New Year, New Horizons! - ACNH Blogging Contest

[azurill]

I started a new island journal for Crescent. I hope it’s ok to add pictures later since I can’t play at the moment to get them.

Thread 'Crescent moon island v2'
https://www.belltreeforums.com/threads/crescent-moon-island-v2.615471/
http://Thread 'Crescent moon island v2'

 

[Sharksheep]

It's at least ten posts on ten different days right? My screenshots might have wildly different dates because of time travel

 

[.: Meri :.]

This will be my journal for this event! ^^ I've been meaning to get my island looking a bit nicer for some time now, so this has given me a great excuse to do it.

Eligible - ‧͙⁺˚*･༓✣ Returning to Lostglade ✣༓･*˚⁺‧͙

Lostglade was in... quite the state. The same stone fences I threw down to reach three-star island status still bordered the island. Most villagers were enjoying lovely beachfront property, while others remained inland. Dropped furniture was scattered about in clusters, and small communities...

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[Asarena]

Here's my journal!

Eligible - Life on Aria 🎶

I finally returned home after being away for a while, and what did I find? Cockroaches! Hearing them crunch under my feet made me feel ill, but there was no other option. I felt like I could see their souls drifting away... But that was just my imagination of course. Cockroaches are soulless...

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[Roxxy]

Oh, I hope this is ok. I spent so many hours over lockdown and this is just what I need to get the love back. Miss friends visiting and having fun.

Eligible - Bayside new year, new life

I have been less than motivated but this year I will enjoy my island again, maybe have a few friends over 🥰 Just woken up after Christmas (real life me had a horrible virus and just existing) and now ready to embrace 2023 and have a fantastic year! Welcome to Bayside 🏝💜 Tomorrow I will...

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[Muna]

This is such a wonderful event that I can't even!

I don't feel like it's time for me to come back to the NH yet but it's definitely tempting now. I need to think it over.

 

[Aquilla]

I’d also like to know if we can
1. Edit the fotos we take
2. Time travel

I have a specific concept in mind, but it requires me to change the season.

 

[Chris]

There are a lot of questions, so if I've accidentally skipped yours feel free to ask again. I'm not purposely ignoring any of them.

Does it need to be between January 14th 2023 and February 12th 2023 in-game?

Nope. We're not going to hold being a time traveller against you.
SHAAAAAME!

I've been dying to make a blog about my island!! Question though: are we allowed to include our own art as well? I'd like to incorporate the art I've made from TBT events and possibly make some comics as part of my island lore

Go ahead.

Question 1: Can screenshots be edited to any degree, whether minor or major? (Example: islander name edited out/changed, putting a filter over a screenshot, or something such as making up a plot about a hologram outside your house and editing an islander with a holographic effect on them onto your screenshot?)

Question 2: Can you only win once? (Example: If you won 1st place for Best Writing, could you also win 3rd for Best-Slice-Of-Life, or 1st for both categories, staff pick for 2 weeks, etc...)

I apologize if these were already answered somewhere else

(Q1) This is fine.
(Q2) You could win in multiple categories if that's the way the community votes, yes. However, you can only be selected as a Weekly Staff Pick one time.

also, silly question: does the first/main post count towards the 10 posts/10 days total?

If it meets the criteria, yes.

In my original journal I use two playable characters. In my journal I write from both characters perspectives. Would I still be able to do that? Or would it be easier to just focus on the one?

This is fine.

It's at least ten posts on ten different days right? My screenshots might have wildly different dates because of time travel

This is correct.

I’d also like to know if we can
1. Edit the fotos we take
2. Time travel

I have a specific concept in mind, but it requires me to change the season.

(Q1) Yes.
(Q2) Yes.


tl;dr summary of answers: we're giving you plenty creative license with this. We're not going to dictate how you play the game or how you choose to report on it. As long as you hit the criteria outlined in the main post you're good.

 

[Yanrima~]

Here's my island journal. I tried to go with the story-like route with bits of the island's "creation myth" every beginning of the journal entry.

Eligible - ✨💙Everyday tales from Royale-3 💙✨

-Day 1- The Kingdom close to The Galaxy "It was long ago that the island was formed. It was a land that stars will fall down to earth. Because of the stars' glow around the island, it gained the title 'Heaven on Earth'" ✨🌟 ---💙--- 🌟✨ I live in atop of the mountain, on the castle of gray...

