< Literary Criticisms >
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< Ray 21-Jan-98 >
< Irish Girl 21-Jan-98 >
< Crystal 21-Jan-98 >
< Mollie 21-Jan-98 >
< Passer-by 21-Jan-98 >
< Rhonda 21-Jan-98 >
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< Subject: RE: Literary Criticisms
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 19-Jan-98 >
Lynn sweetie? Do
you think June Allyson(note the correct spelling) advertises
big guys kimbies cos she uses them?
Shute nobody
told me growing old was going to be this much fun. You
know....aching bones, failing eyesight, thinning hair, jelly
bladders(as opposed to jelly blubbers).
Life's a ball
aint it...wouldn't be dead for quids!
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 19-Jan-98 >
YOU are going to
teach ME how to SPELL?
Harrumph!
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 19-Jan-98 >
Save your
harumphing for the novel, lynn.
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
I want to see
the movie!
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< From: >Alex
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Ohmygod, youse
guys are really creative.
I was busy with
my daughter's last weekend before returning to Rutgers (we
needed to do all the good mother-daughter stuff like shopping
& lunch & talking 'til four in the morning) and I
can't believe how much I missed. I was feeling lonely and
she's only been gone not even a day and reading the novel had
me rolling on the floor.
I compliment you
all !
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< From: >Mollie the sad
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
I am never one
to sit on a grievance for very long. I get it all out very
rapidly then it does not bug me any more. Personally, I feel
disappointed that the novel was ended the way it was by Rhonda
choosing to do so.
Now Rhonda, in
fairness to you, there may have been a pre-decided cutoff date
which I missed and if that is the case I heartily apologise to
you.
But, to me, the
fun of being on this chat line, and specifically taking part
in the novel writing was the spontaneity of opening up the
thread and seeing who had said what and what path the story
was taking.
I think there
has to be, at least for me to be comfortable with continuing
to contribute to novel writing(and you can all tell me to go
to hell if I'm out of line), some parameters for this sort of
activity.
For example,
,maybe novel writing, like the Dead Pool , could have a
specific cut off date i. e. Starts Sunday night finishes the
following Sunday morning or something like that.
Should there be
a novelmaster/mistress who oversees the closing(probably not
necessary).?
It gets back to
the discussion we had a few weeks ago about our anonymity and
the fact that we do surrender a lot of our personal
idiosyncracies to the world on this chatline. For my part, I
have to feel that there is a mutual respect for all our
rights.
Frankly Rhonda,
I'm surprised at your mention of agent, publishing etc. What
are you suggesting? Do you feel you came off badly in the
novel? We did, each one of us, give certain liberties to the
others to form their opinions of us be they true or false. But
we also had the opportunity to refute their
contributions(until it was so abruptly ended at least) if we
didn't like what was being said. In my opinion that is where
the democracy of the whole thing came into play...and I love
democracy.
My main concern
now is that it seems that there is developing a certain
hostility from you Rhonda, towards me and that it is getting
just a little bit personal.
I remember a few
weeks ago you blasted Lynn for mucking around with the music
& graphics. Well maybe the fact that your computer whacked
out annoyed you. Personally, I loved what was being done. But
hell, when we play on the web we take the risk of potential
disasters from time to time.
And, as for
publishing the novel, we all realise don't we that we would
not be able to do a damn thing if anyone did decide to (though
why they would want to beats me)!
IN OTHER WORDS
WE TAKE RISKS ON THE WEB!
I like this chat
group very much because of the free & easy manner of it
and the friendliness of the majority of the people I chat
with. I do not want to get on here and become a whipping
person for anyone who is feeling bad with the world.
So gang, that's
me and the way I feel. If anyone would like to tell me to
pedal back to Bondi you can do it privately without boring the
chat group or what the hell, berate me publicly, it would't be
the first time and certainly won't be the last.
Aussie cheers to
youse all!
kirbywil@bigpond.com
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Mollie, give me
a few, then check e mail. L
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Done
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Mollie, take it
easy! There's no need to freak out over this! I don't think
Rhonda's been hostile to you. She's been sarcastic, no doubt,
but so have we all. I've taken the purported "feud"
between you as a good-natured "in" joke, not true
hostility.
