Multi Generational Cyber Censorship

[mjdiem]

I was at a wicked cool writing retreat in Nebraska over the weekend. So what comes up besides novels in progress, writing routines and wondering if those drunk scrapbookers down the hall are going to rock the monastery until 3 am again?

The fact that:

A. Many of us have Facebook, MySpace, LiveJournal, etc.
B. Our children find A. appalling and won't

Comments

[akamarykate]

This is why LJ kicks Facebook's butt: filtered posting and friends lock on selected posts.

That's also why I don't tell my family about my LJ!

I love NaNo. I want to dooooo it. But I don't have a new new thing to work on, just revisions of 2 things. Including the one I did for NaNo in '05, which is much better for 7 hours of re-thinking last night in the silent, dark, LONELY monastery. ;-)

[mjdiem]

Kick my butt along the NaNoWriMo path, hey??? And I'll send revision whacks your way.

[akamarykate]

(I can't believe I still have this icon! It's scary how long I've been on LJ.)

Here's some GREAT advice for NaNo, stuff I heartily "second":
http://poisontaster.livejournal.com/367481.html.

And yes, I will be glad to kick butt, with my stompy writing/editing boots of doom. Now I just gotta see if anyone's doing a NaNoRevMo type thing for those of us sunk deep in revision hell!

[mjdiem]

Terrorized right back at you. I went to my bookstore and found the "No plot? No problem!" kit. Shopping lessens the pain. Buddy me, please???

livejournal page/friending

[gbeaverson]

Hi MJ! You spent another weekend in a religious house, locked up with writers (and apparently scrapbookers!)? Wow, you girl, have stamina. I'm still panting from the Wisconsin retreat!

I'd love you to friend me; I just added you to my list.

Also, you listen to fab music, you know that? Do you write to it, too?
-Georgia, your SCBWI-WI friend

Re: livejournal page/friending

[mjdiem]

Awesome, you founded me! :)
I signed up for the Nebraska retreat in February, way before I even was aware of the Wisconsin dates. I'm just relieved I didn't have to choose between.
Your footie photos were fabbity-fab-fab and I totally SQUEEED to be included in the hit parade, thanks!

Oh yes, I do write to loud punk music. Doesn't everyone?

[pamberes]

Hey, I HEARD you were at the Nebraska Retreat! My spies are EVERYWHERE . . .!

[mjdiem]

Oooo, really? Alexandra Penfold, of Simon & Schuster said she knew you and hoped she'd be in Wisconsin for a conference one of these days. That would be vair, vair cool, she was beyond awesome!

[author_aghoward]

Good luck on the NaNo novel! And wow. I so need to get off my duff and get a Facebook or a MySpace to compliment my LJ.

[mjdiem]

Yes, yes you do!
It's fun and it's fast, unless you're a slacker like me who will log on and spend more time catching up to writing friends than catching up on my NaNoWriMo word count.
BTW I LURVE your icon!!! Is that you???

[author_aghoward]

Thanks! And, sadly, no it's not me. I found it online while surfing for angel pics. :-)