Thursday, May 6, 2010
Trularin Completed Another Book
Go here http://trularin.wordpress.com/ I don't think a link is on there yet, but the site should still have enough identifying info for you to find a retail outlet.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Tax Day Cllitfo Update, April 15 2010
Litfo has been more functional lately. The trolls are laughable & the writing has been decent. Today's News Flash Fiction has been rockin' the daily news and unspinning the spin. Good satire.
There were the typical kids who don't really believe they're posting on the internet--until they get their first 'unkind' comment. Then we have to watch them freak out when they're forced to deal with reality for what seems like the first time.
Zenyatta wrote some poetry that was okay in form, but not really memorable.
I don't read much wonderfulone but playman sure did and gave him/her the seal of approval. Not for me, but who wants a monolithic literary taste. Artcrime anyone?
A schizo named crimson something is trolling like it's 1994. It would be pathetic if it wasn't so ridiculous.
pdxink has grown up and can accept criticism now. There wasn't even a flamewar when spittingseasnake failed to get part of pdxink's comp on the 10th.
There was some forgettable 'chamber music' poetry that was pretty to read (for the right type I suppose) but really lacked anything memorable.
Oh, the violence-porn. Can't forget that stuff. So you know, violent fantasies, played out in a what-if scenario. Not necessarily wish-fulfillment, but the sort of morbid curiosity a child has. Not very interesting.
Oh, this guy called TheRailsplitter writes these dozen or so line poems that rhyme and use iambs, but can be summarized in five words or less. I called him on it and he tried to play it cool--ye olde, 'you loser' rebuttal. Truth hurts, eh buddy?
Royo liked someone's trite vacation poetry. That guy is the living performance art of fail. Here is some typical Royo for you:
I read the first two posts, got interested < royo > 04/11 22:07:13
then decided you are playing games
with the forum trolls, you
should try for a better audience
with a straightforward ms
unless you just want you ass kissed
by ass kissers
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/forums/?ID=155925494
Someone asked about Nu Shu, one of those matrilineal languages. China I think. Bloomsday was helpful as usual. I regret being a jerk to him/her for a few years. Goes to show that s/he's interested in talking lit, not 'making friends' as they say on reality shows.
It's well known on litfo that I'm a big fan of rtoady's writing. He really outdid himself this week with "AH-64: Ouroboros Drags His Talons Through the Dust." If you were freaked out by the wikileaks video, you weren't the only one. It's on the first page of http://carrioncall.blogspot.com and you should definitely get over your anti-blog prejudices and read it. He also has some great sketches on there--he's been doing them daily.
Paul Krugman's thesaurus fail was called by Princess Wordplay and offered as a topic by Twice_shy on the 13th.
Editors without an audience keep trying to enlist litfo writers, so they can steal our juju.
Someone wanted to rip off a copy of final draft and asked if anyone would enable a crime.
We didn't really seem to care about the Pulitzer Prizes... well most of us didn't. There was a little conversation and a lot of conspicuous silence. Jealousy? Or has it become less relevant?
Oh! Can't forget the weekly request for a writer to 'help' someone write the 'great idea, but is it really if I can't even write it down myself?' book (aka, I'm a stupid ass who dismisses the most important part of the writing process--will you be my second fiddle?).
Also, a whole bunch of us have migrated to Twitter. I think I like it better than craigslist. Onyxsupersonics wrote haiku tips for a few weeks and is now posting a novel online--one chapter at a time. There are also writers on Twitter who give me faith that there are more decent writers out there. We internet insurgents will clobber the lit institutions. The New Yorker has less quality reading than you'll find by clicking around the litfo web ring. You lit-cronies are laughing now--piss off: you've never earned a reader in your life--just editors. If penis pills and Aquadots can become best sellers, then consider that it is the publishing machinery which sells your book--not your talent.
And we all know I've been kicking ass daily at Toylit.
That's the news from craigslist litfo. Come on over Garrison Keillor: we'll show you how below-average you really are (and maybe waken that insecure teenager inside you--you know, the truthful part of your psyche).
There were the typical kids who don't really believe they're posting on the internet--until they get their first 'unkind' comment. Then we have to watch them freak out when they're forced to deal with reality for what seems like the first time.
Zenyatta wrote some poetry that was okay in form, but not really memorable.
I don't read much wonderfulone but playman sure did and gave him/her the seal of approval. Not for me, but who wants a monolithic literary taste. Artcrime anyone?
A schizo named crimson something is trolling like it's 1994. It would be pathetic if it wasn't so ridiculous.
pdxink has grown up and can accept criticism now. There wasn't even a flamewar when spittingseasnake failed to get part of pdxink's comp on the 10th.
There was some forgettable 'chamber music' poetry that was pretty to read (for the right type I suppose) but really lacked anything memorable.
Oh, the violence-porn. Can't forget that stuff. So you know, violent fantasies, played out in a what-if scenario. Not necessarily wish-fulfillment, but the sort of morbid curiosity a child has. Not very interesting.
Oh, this guy called TheRailsplitter writes these dozen or so line poems that rhyme and use iambs, but can be summarized in five words or less. I called him on it and he tried to play it cool--ye olde, 'you loser' rebuttal. Truth hurts, eh buddy?
