As I've been here for barely a year, I don't know how these things work. But I was wondering, does anyone else think it's time for a new Inn? It's 13 pages long already . . . I mean, it's not a problem, but for some reason seeing all those numbers listed out irritates me. I do realize that it might not be necessary anyway, as there are about four active members here right now.

Jeff, I'm probably not the best person to give advice on how to stay within the PG-13 bounds. I write what I want to write, which usually tends to stay within the ratings. I've never been asked to edit a post, anyway. That could change in the near future if certain events take place that I've heard hints about. (Don't hit me, please...)

I'll send an email with a proposed outline of possible outcomes of our collaboration later this week. For the record, I've done the "romance-novel-adultery-thing" in a short story. I didn't like it. It turns out that most people that read it like the way I write the scenario, but I feel it's a been-there/done-that event. Only so many ways to make an adulteress interesting. Long way of saying, that while I'm not above putting my poor characters through the motions, I have no desire to write the scene. Should make our moderators happy. As for Shen coming back to murder the shapeshifter, not to worry. While he has no qualms about the deed in and of itself, he's on his last leg (sorry for the pun) and without the use of firearms, I don't see him able to pull the deed off.

WHY IS IT I AM CONSTANTLY OVER FRIGGIN LOOKED !!!!!!!!

-Maria/Scarlet

On a cleaner thought, I don't think you kids will interupt what's going on in the kitchen. I haven't seen a post from Brad for months, so I'm not even sure if he and Scarlet are even really still in the kitchen together...I think I'm in there myself.

Now I'll have to write myself out of it. Sheesh...I hate when writers get cold feet and leave poor, dear Scarlet panting....hehehehe. Not a man alive that can handle that girl !!!!

<saunters back to the dog house with head hangin' low>

Lynch

Okay, Simon?"
Simon: "Okay!"
Dave: "Okay, Theodore?"
Theodore: "Okay!"
Dave: "Okay, Alvin? Alvin? ALVIN!!!"
Alvin: "OKAY!!!"

quote:

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Christmas, Christmas time is near,
Time for toys and time for cheer.
We've been good, but we can't last.
Hurry, Christmas, hurry fast!

Want a plane that loops the loop.
Me, I want a hula hoop,
We can hardly stand the wait.
Please, Christmas, don't be late.

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Seriously, I don't think there are any plans for one. Uncle Orson is working on the Ender's Game movie, which finally! has a studio backing it. I'd like to see it made, but I have a personal preference for the Alvin Maker series over the Bugger series. My worst fear with the Ender movie is that the plans are heading toward a series following the "Shadow" books. While this isn't entirely a bad thing, the original series (Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide) were much more powerful and spoke of serious issues surrounding humanity, particulary bigotry and genocide (or any other -cide). Especially in this post WTC environment, I think the messages in Speaker and Xenocide are more pertinent. Although the latest Shadow books deal with this message in a more modern setting, I think this is the very reason why they won't come over as well. Particularly the critics will bash the movie for trying to sell the "message" instead of the "story."

Heh, I know. I know. I'm going.

How's that for GREAT writing !!! My talents amaze even me....hehehhehe

-Maria

quote:

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OOC He wondered as he went, why Hatrack sometimes ate his words and he had to come back to find that nothing had posted. Sigh - another mystery to figure out, just like the female.

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Just be glad we are not still feeding the Lion, neh? That greedy beast had an insatiable appetite. Especially for my 1000+ word posts.

Stupid kitty.

I had a little free time so caught up with the storyline from where I (thought I) had written myself out of the story. Should have known it wouldn't be that easy in Hatrack. I got a disturbing glimmer of pride that my Ice Princess (?) had left the poor doppleganger conflicted.

Jeff, where do you see this storyline leading? I'll have a couple days per week max to post, but I tend to check my email from work on a quasi-regular basis. Send suggestions my way, and I'll reply with suggestions from my end.

Be warned, the Ice Princess isn't going to be too happy about being snubbed for an older, white woman. She may just jump the shapechanger (in a good way) to prove to herself that she's desirable... could be interesting to write the unpredicatble aftermath of something like that. Good thing her husband's a cripple.