And even if she
has at times gotten a little uppitty, ahhh, so what. Everybody
gets cranky now and again. I think, if you look back at what
you've posted, the same could be applied to you. We all love
each other here and I think any quarrels that take place
should be looked at like family tiffs. Trust in each other,
and we can get through anything.
But to avoid
hurt feelings, how about we use this thread to comment and
make plans for the other thread. That way, we can take a
"vote" on crucial subjects like when to end the darn
thing.
I also think
you're missing the sarcasm about the purported "book
deal." No one would rightly suggest we take this to a
publisher. It's just a way for us to have fun.
Lighten up, Moll
Doll. Don't take things so seriously or you're likely to have
a stroke.
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Mollie!
It is what it
is. Please don't be so upset!
I think one of
the problems with communicating at such a long distance is
that we are without the benefit of actually being able to
physically HEAR one another. Sometimes it's not so much what
someone says or does, but the tone in which it is said and the
intention with which it is done.
Please, let's
not be so hard on ourselves or one another. I'm sure that
Rhonda doesn't harbor any resentment toward you (or Lynn for
that matter) and we all took our share of good-natured ribbing
pretty well, I thought.
In fact, I think
we were all perhaps just a little surprised at how faithful,
if exagerated, our charicatures were. I know I was. I didn't
realize how well you people knew me! I'd hate to see that kind
of self-revelation hampered by us taking offense at one
another.
Whaddya say,
Mollie?
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Oh my. I didn't
realize all this was going on, Molli Hari. I have been having
fun. I thought you were too. Where did things take a wrong
turn btw us?
To all: I
appologize for ending the 1st novel without the group's
permission. I just think that, like Jerry Seinfeld, we should
have ended it while we were at our peak. While it was still
funny and we were all ROTFL. It seemed like we were near the
end, anyway - and no one had the chutzpah to end it. I have
chutzpah. I ended it. I will ask next time.
-Rhonda crawling
into the hole she came from
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
I justed posted
a note to Mollie.
I'll be honest
here. I was miffed to see the story go. It had really been a
little point of light for me. Maybe I need more of a life, I
dunno. It was alot of fun and something I really looked
forward to. I would have liked to see it play itself out a
little longer and come to a more natural conclusion, but
that's just my opinion. I was also surprised that no one
thought to override Rhonda. It could have been just another
fit.
One of the keys
of good of storytelling is conflict resolution. This also
applies to friendship, even cyberfriendship. People have
different kinds of personalities and sometimes they clash.
There's nothing wrong with that. The key is to be able to work
around the areas where personalities don't fit smoothly.
So, we will go
on with a new story. I was glad that another one was started.
I think Ray's
idea is a good one. We can plan here and write there. It will
avoid conflict.
So... can we
kiss and make up?
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
I have to admit
to you guys that around midnight, last night, I said to Mike,
"Half the ppl are gonna hate me and the other half are
gonna canonize me."
Can we move on
now?
note to Ray:
canonize:vb can/on/ized - to declare an officially recognized
saint; GLORIFY, EXALT i am sorry
:-'Rhonda
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< From: >Mollie - feeling better all the time
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
...Smooooooooooooooooooch!
But I reserve
the right to mourn over NovelOne for a little while.
Re the
publishing issue:
more likely,
some Psych professor at Harvard or wherever is rubbing his/her
hands together laughing all the way to the lecture room with a
nifty piece of true life drama to submit to the vulture
apprentices for ripping to shreds in true psychoanalytical
thoroughness.
te da, te dum,
la la la oh what can I do, I'm so crazy about you?
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< From: >Mollie almost fully recovered her
equilibrium
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Could I make a
counter suggestion to Ray's that we keep the Novel line clear
of housekeeping issues and use this 'literary criticisms' line
for the nitty gritty of the ebb and flow of the writing
efforts?
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Counter
suggestion? Mollie, that WAS my suggestion.
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 20-Jan-98 >
Either that, or
we'll just keep hearing voices!
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Sorry sweet, I
was in mourning this morning . Could not read straight my
eyelids were heavy with salty tears. I scatted instead of
reading as I should have been working at real work.
Comprehension down dramatically.
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Ray, what's up,
buddy?
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< From: >Ditto
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
For those who do
not capice italiano: 'stunod' is donuts backward. It means
stupid.
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
HEY! That wasn't
my post!! Whose pretending to be me? I'm putting my money on
the overreacting Aussie!
