Due to the late start in nominating, I'll extend till the end of this week (5th September, standard eastern Australian time). Once they close, I'll set the polls for voting.

For those who have decided to participate, thank you :) Depending on the level of nominations, this may be the last year the awards run. So make sure you get them in and thank your fellow Authors :)

The Pure Indulgence Awards are NOW OPEN for nominating. Please pay attention to the few simple rules below and nominations are open till the end of the month (31 August - Standard Eastern Australian Time - Check main page of Gluttony or Temperance for the time and date).

Rules for Nominating

1. You MUST be a member of Gluttony and Temperance
2. Be honest and fair and DO NOT Nominate Yourself
3.

• a. Only Stories/Author's on Gluttony are allowed to be nominated.
  
• b. The only exception to this rule are for the following categories: Best Writers Forum, Member's Choice (Beta) and Member's Choice (Graphic Artist).
  
• c. For the above categories, please be sure that the Site/Member is aware that you are nominating them. It IS possible that the site/member does not want to participate in a system like this.

4. Nominate once only in each category.
5. Collaborations - You MAY nominate for the collaboration you are a part of. I have set up the questions to allow for you to say that you are a part of it and you must say what your level of participation was.
6. Have Fun!

Hello members :)

I'm sorry I have been MIA, I have essay's to do, a house to unpack and kids to settle down, so life has been chaotic!

This doesn't mean we aren't going ahead with anything here at Gluttony ;) The new Jim Butcher category is being worked on and plans to get the new RPG and Newspaper up and running are still there too.

If you are interested with helping with any of these things, please do not hesitate to contact us, or drop a line into us over at the forum.

COMING SOON!

This is posted on Jim Butcher's site, dated April 29, 2010 (Thanks to Georgia_Weasley for bringing this to my attention)

Note: This new policy was put in place on the forum several months ago, but we felt it needed to be announced in a more public place!

We are pleased to announce that Jim is altering his stance on fanfiction, much like Mercedes Lackey did last October. Rather than upholding the awkward "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy towards fanfiction he used in the past, Jim is embracing the Creative Commons. Now, fanfiction is to be licensed as derivative, noncommercial fiction under the Creative Commons umbrella.

What does this mean?

A) You can't make money from fanfic based on Jim's work.
B) Jim still isn't going to read it. (Wouldn't you rather he spend that time writing the next book, anyway?) Do not send Jim your stories or story ideas.
C) You need to post a disclaimer on your fic, like this handy example: "The Dresden Files/Codex Alera is copyright Jim Butcher. This story is licensed under the Creative Commons as derivative, noncommercial fiction." In doing so, you waive any rights to that work--you can't sue Jim for compensation if he writes something similar.
D) Fanfic can now be talked about in places that had previously been off-limits, like our forum. We've created a separate "Fan Creations" section of the forum for for this purpose.
E) Ponies and ice cream for everyone!*

* This is not actually a byproduct of the new policy. Sorry.

Happy writing, folks!

Also, I may be opening up a section for Cassandra Clare. Please WAIT till I officially open this category before you post any stories :)

ATT: ALL MEMBERS: Temperance is going through an update to try and clear a few errors. Please be patient with me while I re-install a few things. If you need to contact me, please use the Contact feature on the site, or: admin@gluttonyfiction.com

I have updated this months Featured Stories. Congratulations to all who made it in this month.

I have changed a couple of rules. Here they are:

• Self-Harm - This is NOT allowed at anytime. Writing an angst-y piece can be quite descriptive enough without needing to venture into self-harm.
• Suicide - Descriptive, or glorifying cases of suicide is NOT allowed at anytime. However, you may deal with these issues in a tactful manner. Stories of this nature must hold a rating no less than R15+ with Strong Teen Violence warning. The staff reserves the right to accept or reject stories of this nature on a case by case basis.

Hello my lovely members :)

With a new influx of members, which I am very happy about, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you all of a few things.

There are many sites we all frequent, and every site has its 'issues'. Gluttony isn't without its own either (my poor ghost town of a forum!). Regardless of all this, I would like to present you with the Virtual Closet! *shows off the closet*, Pretty, huh? What ever issues we have attached to us, in regards to other places on the internet, belong in here. Hang them up, and dust off your feet before you enter here.

Outside of Gluttony, I am a member of other sites, participate, and post my stories on other archives too. So I know what it is like to be just a 'member' as well as a site owner. However, when it comes to Gluttony, all other issues are left behind. With that said, if any member here, at any time, has an issue in regards to the rules, other members, the staffing, with me, or any other question or concern, I am just a PM or email away :)

We are a friendly bunch of people here, and I'd like to keep it that way :)

Okay, so the serious stuff is over, back to the fun stuff :) I have updated the Featured Story list. There are 10 new stories now featured to make up for February and March. These stories are to honour the Review-A-Thon particpants and also the new/older members who have jumped right in and have shared their work with us.

Over the next few days, I'll be fixing up places around the archive and updating outdated information etc. If you have any suggestions or would like to see something added here, please let me know. This place is just as much for you all, as well as me.