Enjoy!

A day in the life of a program debugger:

fret, fret, fret. curse. look. read.

think.

type type type. oops. curse. undo undo undo undo undo.

think. lunch. ah ha! Hmm. return.

type type type. query. type type. hmm.

"*#$@"?! Ah HA! undo undo undo. type. install. Ahh.

smile.

type type type. install. grin.

wander. peer. return.

type type type. crow. type type type. type type type. type type type. install. hold breath. turn blue. pray.

Rant about general OOC: if you are finding yourself constantly using OOC in a post, use the OOC folders. It's hard enough to watch a story unfold when you only get a handfull of sentences a day. It's harded still when you have to skip over just as many OOC comments.

Rant about general OOC: if you are finding yourself constantly using OOC in a post, use the OOC folders. It's hard enough to watch a story unfold when you only get a handfull of sentences a day. It's harded still when you have to skip over just as many OOC comments.

The idea of long term sentencing (ie for years) is a modern idea. If you were sentenced to long term you were likely being rehabilitated which basically meant being treated like shit if you were lucky enough to be considered sane. The 'insane' had it much worse.

Life has jumped out and bit me on the ass. Between my regular job, my part-time computer repair, programming, pre-med classes, and rock climbing I just haven't time to post in a timely manner on a consistent basis. Posting activity is picking up, and I hate to leave now, but for now I haven't even time to step back to lurker status.

To all of you I've written with over the years, thank you for the experience. I've learned more from you guys than I'd ever dreamed possible, and you all know I'm not just talking about writing. I'd list everyone, but I'm sure to leave someone out. You all know who you are.

So, this is the third, and probably the last time I say goodbye. The lessons I've learned here I'll remember forever, and I hope everyone finds their dream, whatever it may be.

My AIM is buried in the contact folder. Feel free to send me a page whenever I'm on. Keep in contact so I don't have to miss you guys too much.

Love you all.

Sláinte,
Chris Lynch

For reference to the newer folk, so you don't wait for a response from me, I write the following characters:

For a look at these, as well as some helpful hints about how to research the alternate America, or what to write about, check out the Hatrack River 1830's Guidelines discussion folder in this same section of the board!

Ideally, each discussion topic (Smithy, Main Street, Pub) is meant to be a location. If the world were perfect, all the topics in each discussion would make perfect sense and fall in chronological order that somehow matched with the rest of the discussions in the rest of the folders.

That doesn't happen.

The fluidity of "Hatrack Time" is pretty famous. Because some people post once a day and some people post once a week and some people post once a month, there is no way to make everyone keep to the same schedule. Therefore, if you're a fast and frequent poster, your character might have stories brewing in several discussions at the same time. If someone were to draw out a timeline of Hatrack events, these stories would be taking place days, hours, or even months apart, but as the author, you could write them at the same time.

What is considered polite here at Hatrack is to treat the discussion topic locations as consistantly as one can, and (of course) to stay true to 1830's history. So if at all possible, avoid posting stories about Ice Skating in the Pub, and avoid posting stories about robot alien hunters from space in anything but the Out of Character Topic.

Go with your own preference! Just remember to include your e-mail address with your user name or names (the way you have as hatrack yan). The reason is so that other posters can contact you if they have questions about your post, or want to your help in working out future plot lines!

What is Hatrack?
What kind of characters are appropriate?
What is a knack?
What should I write about?

If you'd like more specific information, feel free to e-mail me and I'd be happy to help you out.

My life is so hectic. I don't have time to resume posting just yet. I had my baby. She's the prettiest little girl I've ever laid eyes on. She's also a HANDFUL! And I've had to go back to work full time. Egads! It kills mine heart.

Anyway, I don't know how well I'm remembered, since I wasn't actually here for very long. But I've just finished The Crystal City and I missed this place. I'll be lurking for a while, until I get the time to post. I would also like to reread the series one or two more times before I devote myself back to hatrack fulltime. So thought I'd drop a line. I'll be around.

Anyways, glad someone missed me!