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< From: >Irish Girl
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Whoa! Not a good
decision on my part to skip this thread the last few days! I
didn't realize y'all were in here, having such interesting
conversations.
MOLLY &
RHONDA - IMHO the situation got blown out of proportion. As I
have said in my previous post, I am a fan of moving on to
bigger & better things, etc. etc. Y'all have great talents
- them to good use (and if my continuous use of y'all bothers
y'all, let me know)! I think Rhonda had the foresight to end
something that was really going nowhere (I went back &
reread it all this morning and come on, you have to admit that
it was not flowing well). Sure, there were some EXTREMELY
funny posts, but it was not flowing either in the right or
wrong direction.
It was a TRIAL
run! TRIAL runs are not guaranteed to make everyone happy, but
rather to see if we can work together as a team. Ok, I will
stop my motivational crap now.
I concur with
Ray re: using here to straighten things out. (BTW Ray, we need
a new WIMMIN thread & I thought perhaps you would like to
take this great honor?).
WAZZA/WARREN -
parenthesis are you friend, do not fear then. As you may have
noticed I am a great fan of them (as well as run on
sentences).
Um ok, so I am
done now.
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
I think this one
is going okay. Maybe if we let things move i different
irections and then bring it all together, it will work.
I love STUNODS!
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Ray,
Yes big buddy,
Mollie made a boo boo! Post re tear filled eyes was to Ray not
from Ray. Sorry!
But please note:
one thing I
never do purposely (occasional acts of stupidity excepted) is
post under another's name not even in Novels.. It is a given
that I have a big mouth, but such is my nature that I always
endeavour to put my own foot in my own mouth.
Here's lookin at
ya babe!
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< From: >Passer-by
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Just passing by
and noticed your "novel" efforts.
Good job, but I
must say that I would find it difficult to contribute. Since
you all seem to have been chatting away for a while, it seems
to me like a lot (of the jokes in the novel) are
"insider" info, and as a random visitor I feel I
would be intruding on a private party.
Just a
suggestion, but maybe the next tome should be less about
fictional variations on yourselves, so that anybody will feel
comfortable contributing. Keep up the good work.
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Mollie,
Since you
publicly beraded me yesterday, can we publicly
"make-up" today? I'm still waiting for 'CLOSURE' on
this issue. I feel shunned. And you still keep bringing up
your mourning over NOVEL ONE. Is it over? I state publicly
that I do not harbor, nor have I ever harbored any resentment
towards you. I was just having fun. Do you acknowledge my
statement? I am unsure where we stand.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}}
-Rhonda
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Sure, why not. I
guess there is just something in our personalities which
grates each upon the other. I feel a little bit overwhelmed by
your...what is the right word, power, authority, your sheer
ability to run in and need to absolutely control the
situation...I don't know. It's probably because I am an
outsider with my own idiosyncracies and you seem to personally
know some of the other guys who seem not to be put out by your
'fun'cybermanner. Even the fact that you are trying to force
me into publicly forgiving you irks me. Why not just ignore
me? Who am I that I am bugging you so? I am a simple nobody at
the other end of the earth, no big threat!
I cannot believe
I am having a cybertiff!
I noticed Irish
Girl talked about 'team spirit' and I wasn't going to comment
but...Nah, I'm not going to get into it. I've got enough shute
going on down here and who needs it.
Rhonda, let's
just agree to disagree.
Passer By: You
are right. I felt at somewhat of a disadvantage in not knowing
all of the insider gossip but I hopped in and had a go, not
without probably offending a few people here and there. It's
like a lot of things, the situation can be fun for a time but
there is the potential for it to get out of hand.
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Power?
Authority?? You obviously don't know me. And there is
something to be said for not seeing facial expressions and
tone on these postings, because, quite frankly Mollie I feel
hurt, humiliated and depressed whenever I visit LocalSource
now. It all changed with YOUR post yesterday. I was having
fun, like everyone else, or so I thought. If there was a
percieved sense of power on my part it was in your mind. Just
because I said "THE END" on that damned novel didn't
mean that it had to end if you or anyone else disagreed. Geez...you
took that way too seriously, Moll. Thanks for ruining what
little joy I had in my life. For a short time this was an
escape from my child-less, boring hum-drumm life. Thank You
Very Much Mollie From Down Under for your compassion. Thank
you for seeing that this POWERFUL, Authoritarian who GRATES on
you has feelings too. CYA
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
OK Rhonda, you
win!
