The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[iwatchus]

understand contests and the inherent due dates to nudge contributions to genres TPTB want to promote.

The contests have minimal theme/genre requirements. I think TPTB want more stand alone stories if anything

The themes are much tighter overall for the author events but those are mostly chosen by us

 

[ColtonWrites]

44 days sober. Cravings were so bad this morning I gave myself a panic attack.

So I decided to take the day off work. Focused on something else - finished editing part 1 of my sci-fi romance novella (non-erotic). 14.5k words. I feel like this is going to be part 1 of 3 or 4 parts, but I'm not sure exactly yet what the whole plot looks like.

Protagonist is Jasper, a mechanic who walks with a cane ever since he hurt his knee in a car accident. The aliens who abduct him only want to help, but Jasper doesn't like the kind of help they have to offer. He proves himself to be not only capable but extraordinary.

If you're familiar with the "Earth is Space Australia" and "Humans are Space Orcs" tropes, you'd recognize them here.

Now to anxiously await approval! (it is up on my AO3 page as well)

 

[Duleigh]

A couple of ideas for trying to tackle writer’s block, that can be applied to a piece your working on, or something very random:
- Write with your non-dominant hand. Use the different sensation to write from a different perspective. If you’re ambidextrous - try using your foot! If you’re always typing, use a pen
- Write a scene focusing on one sense only, especially one you write least about. What can your character smell, taste, hear?
- Combine the two above to really enter a discomfort zone!

Those are good ideas... swapping hands for someone tapping out a story on their phone would be a challenge

I also like the idea of the 750 trifecta Write a 750 word scene in First person perspective, write a second in second person, and write a third in third person. It could be anything - making lunch, shoveling the driveway, fishing in a wishing well. Something will pop up.

For me the worst is Valentines day and I avoid it like the plague. Pretty odd for a romance writer.

 

[Duleigh]

44 days sober. Cravings were so bad this morning I gave myself a panic attack.

Hang in there! If you want someone to use as a sounding board I'll be right here for you.

 

[NotWise]

The car rental company found my laptop and they're shipping it to me--after a $70 shipping charge.

The process from getting their notification that they found my item, to getting the notification that it was ready for shipping took about ten minutes. Don't know how long it will take to actually ship it, especially this time of year.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas, @NotWise, consider it the Rental company's gift to you, and it only costs you 70 bucks to get back what you own.

The car rental company found my laptop and they're shipping it to me--after a $70 shipping charge.

The process from getting their notification that they found my item, to getting the notification that it was ready for shipping took about ten minutes. Don't know how long it will take to actually ship it, especially this time of year.

 

[Rustyoznail]

The car rental company found my laptop and they're shipping it to me--after a $70 shipping charge.

The process from getting their notification that they found my item, to getting the notification that it was ready for shipping took about ten minutes. Don't know how long it will take to actually ship it, especially this time of year.

Ouch, but at least it should be on it's way. You're unlikely to make that mistake again.

 

[NotWise]

Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas, @NotWise, consider it the Rental company's gift to you, and it only costs you 70 bucks to get back what you own.

The money is for FedEx. I could have gotten it cheaper, but I'd like to get it in the foreseeable future. Even that price is about 5% of the cost of replacement.

The battery in the laptop crapped out while we were in Chicago. The indicator says it's good down to about 80% of a full charge, then it drops to <20% in a few minutes. The right replacement battery is about $60 plus shipping, and I can do installation myself.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

But how many other people have looked at your stuff by now?

 

[MillieDynamite]

I'm sure it has a biometric login: a retina, facial, or fingerprint scan, right?

But how many other people have looked at your stuff by now?

 

[NuclearFairy]

But how many other people have looked at your stuff by now?

Hopefully enough to grow his following on lit.

 

[TheRedLantern]

Plot bunny for @sirhugs : A team of highly quirky authors heist the laptop of one of the top authors on Lit right before a big contest.

The twist: The author knew and let them a find a LW story, so when they copied it and entered it into the contest before the top author, they lost to the top author's REAL story, "My Stepmom is Sexxi Foxx"

 

[iwatchus]

Hey @TheRedLantern is this what you did to penny and acting up yo get them out of the running?

 

[TheRedLantern]

Hey @TheRedLantern is this what you did to penny and acting up yo get them out of the running?

Covers microphone with her hand. Leans. Lawyer covers his mouth and whispers in her ear. Nods and moves hand away from microphone.

"On the advice of counsel, I respectfully invoke my fifth amendment right against self incrimination."

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Covers microphone with her hand. Leans. Lawyer covers his mouth and whispers in her ear. Nods and moves hand away from microphone.

"On the advice of counsel, I respectfully invoke my fifth amendment right against self incrimination."

Points with gavel.

"Defendant Lantern, you are aware that this is a civil matter? And that you pleading the fifth can in this circumstance be used to infer adverse actions or intentions on your part?"

 

[MillieDynamite]

Your honor, with all due respect, one must consider that the criminal liability outweighs the financial loss for the defendant.

Points with gavel.

"Defendant Lantern, you are aware that this is a civil matter? And that you pleading the fifth can in this circumstance be used to infer adverse actions or intentions on your part?"

 

[TheRedLantern]

Your honor, I have a secret document you need to see ...

 

[TheRedLantern]

I hope I'm not the only one who watched the Chappelle Show

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

My mind and I are at war with each other.



It keeps throwing unpleasantries at me.




I keep yelling at it to leave me alone.

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Your honor, with all due respect, one must consider that the criminal liability outweighs the financial loss for the defendant.

"Be that as it may, defense council well knows that their client must be informed of the risks in using this method of defense.

"But hold on, it seems I am getting an important message here, bailiff?"

 

[TheRedLantern]

My mind and I are at war with each other.

I'm sorry you're going through a time like this. You can DM me if you ever want to talk.

 

[Rustyoznail]

My time at this work is rapidly shortening along with my tolerance of stupid people.

 

[TheLobster]

A team of highly quirky authors heist the laptop of one of the top authors on Lit right before a big contest.

Somehow, that made me think of this:

 

[NotWise]

My time at this work is rapidly shortening along with my tolerance of stupid people.

That all seems very natural.

 

[Duleigh]

My time at this work is rapidly shortening along with my tolerance of stupid people.

I noticed that phenomenon at every assignment I had in the military and with every engineering job I had after.
I could put up with their daily dumb, but as the time to move on came nearer, their stupid grew intolerable.