Nice guy, good writer, and a personal companion at my favorite cyber-bar!
I don't know if promotion threads do that much good, though I have one, and enjoy adding to it. Same with signature links (though I do that too).
Commenting on other stories has always struck me as the best way to promote. Finding people who like the same kind of writing you do, and interacting with them is really helpful.
And like Mari said: rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. If you write a good story, people tend to notice here.
Roses are red
pillows are poofy
I'm a terrible poet
this poem is quite goofy
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”
- Herman Melville
Yes! I actually heard Howard Stern say this on the radio once, when I was young, and it puzzled me at the time, but I have given it some thought over the years.
I think we are more honest with ourselves and open to our desires when we're older. We're more creative, we've been around enough to know what we like and we don't like, and we have the maturity to bring up stuff we'd like to try with a partner.
My sex life is far more satisfying than it was in my twenties (and it was pretty satisfying in my twenties!).
care and feeding of pet fish (I saw it on your profile)
enervated (it means the opposite of what it sounds like it means, and confused me for years)
Larry, that does sound like a nice trip. You describe it well.
Congrats on the new part time bartending gig, Weekender! Foo-foo drinks only. I'm guessing you'll have plenty of time for fly fishing.
Congrats to Hannah for the mod o' the month thing. Very cool. Well deserved.
Hey to Curvy, Bill, ITM (we really need a name, or at least a noun, to call you).
So I have a 6000 word story done (it's actually the first in a trilogy), but the last 500 words suck hugely. My kingdom for an ending!!!
I'll have to settle for köffee, I guess.
Congratulations, Spécïãl K. You are indeed special, as a writer, a mod, and a person. A pleasure having you around.
prolific writer (13 books!!!)
In northern Colorado for a meeting. In a building that is suspiciously missing any kind of coffee shop. So I am dropping in here for a quick one. Then the long drive home.
Gill, I am very happy you had a (mostly) stress-free birthday weekend.
Hey Jim.
Hey Sara. Please don't kick me (hides behind jukebox).
I wrote 1400 words today! Woo-hoo! Finally, back in the saddle (heh). Almost done with the first draft. Three fingers of whatever-doesn't-kill-me bourbon, please.
Mets are already down 4-0, and the top of the first isn't even over. Thinking I will skip tonight's game.
I'll buy whatever anyone is drinking.
Happy be day, Gill! I hope it is lustful, loving, soulful, cocktail umbrella laden, and deeply, deeply TRIPPY! You are one of my very favorite people here, or anywhere else. Have a great time.