The Swamp

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:33 pm**

Anyone done it/tried it? I think I might have just had a million dollar idea for a novel (not literally $1000000) given the brutality of the industry but stay with me here) and National Novel Writing Month is November. I might go for this.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:00 pm**

“The Man Who Moved to A New City and Can Root For Whatever Team He Wants”

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:08 pm**

I’ve written some short stories and have a few things that are long but life usually gets in the way.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:14 pm**

TimGod finished a novel about a year ago. Maybe you can pick his brain.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:19 pm**

I wrote one.

Sold 30 copies too!

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:26 pm**

I’ll buy one. Send link.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:38 pm**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:19 pm I wrote one.

Sold 30 copies too!

“Paw Patrol Gets Kinky”

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:41 pm**

Is it this?

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:44 pm**

If it is I am buying as soon as confirmed.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:46 pm**

A little overpriced Frankly.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:09 am**

That's the one.

When my wife gets up, I'll get the e-book link.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:10 am**

brian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:33 pm Anyone done it/tried it? I think I might have just had a million dollar idea for a novel (not literally $1000000) given the brutality of the industry but stay with me here) and National Novel Writing Month is November. I might go for this.

I think that's awesome. It's something I'd like to do (I have lots of half-formed ideas), but realistically, I'd probably have to wait until retirement. A couple of high school classmates have published novels that have done fairly well. But it's got to be very hard while you're also doing a regular job.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:17 am**

The girl who lived next door to me in the dorm my sophomore year writes YA books (non-Tittle division). If you want me to reach out on your behalf to connect you two for any questions (I also need to ask her about the appropriate age for kids to start reading her books on my daughter's behalf), let me know.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:56 am**

My muscular style alienates female readers. That's why I publish erotica under the pseudonym Melonia Delacroix.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:17 am**

brian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:46 pm A little overpriced Frankly.

Pun!

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:04 pm**

Time to start writing 5 star reviews right?

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:56 pm**

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:08 pm I’ve written some short stories and have a few things that are long but life usually gets in the way.

I remember a well wtitten short story you shared around the time your mom was sick. Don’t remember many details but something about learning a guitar chord or song. Sound right?

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:33 pm**

bfj wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:56 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:08 pm I’ve written some short stories and have a few things that are long but life usually gets in the way.
I remember a well wtitten short story you shared around the time your mom was sick. Don’t remember many details but something about learning a guitar chord or song. Sound right?

Something like that yeah. Didn’t realize I’d shared it!

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:40 pm**

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:33 pm
bfj wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:56 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:08 pm I’ve written some short stories and have a few things that are long but life usually gets in the way.
I remember a well wtitten short story you shared around the time your mom was sick. Don’t remember many details but something about learning a guitar chord or song. Sound right?
Something like that yeah. Didn’t realize I’d shared it!

Was there a short story on AofG back in the day? Or was that someone else and I assumed it was you because it was about drinking?

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:17 pm**

I did an ariring of grievenaces thing that kind of was story style

Edit: it was for festivus

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:56 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:04 pm Time to start writing 5 star reviews right?

b.t.w. 1st review in.

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:56 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:04 pm Time to start writing 5 star reviews right?
b.t.w. 1st review in.

My first review!!!

God Bless.

If you guys want to order the book, that's great - but I don't know if they have any copies in stock.

I think this link for a free e-book works.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/158817

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:55 am**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:56 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:04 pm Time to start writing 5 star reviews right?
b.t.w. 1st review in.
My first review!!!

God Bless.

If you guys want to order the book, that's great - but I don't know if they have any copies in stock.

I think this link for a free e-book works.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/158817

Maybe on Amazon but this Tara Ellis also gave it a strong 5 star for the ebook version. Also writing a 5 star review for a book you never read is non-trivial.

Also you can get the kindle version cheap (0.99). Which is not going to pay for coffee for Pruitt. But Amazon's must have some in stock because that is "Prime" for me.

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:04 am**

I wrote a series for my student five years ago, with my students as the stars and me as the enemy, and was hoping it would jump start a writing habit for me. It didn't. Pruitt, you're welcome to use your connections to turn into a show.

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:50 am**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:56 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:04 pm Time to start writing 5 star reviews right?
b.t.w. 1st review in.

"Young immediately moves to the top of my personal "young adult erotica" authors list. Had a great time reading this to my kids (age 8 and 4)!"

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:59 am**

EdRomero wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:04 am I wrote a series for my student five years ago, with my students as the stars and me as the enemy, and was hoping it would jump start a writing habit for me. It didn't. Pruitt, you're welcome to use your connections to turn into a show.

I've turned the story idea into a series proposal and am still pitching it around.

