Note: the following is just an example of how
much/how little you can post when your turn comes up. Long lengthy diatribes, polemics and white
papers are certainly fine, should you be in the mood. But personal brilliance is not required for posting. Find a video of a cat dressed up to look like
a librarian? Put it in. Takes 30 seconds. Hint:
to make things easier, keep a folder on your desktop for stuff you run
across. That way you can easily contribute
when it’s your turn and you’re just too busy to be fantastique.
Sample rules
(subject to breaking or conflicting with other rules at any moment):
- Keep it cool.
Try to leave out personal opinions about politics, religion,
inflammatory subjects, etc.. Keep
it about writing, if possible. Then let your literary freak flag
fly. And remember: controversy/conflict is interesting. Alienating half your potential audience,
however . . . .
- Honest reviews of someone’s work is great. Excoriating, blood-letting criticisms
though, should walk a fine line. Just be
aware you’re representing the group, and what you write will live forever
in cyberspace purgatory. Same with
gushing reviews that use all caps and dozens of exclamation points (if you
do this, I will hunt you down). Leave
that shit for Amazon.
- Include pictures, photos, images, videos,
cartoons, etc., if possible. We’re
animals first. And animals retain visual
stimuli of their surroundings. A picture
is worth a thousand words, blah blah blah.
- Engage your audience. We want COMMENTS. Encourage opinions, views, outbursts,
tongue-wagging, etc.
- This shouldn’t be work. It should be fun, intriguing,
thoughtful, provocative, engaging, delicious, and worth the
visit. For both the writer and the
reader. Reminder: brilliance is not required. It can be a chocolate chip cookie or
Baked Alaska. Just don’t make it
celery.
- Don’t be nice.
- Don’t be cautious.
- Don’t be afraid.
- Be happy.
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