whatthebillyo@yahoo.com's blog

I came here for constructive feedback on writing.  The forums seem to be at a standstill in that regard, and the writers workshop is down for a few months.  Months are too long to wait.

I don't need anything structured, I need people to read my shit and tell me what they think.  If anybody is willing to trade pieces on a regular basis, respond here.  We'll swap and give suggestions.  Everyone's opinion is important.  We'll keep a page limit so it's not too much of a time committment.  If people can't come up with things to write, we'll come up with exercises or provide cues. 

This could be usefull.  It will probably be fun.  Who's in?

The following is a response to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/science/29collider.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

Particle Accelerator

There are poets passing for scientists.

They built this thing that slams tiny particles together near the speed of light;

I'm sure there have been dozens of new users proclaiming that they will henceforth embrace their inner writer.  This entry is no different.  In my last visit to the house where I was raised ("home"), I was suddenly shaken when I was cleaning out the old closets.  Along with my neglected copy of The Elements of Style were a handful of publishing books, the kind that tell you how to get your work in print.  They were annual editions, and I remember saving up to buy them.  The year inscribed on the covers tells me that I was in the 7th grade at the time.