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Sylum Advent 2016: December 12th

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Title: Leonardo

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: 2007 AD

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

Sylum Advent 2016: December 10th

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Title: Running Buck Cross

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: 2016 AD

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

Sylum Advent 2016: December 8th

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Title: John Henry Patterson

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: Open Ended

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

Sylum Advent 2016: December 7th

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Title: Jack Harkness

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: After 2013

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

Sylum Advent 2016: December 5th

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Title: John Dillinger

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: 1961 AD

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

Sylum Advent 2016: December 3rd

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Title: Jacob Frye

Author: Bj Jones

Rating: FRT

Author’s Note: For this Advent I decided to do a series of Character Stories.  Basically I picked a Character from each Clan and did a small story of their life.  This was done to showcase other Characters outside the Main Arcs.  The stories aren’t long, 3-5pgs, and a glimpse into their lives.  Some of these stories will be added into larger fics later on, others will stand on their own.   All these characters can be found in the Sylum Wiki.

Sylum Timeline: After 2006, but open ended at the moment

Artist: Taibhrigh

Link to Archive

 

 

 

Pre-Sylum Advent Treat: Fic by Bj Jones

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Pre-Sylum Advent Treat!

A new POI Fic!!

Title: Secret Service Detail (Presidential AU)
Author: Bj Jones
Rating: FRAO
Summary:John Reese, former Army Ranger, stalked down the hallway towards the Executive Residence. No one tried to stop him, they knew the situation, and what the Agent had to do.  It was time for the President to get back to work.
Fandom: Person of Interest (Harold/John)
Author’s Note: This is from a series of daily writings I did on my tumblr called: Afternoon Fic.  If you’re curious to see these stories in the raw, follow me on Tumblr.

Fic Located Here

Reminder: Check out my Published Fiction and if you’re still interested in helping Promote the Book – as I am my own Marketing/Publicity Team – Book Project

 

Needed Volunteers for Nicholas J. Finch Project

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Book Project

I need some volunteers to help promote Conversations in Real Time!!

If you want to help, please fill out the below Contract Form!

What do you get for helping?

Once you’ve completed the task, you can send me the name of any character that is in the wiki, and I’ll write a short Timestamp for them.  These Timestamps will be posted throughout next year, on top of the normal events (of course unless the Timestamp turned into a massive fic – which is win win for everyone)

So the more who help and complete the task, the more Timestamps!!

Have You Read Conversations in Real Time(required)

Are You Planning on Reading It?(required)

Once Read - Are You Willing To Leave A Review?(required)

Are You Willing To Help Promote The Book? For Ex: Tweet a link to the book, or Post it on Facebook or Tumblr, etc...(required)

Sylum Blog: 1000th Post

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Sylum Blog – 1000th Post

 

So this will be the Blog’s 1000th Post!   I’m not sure yet if I should be horrified or not!!

1000 Posts.

1000!!

(EDIT: It’s now officially the 1001st … but hey the sentiment is there!)

Advent is likely the biggest contributor to the Blog Posts 🙂

And now for some interesting facts:

Subscribers: 702

First Post: July 29, 2012

Most Posts in a Month: 38 (December 2015)

Most Visitors in a Day: 741 (December 5th 2015)

Total Comments Made: 3525

Home Page has been viewed: 86,628

Top Page: Sylum Events & Sylum Adoption Center – 1325 Views

Top Posts: Coffee House Friday – 1122 Views

Most used search term to bring guest to the blog: coffee

Most interesting term search to bring guest to the blog: what+goes+on+inside+of+sylum+manor+new+orleans

Google Searches led to Sylum Blog: 6258

Most links referred from Sylum Blog (basically links people on the blog clicked):

4215 – sylumclan.com (Variations of links w/in the main website)

665 – Security Yahoo Group

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I have to admit finding some of this information has been fascinating, there’s something about stats and figures that make things fun and interesting.

So basically it’s been 5 Years since the blog started.

1000 Posts later.

I still have no idea what Bob is up to half the time!!

 

 

 

 

 

A Note from Bj Jones

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I had tried to get this attached to the Sylum Update Post, but technology failed and worked all the same time.  So the original Post went out to email and Social Media, but didn’t add the new part.   But the blog posted the new part.  Seriously I don’t know.  I think even the technology is having a WTF moment today.

So now I’m adding this as a separate post.

It likely needs to be one.

I’m pretty sure we’re all in shock this morning.   Many of us don’t know where to go or how to handle what the fuck just happened.  I don’t normally get political and I’m not actually going to now, but I wanted to take a moment to say a few things.

Sylum isn’t going to go away.

If there is a moment in time when Sylum is need.  It is now.

I can’t do anything to change what has happened, but I can make a welcoming place for all.

Sylum has always been about family.  Everyone on this blog is family.  You are welcome here.