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[digimon]

omg this is so exciting i almost can't wait to finish up cleaning my island so i can start decorating. it's still a major wip but my intro is up and running 𓆩♡𓆪

Eligible - ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ⟡ 𓆩 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𓆪 ⟡ ꒱ ˊˎ˗

hello and welcome to my animal crossing new horizons journal for 2023! this is actually the second journal i've ever started here on tbt! unfortunately i never ended up posting much there besides a few set up posts. by then my drive to continue playing acnh had vanished. and just like my...

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[Ananas Dragon]

Probably abandoned

It was warm, very warm, but despite that, I didn't feel a single cover on me. I awoke, though it took me quite a while as something felt very, very off. I barely felt like I was me, feeling as if I was stuck in a small box. But that's normal, isn't it? Sleeping for a few millennia probably...

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Don't even ask where I'm going with this

tldr; Dragon gets stuck in the Island Representative's body

 

[BetsySundrop]

Just when I was thinking I had been neglecting my island journal....motivation to get it going again!

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

tl;dr summary of answers: we're giving you plenty creative license with this. We're not going to dictate how you play the game or how you choose to report on it. As long as you hit the criteria outlined in the main post you're good.

Thank you for answering my question Chris! But I have ONE more question; is it fine to narrate from a villager's point of view, rather than an island rep/side character? (I still plan on including pictures/information on my island rep, just from a villager's perspective)

Thanks again

 

[Saah]

Funny, I was working on restarting my journal when I saw this event! I'll obviously request to merge threads after the event is over, but here's the event thread (I'm only aiming for the participation prize obviously):

Eligible - 📙 Phyre's Lost Journal 📙

When walking through Phyre's golden shores, you find a book half buried in the sand. On close inspection, it seems to be a journal, but there's no name anywhere... Should you read it to try and guess the owner?

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[Snowesque]

My journal I'll be submitting.

Eligible - Memory of a Memory

Reviled October 21, 2021 Post 1 of 10 So, playing this again after not doing so for a year (more like two). Let's see where I was at... In these posts I'll try to do a different outfit each day, if I remember. I was trying to get in the habit of crafting an item or cooking a recipe each...

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[FrostyAlmonds]

Oooh, this is such a fun event idea. And the collectible is so nice too. Book!!! Very much a want. I can't wait to read through all these upcoming journals too.

I've been thinking about completely tearing down and re-terraforming my island and journaling sounds like the perfect motivator. Even better, my new phone has a QR scanner built in (or so online says) so I can actually use screenshots and not very bad camera on screen pictures for this. But I just started Pokemon Scarlet and will probably dedicate all my gaming time to that, so if I participate it will probably a little later in the month.

 

[Mick]

I am not participating to win because I can't, being on the staff team and all. Imagine being disqualified before you even started...
But to anyone who might enjoy silly stories supporting spectacular screenshots:

The Chronicles of Narnia 2: A Journal And His Boy

This journal is not eligible for prizes in the current event. It was created for fun. Greetings TBT! It's been just over two years since I posted anything journal related. I think it's time to change that though, because I have so many pretty screenshots to share with you. It's a new year...

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[Equity]

What a lovely event! I’ve considered creating an island journal to motivate myself to clean up my island but never got around it. Perhaps I could challenge myself for this event and see how much I could do with 10 days. I’m looking forward to reading every participant’s entries!

On a side note, there’s a spelling mistake in the 4th sentence of the user banner (the one appearing at the top of most pages): “We want to experience it with you!” It’s written “expereince” instead of “experience”. I’m not sure if it’s already been caught… Hopefully it’s okay for me to point that out.

Spoiler: Screenshot Detail

 

[Imbri]

I keep forgetting about my journal thread, so this is a good way to get back into updating. Here's my new thread, for the event.

 

[Corrie]

This is such a cute idea! I'm happy lots of people are getting back into the game. It's funny because both my siblings are too. Not sure what is causing this but I'm loving it! I've been slowly getting back into it too. I won't be restarting my island but I'll be working on finishing it finally!