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< From: >Dee
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Hey, come on
ladies! This is silly. I don't see where all this is coming
from. Maybe it's none of my business, since it's between U 2,
but since it's going on here in public, you leave yourselves
open for comment.
Knock it off,
will 'ya? Really!
Want my take?
I'm going to give it whether you want it or not: I think the
two of you are really very much alike. I think you, Mollie,
are percieveing something that isn't really there. I think
you, Rhonda, are feeling a bit sorry for yourself.
Rhonda's right,
Mollie. ANYONE could have just gone on with it if they had
wanted to, even you. If you felt she was out of line, you
could have changed it. Authority exists to be challenged.
Maybe this is only a small picture of something you have
trouble with on a larger scale. I know you do! Authority bugs
the $#it out of you, and more often than you'd like, you're
not in a position to challenge it safely.
I think Rhonda
has done all she can to make amends. She's frustrated and
angry because you can't let it go.
Rhonda, I think
you're taking it much too seriously too. Don't be so down on
yourself. I don't believe your life is as bad as all that.
You'd be a different person if it were. Even if Mollie is mad
at you, how many of us here are not? Buck up!
I think it would
be really sad if either of you took off into cyberspace over
this. It's silly.
IMHO
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
This sux.
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
Gee, was it so
long ago that folks were dropping in here to tell us that we
had a great thing going, engaging in intelligent conversation,
etc. etc.?
How the mighty
have fallen. We are human afterall.
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 21-Jan-98 >
You two need to
relax and readjust. As I've said before, we are all one big,
not-always-happy family here. We all have our strengths and
our weaknesses. We are naturally going to have our
disagreements. I've had them with both of you. Rhonda, you
remember our little spat over the whole "snip, snip"
issue. Well, I felt pretty crappy about some of the things you
said to me, too. But I can forgive you and you should forgive
Mollie.
And Mollie,
Rhonda is a sweet person with a heart of gold. I know she
never meant to REALLY insult you. She's sarcastic. She and I
have similar senses of humor, so I understand where she's
coming from. You both should learn to forgive and forget, 'cuz
this is really a bummer for the rest of us to watch.
As Sidnei would
say, "a hug to all." Okay?
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 22-Jan-98 >
Conflict
resolution, ladies, does not mean going away in a huff. I
expect you to work on this. I want to see some progress by the
time I get home tonight.
I am the oldest
and the 'mother' of this group, and I SAID SO.
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< From: >Irish Girl
< Date: 22-Jan-98 >
more ramblings
from the peanut gallery....
I won't even
give over to who said what, but it really made me sad.
Statements were made between you 2 that I both
agreed/disagreed with. (i know y'all picture me sitting on the
fence for life)
The olive branch
was extended. You choose whether to take it or snap it in
half. Keep in mind though, that whatever you choose will
probably affect the rest of us. I for one would be sad to see
either/both of you go.
IMHO I agree
with Dee - Rhonda & Mollie are very much alike. In my own
experiences, I have found that the people who are most like
myself (in the way of personality, likes/dislikes, values,
morals, etc.) are people that I usually get on great with at
the beginning of the friendship. Somewhere around the middle
of the friendship, things will take a wrong turn & the
friendship will end. A few years ago, I made the decision to
change this streak in my life and it has worked out for the
best. I have wonderful friends in my life now.
WE ARE ALL
GROWN-UPS - LET US START ACTING THAT WAY PLEASE! IF NOT FOR
YOURSELVES, FOR THE SANITY OF THE REST OF US!
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< From: >Nora
< Date: 22-Jan-98 >
Mollie, I just
read your post to WBII. Don't you see what you're doing?
You've accused Rhonda of being authoritarian in ending the
first one, and now you're insisting on doing the same to the
second.
This is NOT
group therapy. It was nothing more than lighthearted, adult
fun.
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 22-Jan-98 >
Sorry Nora
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< From: >Mollie
< Date: 22-Jan-98 >
Gremlins again.
to continue
Sorry Nora, I
wasn't quite sure where to put my post. Maybe this thread
would have been better. But I still feel a little concerned
that, in adult 'fun' I seem to have the ability to go for the
jugular without meaning to . I have to work on this.
