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Just thought I would say hello to everyone who is here. :)

Just thought I would say hello to everyone who is here. :)

hey all, I am new here, is this site or group active?? ;)

Please excuse me, I am new to the Cafe and this group. I just wanted to let you know I have posted a book I recently finished, "Our New Hobby." Please have a look and let me know how I can improve.

Hey Everyone, 
I have a couple of questions that I'd like to start a discussion on. I'd like to get some feedback on what you all think about Immediacy in poetry. I recently came across that phrase and I'm trying to understand what it means and how it applies. If you have specific examples that would help a lot. 




Also, I recently took my first workshop and the facilitator gave me the feedback that I need to surface more of the narrative of which the poem comes from. I typically write in themes related to spirituality. So, in my mind that is the narrative. To me it's less about the events that shaped the experience as it is the spiritual impact the event had in me. I do include portions of the narrative, but only enough to let the reader get a overarching sense of the narrative. What do you think, is the narrative really necessary to ground the reader and be less abstract? By way of influence I'd say my approach is heavily influenced by Charles Wright, if that gives you any context. So my question is, do you think his recommendations (which I do appreciate and regard) of more narrative a personal preference and style or do you think it's more grounding for the reader?

share some of the communications you have had with me, Maggie Hess, that might be of interest to other poets.

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Hey everybody,

Hey everybody!

Hi everybody!

If you're new to this group (and maybe to this website) then welcome!

Hi, I'm Wallace Beery and I've been writing since before I got hair in strange places. I've got several series in various stages of completion but have never bothered to publish anything until now. These newfangled electric tv typewriters are sort of confusing for us old folks. What do you kids call 'em? Oh yeah ... computers. I figure that if I can ever get the hang of them I'll peck out another 24 books before they plant me.
Maybe you youngsters can help me out by clueing me in on a database app that will give me access to my character's bios and stuff without a lot of hassle. I'd like something that will bring up a bio in a separate window every time I type the character's name. The same for maps, places, etc.
Anyway, I'm happy to have stumbled on this place. Talk to you soon.
                                                                                                        Wallace Beery

So my story Starchild begins with a character being 'portalled' from Earth to the world the story is set. This is outlined in Chapter 3. However, after countless redrafts I'm still having trouble communicating to the main character (and thus the reader) what the world is like and how it works.

So my story Starchild begins with a character being 'portalled' from Earth to the world the story is set. This is outlined in Chapter 3. However, after countless redrafts I'm still having trouble communicating to the main character (and thus the reader) what the world is like and how it works.

hey guys, trying to work on some new stuff and need some help "world smithing" and figuring out my main setting and how some stuff works. down to help me out?

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Laura

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basically i have a string of maybe 10 different stories all going on independently... ish... they all "secretly" connect. point is, I'm trying to re-boot/re-start one and could use some help. i tend to lean towards sci-fi