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[bubosquared]

I'm baaaack! I have cable! TV! Internet! OMG! *runs around in little circles*

In the last six or so hours, I've downloaded and/or installed Firefox, Thunderbird, assorted extensions for same, about two dozen Windows updates, updates for various other programmes, and two thousand five hundred e-mails. Um, yeah. I only wish I were kidding. Oy vey.

Somebody come poke me on IM?

[ETA]Also, ladyjaida mentioned something called The Letter Game:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: A letter game involves the exchange of written letters, or e-mails, between two or more participants. The first player writes a letter in the voice of a newly created character; in this first letter, the writer should establish her own identity and that of her correspondent, should set the scene, and should explain why she and her correspondent must communicate in written fashion. In subsequent letters, plot and character can be developed, but the writers should not talk about plot outside of the letters and the characters should never meet. Letter games can be a writing exercise or a role playing game.

Would anyone be interested in this? It would be non-fanfic, obviously, but otherwise I'm open for suggestions.

maybe i should post this in my actual writing journal ...[/ETA]

Comments

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Whee! Welcome to the Internet! Again. ;-)

*celebrates* *offers cake*

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yay cake! I love cake! I should make some cake soon ...

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Cake! And coffee. (Or tea.) Yay cake!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Mmmcake.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Letter game, yes. I love playing that. Though I can be an unreliable correspondant. Hey, a community? In which we establish a cast of several characters who write to one another? That could be confusing in a fun way.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

We could do the multiple characters thing even just with e-mail or whatnot. (Or even snail mail!) I try and avoid creating even more communities if I can help it. :D

[janecarnall.livejournal.com]

That would be fun.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Hmm. We'd have to do lots of CCing otherwise there'd be storyline confusion. I am in favour of multiple characters because it'd cover up my lapses of attendance :)

[janecarnall.livejournal.com]

Well, we could. Or a mailing list.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Ah, I thought you meant, two writers, multiple players. Yeah, if we're going to have more than two players, a mailing list or comm would be best, I think.

[janecarnall.livejournal.com]

A mailing list would work better for a letter game, I think.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*nod* LJ comms have their advantages, but I like e-mail for this. Either of you have an idea/preference, wanna start?

[ruby-fruit.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested. Looks fun.

Yay for internets!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

And why, exactly, are you not poking me on IM? :D

Also, re: letter game--did you have anything specific in mind? Time period, angst vs funny, slash vs het vs femslash vs gen? I know it says no plot, but for the first time, I need a it of guidance. :D

[ruby-fruit.livejournal.com]

Because I was making food. :P

Uhm. Modern times, who says we can't have angst and funny, and gen or femslash.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*pokes*

Hmm, sounds good. Want to start, or want me to start? Also, e-mail, or what?

[sorchar.livejournal.com]

Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermeyer published a book they wrote using the Letter Game.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Any good?

[sorchar.livejournal.com]

*nodnod* It's called "Sorcery and Cecilia" and is set in a Regency England where magic exists. They've also written a sequel that I have yet to read.

[ex-krazycat651.livejournal.com]

I have a series of three short books that are written just in email and chat. They were very good.

<http://www.rainwater.com/titles.html">Here they are

[ex-krazycat651.livejournal.com]

I fail at a href

[rsadelle]

Ahem.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

That was two years ago! I can barely remember what i had for breakfast on a good day! :D

[ex-krazycat651.livejournal.com]

Heeeey!

[wimmeke.livejournal.com]

Does that mean handwriting ? My handwriting sucks, I tend to write what I think and I change my mind a lot. I make sentences of over 10 lines, including like 20 comma's, before going back and turning it into some more sentences. Moral of the story: Unless you'd want to read and reply to something full of scrappings and removings (or I find me some typp-ex). I'd say I'd rather not. If it can be typed however, or better, sent over email, I'd be willing to try.

[wimmeke.livejournal.com]

Second, the current IM I seem to have of you appears unpokable. Bed time ? Or wrong IM address ? I've only got msn messenger.

[austen.livejournal.com]

I would, I would! If only because I've been in a writing drought lately and I need a muse.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yay! Any ideas/suggestions? You wanna start? E-mail?

[austen.livejournal.com]

None as of the moment, hm. Maybe we should work something out first, yeah? E-mail works for me, though you should probably start -- I'm finishing up an outline for my U.S. History class.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I shall e-mail you tonight/tomorrow to discuss some basics (I know it says no discussing plot, but a basic premise would be good, I think, for the first few times I do this), kay?

What's your addy?

[austen.livejournal.com]

That's perfectly fine with me, and I agree. Discussing it the first couple of times you do it would be a good idea.

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