I will say that writing TV scripts is so, so much easier than writing prose. It's like the difference between art and craft.

IMO of course. Maybe because I'm so used to pounded out scripts to a deadline - and to a rigid format. But As much as I love that book, I've yet to start the sequel (beyond a few pages of basic notes). It's labour intensive, and trying to get through the clutter to get public interest is very frustrating.

Still, one of my dreams when I was a kid was to see my name on the spine of a book cover.

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:48 pm**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:59 am
EdRomero wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:04 am I wrote a series for my student five years ago, with my students as the stars and me as the enemy, and was hoping it would jump start a writing habit for me. It didn't. Pruitt, you're welcome to use your connections to turn into a show.
I've turned the story idea into a series proposal and am still pitching it around.

I will say that writing TV scripts is so, so much easier than writing prose. It's like the difference between art and craft.

IMO of course. Maybe because I'm so used to pounded out scripts to a deadline - and to a rigid format. But As much as I love that book, I've yet to start the sequel (beyond a few pages of basic notes). It's labour intensive, and trying to get through the clutter to get public interest is very frustrating.

Still, one of my dreams when I was a kid was to see my name on the spine of a book cover.

Based on the number of streaming services that need content, I find it hard to believe you have not yet at least gotten a sniff (get it). Maybe too much Paw Patrol fatigue. Just look forward to my S.P.O.T.S lunch box and backpack

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:53 pm**

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:41 pm Is it this?

Swamp book club!

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:23 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:48 pm
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:59 am
EdRomero wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:04 am I wrote a series for my student five years ago, with my students as the stars and me as the enemy, and was hoping it would jump start a writing habit for me. It didn't. Pruitt, you're welcome to use your connections to turn into a show.
I've turned the story idea into a series proposal and am still pitching it around.

I will say that writing TV scripts is so, so much easier than writing prose. It's like the difference between art and craft.

IMO of course. Maybe because I'm so used to pounded out scripts to a deadline - and to a rigid format. But As much as I love that book, I've yet to start the sequel (beyond a few pages of basic notes). It's labour intensive, and trying to get through the clutter to get public interest is very frustrating.

Still, one of my dreams when I was a kid was to see my name on the spine of a book cover.
Based on the number of streaming services that need content, I find it hard to believe you have not yet at least gotten a sniff (get it). Maybe too much Paw Patrol fatigue. Just look forward to my S.P.O.T.S lunch box and backpack

When I started pitching it, "Paw Patrol" was just hitting big time. Canadian companies didn't want to run a dog show - even though it's for an older audience.

I'm not giving up on it though. I love the dogs in "S.P.O.T.S."

The process of turning an idea into a series is insanely long - not untypical for a series to take 5 years or more to make it to the production stage. Maybe, these pups will pay for my retirement after all.

Posted: **Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:43 am**

I wanted you to pitch my story, haha. Too many characters (so I could include every student), inside jokes only the students in the story would get, and jokes ripped off from other shows -- you'd have a hit.

https://bascp.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... n-Door.pdf

https://bascp.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... -Rules.pdf

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:10 pm**

So I obviously never went for this but I have two good ideas and I think I’m going to work on them both over the summer and go back to work in October-ish. I feel like this might be my one shot to really go for it.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:14 pm**

One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Michael Connolly.

One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Elmore Leonard.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:20 pm**

brian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:14 pm One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Michael Connolly.

One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Elmore Leonard.

I prefer the Elmore Leonard one.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:33 pm**

That one is the newest one and might fit my personality better. But we’ll see. I like the idea of starting two and then letting my eagerness to get back to which one to decide how to proceed. Starting just one sounds like a excuse to suck.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:36 pm**

Vote for Elmore Leonard.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:40 pm**

"The Goalie Who Was Born in Mexico, Moved to Detroit and then Played for the Las Vegas Golden Knights"

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:41 pm**

Here’s a sample.

My poor American brain might never get used to seeing sports talk shows on TV where the female participants are not really wearing what would be considered “clothes” and no one really questions it. It makes that 2-6 pm block of time so much weirder in a Mexican sports bar compared to America. In the US it’s like Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on the TV. Here it’s softcore porn.

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 3:48 pm**

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:40 pm "The Goalie Who Was Born in Mexico, Moved to Detroit and then Played for the Las Vegas Golden Knights"

"I always hate it when we play the Panthers because Chili fucking Palmer always asks for free tickets."

Posted: **Mon May 03, 2021 6:35 pm**

Never say "ripoff"

"Homage"

Posted: **Tue May 04, 2021 3:05 pm**

brian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:14 pm One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Michael Connolly.

One is a ripoff (I’m being a little harsh but also?) of Elmore Leonard.

As Brian and Nick Miller merge together in my mind even more.

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