Time for IntPiPoMo 2019!
What is IntPiPoMo?
IntPiPoMo, or International Picture Posting Month is the image equivalent of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo focuses on writing 50,000 words over the course of the month of November. So, if a picture is a thousand words, that means that IntPiPoMo requires fifty pictures. Makes perfect sense.
These can be anything from screenshots from any game, to photographs you take in real life and want to share on your blog, to some artwork you’ve recently completed. Seriously, they can be anything—character selfies, shots of combat, sharing your game UI, showing off all those pretty new scenery shots with the new graphics card you got… you get the idea.
IntPiPoMo was started back in 2011 by Angelya of Revive & Rejuventate. In 2013, Jojo of Admiring Azeroth picked up the initiative. In 2015, Jojo passed it along to me, as she was out of the country and unable to run it. I changed it up a bit when I took over, offering some prizes for those that completed the challenge, and I plan to do so again like years past. I’m hoping to continue to do the initiative justice, and I’m excited to see what kinds of screenshots and pictures folks are going to share!
How to Participate
- Fill out this form to let me know you are participating! You can join at any time throughout the month of November!
- Link back to this post so folks know where to go and what to do.
- Aim to post fifty (50) images of your own creation/taking throughout the month of November.
- There is no strict posting schedule or theme to adhere to, but feel free to bounce ideas off of fellow participants!
- Feel free to post these images as a once-a-week batch, or throughout the week in small doses.
- The images you post in regular blog posts count for this. You do not need to go out of your way to post picture-specific posts.
- Remember, the photos/screenshots you include have to be yours!
- Use the #IntPiPoMo hastag when you share your blog posts via social media.
Wait, Prizes?
- Grand Prize – Of all participants who complete 50 images, I will be using a RNG (random.org) to draw a winner for a game up to $15 on Steam (game time for an MMO can be worked out if preferred)!
- Three Other Prizes – Of all participants who complete 25+ images (up to and including those who make it to 50), I will be using a RNG (random.org) to draw three winners for a game up to $10 on Steam!
Participant List
Updated 20 November 2019. Alphabetical by blog name.
- Mr. Peril – Contains Moderate Peril
- The Royal Family – Dating Sims on the Holodeck
- Cal – Galactic Antics
- Chestnut – Gamer Girl Confessions
- Shintar – Going Commando
- Magi – Indiecator
- Bhagpuss – Inventory Full
- Mailvaltar – Mailvaltar: MMOs and Other Stuff
- Paeroka – Nerdy Bookahs
- Stargrace – Nomadic Gamers, eh!
- Telwyn – GamingSF
- Tyler Edwards – Superior Realities
- Atheren – The Last Chapter Gaming Blog
- Arislyn – The Tanking Mage
- Welshtroll – Welshtroll
FAQ
Updated 31 October 2019
I’ve received some great questions during my time running this, and I’d like to provide them as a starting point. Don’t hesitate to reach out if your question isn’t answered here!
Q: Can I sign up during the event itself? I don’t know if I can/want to participate.
A: Of course! You could sign up the final day, though I don’t suggest it.
Q: I don’t want to put these on my main blog. Can I use my SFW Tumblr?
A: Yep! Tumblr is a form of blogging called micro-blogging. Some people also have micro-blogs on other platforms, too. All these micro-blogs are welcome as a part of the event!
Q: You mentioned photography being allowed, but what if I wanted to share some artwork throughout the month. Can I use it as a part of my submissions?
A: Yes! Whether it’s digital artwork, sculpting, knitting, etc., any form of creativity can tell just as much of a story as words can. Who am I to tell you that you can’t use these as well?
Q: I really don’t want to fill up my blog with photos. Can I participate and utilize photos as a part of my regular posts to count?
A: Indeed! Images don’t always convey everything you want to write, and sometimes you don’t want to make images the focus of a post. You are more than welcome to count images that you include as a part of a written post, so long as they are your own screenshots/photos.
Q: Can I create an animated GIF of images to get my point across?
A: So long as the images/screenshots are your own, feel free to create a GIF! However, at this point, it will only be counted as one image towards the total.
Q: Do I have to take all new shots? Or can I utilize shots I’ve already taken?
A: There is no need to take new shots, but I ask that you utilize shots that have not yet been posted in any other blog post, please!
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