Salutations Minglers! Well a few of you know that a Mingle2 Fantasy Magazine has been completed. It wouldn't have been done without the help of 53 Minglers submitting either a short story, poem, or their photo to transform into a fantasy creature. If you are interested in downloading this free magazine then go to www.lulu.com and type in "The Black Dragon Magazine". Here is a direct link incase you have problems and don't forget to sign up to be able to download - http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-black-dragon-magazine/7550069


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Now I am already excited with the next project! The Big Red Book of Romance! What a great project this will be, but only great if many Minglers will submit or offer their photos to be drawn to submit to this magazine! The magazine cover is on my photo display to look at if you wish.

What is required to be in this magazine?

If you want to have a whole page to yourself in the Big Red Book of Romance then follow the guidelines to make it happen.

1. Have a photo available on your photo display here on Mingle2 so I can draw you and put you into the magazine.

2. Answer the following questions in the thread to add to your personal page below your illustration that I have drawn of you in the magazine issue.

A. What is considered for you a romantic date?

candle light dinner, followed by a moonlight walk on the beach.

B. What does love mean to you?

Respect, trust and commitment.


C. How far would you travel to meet your first date?

can't really say.


D. What attracts you the most when dating someone you like?
personality, intelligence and sense of humor.



3. Add me as a friend so I can find you quickly when a magazine issue is available for you to download.



4. If you have a poem, short story, relationship advice, romantic game review, romance author review, or anything pertaining to dating or romance to offer for this magazine/book then don't hesitate to get it recognized with your name on it.


Additional questions you may have:

What kind of magazine is this?

It is a lighthearted Romance Magazine/Book dedicated to the Mingle2 community and to romantic readers. It is free and will be downloadable on www.lulu.com once completed.

How long will it take to make this book to make?

The last book/magazine was completed in about 2 months time. I am hoping it will not take any longer to make this issue.

When will I see my first illustration of myself created into a fantasy creature?

It doesn't take long to make a illustration at all. Give it a week tops.



Cheers and thanks for reading all that! lol

your friendly bard,

smiless

U got boobs now

The above illustration is dreamboat1974 my dear friend! She wanted to be a princess, but I thought I make her invincible and savvy. Now she is a High Elf Ranger! Watch out!

Well thank you for the encouragement. I will make you into a High Elf Princess as a drawing.

I am happy you enjoyed the rpg game I use to do here on Mingle2 called "The Green Dragon Tavern". Maybe one day when time allows it, I will start up that game again.

You never read a fantasy novel? What about the "Sacred Woods of Silvernarion"? Just joking

Have a great week.

Here goes, make me a high Elf, beautiful and wise.
I just like. It's fun and you get to use your imagination and pretend that you are part of it.You can be whatever or whoever you want to be.
I like Robin Hood and Highlander and Chronicles of Narnia.
Fantasy Novel? haven't read any!
Roleplaying computer games,right here on mingle my first ever at the Green Dragons Tavern.
December 30th
Christmas, most definitely.

If i lived in the 15th century I would have loved being a princess. A princess is very beautiful and intelligent and always ends up with the brave and handsome prince who will brave any storm to save her from danger. She is spoiled and pampered and has maids in waiting.
I can be contacted here on mingle or at my yahoo account dreamboat1974@yahoo.com.

Am done. Thanks smiless for the opportunity to be part of this fun and interesting magazine. I do look forward to it.You are doing a great job, keep it up, you are making a lot of people happy.

If you want to have a whole page to yourself in a Fantasy online magazine then follow the guidelines to make it happen.

1. Have a photo available on your photo display here on Mingle2.

2. Choose a fantasy creature for me to transform your picture into the creature.

3. Answer the questions to add to your personal page in the magazine issue.

4. Add me as a friend so I can find you quickly when a magazine issue is available for you to download.

What kind of magazine is this?

I am attempting to create a Free online medieval fantasy magazine/article that covers jokes, quotes, short stories, crossword puzzles, recipes, illustrations, helpful websites, author reviews, and fantasy dating contacts.

How long will it take to make a issue?

I want to make one issue per month. If I work on it a few hours each day, I should complete a interesting well designed free online fantasy magazine for people to download and enjoy.
I also wait this long for contributors who wish to add their fiction stories, illustrations, or other helpful links to make the magazine interesting.

When will I see my first illustration of myself created into a fantasy creature?

It depends on what creature you wish to be, but anywhere between 1 or 2 weeks tops. If you want an example of how a illustration looks like then check out my photo profile to see how other Mingler's allowed me to transform their photos into fantasy illustration.


How do I begin?

1. Choose a race and mention it here on the thread.

Dwarf
Human
High Elf
Wood Elf
Wild Elf
Amazonian
Centaur
Minotaur
Draconian
Halfling
Dark Elf (drow)
vampire
Zombie
gnome
pixie/fairy

to name a few. If you have another race idea then don't hesitate to add it.

2. Answer the following question as they will be added below your fantasy picture.

Why do you like Fantasy or Fiction?

What is your favorite Medieval "Swords and Sorcery" type movie?

What is your favorite Fantasy novel?

What is your favorite roleplaying computer game?

What is your month and day of birth? Needed to make a "fantasy horoscope reading" to add below your illustration.