Meanwhile
Rhonda,
Don't feel
depressed. Think about coming back on line. I didn't mean to
offend you. You must have just got me at the wrong moment
which I'm sure you'll agree can happen to us all.
My heartfelt
apologies to all watching there is nothing worse than standing
on the sidelines not knowing how to remedy the situation. but
maybe we have all learned a little about relationships, even
cyber-ones. I certainly have. I just hope this does not
snowball.
My final comment
on this is that it is hard to have a cyber-relationship
because the parameters are a touch unknown which can be
especially difficult across cultures let alone in the same
culture. I think only time will tell whether this tiff can be
overcome. I am tempted to opt out but personally I think it
would be good to see if a new and better cyber-relationship
can exist between at least Rhonda and myself. I must admit I
feel as if I am walking on a million eggshells cracking every
damn one of them as I go.
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< From: >Irish Girl
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Well now I am
totally confused!
Molly - in your
post on writers block II it sounds as if you were blithely
dismissing us (and I took it as most of us felt the back of
your hand).
Now in your post
above you want to try again (make up your mind already!),
saying you never meant to "hurt" Rhonda. Granted,
Rhonda may have taken your original post a little too
literally/seriously, but you have to admit that you were
harsh.
I for one (and I
somehow don't think I am alone) just wish you would move
beyond this whole dramatic scene & get on with the
writer's block! If you cannot, perhaps it is wiser for you to
go.
I am not, by any
means, trying to tell you what do to. I wish you would stay as
I have enjoyed your writing tremendously, but it is getting
more and more difficult to close my eyes to what is going on
here. The threads are getting larger & larger (i.e. more
difficult to access) with what I believe is hashing &
rehashing the same old stuff.
Please Molly and
by extension, Rhonda, we love ya both , but let us MOVE ON!
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Where IS Rhonda,
by the way? She hasn't posted lately and I'm afraid she's left
us.
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< From: >Irish Girl
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Ex-Mayor - I
finally sent ya that email I have been promising.
Now, I just hope
you have not changed your email address!
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< From: >Rhonda Hemmingway
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Calling all
writers! Opinions please....
Continue with
Novel 2?
Start Fresh with
a New Novel?
If so, new topic
ideas?
Same characters
(which are characatures of ourselves) or
Completely
different fictictional characters?
Something to
ponder...
- Rhonda
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Let's start
fresh.
Fictional
characters.
(Political jerks
from the other threads would be fun, ut we'd never get away
with it!)
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Can I spell
tonight or what?!?
"fictictional"??
What was I thinking?!? 20 lashes with a wet noodle for me :-)
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
How about a bit
of an outline? An on-line out-line?
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
I dropped my B.
Here, let me pick it up.
I sew. I could
do a hem-line outline.
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Ok, gals...good
ideas...fictional characters, outline...good
topics? Do we
have any ideas?
Murder Mystery
Murder Mystery Time Period Piece Drama Comedy ?????What shall
we write about?
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
We need:
the protagonist
character
development
the purpose
the conflict
the resolution
See, I don't go
to school for nothin'!
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Three cheers for
Bloomfield High!
Okay... I
thought of a period piece, but that's kinda hard. Takes
researh.
Murder mystery
is good. I like that.
Our hero/ine?
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Crystal...your
parents must be so proud!
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
WHAT is researh?
Geez Louise! I think I need a battery in this damn keyboard.
I've been dropping letters all day.
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< From: >C
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Batteries only
last me about two months. You should get a wired keyboard.
They're alot better. But if you're laying in bed eating
popcorn, the wire might get in the way.
I think the
protagonist should be a woman. It works for 90% of the top
authors.
PS thank you!
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< From: >Alex
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Now I know I
have a slow modem!. How did you guys post so fast?
Crystal, you
should do well in your freshman English Comp class next year.
I like a murder
mystery, too. Who should we kill? (Alex chuckles fiendishly.)
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Murder mystery,
female protagonist. Comedy or drama? Your call Rhonda.
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Hmmmmmm...
How about this
for a twist...
A female ghost
as the protagonist? That should get us out of a writing bind
or two...
WHaddya think?
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Comedy or
Drama???
We seem to be
adept at the comedy part. Why fix what aint broke I always
say.
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Hey Alex!
WebTV doesn't
suck as bad as some people think.
