So any of the objects in our group picture appeal? Was thinking I'd let the group decide if I should post another, or hope for more stories on the music box. I love the two we've gotten on that, so maybe potential contributors are waiting for something new?
Meanwhile Fictionaut asked some Q's, and I answered, here:
http://blog.fictionaut.com/2009/12/04/checking-in-with-significant-objects/
I welcome group members thoughts about, you know, how this group should be run/conducted/etc.
I'm partial to the egg whisk, but that's probably because I have one. I'm curious to see what others do with the music box.
Jen
I'm pretty sure I own that egg whisk, so it's got my vote.
Hmm. Maybe it's not fair, in the S.O. framework, to write about an object we already own. I'm pretty darn attached to that whisk.
Maybe that's an interesting twist -- writers who own an object identical to the one we'd sell. I don't think that's ever happened, that's for sure.
My vote goes to the egg whisk as well.
It's looking very egg-whisky, as it were.
So when do we move on to the next object here? I have an egg whisk piece written up, and no it isn't strictly speaking a story with various character development things going on that no one will care about, but it is an engaging little read.
So can we move on here or what?
Sorry for the delay, official announcement on Monday!
Does a fictional story add real value to an object? Significant Objects thinks so. The project was founded to explore the relationship between narrative and value, enlisting great creative writers to invent stories about meaningless flotsam purchased for a dollar two at thrift stores or yard sales. Not only do we believe a story can add value to a thingamabob, we believe it can be measured. So we sell objects + invented stories, on eBay.
The idea for this group: We'll present an object. You'll write a story (500 words or fewer) that makes it Significant. If the Fictionaut community and S.O. curators like it enough, we'll publish it on our site -- and on eBay. See SignificantObjects.com for details (plus stories we've published, and object sales prices).
CURRENT OBJECT TO WRITE ABOUT IS This egg whisk: http://www.flickr.com/photos/significantobjects/sets/72157623155978709/
Proceeds from object sales in the project’s next iteration go to nonprofit/charitable organizations. The link below will tell you more.
http://significantobjects.com/about/This is a public group.
Anyone can see it and join.