What is your favorite holiday?

If you where to live in the 15th century in Europe, what would you like to be and explain why? For example - Lord, Princess, Alchemist, Knight, Advisor, Jester, farmer, Bishop, Assassin, etc. etc.

Where can a reader contact you? For example - Mingle2 screenname, or a yahoo account, etc. etc. ((You can send this email if you like)) Also only if you want to have anyone contact you.

3. If you have something to contribute such as medieval websites, or websites of authors, fantasy rpg websites, fantasy mmporg websites, or your own personal fiction writing or artwork you wish to add into the magazine then don't hesitate to send it.

Cheers and thanks for reading all that! lol

your friendly bard,

smiless

Whenever you have time beautiful and thank you for the support.

I think I could make one side of the picture into a pixie and the other half of your face into a high elf if you like. That would be interesting actually.

Would you like to make a short story or a introductory of yourself to go with that page?

Here are some questions that you may want to answer -

Why do you dream of being a high elf and pixie?
What are your favorite fantasy fiction novels or games you have read or played?
What fantasy series did you enjoy watching?
Where can we find you if someone is interested in meeting you?
What is your favorite holiday and why?

Actually both will suit you very well. What does your heart say?

Salutations my good friend dreamboat1974. It is my pleasure to do your reading.

and so we begin ....

Power thought - I am rich in inner wisdom and can express my inspirations clearly and eloquently.

Sun sign - Capricorn
Ruling planet - Saturn, the teacher
Symbol - The Goat
Birth date ruler - Jupiter, the philosopher
Tarot card - The Empress (creativity)
Favorable numbers - 3,6
Lucky days - Saturday and Thursday, especially if these days falls on 3 or 6 in the month.
Lucky colors - Dark green, purple, royal blue
Birthstone - Garnet

Your greatest challenge is ... expressing yourself.

The way forward is ... to understand that explaining yourself or your methods in others builds bridges of understanding.

You're drawn to people born on November 22 to December 21.

You both have personality traits that can balance each other's giving this relationship great potential for long term happiness.

Luck maker - change your talk about luck

If you think that luck always slips through your fingers, that's exactly what will happen. Tell yourself instead that luck does come your way and, with this attitude of positive expectancy, the chances are it will.


Your birthday is of the choreographer.

People born on December 30th are their happiest and their best when they are bringing order to confused situations. They are not only gifted in being able to identify what doesn't work or is in need of improvement; they also have the creativity and vision to make effective changes.

In many ways these people are like choreographers who can direct and coordinate the details with the bigger picture in mind. At times it may seem unclear what their intentions are, but in the end everything always seems to come together. Their ability to motivate and inspire those around them to perform at their best makes them successful leaders. They can occasionally be prone to a glass half empty approach to life but this doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. Quite the opposite; they can appreciate humor and the lighter side of life, and love relaxing and having fun with friends. It is just that they are practical realists and will always consider worst case scenarios in their game plan.

Their decisive tendency to take immediate charge of others to coordinate collective efforts can have excellent results, and they are often on the cutting edge when it comes to their professional life. One personality trait that can block thier progress, however, is that they can at times come across to tohers as disinterested because they are a person of few words. When they do speak, however, others will often be stunned by their perceptiveness; but working on thier communication skills will benefit them considerably in both their personal and their professional lives.

Before the age of twenty-one they are likely to have been cautious in their approach to life, but after the age of twenty-two there are opportunities for them to be more adventurous, more independent and less influenced by the opinions of others. They should take advantage of these opportunities to express their indivuduality because, once they come to realize how creative and capable they can be, their self-confidence will flower and they will attract all the success and happiness they deserve.

On the dark side ... misunderstood, negative, stressed

At your best - perceptive, capable, authoritative

Love (don't get complacent)

Although people born on December 30th can attract attention, they don't tend to be demonstrative when it comes to affaris of the heart. They need to be careful that compacency or fear of putting themselves on the line does not mean that they miss out on opportunities for love. They may find themselves attracted to greagarious and dramatic individuals who can encourage them to be more outgoing.

Career (born commanding officers)

These people work well in business or commercail ventures, but htey may also be drawn to politics, teaching, coahcing, training, the military, dipolmacy, and other positions which require them to coordinate large numbers of people. Other work options include management, art, music, or writing.

Destiny (to bring harmony,cohesion and cooperation)

The life path of people born on this day is to reprogram their thoughts so that both negative and possible outcomes are taken into account. When they have learned to be more flexibel and more forgiving, their destiny is to bring harmony, cohesion and cooperation.

Absolutely! It looks like that perhaps you would be interested in a high elf sorceress or a pixie. Perhaps a human monk would be your calling or a amazon exotic warrior of the wood elves?

There is also gnomes, dwarves, humans, draconians, dark elf, hobbits, vampires, minotaurs

you can be a warrior, rogue, wizard, sorceress, necromancer, conjurer, acrobat, pirate, fighter, cleric, prophetess

However you wish.

December 30th 1974

Samwise shutters at the thought of the doomers. He knows his people have been threaten by these nasty thugs before. If they can finally be defeated would be a miracle. They have been terrorizing the hobbit shires for decades.

"You are surely brave to take on these nasty rogues," Samwise says to the gnome bard.