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let's have a writing workshop

It was bound to happen eventually, hydro. Don't sweat it. That's what the backup is for. I'm going to put you down for week 4, for the time being...


Week 1 ( 9/7-15/7 ) - Max Power / xxxyyy
Week 2 ( 16/7-22/7 ) - ForEverAfter
Week 3 ( 23/7-29/7 ) - thujone / Thou
Week 4 ( 30/7-5/8 ) - Hydro / Volunteers?

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Week 8 ( 27/8-2/9 ) - L2R


:)
 
come to think of it, to break up all this fiction, i could submit an essay in week four if none of you strongly object. i can promise an interesting subject, with few references and more of my own analysis.
 
I haven't been on BL for awhile and Words in particular forever but I would love to participate in this. I have a lot of writing about my son that I did both before he died and around the time of his death. It has been very hard to write and impossible to paint (two things I have always done) since he died. I would like to work on some of the earlier writing in the hopes that I can use it as a springboard for undamming the words that I know are there. I don't know what you would call this kind of writing--memoir, I guess. Would it be too hard for people to critique? I would be putting it out there as writing, inviting critique, but I realize that the subject matter might make people feel uncomfortable. If it doesn't seem appropriate for this, no worries. What do you all think?

Props to Hydro for all the great ideas you bring to Words!<3

edit: Just saw that this was Max's idea. Props to you, man!:)
 
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herbavore said:
Props to Hydro for all the great ideas you bring to Words!

edit: Just saw that this was Max's idea. Props to you, man!
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Actually, it was mine. Max stole it and took the credit. But that's okay. I'm not going to hold it against him. ;)

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L2R, I'm happy for you to do an essay.

herbavore, Happy to have you on board. Memoirs/ excerpts from memoirs are totally okay with me.

Thou, Nice work recruiting.

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Let me know when you want to workshop, people, and I will update the schedule accordingly.
 
I actually already archived it. I feel like I've got enough feedback. If you really want to give me some feedback, post it in here and I'll merge it with the archived thread - but, seriously, don't worry about it unless you really want to. I've already started redrafting.

:)
 
Glad to have you on board, Lemon. I put you in Week 5.

The workshop threads are archived at the end of their respective weeks. Here are the links:

Workshop Thread #1 - "Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck" by xxxyyy
Workshop Thread #2 - "iDate" by Max Power
Workshop Thread #3 - "The Idiot Savant" by ForEverAfter

Week 1 ( 9/7-15/7 ) - Max Power / xxxyyy
Week 2 ( 16/7-22/7 ) - ForEverAfter
Week 3 ( 23/7-29/7 ) - thujone / Thou
Week 4 ( 30/7-5/8 ) - Hydro / L2R
Week 5 (6/8-12/8 ) - DamagedLemon / Volunteers?

:)
 
It would certainly provide you with more practice and seems to be the tactic thus employed by every participant so far.

I'm just starting your story next as I have so many on my list I've not even started my next work!

Currently reading Thujone's story. Critique forthcoming tomorrow or perhaps tonight, depending on a few factors.


And to everyone:

I'm sorry for submitting such a lengthy piece and only realized how long it was after the damage was done. I've only revised it twice and plan on cutting it way down and making the prose simpler and more fluid. I don't have word on this computer and tried to spellcheck it today at the library, reuploaded and replaced the file, but it didn't seem to work. Such is life.

Awaiting criticism still so I don't know what else to do or not do on my next venture.
 
Hooray! Thanks for signing up, CD.

We are accepting short stories, essays and excerpts from novels/novellas.

Preferably short stories, though.

Week 1 ( 9/7-15/7 ) - Max Power / xxxyyy
Week 2 ( 16/7-22/7 ) - ForEverAfter
Week 3 ( 23/7-29/7 ) - thujone / Thou
Week 4 ( 30/7-5/8 ) - Hydro / L2R
Week 5 ( 6/8-12/8 ) - DamagedLemon / Volunteers?
Week 6 ( 13/8 - 19/8 ) - Volunteers?
Week 7 ( 20/8-26/8 ) - CoffeeDrinker / Volunteers?
 
Now we're cookin.'

How soon can we volunteer for a second round? Has this been established?

I'd take a second spot alongside lemon if it's permissible.
 
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