There is an individual whom I've never had the dubious pleasure of interacting with but whom I avoid like the Black Pox*. It isn't always easy to avoid commenting on this person. He's got a huge following that includes some of the people I interact with, but...man...he just gives me the creeps ( Read more... )

So there was this online conversation about smut and people were mentioning that they didn't tell people they wrote or read smut. This came as a revelation to me. There's been many times I've sat on the sidelines while everyone else ooohed and aaaahed about each other's latest smutty masterpiece and each other's talent for writing smoking hot ( Read more... )

Was invited to join a writers group today by a very nice person ( Read more... )

In what is hopefully the final act of the drama, the cavalry has come over the hill. Innocence Abused has either deleted her accusatory posts or moved them to friends only. If that's the case, it's likely because someone had the unmitigated gall to show up and call her on her hypocrisy ( Read more... )

The people mentioned in the previous post are at it again ( Read more... )

The theatrics continue. One can almost make a check list ( Read more... )

I few posts down I mentioned I'd been asked to join a writer's group but was hesitant to do so because a couple of drama fiends were already members ( Read more... )

I'm bored and restless. It seems I spend more time on old projects than I do on new and by far the most time aimlessly surfing around. I've tried to outline a few stories but lose interest before I accomplish much ( Read more... )

About five hundred years ago, the Roman Catholic Church sold indulgences. A well-heeled believer gave money to the Church in order to indulge in bad behavior. If a person had a guilty conscious or knew better, all he had to do was give money. It was much faster and easier than changing his bad behavior. This continued until Martin Luther nailed ( Read more... )

So...I've been thinking of various delicate situations my OMC can crash into with his sullen, grouchy demeanor and I've run into a problem ( Read more... )