smithreynolds
from Spokane, WA USA is reading The writing on the wall.January 14, 2017 - 12:21am
@Thuggish
That's the point.
RE: Dilbert, why would I want to inhale someone elses soul through a handi-wipe?
WTF is going on lately is fireworks. Also a waste of time.
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJanuary 15, 2017 - 2:23pm
that wasn't a handiwipe, it was a SHAM WOW.
WOW, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SHAMWOW?! LOOK AT THE ABSORBABILITY, YOU COULD SUCK SOMEONE'S SOUL OUT OF THEIR BODY! ORDER IN THE NEXT TWO MINUTES AND GET A SECOND SHAMWOW FREE OF CHARGE, MINUS SHIPPING!!! CALL NOW!
#namethatreference.
smithreynolds
from Spokane, WA USA is reading The writing on the wall.January 15, 2017 - 4:41pm
Just attended a Writers Unite meeting. I'm glad I went, but please writers if you are going to get up and speak into a microphone, please learn how to do it so you don't sound like you are wearing a muzzle. Out of nine writers reading, only three really understood how to use a mic. If the words cannot be heard, what is the point.....If you are going to do readings, master the mic. The six that didn't just sounded like a bunch of hicks mumbling through a handkerchief......sigh. Master the tech or the art is lost.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJanuary 21, 2017 - 2:53pm
90 Miles and 500 feet elevation change.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 25, 2017 - 8:53pm
I'm going to AWP. Who else is going?
smithreynolds
from Spokane, WA USA is reading The writing on the wall.January 26, 2017 - 1:41am
Where is it being held? It's usually way to far to make it w/o a pretty good plan. Also Jose, if you don't mind. Would you tell me what the acronym means and what is the guts of the gig, so to speak. Thanks. gsr
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 26, 2017 - 2:45pm
AWP: Association of Writers & Writing Programs
It's a free for all where writers of all walks of life converge and talk about the current state of writing. That is methodology, pedagogy, history, future, other ideas, and the such.
It will be held in DC this year.
smithreynolds
from Spokane, WA USA is reading The writing on the wall.January 26, 2017 - 4:17pm
Most cool. Opposite side of the country for me, but one never knows what will take one to Washington D.C. Thanks Jose. I did not know this.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJanuary 29, 2017 - 9:02am
I've thought about checking out an AWP conference. I could actually get to DC, but it hasn't been on my radar and I didn't realize the thing was so soon. A saturday pass is $45. Would there be enough swag left by Saturday to make it worth the trip? Estimated chances I'll find out: 1-in-15
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 29, 2017 - 10:00am
What the hell else are you going to do with your time and money? Drink it away? Eat it away? Watch TV? Get up and get out.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJanuary 29, 2017 - 11:27am
Just sayin', they better be passing out some pretty nice bookmarks.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 30, 2017 - 1:07am
lol
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJanuary 30, 2017 - 10:52am
my bookmark keeps falling off my kindle that broke
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 30, 2017 - 9:54pm
I think we're gonna need a bigger ... bookmark.
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJanuary 31, 2017 - 10:39am
it occurs to me that i could use that kindle as a bookmark in larger books.
in lieu of that, certianly a paperweight.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJanuary 31, 2017 - 4:01pm
And then we can use you as a paperweight.
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJanuary 31, 2017 - 4:48pm
that's a loooot of paper you must want to hold down.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelFebruary 3, 2017 - 6:35pm
Nope.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedFebruary 19, 2017 - 3:45pm
Depends on the size of the Kindle right?
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelFebruary 19, 2017 - 5:30pm
It'll be the biggest they've ever seen. I promise. The biggest. And the physical books are going to pay for it.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 2, 2017 - 9:08am
And the size of the book.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeMarch 2, 2017 - 2:20pm
Thinking about changing my avatar again. Been a while.
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalMarch 2, 2017 - 5:27pm
but then i won't recognize you
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeMarch 3, 2017 - 12:28pm
Sure you will. I'll be the guy who looks exactly like whatever his Litreactor avatar is at the moment.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 4, 2017 - 4:27am
We will work it out.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJune 11, 2017 - 5:52pm
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Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 12, 2017 - 2:26am
?
