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Happy New Year!
The Write Crowd is moving into 2009 with new fire and passion for the writing community. In the coming months, you’ll see our site take on a new look as well as a few new functions. Podcasts will be back, of course, hopefully on a more regular schedule, and we’ll be adding some video book reviews from time to time, as well.
One of the most exciting new projects at The Write Crowd begins today, and can be found on The Insomniac Writer blog, home of our own J. Patrick Lemarr. He’ll be using his blog as a day-by-day journal that will later be compiled into a book. It should be an interesting look into the writer’s process and, before it ever sees print, you get to read it as it’s being written.
Later in the year (most likely summer) we’ll announce our first anthology, opening our doors to all submissions. We can’t promise any cash, but we’ll be selecting our favorites for publication and get you a free copy (providing you make the cut!) It should be a fun year, all in all, but we’ll never make it without you. Visit our site regularly and often. Tell your other writers about this resource. Use us. Only you can turn this website into a community.
So what are you waiting for? Start writing!
thewrite @ January 1, 2009
Okay. I know. It’s been a while since any new material was added to the site. That WILL change. We still have a vision and plan for The Write Crowd and we hope you haven’t given up on us. The thing is, Gene and Jeff have both been going through a series of transitions that have made the regular updating of blogs nearly impossible. Gene has been traveling the globe working in areas ravaged by the most recent hurricanes. His responsibilities keep him in the field all day and writing reports most of the evening. He’s been away from his family and has taken a sabbatical from almost every other project in his life to help the families devastated by these disasters.
Jeff, as he has mentioned in his blog, is now a stay-at-home dad, which should free him up to blog more, right? Wrong. Jeff and his family have been in the process of purchasing a home and moving. He’s been splitting his time between unpacking, readying his old home for sale, and being a good dad to his 5-month old. He has spent a considerable amount of time without access to the internet (though that has been sorted out) and only recently unpacked his computer and got it set up.
Life has been chaos for both of our founders.
What does all this mean for The Write Crowd? Well, Jeff and Gene have some interesting plans for the future of this community, some of which have been discussed elsewhere on this site. They know, as should you, that life always brings us these times of chaos - when there is never enough time, money or energy to do what needs doing. The best we can do is hold on and wait for the sun to come out again.
Jeff should be back online shortly. It may be a while longer before we see new input from Gene. Whatever the case, these men are passionate about writing - and about providing a community for other struggling writers. The Write Crowd isn’t going anywhere. We hope you’ll stick around - participate - and help us grow.
The Write Crowd Crew
thewrite @ November 15, 2008