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anyone here?
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anyone here?
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Taking a Concept towards world peace
Started Dec. 11, 2008
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I hope this one gets off the ground, last Adelaide Con was cancelled because of organizational problems. It would be nice to be in my home town for a change.
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- At 1:03am on January 20, 2009,
MG Ellington said… - I haven't been here in a while. How are you? What have you been up to?
- At 12:55am on August 12, 2008,
Sonny Whitelaw said… - . Yeah, you could say it's a close friend. I've been writing Stargate Atlantis novels the last few years, when not writing SG-1 novels and a thesis.
- At 12:16am on July 26, 2008,
Talie Helene said… - Hi Rob,
Wow that's a long comment you published. You have quite a busy mind.
I'll just respond to this--
"if only a bare few of us can really make the time to effectively participate in an area that we can all benefit from then we are all doing Talie as disservice."
I really don't see it that way, and am quite happy for Darklands to burble along and grow at it's own pace. It's a place to make connections and share bits of information -- it shouldn't be a big obligation content-wise.
Be well. Relax!! Happy writing. :-)
- At 11:12pm on July 22, 2008,
Robert Stephenson said…
- Good god, that was epic. I can only see a little box when I write. Hmm, that could have a good flash fiction piece.
- At 9:58pm on July 22, 2008,
Robert Stephenson said…
- Hi guys, I always run the risk of being offensive when I express myself, not really sure why, perhaps it is do do with passion being my driving force rather than looking at what I can get from from others. Talie started this forum to bring to life our thoughts, our plans, our successes and failures, to create an insight into the writer, reader or fan. I have been amazed at how 24 creators have gathered so quickly in support, but underwhelmed at participation. This is an an aberation just here but it is the same with southernhorror and other groups I have been a apart of over the years. Again I don't know why this is so. An active group explores ideas, concepts, challenges you to think and express. The writing field is generally made up of isolated people and the nature of writing creates isolation. Forums like this help break the cycle that can eventually (and has for many would be writers) kill off the desire to write, read and create. So, forgive me in my amazement, that I find the quietness of DarkLands unproductive on a number of levels. I use to communicate with Arthur C Clarke and he tought me something. Even when he no longer wrote, could no longer create works to be read he remained in communication with the world. In looking at his career he was never out of communication, was always expressing thoughts, ideas and concepts - he was what I call an interactive writer. If he had the resources we take for granted today his lively discussions would have been everywhere. In my own writing career a large part of it is active communications and participation, not just to keep things in motion but to keep my mind in a permanent state of flux. Places like this are a melting pot, an open area where what you put in, what you are passionate about, can generate much needed interaction. I openly applaud Talie for what she has done here, the ideas for forums, the areas that can generate lively discussion, education and growth. When I started in this business (and some here will remember) I was firy, shoot first ask questions later type of person. I made many, many enemies in Australia and overseas. True, I have calmed some but that does not mean I no longer have the drive or dedication to succeed. What I have found, and I mean this generally as I don't want to highlight anyone I have dealt with, is that a lot of creators complain about not having enough time, that becoming involved gets in the way of writing. I will say I have seen where this type of thinking has also gotten in the way of some actually writing anything at all. I am busy, hellishly so - but I create time to attend to places like DarkLands. To be honest you just never know what will come from discussions and interactions. I have published two anthologies based on newsgroup and individual discussions. Some heated, so quite calm. So, for me this place is a little dark window containing glimmers of light - glimmers I want to know about and explore. This cannot happen in silence, I cannot get a feel for the names here unless there really is some form of interaction. It is nice to be added to friends lists - quite unusual for me to have anyone actually want me on a list. It has only been a short time, and remember I am engaged in writing constantly (across many parts of the industry) but if only a bare few of us can really make the time to effectively participate in an area that we can all benefit from then we are all doing Talie as disservice. I will of course do my bit, simply because I can see myself doing nothing else but expanding all areas of my communications with others - be they readers, forum members, or writers submitting to one of my books. The reason I quickly joined from Southern Horror was because it is at times a very stagnant pool, and it has quite a lot of members. There are 24 creative types here at the time of writing this. And I don't want to abandon this area because it failed to serve the purpose Talie designed it for.
Yes, I do rant and rave. And you don't have to actually communicate with me, but you do, as creators, need to enliven your minds, blunder and babble - participate in the life of a writer. God, I only know all to well how lonely this business can be.
Thus endeth the rave, and sorry if I inadvertently cause offence to any individual or group.
- At 1:17am on July 19, 2008,
MG Ellington said…
- What story length are you looking for? That would bias my ideas. Thank you for asking.
- At 9:00pm on July 18, 2008,
Mark Farrugia said… - Thanks for such a perceptive and graceful welcome.
