PRESIDENT IN 2008 Here we are already discussing the future President of the United States in the Year 2008. For those of you who would like a choice for...
I sit here today, thinking back to when I joined the Parisitorium, and how much I learned from the members, and I can't help but realize that we have become a...
--Ryan, I agree that the Group is totally listless and lacking the fire it once had. I look back at the recent postings and see the Friday Funny is the only...
Spider I tried to do a site twice and both time I ended up closing it. A few fought
to keep it going.It turned heels up not because of boredom but because of...
Fellow Gentlebeings, LOL. I've already finished the first draft (a very wordy one) of a short story for the next anthology. I know that I'd be able to market...
Jeannie, What you say is true. I wonder if the struggle is worth the effort to save a group once it is going? I hate the idea of giving up and remember how...
...Am I the only person who's not sending this group to its grave yet? -- The yellowed "Going Out of Business" sign, frayed and crackled, seemed as if it would...
Liz, I don't want it, but I do get tired of no reaction at all. I know there are lurkers out there reading and enjoying the agony of watching this fail. They...
Hello, I joined the Parasitorium quite a while ago, although I have not contributed for some time. The reason that I joined was because people were all...
One of the things that I found interesting about the George Romero zombie films is that he never really addressed what caused the dead to rise. Oh, there was...
There could be any number of reasons for the dead to rise again, inclduing a nonprecedented rrate of cell growth which, while not restoring dead brain cells,...
Chris, What worked for Romero might not fit your style. After all he is film and you are book (so far). Just because it worked for him should not restrict you...
Look, 2 anthologies completed is a major accomplishment in my book. Considering a third is another. Del taking time away from the group hurt. We need to find a...
This is an issue I’ve always wrestled with. I personally like “open ended” endings that leave something to the reader’s imagination. As long as the ...
So my latest rejection note from an editor was short and sweet. But it said that she hopes to see more from me later, that the story wasn't quite what they...
By that I mean what do you plan to do to become a professional author and eventually make a living as such? Do you have a plan? I don't consider myself a...
Caroline, Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you will be happy. However that is not a good excuse for not posting. LOL Seriously, if an editor took the...
I'm all for a message board. I used to be a Yahoo list junkie, but after I discovered Shocklines a few years back, msg boards became my thing. I say go for it....
My plan is to become a professional. I love my writing and want to spend more time with it. Unfortunately the most productive hours of the day, I am at work or...
Yo Chris! Good question. When I write, I like to explore why things happen, not just make them happen. However, the few times I have submitted work like that,...
Caroline, I have attended a number of writer's conventions and the comments from editors/agents/writers is that when an agent says they want to see more from...
As my bio says, on at least one potential novel, I want to make people laugh and, hopefully, get paid for it in the process. I write because I enjoy writing...
You do realize that in some of its form and function, the new Yahoo layout very closely approaches a message board, at least where the most recent messages are...
There seems to be some concern for the group, which is good. That means we still care. And that means hope. So let's start small and decide on the royalty...
In all seriousness, if you care to share, where do most of your sales come from? ie...Dedicated web presencr, Amazon, other retail site, or face to face....
I'm not sending it to the grave ... yet. What we need to do is wrap up everything that is to be done with the current anthology, as in ISBN? Cemetery dance ad?...
Generally, I would think if you wrote really bad and the story was a mangled mess, they would not ask to see more. Would you, as an editor, want to see more...
I will actually pay attention to feedback, and if appropriate, might make a change. WEll, if one receives a rejection on a story a few times and a similar...
My plan: To take it to a different level. I can write a quality short story, sometimes somthing with some real kick. I have written a novel that I think...
My two cents, for what they're worth As someone who is pretty new to the group and who hasn't said much around here, the lack of informative discussions and...
