Another pallet cleanser after yet ANOTHER debate...I mean, really, on both sides do we really need more debates?...but I digress...:
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/vi … r-tuesday/
btw..."Texas, Diet Texas, and Snow Texas." Is exactly how Texans feel about Oklahoma and Alaska.
After watching all the serious nonsense that is our electoral process in the United States, we all need this:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwan … ipyLL6v10p
My favorite...Dog 911.
What is brown, black and blue and laying in a ditch?
The last brunette who told a blonde joke.
Accepting Submissions through February 29th!
The Kenyon Review is pleased to announce the 2016 KR Short Fiction Contest.
The contest is open to all writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Submissions must be 1,200 words or fewer.
The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue, and the author will be awarded a scholarship to attend the 2016 Writers Workshop, June 18th-25th, in Gambier, Ohio. Additional info on the Writers Workshop is available here.
Click here: http://www.kenyonreview.org/contests/short-fiction/ for the submission guidelines and to enter the submission site.
You could compare the sound to something the reader is familiar with like a train whistle or the screeching of a rusty screen door.
For example:
The night was as dark as the inside of a tomb.
Everyone knows that's pretty dark.
Just a thought.
JACK,
THIS MADE MY DAY BUDDY! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DESERVE THIS!!!
DAGS
PS...I JUST SAW THIS: D. A. Amberson THANKS FOR REMEMBERING!
Thanks, Janet! Today is my first day on the computer since the seventh. I was in the hospital on the ninth; I got a new hip for my birthday. It hurts like a you-know-what, but each day is a little easier. Don't expect me to keep you posted; I don't want to talk about it. Instead, I've been reading housewife's porn--it can be distracting. LOL JP
GET WELL JP! AND HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
The first season of True Detective rocked. But the plotline of the second season didn't appeal to me. As for The Killing I saw the first few episodes and I agree with JP too depressing for me.
Jack to answer you the publisher is working on an ebook and no, no picture. 
Dags
They're at it again--over in Premium group. Fighting over the use of dialogue tags. What you're allowed to use and what's strictly forbidden. I've noticed one thing--the people who are most willing to jump in and air their opinions are those who haven't posted any new work since 2010. Maybe they haven't had an idea since then. I think they just argue to see their words in print.
I NOTICED THAT IT'S THE SAME NINE OR TEN CHATTERS AND THEY KNOW ONLY A FEW PEOPLE WILL SEE THEIR POSTS IF THEY FIGHT HERE COMPARED TO BEING EXPOSED TO EVERY MEMBER IN THE MAIN FORUM...AND THE SHIT THEY ARGUE ABOUT IS LIKE JACK SAID...IT'S TO LAUGH...
This means we can use previously published material as long as we republish it?
Predicting is hard, especially about the future, but I bet anyone who doesn't go to Yogi's funeral will not see Yogi at theirs.
LOL Jack...Is that a Yogism or were you just channeling your inner Yogi?
I wanted to let you know I got your email...thank you for your concern and I apologize for not responding. I am overwhelmed by my circumstances right now, not much of an excuse for neglecting a good friend, but the only one I got.
Back to the topic: Yogi was one of those people I thought would always be around, like the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, the Empire State Building and New York City Baseball.
Dill,
Whatever, dude.
My favorite Yogi Berra story:
Earnest Hemingway's agent took him to Yankee Stadium and introduced him to Yogi Berra:
Agent: Yogi do you know who this is?
Berra shook his head.
Agent: This is the writer Earnest Hemingway.
Yogi: Yeah, what paper do you write for Ernie?
********
Rest in peace.
dagnee wrote:My experience with lahg ynuihj etc.
I can't follow your logic. You are disproving your own case every time you post here to say that posting here is unnecessary. The only way to prove your point is to stop talking! (That's by your own logic -- not mine!)
I didn't say posting in here is unnecessary. I said I didn't understand why you needed ANOTHER place to post, that is a centralized forum divided up into sub-categories, when you could just start a thread in this group's forum, which reaches every member.
My experience with a centralized forum was quite different. I saw people bullied, made fun of and called out to fight over the way someone reacted to a review. I myself was called crazy because I believe in a deity by people who did not know me. Those posts lingered in the forum for every new member to read.
I don't understand why the members in this thread just don't start a group of their own to congregate in. The only reason I can think is that you want a wider audience. If that is the case start a thread here.
If you notice the same people keep complaining and they represent a small percentage of the membership, the same small percentage that haunted the forum on the old site.
I think the old site focused too much on what went on in the forums. People got banned from the site simply because they had the poor judgement to post something disagreeable about another member.
I think it would be a mistake to return the focus of this site back to a centralized forum. This is not a social site, it is a writing site whose main purpose is to improve members writing through feedback.
Sol has provided group forums in which you may duplicate the subjects in the old forums, plus a main group forum if you want to post something that reaches every member in the community. If you develop relationships with other writers he has provided several ways besides forums for you to communicate.
Depending on which college professor you ask, there are only a very small number of archetypes in fiction. For Star Wars, George Lucas did research for about a year, getting ideas from fairy tales, war movies, a Japanese Samurai film called the Hidden Fortress, and the Flash Gordon serials. He added the Force (in lieu of an almighty God) and lightsabers, and came out with magic. Until Episode I, that is. I like to pretend that doesn't exist. Nevertheless, Lucasfilm was bought by Disney for a mere $3B (including all rights to Star Wars and Indiana Jones), yet Snapchat (which is only four years old) is worth almost $20B. Doesn't anyone remember AOL Time Warner?
Good artists barrow, great artists steal.
I'm taking a break from the site for a while. I am overwhelmed by the publishing of Ronan, my job and a few problems I have to concentrate on. Something has to go and this is it. I'll be back soon, until then, take care and happy writing!
dags
I'm taking a break from the site for a while. I am overwhelmed by the publishing of Ronan, my job and a few problems I have to concentrate on. Something has to go and this is it. I'll be back soon, until then, take care and happy writing!
dags
How about an adjustment to the computations. I posted a poem last night over 7 points. I read a chapter in line review for 1.6 points. I think the base of the problem is in the calculations. Not to be whiny but just sayin. Mike
Did you post to different groups requiring points to post in that group?
Otherwise, that's a lot of points for a poem.
When I read Don's entry I knew it was the best. I am so glad I was right! This is his moment and I want him to know in my mind the best story won.
Congratulations again, Don, for an excellent tale well told!
Why don't we cut and paste them in this forum under Sharon's name?
Yay Don, I knew it! Congratulations!
Thanks JP for putting on a great contest!
My two cents worth. I enjoy reading prologues. It's like the appetizer before the meal. I also love a good forward. Those make me love the author and the reason the story was written. As in all writing, a poorly done prologue is a turnoff. But then, if the teaser is poorly done, what does that say about the rest of the book? I say, if the prologue fits, wear it. If it squeezes your toes, rebuild the entire shoe. Okay, I've been working outside all day and had a few beers to keep going and it's late, so I don't think I made much sense.
But I do like a well written prologue
Write On!
You agree with me so you're making perfect sense!!
