Sadness. Writer's Cafe is glitching. I really hope it is temporary as it holds the most up to date versions of my chapters. And I'll miss my WC friends. I know WDC is also a great community, but having been with WC longer I've already developed great connections there that I would sorely miss. |
And by glitching I mean "unidentified ... debug .. unable to connect". |
Ah! So thrilled. I just received my first merit badge. I know others have hundreds of merit badges, so my ego isn't flying too out of control, but it's up there :) |
I know how you feel! When I received my first one I was on cloud nine. Now, when I get one, I am higher than cloud nine!m And I even received an awardacon!!!! How happy I am with all these wonderful people that think enough of me to send these to me. How special is that?? Lynda with a Y Keep up the good good work! |
I've added a new item to my portfolio:
This is my favorite villanelle. Now that I realize my port only holds 10 I have to be pickier with what I add. |
Blegh. C'mon people. Give the appropriate content rating. I used to have it so I wouldn't see GC and above. I did a random review. An 18+ chapter popped up. 18+ means you can reference you-know-what. IT DOES NOT MEAN YOUR CHARACTERS CAN START HAVING you-know-what. Blegh. I'm hear to learn and write and review and socialize. NOT READ THAT. I get that some people enjoy that, but I don't want to read it much less review it. So now I'm blocking 18+ unfortunately. I'd rather miss out on some good 18+ stories than be surprised by mislabeled GC or XGC material. |
Please, we don't need any additional ratings. Now, just the mention of words like 'lesbian', "homosexual', 'down the hall to the bedroom', keep items from being 13+, yet society is filled with "sexual thoughts" by all people of every age not as "you know what" as if sexuality is from Hell; it isn't, it's part of every life from teenagers to old age, it's part of humanity from eons ago; some words like "lesbian, gay, bride, groom, honeymoon, etc. cause readers to have their own personal, actually true or not, images to keep them from reading. Even the Bible has words that make it GC with the sexual images in Song of Solomon as I recall as a teenager in the fifties when teenage girls looked specifically for those images. So let's not get too involved in drawing more lines in the sand because of sexuality which every single person thinks of privately and experiences at some point in their lives. By the way, NOT all lesbian and gay stories are sexual; love is love from the heart, above the waist, so don't fear GLBT as if it's taboo writing; too many here do. |
best4writing - I didn't say anything about GBLT. I don't think Lynda with a Y was suggesting additional ratings. I think she was suggesting that what ratings mean should be more visible. I'm not saying sex should be banned from writing, just properly labeled so that I can choose not to read it. What I stumbled upon wasn't references or mere sexual thought - the act was described in detail. I respect sex as a valid topic for fiction, but I ask that such writers respect my choice to be a prude. I most certainly am NOT against reading GBLT. I just don't want to read the graphic details of sex no matter what the genders of those involved are. |
Did not meet my writing goals for the day. Not sure where the day went. Did a smidge of revising, but did not accomplish the 3 writing goals I specifically detailed on my to-do-list. Does it count that I opened the three relevant documents? No it does not. Objective failed. This is me being accountable. I rather prefer accountability when I have something productive to report. |
I've added a new item to my portfolio:
I had a lot of fun with tabbing and formatting. |
I've added a new item to my portfolio:
A villanelle - I'm addicted to villanelles :) - with a dark twist to a prompt to write about your first pet. |
I've added a new item to my portfolio:
It's post-apocalyptic. I had the idea one day. Wrote it the next. Edited it the day after. Proud of the speed, moderately proud of the end product. Tell me what you think :) |
I've added a new item to my portfolio:
And it's short :) |