Abridge Speculists Meeting Coordination

[The Jade Knight]

Okay, I sent you the email and await enlightenment.  =]

[MsFish]

Stacy, you have my email?

Oh, I guess there's the Paul one.  That would work.  

You know, Jelly Belly might want to get in on this.  I'm still not sure if I have time right now...but the writing group I had with her sorta fell apart...  You looking at this Jelly?

[stacer]

Actually, MsFish, I don't know if I do have your email.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

ok, I have a few things to say. The mailing list is quite long and I'll be trimming it. There are people who have no intention of coming and haven't given comments, and I don't want to be emailing stuff out to people we aren't in contact with.

To that end, I'm making a new list. So far as I understand, these are the people who should be included:

(me)
Stacer
MoD
JadeKnight
MsFish

If you want in and I haven't named you, post to this thread to that effect.

One more thing. We've already said we'll do JK's story. I'm cool with that. But I want to propose a new requirement for submissions. Part of why the list is bloated is that people submit their story, get comments, then never come back. This is supposed to be a reciprocal arrangement. Thus I want to suggest that before you can submit something, you have to give comments on at least three stories (or two full weeks of meetings) before anyone else can submit. I'm tired of people coming once and never again. Like I said, we already told JK we'd do his, so I'm fine with that. No problem. But in the future I want to impose this rule. What do the other speculists think?

[JP Dogberry]

I'd like to rejoin the group eventually, but unfortunately I'm far too busy right now.

Second semester should be a lot easier than the first without Field Experience, thankfully.

[stacer]

I agree on the reading three stories thing. Or, with it being so small, perhaps reading two, if we have a low submission rate. Also, just so you know, I have three more weeks of class. That means that if I get the job in Seattle, I'll probably be out of touch for a couple weeks, then on track for writing more regularly, and if I don't get the job, I'll be ready to write more regularly right away.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

as you know, I'm on a bad writing schedule too. I *hope* that will change in a week or so. But I've really no idea.

[MsFish]

I know I've been waffleing, but I don't think I can do this right now.  I've just completely spaced my in-person writing group today, and if I can't handle remembering that, there's really no point in me trying to remember this too.  I suck.

[The Jade Knight]

I think that proposed rule is fair, and you don't have to give me preferential treatment, even though if we've nothing else to discuss (at the moment), I'd gladly submit my story.

So am I going to be getting an email sometime, or how do we do this?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

if you sent me an email, it was lost in the spam. send me another with "Abridged Speculists" in the subject line.

[The Jade Knight]

I just sent you two, the 2nd has "Abridged Speculists" in the subject line.

[Mistress of Darkness]

MsFish you do not suck.

Silly girl-child, I do things like that all the time. This group is very forgiving. We'll miss you and hope you can join up soon.

The rule sounds good to me e.

Why the name change, btw?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

ok, we have a four person group then. That's enough for me. I will send the email tonight

[stacer]

I'm working on my draft, but I may not have it ready in time for you all to read for tomorrow. Perhaps for next week? That way it will have the benefit of my classmates' feedback from tomorrow, too.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

i'm fine with that. I'm unlikely to be able to get connected tonight.