Email List and Submission Dates

[Silk she/her]

Turos and Valthyr, you're both good to go.

 

That's technically our five slots for the week, but with all that discussion of the Mantle of Lowest Priority going on, we could probably convince one of these fine folks whov'e been submitting regularly to drop back a week, if anyone else really wanted to squeeze in on Monday.

[Majestic Fox he/him]

That's technically our five slots for the week

 

 

Not sure if that includes me. I requested, but no worries if not. Don't want to push anyone out. 

[Mandamon he/him]

Nope, that didn't include you, so I can drop out this week.

 

I think the tally is:

Majestic Fox

Supersoup

Robinksi

Turos

Valthyr

 

I'll leave the final decision up to Silk!

[Silk she/her]

I'm sorry, Majestic Fox, I missed your request! Thanks for pointing it out. Yes, please submit. And Mandamon, thanks for offering to hold off a week. So that's Majestic Fox, Supersoup, Robinski, Turos, and Valthyr, with Mandamon on the list for next Monday.

[Majestic Fox he/him]

Thanks Mandamon. Appreciated. 

[supersoup he/him]

Oh no, Majestic Fox. Your story is much further along, and better established--it would be a bigger blow to the stride you've hit and your readers if you were to miss a week. Please, do submit in my stead. I'll have some more time to refine a change of direction I've been working on.

 

EDIT: Mandamon . . . I meant to say Mandamon. Please do go ahead sir!

EDIT Again: After speaking with Mandamon, I will be going ahead and posting today.

Edited May 18, 2015 by supersoup

[Young Bard he/him]

I wouldn't mind submitting something for the 25th. I'm not sure exactly what I'll submit yet, as I haven't started any new novels recently. Maybe I'll start on that high fantasy/ post-apocalyptic/ lovecraftian story that has been tinkering in my head for a while.

 

P.S. I'm new here. My name's Conor, a.k.a. The Young Bard. (I'm pretentious, so what?)

Edited December 16, 2015 by The Young Bard

[Mandamon he/him]

I'll throw my Mantle of Lowest Priority off with a dramatic flair and request a spot for the 25th.

 

And welcome to TheYoungBard!  Saw some good reviews from you already.

[Robinski he/him]

(I'm pretentious, so what?)

 

Pretentious is as pretentious does.

 

(p.s. - you had me at Lovecraftian)

[Robinski he/him]

I'll throw my Mantle of Lowest Priority off...

 

Hey, that's my Mantle of Lowest Priority! I stole that personally from Foxy (or was it Soupy?).

 

Anyway, I reclaim the Mantle of Lowest Priority, now slightly soiled, and don it with slightly less pride than when I stole it originally. I then request a slot on Monday before taking the Mantle of Lowest Priority to the dry-cleaners.

Edited May 21, 2015 by Robinski

[supersoup he/him]

I'm stepping away this week, as I have a lot of retooling to do with one of my subplots coming up in the next few chapters, and lots of dayjob writing to sort out.

[Robinski he/him]

lots of dayjob writing to sort out

 

What do you do 9-5, if you don't mind my blatant curiosity?

 

I'm always intrigued to hear about people who write for a living, or for who it's a major part of what they do.

Edited May 22, 2015 by Robinski

[supersoup he/him]

What do you do 9-5, if you don't mind my blatant curiosity?

 

I'm always intrigued to hear about people who write for a living, or for who it's a major part of what they do.

 

At the moment, I write articles on everything from gaming to beards. I just finished a contract for copywriting about a month ago, and would be interested in doing it again.

 

I would say writing is just a major part of what I do, as I try to supplement it with a more reliable part-time job as well, but my last part-timer cut hours hard, essentially cutting me without a formal termination. So I'm shopping around at the moment for an alternative.

[Robinski he/him]

Ouch, that hours-cutting thing is nasty. In the UK it's basically formalised. We have what is called a Zero Hours Contract. In other words an employer can give you a job but, legally, is not required to give you any shifts!! Needless to say, some groups are working to have this abolished.

 

I spend a lot of my time writing technical reports, letters, emails, etc., so it can be a struggle to sit down at the keyboard again when I get home, but hey-ho, the challenges of being a writer, right?

[supersoup he/him]

Ouch, that hours-cutting thing is nasty. In the UK it's basically formalised. We have what is called a Zero Hours Contract. In other words an employer can give you a job but, legally, is not required to give you any shifts!! Needless to say, some groups are working to have this abolished.

 

I spend a lot of my time writing technical reports, letters, emails, etc., so it can be a struggle to sit down at the keyboard again when I get home, but hey-ho, the challenges of being a writer, right?

 

Dang, so it's writ in law that they don't have to give you hours. It might as well be so over here.

Yeah, I'm experiencing that at the moment with the drive to write fiction after writing articles and copy. I'm a gamer as well, so I'm kind of getting stir crazy behind the screen now that I work here too =P

Maybe there's some merit to buying a typewriter . . . Or at least taking a pen and a notepad to a coffee shop or something. I'm beginning to see why that hasn't been phased out in favor of computer driven word processing.

[Silk she/her]

So, make sure I've got this right, I don't want to inadvertently miss someone again: TheYoungBard, Robinski, and Mandamon so far for Monday?

 

Good luck with finding another part-time job, supersoup. Yeah, the hours-cutting thing is nasty.

 

Speaking of work, I'm going to be at work all day tomorrow (we're hosting a huge event) so responses to any further submission requests are going to happen later-ish in the evening. Alternatively, if I don't respond to requests at all, it's not that I don't love you; it's probably just that I was exhausted beyond coherence and forgot.

[Robinski he/him]

Alternatively, if I don't respond to requests at all, it's not that I don't love you; it's probably just that I was exhausted beyond coherence and forgot.

 

Well, most of us are grown-ups, I'm sure we'll be able to sort it out amicably between us. In fact, given how self-flaming-depricating we all are, you'll probably end up with no-one submitting on Monday!

 

(I blame that pesky Mantle of Lowest Priority - it was obviously woven by some dark lord or other.)

 

...and hope that your 'do' goes well!!

Edited May 24, 2015 by Robinski

[Silk she/her]

Well, most of us are grown-ups, I'm sure we'll be able to sort it out amicably between us. In fact, given how self-flaming-depricating we all are, you'll probably end up with no-one submitting on Monday!

Exactly. I figure I have to be around to keep the self-deprecation and helpfulness to a minimum.

 

Thanks! We pretty much got rained out, actually, which was quite the disappointment. But I think the few people who braved the weather had fun anyway. And our event this morning certainly was a success.

[supersoup he/him]

I do need someone to keep my self-deprecation in check

 

I'm on for next Monday!

[Mandamon he/him]

I may have a poor internet connection this weekend, but would like to submit if possible.  Unless self-deprecation occurs, of course!

[Silk she/her]

Well Mandamon, it's just you and supersoup so far, so at the moment it looks like you're safe

[Majestic Fox he/him]

I'd like to submit tomorrow with Mandamon and Soupersoup please. 

 

I have an unfinished chapter I really want to complete. Hoping this bit of schedule pressure will help me along.

[Robinski he/him]

I'd like to submit on Monday please, but will drop myself out if you get another two, as I don't really have time to edit my submission!

[Silk she/her]

supersoup (which I keep trying to write as "soupersoup"), Mandamon, Majestic Fox, and Robinski for tomorrow, looks like.

[Mandamon he/him]

supersoup (which I keep trying to write as "soupersoup")

 

Glad I'm not the only one!