[stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

Mon Oct 29 18:55:42 UTC 2012

Hi Linda,

I'm really sorry to hear about the fire and recession etc, I hope 
Sandy doesn't hit too hard.

I personally reckon the Fb group should be "closed" rather than 
"secret" so people who don't know about this list can see it is 
there.  Because isn't part of the point of doing this in the 
first place to let more blind writers access it than those who 
have stumbled across the e-mail list? :) There could be a system, 
like say every time a person not belonging to this list requests 
to join, the admin sends a message saying "Please tell us why 
you'd like to be a member of this group" or something, and if 
they don't respond they don't get in, in order to keep out people 
who perhaps shouldn't be there?

Just some thoughts :)

Aine

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:33:11 -0400
Subject: Re: [stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

Hi Aine,
Yes, that is right, the FB page would be an addition to the
conversation/class via phone.  And, I agree that it needs to be 
private - it
is for our members only - and each person would be added to the 
FB page by
the administrator.  That is how it works.  The ones I belong to 
are very
successful with lots of participation and fun among the members.
Members of the Writer's group, can invite a friend to join the 
group as they
would have to be a Writer's group member to be able to be on the 
FB page.
It is a compliment to the list as it is, and not anything that 
would take
people away from this list - it is an additional perk that comes 
with being
a member of this list, in a way.

Rains are beginning here in PA now, and we are to have snow as 
the week
progresses.  Hope everyone is safe and out of the storm.  Last 
night, for
hours, we heard and saw emergency personnel going by, as a local 
mill was on
fire - just across the creek from my house - about 1/2 mile from 
here.  I
believe it has been completely destroyed by fire - not good at 
all for our
little community to be losing even more jobs - the recession has 
hit western
PA so hard you just feel so sad and now, something else, this 
fire that will
take away lots more jobs here.

Lynda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aine Kelly-Costello" <ainekc at slingshot.co.nz
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

 Thanks for the welcome Chris

 Regarding Facebook - a couple things ...
 Firstly, I don't think anyone wanted to get rid of this e-mail 
list, only
 to create a Facebook group as a supplement.  I've watched this 
happen on
 (at least) 2 other lists I can think of right now and it's 
worked
 reasonably well in that Facebook will attract some more people 
that this
 list won't and vice versa so there's no need to be on both, even 
though
 quite a few people probably will be.
 Secondly, I think it would make more sense to make a closed 
group (which
 in Fb's terminology means a group where to join, either the 
admin has to
 approve the request or a current group member has to add you), 
rather than
 a page as for one person with adding friends, if that's what was 
meant by
 a "private page"?

 With respect to the writing prompts: yeah I'd be willing to give 
it a go
 for sure but it will definitely depend on how busy I am as it 
probably
 does for many of us.  Even if one month a prompt for whatever 
reason only
 inspires one person-I think that's still worth it right? :) Of 
course more
 participation means more fun though, so I'd say we should all 
attempt to
 make a commitment to at least writing every 2nd or 3rd one.

 And I hope this hurricane doesn't cause too much havoc, stay 
safe guys.
 :)

 Aine

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net
 To: "Stylist" <stylist at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:25:51 -0400
 Subject: [stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

 Firstly, I'd like to welcome Aine.  I hope your exams go well, 
and that
 you have a fabulous summer as we in the US are preparing for old 
man
 Winter.

 Eve, my gut reaction is to politely decline your request and 
wish you all
 the best in attempting to breathe some much needed life into 
this group.
 We've tried doing this through writing prompts a number of 
times, and at
 best we get maybe 5% participation.  For those who spend hours 
writing a
 piece to share with the group, it's very disheartening  when 
nobody reads
 or responds .  Although I'm a cynic, I'm also a bit of an 
optimist, so
 I'll agree to give it one more try.  I'll come up with a writing 
prompt
 for the group for November, and we'll see how it goes.  I'd love 
to read a
 dozen or more responses, and it would be fantastic if folks 
would give
 constructive feedback so we can all grow in our craft.  The one 
caveat is
 that I live in Connecticut, about 20 miles from the coast, and 
we are
 expected to get slammed by hurricane Sandy tomorrow.  Schools 
have already
 been cancelled through Wednesday, and it's likely we will lose 
power.  So,
 if I don't post a prompt on November 1, I'll get to it as soon 
as the
 power is back on.

 Lastly, if the group decides to move to facebook for 
interactions, that's
 great, but I won't be joining in.  I have a facebook account, 
and use it
 to promote my writing and on occasion to share things with my 
friends, but
 my experience of facebook is that it's primarily a time sucker, 
and not
 very meaningful to me.

 Until next time,

 chris

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