- At 4:25pm on July 17, 2008,
Deborah Crabtree said… - She does, indeed, hug herself... like no-one else can. It helps that her many tentacles are covered in a soft downy layer, for as the air chills, and the curtain of darkness falls, she can stand in the warmth and comfort of her own embrace and thank you for the welcome.
- At 1:19am on July 17, 2008,
MG Ellington said…
- Thank you for the warm welcome.
- At 11:41pm on July 16, 2008,
Cameron Rogers said… - I'm glad you thought so. :)
Well, this is me I guess
Still have my own hair, have become rounded rather than the thin guy I'd been for thirty years - depression medication does weird stuff to your body, but at least my brain work betterer.
I was told I couldn't write, couldn't publish a magazine, couldn't publish books and couldn't be a literary agent in my state. Maybe telling me I can't do stuff drives me onwards, because I have done all these things, and at times I have done them well.
I often say, Never give up, never surrender and don't put cheese in your pockets, but what I mean is never let anyone stop you from achieving success in what you love. Maybe cliche, maybe a bit twee, either way it is what I believe.
I am a Christian, but not one like you have ever met before. To let you know briefly so I don't get replies putting me down because of my faith. Jesus didn't walk on water. Jesus is not the son of God - Jesus was just a man. The bible is a book of oppression designed by the Church - though it does have a lot of factual history in it. And Charles Darwin was pretty close to how all things began. Now, that might make me closer to you than you might have thought. A true Christian, one that understand the message of Christ, isn't all that different from an atheist - the ones that are furthest away are indeed nut jobs.
I write in every genre, in as many styles as I can manage and on subjects that twist in on themselves. I love women with a passion and to me all women are beautiful until they show me they are ugly (personality person I be). Most men bore me, with the exception of some writerly types.
That is me -- strange huh?
I was told I couldn't write, couldn't publish a magazine, couldn't publish books and couldn't be a literary agent in my state. Maybe telling me I can't do stuff drives me onwards, because I have done all these things, and at times I have done them well.
I often say, Never give up, never surrender and don't put cheese in your pockets, but what I mean is never let anyone stop you from achieving success in what you love. Maybe cliche, maybe a bit twee, either way it is what I believe.
I am a Christian, but not one like you have ever met before. To let you know briefly so I don't get replies putting me down because of my faith. Jesus didn't walk on water. Jesus is not the son of God - Jesus was just a man. The bible is a book of oppression designed by the Church - though it does have a lot of factual history in it. And Charles Darwin was pretty close to how all things began. Now, that might make me closer to you than you might have thought. A true Christian, one that understand the message of Christ, isn't all that different from an atheist - the ones that are furthest away are indeed nut jobs.
I write in every genre, in as many styles as I can manage and on subjects that twist in on themselves. I love women with a passion and to me all women are beautiful until they show me they are ugly (personality person I be). Most men bore me, with the exception of some writerly types.
That is me -- strange huh?
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Posted on July 25, 2008 at 1:01pm —
Altair's 2009 anthology - sub call
Check prose and markets thread on DarkLands
Steer possible writers to this site to read guidelines
Thank you
Robert N Stephenson
Steer possible writers to this site to read guidelines
Thank you
Robert N Stephenson
Posted on July 24, 2008 at 3:43pm —
Side Bar Agency
In the side bar on this site a Literary Agency is listed Writers Book Literary Agency - please be advised that this isn't an agency to approach and should be avoided at all costs. Prediters and Editors has listed this group as Strongly NOT RECOMMENDED. This agency has yet to reject an author since about March 2007, though their spin suggests they are new they have operated under different names for many years.
Posted on July 23, 2008 at 5:16pm — 3 Comments
Not a productive day
Spent the day watching football and thinking about a story I am working on. Complex story, simple plot but still thinking through how I really want to deliver the information. I get that way sometimes. Usually I just start with a blank document and fill it up and hope something useful eventuates. Got a heap of student papers to mark and my 18 wedding anniversary to think about for Monday. Lucky I planned in advance this time. Back to thinking, things are starting to gell now.
Posted on July 19, 2008 at 7:51pm —
Ah the bunny gets it.
My working companion, a six month old bunny had to be desxed today. Girl bunnies get really nasty unless you do - got heaps of bites from her. Well, she's safely back home resting - Bob is a cool companion I must say. (Why Bob for a girl - think Black Adder. Some will get it). Got stuck into a new SF story (1k) that came to me in a dream. No not one of the weird dreams but a social engerneeering dream based on software developmenst and open source code. Okay, that was a weird dream, but the term… Continue
Posted on July 17, 2008 at 8:00pm —
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