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Remember how I told you a few weeks back that there was some big Soap Opera Sunday news? And then remember how life got crazy and stuff, and I never told you what I meant? Well, listen closely, dearies. Here comes some big news.

We are making Soap Opera Sunday GLOBAL!!! And, of course, what I mean is that my partner in crime, the lovely and delightful Kate of Walking Kateastrophe, and I are taking Soap Opera Sunday to the next level.

Almost every time I post a Soap Opera Sunday, someone comments or emails me to say that my story reminds them of something that happened to them, etc. Several have even said, “do you mind if I steal your idea?” Well, ladies and gentlemen, no stealing necessary! I’m OFFERING it to you! AND! Everyone who participates will get extra linky love and, if this thing goes well, lots of extra traffic too.

Okay. So. Just what do we mean by “Soap Opera”? Well, we’re looking for personal, true stories (though you won’t hear us complaining about exaggerations…) filled with drama, heartbreak, scandal, romance, etc. What we AREN’T looking for is stuff that’s too hot and heavy–please keep it rated PG. Basically, if “throbbing member” is a phrase that I’m likely to find in your story, then Soap Opera Sunday isn’t for you… So, think MELODRAMATIC as opposed to TRASHY. Otherwise, the sky and your past, present, and future are the limit!

So, here’s how it’s gonna work. If you want to participate (and it’s open to everyone!) you will post your own Soap Opera Sunday on your site using our spiffy button (which Kate is having designed as we speak) and then link back to mine and Kate’s sites so that anyone who reads your soap opera and wants to read more can readily see who else is playing. Then, in return, after your post is up, you send us your link (via email or a comment), which we will add to our own Soap Opera Sunday posts for the week as we receive them. See? You get two free links! Just for playing along!

We’ll do this every week! If you only participate once a month, that’s fine. If you wanna play every single week, that’s great! Your level of involvement is entirely up to you. But every time you post, you get a new link from both of us.

(Putting your post up on Sat. afternoon or evening and letting us know right away is probably your best bet for fast linky-love. Posting on Sunday morning is okay too, but I might be slower about getting your link added…)

This is just the beginning, Gentle Readers. Soon, we’ll implement a blogrolling widget and “Who’s the Soapiest?” award!

And YES, this starts THIS WEEK! So start thinking now about what you want to write! (Also, you can, of course, repost something you wrote in the past–we’ve read an awful lot of Soap Operas on your blogs in the past, just without that particular label! It just needs to be reposted and, again, linked to us to be considered.)

Need ideas? Feel free to browse my previous Soap Opera Sunday posts or consider these topics:

*First Kiss
*Internet Love
*I liked him/her, they just didn’t like me
*They liked me, I just didn’t like them!
*Love Triangles
*Relationships with Older Men/Women
*Crazy family secrets/drama

Etc! The possibilities are endless!

Kate and I will soon write up a more concise set of rules, so that we can link to it in the future, but we just wanted to give you all a heads-up. Woohoo! This is gonna be so fun! I can’t wait to read your stories!