Royo liked someone's trite vacation poetry. That guy is the living performance art of fail. Here is some typical Royo for you:
I read the first two posts, got interested < royo > 04/11 22:07:13
then decided you are playing games
with the forum trolls, you
should try for a better audience
with a straightforward ms
unless you just want you ass kissed
by ass kissers
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/forums/?ID=155925494
Someone asked about Nu Shu, one of those matrilineal languages. China I think. Bloomsday was helpful as usual. I regret being a jerk to him/her for a few years. Goes to show that s/he's interested in talking lit, not 'making friends' as they say on reality shows.
It's well known on litfo that I'm a big fan of rtoady's writing. He really outdid himself this week with "AH-64: Ouroboros Drags His Talons Through the Dust." If you were freaked out by the wikileaks video, you weren't the only one. It's on the first page of http://carrioncall.blogspot.com and you should definitely get over your anti-blog prejudices and read it. He also has some great sketches on there--he's been doing them daily.
Paul Krugman's thesaurus fail was called by Princess Wordplay and offered as a topic by Twice_shy on the 13th.
Editors without an audience keep trying to enlist litfo writers, so they can steal our juju.
Someone wanted to rip off a copy of final draft and asked if anyone would enable a crime.
We didn't really seem to care about the Pulitzer Prizes... well most of us didn't. There was a little conversation and a lot of conspicuous silence. Jealousy? Or has it become less relevant?
Oh! Can't forget the weekly request for a writer to 'help' someone write the 'great idea, but is it really if I can't even write it down myself?' book (aka, I'm a stupid ass who dismisses the most important part of the writing process--will you be my second fiddle?).
Also, a whole bunch of us have migrated to Twitter. I think I like it better than craigslist. Onyxsupersonics wrote haiku tips for a few weeks and is now posting a novel online--one chapter at a time. There are also writers on Twitter who give me faith that there are more decent writers out there. We internet insurgents will clobber the lit institutions. The New Yorker has less quality reading than you'll find by clicking around the litfo web ring. You lit-cronies are laughing now--piss off: you've never earned a reader in your life--just editors. If penis pills and Aquadots can become best sellers, then consider that it is the publishing machinery which sells your book--not your talent.
And we all know I've been kicking ass daily at Toylit.
That's the news from craigslist litfo. Come on over Garrison Keillor: we'll show you how below-average you really are (and maybe waken that insecure teenager inside you--you know, the truthful part of your psyche).
Saturday, April 10, 2010
April 10 2010: Do I have to do everything?
Perhaps you've noticed I stopped promoting cllitfo so heavily. Wondering why? Because you like hits on your sites, but you don't bother to do anything to cross promote. It's annoying. If Toylit was indicative, you were each getting 2-5 hits a day when I was actively promoting cllitfo. I asked for people to post reviews. Nothing. I asked for people to post links. Nothing. If you're not going to bother doing 1/10 the work I do to promote this site, then fuck it, right?
I'm going to promote this site a little bit to remind you all of the hits it was generating. If that doesn't motivate you to copy & paste notable pages, then this page isn't worth maintaining.
I'm going to promote this site a little bit to remind you all of the hits it was generating. If that doesn't motivate you to copy & paste notable pages, then this page isn't worth maintaining.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
New threads, March 25-etc: if you don't start reviewing litfo posters, I will
Post links and threads here.
Also, please review litfo posts and pages. If you don't, I will. Not sure that would be preferable for some of you.
Also, please review litfo posts and pages. If you don't, I will. Not sure that would be preferable for some of you.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Forgot to add someone who should have been added a while ago
Please go here and read: http://anokcorralofthoughts.blogspot.com/
If you like the lyrics of Guided by Voices, you'll love this guy.
If you like the lyrics of Guided by Voices, you'll love this guy.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Litfo Denizens who have books and other publication clips
Give everybody a heads up here so others can promote you.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Feb 20, 2010: Promote your writing
Identify yourself so litfo people can identify you and promote your site here, with a link.
Litfo people: you should be going to reddit, digg, propeller, mixx, whatever, and promoting posts NO MATTER WHAT. Do not use the criteria of the litfo. If you like a writer, but think s/he's having an off day, you should still promote him/her so that the writing can rise above the internet's static. Let other people determine its quality. This doesn't work if there are more people promoting their own work than the work of other writers. It costs time, but that's it. And the net result is a real readership collectively.
Litfo people: you should be going to reddit, digg, propeller, mixx, whatever, and promoting posts NO MATTER WHAT. Do not use the criteria of the litfo. If you like a writer, but think s/he's having an off day, you should still promote him/her so that the writing can rise above the internet's static. Let other people determine its quality. This doesn't work if there are more people promoting their own work than the work of other writers. It costs time, but that's it. And the net result is a real readership collectively.
Ground Rules
Anybody may post comments on threads to post their writing, but this page better be used with civility. I will delete posts at my discretion, but will try to avoid using that power. This is a BBS for denizens of the litfo who feel it's improper to promote their sites on there. I will try to make sure there are new threads daily and I guess we can also do something like 'post of the day,' as a way of filtering between the sketches and the finished products for readers. In this way, this page can become a dedicated marketplace for readers and writers. Also, since it will have something like open posting, it will not be centrally organized, so if you don't like me, you don't really need to deal with me to get traffic. Grudges are not okay though, whether manifested actively or passively. I think that's it.
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