important things like full cast reveals for stories part of a series or canon.

So really, it's' free advertising for your story. 'I'll try and post as many as I notice, but tell me about them so you can make sure they are there. I also won't do new stories unless I know they're going to be worked on, either part of a series or having a first chapter. I also only will list ones that did for a fact have updates that month, not ones you plan on :P

The End
So yeah, that is all from me, hopefully I'll be more active. Now I'm gonna go do that homework :P