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJune 12, 2017 - 2:24pm
Ha-ha!
Charles
from Portland is reading Mongrels by Stephen Graham JonesJune 13, 2017 - 11:54am
winning!
voodoo_em
from England is reading All the books by Ira LevinJune 14, 2017 - 5:52am
Lost :)
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 16, 2017 - 8:26pm
Found
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJune 19, 2017 - 11:03am
Word association thread is over there.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelJune 19, 2017 - 11:34am
Duck duck...
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJune 19, 2017 - 12:40pm
grab a butt
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJune 20, 2017 - 9:46am
Details
johnnyscarlotti
is reading nothing July 5, 2017 - 1:01pm
i really apprieciate the absolute freedom of this thread allowing a safe space for me to say whatever i want so i will express something that i've had on my chest for a long time now
buy my books! https://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Scarlotti/e/B012SPXHZ4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1499284863&sr=8-1
add me on twitter! https://twitter.com/johnnyscarlotti
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJuly 11, 2017 - 11:57am
I almost didn't know you with the new id man!
Thuggish
from Vegas is reading Day of the JackalJuly 11, 2017 - 4:05pm
That guy does not like Utah...
Tucson
from Belgium is reading Late Essays - J.M. CoetzeeJuly 20, 2017 - 5:13am
I'm all in favor of Tucson.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeJuly 22, 2017 - 4:06am
Tuscaloosa
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedJuly 27, 2017 - 12:31am
Ohio
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelOctober 6, 2017 - 6:15am
*cough* been doing well in my absence, have we?
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedOctober 15, 2017 - 7:40am
Not dead.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelOctober 18, 2017 - 7:40pm
Not dead. MFA candidate. So maybe I am.
Christopher M Rigby
from Auckland, New Zealand is reading On Writing, by Stephen King October 20, 2017 - 11:50am
I've just started here. I have to say that it's disapointingly quiet. Liven it up please!
smithreynolds
from Spokane, WA USA is reading The writing on the wall.October 21, 2017 - 7:25am
@Christopher M Rigby. I hate to tell you this but "disappointingly quiet" is the general status quo on this site. It's up to you to liven it up, if you please.Let me know how you do. I ran into some really cool people here. I worked my ass off to connect, and it never really happened. I made a fool of myself a thousand times over, and stomped and raved and tried to find my way in. There is no "in". So have fun and write and submit to the workshop and read the craft essays and the articles and give some feedback and energy to the community. See what happens. Anything that you get out of it will be generated by guess who...you. And, be nice. The people who run this place just lost a dear friend. We did not know him, because that was never allowed, but they are grieving, so be gentle.
Jose F. Diaz
from Boston is reading Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelOctober 24, 2017 - 4:50pm
The site ebbs and flows depending on who is here. I've been on this site from nearly the beginning. A lot of those writers who were initially here have actually gone on to keep writing and find ways to make it a career. I, myself, have finished my undergrad and am now in an MFA for creative writing.
You can be the change, begin the next session of writers who find the site and prosper, or you can wait... Your call. Post, get others involved, take advantage of the classes, share your knowledge, read the craft essays, ACTUALLY WRITE, and you'll get what you put in.
Good luck.
TheScrivener
from Seattle is reading short stories October 25, 2017 - 7:16pm
Jose is spot on. I'm pretty impressed with the success people who got their start here have had. Getting work into lit mags, publishing books, editing for journals...
what the fuck is going on in here lately..?
@smithy
turns out the soul toy might be a waste of time...
http://dilbert.com/strip/2010-02-20
@Thuggish
That's the point.
RE: Dilbert, why would I want to inhale someone elses soul through a handi-wipe?
WTF is going on lately is fireworks. Also a waste of time.
that wasn't a handiwipe, it was a SHAM WOW.
WOW, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SHAMWOW?! LOOK AT THE ABSORBABILITY, YOU COULD SUCK SOMEONE'S SOUL OUT OF THEIR BODY! ORDER IN THE NEXT TWO MINUTES AND GET A SECOND SHAMWOW FREE OF CHARGE, MINUS SHIPPING!!! CALL NOW!
