[quote=Austruck]When I was about your age, one of my writing teachers (this was a poetry class) at Carnegie Mellon said, "Your sonnet is technically flawless. You followed the form, your images are all right and consistent. The problem is, you just don't have anything to SAY yet."  

So, my advice? Wait thirty years and you'll have PLENTY to say.  ;)[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]Gah, writing is such a self-deprecating task for me these days. I know I gotta write crap before I write good stuff, and I hate editing upon editing. I know how the writing process works but I'm basically just lazy.[/quote]

[quote=Austruck]I'm at my yearly writing conference. I'm using it as a personal writing retreat this year. Clocked more than 3,000 new words on the novel project today. And I won 1st place in both of the daily humor prompt contests this evening. 

Good first day!  :)[/quote]

[quote=teeter_g]IT'S HOTDOG NIGHT!!!![/quote]

[quote=Sedai]:up::up:[/quote]

[quote=Holden Pike][img]https://i.imgur.com/fKgZ8yR.png[/img][/quote]

[quote=Tacitus]You've not cold-called me yet. ;)[/quote]

[quote=John McClane]I'm getting to be a pro at this call center business.[/quote]

[quote=donniedarko]It would be nice to have in an office[/quote]

[quote=mikeython1]Kinda takes the joy out of the slinky. A slinky on a treadmill. I can't picture this making any money.[/quote]

[quote=planet news]The rules are only I and Will.15 are allowed to post them -- you must submit a request to either one of us no later than the third Thursday of every lunar month to have your video posted on the Shoutbox first page some time in the following six weeks -- so you better take that down now before you get banned.[/quote]