I will continue writing Sylum.  I will continuing making a world we’re we can hope and dream in.

Today of all days I wish there was a Sylum Clan.  Wish for a Nicolaus Meridius.  Wish for Jed Bartlett.  For a Pius XVII.  For Ernesto.  And I think we all could use Ezio right about now.

But if all I can give you is a place of safety, security, and something to make you smile and your day hopefully a bit brighter.

That is what I’ll do.

So in Conclusion.

Sylum is Here.  We’re here to stay.

Advent is around the corner and we have a fun idea brewing for it.

Sincerely,

Bj Jones

Sylum Update: Clarification … Please Read

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Sylum Update

 

We’ve gotten some questions concerning 10th Anniversary Clan War … basically – how many more chapters?  And when will it be done?

We figured it would be easiest to post an update of where we’re at in the Grand Scheme of Sylum.

Lets be honest.

It will be done when it’s done.

Sylum as much as it feels like a full time job – isn’t actually our job.  There are moments in RL that nothing for Sylum gets done, because of work, family and social commitments.  We work hard on Sylum, but there is only so much we can work on.

Speaking of – Sylum Advent is bearing down on us, which is taking a HUGE portion of our time.

The 10th Anniversary Edition of Clan War is being worked on and it’s getting done – at this moment the chapter Clan War (not to be too confusing :D) is about 3/4 finished.   We hit a plot wall half way through it, which led to the previously announced canon changes.

Which led to edits – a time suck of epic proportions.

Family and Evolution both ended up with rough edits … just enough to update the series concerning the major canon changes mentioned. Specifically – Sam Winchester having the soul of Theo instead of Meridia.

When we finish Clan War *sends prayers up to Saint Roberto – Patron Saint of Plot Bunnies* we will fully edit Family and Evolution, along with Side Stories that will need to come inline with changes made in Clan War and the Wiki.

Do not worry.  We’ll posts announcements when we finish editing any story.  Dudes there will likely be fireworks, parties, and alcohol  involved with each successful update!

As for how many chapters are left in Clan War … normally I would point out how many chapters there were in the Original.  But with the way Bob has been working – I can say this:  as previously stated Clan War is 3/4 finished, Aftermath is the next chapter … These are guaranteed to be part of Clan War.   The rest will play out as we go.  Bob is and will always be an evil bastard.

Before the screeching begins.  No we’re not taking out Nick’s ‘Grave Danger’ moment … it’s likely to become it’s own story.  Why? Because if you noticed in the CSI Anthology series and what’s been published so far with 10th Anniversary Edition – there are a lot more connections and vampires running around Vegas … which will make that particular story more complicated.

So in conclusion.

Thank You for your continued support and sticking with us.

Please be patient with us as we can only do one thing at a time.

It will get done.

It will dammit!

As there is so much more to come.

In the meantime hold on to your hats and glasses cause wait till you see what’s coming for Advent!

The General

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Sylum Update: Evolution Arc

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Sylum Update: Evolution Arc

 

Sylum Arc: Evolution has been moved to the Sylum Archive!

During this move we did a rough edits to updated it to the new Sylum Canon of Sam Winchester having the Soul of Theo, instead of Meridia.

We also updated elements of the story to bring it inline with the Winchester Story and the death of Balthazar (since Bob had decided to change things while in the middle of writing that particular storyline!)

Any changes that will need to be made to bring Evolution inline with the changes made in the 10th Anniversary Clan War will be made once that Arc has been finished, and updates/changes are made in previous Arcs.

In the meantime!

Go read/re-read Evolution! 

Throwback Thursday: Clan Travel Brochure Video

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As we’re approaching one year since the Sylum Wiki went live.

*still has nightmares about the wiki*

Add in that this December while y’all are enjoying Advent, I’ll be in December Wiki Wiki – updating, editing, and adding characters.

Clan Travel Brochure Video

 

Also don’t forget you can download the Soundtrack of all the music featured in the Video!

 

Sylum Update: Family Arc

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Announcement:  Please READ this CAREFULLY!

 

There has been some minor edits to this story.

The first set of edits relates to the change in Sylum CANON that Sam Winchester has the soul of Nico’s youngest boy, Theo instead of Meridia.

The second set of edits relates to Hillary not being Mated to Thomas.

We’ve done this to clear up some confusion for those reading the series for the first time.  Especially as these two things were major changes in Sylum Canon.

Edits that need to be done to bring the story inline with the changes made from the 10th Anniversary Clan War will take place once Clan War is finished!  So please do not email us stating that so and so isn’t in the wiki anymore, or in Bonding you stated this and it counters this is in Family.

We’ve only done a very rough run through Family to change:  Sam has the soul of Theo and take out references of Hillary being Thomas’ Mate.  That’s it.  The rest will be adjusted in time.

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To read or see the adjustments:  Go to the Sylum Archive