#namethatreference.
Just attended a Writers Unite meeting. I'm glad I went, but please writers if you are going to get up and speak into a microphone, please learn how to do it so you don't sound like you are wearing a muzzle. Out of nine writers reading, only three really understood how to use a mic. If the words cannot be heard, what is the point.....If you are going to do readings, master the mic. The six that didn't just sounded like a bunch of hicks mumbling through a handkerchief......sigh. Master the tech or the art is lost.
90 Miles and 500 feet elevation change.
I'm going to AWP. Who else is going?
Where is it being held? It's usually way to far to make it w/o a pretty good plan. Also Jose, if you don't mind. Would you tell me what the acronym means and what is the guts of the gig, so to speak. Thanks. gsr
AWP: Association of Writers & Writing Programs
It's a free for all where writers of all walks of life converge and talk about the current state of writing. That is methodology, pedagogy, history, future, other ideas, and the such.
It will be held in DC this year.
Most cool. Opposite side of the country for me, but one never knows what will take one to Washington D.C. Thanks Jose. I did not know this.
I've thought about checking out an AWP conference. I could actually get to DC, but it hasn't been on my radar and I didn't realize the thing was so soon. A saturday pass is $45. Would there be enough swag left by Saturday to make it worth the trip? Estimated chances I'll find out: 1-in-15
What the hell else are you going to do with your time and money? Drink it away? Eat it away? Watch TV? Get up and get out.
Just sayin', they better be passing out some pretty nice bookmarks.
lol
my bookmark keeps falling off my kindle that broke
I think we're gonna need a bigger ... bookmark.
it occurs to me that i could use that kindle as a bookmark in larger books.
in lieu of that, certianly a paperweight.
And then we can use you as a paperweight.
that's a loooot of paper you must want to hold down.
Nope.
Depends on the size of the Kindle right?
It'll be the biggest they've ever seen. I promise. The biggest. And the physical books are going to pay for it.
And the size of the book.
Thinking about changing my avatar again. Been a while.
but then i won't recognize you
Sure you will. I'll be the guy who looks exactly like whatever his Litreactor avatar is at the moment.
We will work it out.
[]
?
Ha-ha!
winning!
Lost :)
Found
Word association thread is over there.
Duck duck...
grab a butt
Details
i really apprieciate the absolute freedom of this thread allowing a safe space for me to say whatever i want so i will express something that i've had on my chest for a long time now
buy my books! https://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Scarlotti/e/B012SPXHZ4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1499284863&sr=8-1
add me on twitter! https://twitter.com/johnnyscarlotti
I almost didn't know you with the new id man!
That guy does not like Utah...
I'm all in favor of Tucson.
Tuscaloosa
Ohio
*cough* been doing well in my absence, have we?
Not dead.
Not dead. MFA candidate. So maybe I am.
I've just started here. I have to say that it's disapointingly quiet. Liven it up please!
@Christopher M Rigby. I hate to tell you this but "disappointingly quiet" is the general status quo on this site. It's up to you to liven it up, if you please.Let me know how you do. I ran into some really cool people here. I worked my ass off to connect, and it never really happened. I made a fool of myself a thousand times over, and stomped and raved and tried to find my way in. There is no "in". So have fun and write and submit to the workshop and read the craft essays and the articles and give some feedback and energy to the community. See what happens. Anything that you get out of it will be generated by guess who...you. And, be nice. The people who run this place just lost a dear friend. We did not know him, because that was never allowed, but they are grieving, so be gentle.
The site ebbs and flows depending on who is here. I've been on this site from nearly the beginning. A lot of those writers who were initially here have actually gone on to keep writing and find ways to make it a career. I, myself, have finished my undergrad and am now in an MFA for creative writing.
You can be the change, begin the next session of writers who find the site and prosper, or you can wait... Your call. Post, get others involved, take advantage of the classes, share your knowledge, read the craft essays, ACTUALLY WRITE, and you'll get what you put in.
Good luck.
Jose is spot on. I'm pretty impressed with the success people who got their start here have had. Getting work into lit mags, publishing books, editing for journals...