Our heroine
should be confronted with a murder and her task will be to
solve it. Yes. So, who gets the ax? Her boyfriend? Employer?
An old uncle who left her a fortune?
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Comedy. Murder
Mystery.
A female ghost
must solve HER OWN murder???
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
AHHHHH! That's
good, Crystal...But if we make her a ghost then the fun will
be in getting her to help a mortal solve the crime. Kinda like
the movie, 'Ghost', now that I think about it. Shucks! Its an
old cliche. I suck at this.
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Okay. How's
this:
A & B are in
an "accident". A is killed. B survives.
B is determined
to bring A back because he/she is convinced that it was no
accident.
A doesn't want
to help, because being dead is a blast and he/she can't be
bothered with earthly things anymore.
What do you
think?
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< From: >Alex
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Cliches are ok.
Think of Romeo and Juliet. How many times has that been done
& redone & re-re-done.
Aye and it's the
telling of the tale as my Irish grandmother used to say.
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Alex, where are
you?
Crystal, what
was the page you were trying to put in a link for before? Is
it your homepage?
This is good,
WIMMIN.
So, B goes
through trials & tribulations trying to involve A in the
mystery. Oijah (how do you spell wee-gee?) Boards, seances,
all kinds of occult stuff. (Warren & Dee should be good at
this kind of thing!)
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Good, We got
Protagonist
Purpose
Conflict
We are missing:
Resolution
Character
Development
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< From: >Alex
< Date: 23-Jan-98 >
Gotta go!
Teenager urgently needs telephone line to discuss tomorrows'
plans.
See you.
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage, but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I
think it's funny.
So... A & B finally get it together and begin to solve the
mystery.
Along comes C, a new romantic interest...
<
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage, but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I
think it's funny.
So... A & B finally get it together and begin to solve the
mystery.
Along comes C, a new romantic interest...
<
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage, but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I
think it's funny.
So... A & B finally get it together and begin to solve the
mystery.
Along comes C, a new romantic interest...
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage,
but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I think it's
funny.
So... A & B
finally get it together and begin to solve the mystery.
Along comes C, a
new romantic interest...
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage,
but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I think it's
funny.
So... A & B
finally get it together and begin to solve the mystery.
Along comes C, a
new romantic interest...
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
www.localsource.com/they.asp
NOT my homepage,
but my page. I was bored. What can I tell you. I think it's
funny.
So... A & B
finally get it together and begin to solve the mystery.
Along comes C, a
new romantic interest...
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
The child is
stuck in the Twilight Zone!
I checked it
out, Crystal. It's hysterical!
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
I think
character development will take care of itself. That'll be the
real fun part.
How shaLL we
resolve it?
Should we have a
time limit?
A designated
solver?
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
I like your
style, Crystal. I've always kidded around about getting a
round tuit for years. Believe it or not my Dad actually has
one! He used to toss it at me all the time cause I was a huge
procrastinator - well, still am.
Are you ok???
Your record is skipping
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
I didn't mean
solver. I meant ender.
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< From: >Rhonda
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
I gotta go,
girlies. Will pick this up tomorrow.
Nitey Nite
-Rhonda
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
Twilight Zone,
no kidding. That was strange. I kept getting this message that
LocalSource was too busy to use, so I kept reentering. Then I
got booted out completely. Sorry.
A time limit
would be a good idea. If we start it tonight we could agree to
end it, maybe Tuesday? That would give everybody a shot at it.
< Subject: RE: Literary Criticisms
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
Let's leave it
for the morning.
Nighty night
all.
< Subject: RE: Literary Criticisms
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< From: >Ray
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
Anybody still
up? Or didja guys ALL go to sleep? I just got home (it's early
still, for me, only 1 a.m.)
< Subject: RE: Literary Criticisms
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 24-Jan-98 >
Awww! We shoulda
waited up 4U! You didn't miss us by much!
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< From: >Lynn
< Date: 25-Jan-98 >
This is alot
harder than before. It's not as easy to write about strangers.
If this is
supposed to be comedy, I hope someone has some ideas on how to
make it funny ~ quick!
< Subject: RE: Literary Criticisms
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< From: >Fran
< Date: 26-Jan-98 >
I like
challenges. Next?
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< From: >Crystal
< Date: 26-Jan-98 >
Is 'synopsized'
a word????
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