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Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Jun-12-2007 23:27

Can I run an idea by all you writers and editors. I'm building Ona Missions website... shameless plug here but take a look at :

http://onamissionagency.googlepages.com/home

I have an idea that I like but not sure what everyone else thinks. In the library section I'm setting up Writer's Corner.

The idea here is 3fold, to display short stories in The Gumshoe Diaries (none there yet) to show published/submitted material such as case intro's and Scripted Mystery intro's and crime scene as teasers and finally and importantly:

Peer Review. To save editors a bit of time but mainly to allow writers to receive additional feedback not just from editors but fellow writers I'm setting this area up. The idea is writers can send over drafts of case intro's or bits of Scripted Mysteries and they will be displayed here. There will be a link to PM the author and also a forum (at moment based on Bravenet but if advised I will link it back here) for discussion. My idea for the forum also is for writer's to share thoughts and ideas at the very basic stage or get a big nudge if they get writers block.

So as I said, what do you all think?


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Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Jun-12-2007 23:28

Sorry about the lack of subject, got carried away after spell checking the message! Can a moderator add one? Something like "Peer Review Idea"

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jun-13-2007 05:14

I dont think they can add a subject, since I don't believe they can edit posts :)

Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Jun-13-2007 05:38

Thanks Biggie, I'll make sure I check next time wont I... making myself look a total nana!

AmazingAmanda253
AmazingAmanda253
Well-Connected

Jun-13-2007 18:36

nice idea. Maybe you could add a message board where writers can share tips and talk about there mysteries.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Jun-13-2007 19:40

lol nope, can't add a subject, but it'd be fun if we could change the names of posts :D

Can't see anything wrong with your idea Stooby, and I really like the Ona Mission website (some things on that I can point people to that will save me a lot of 'explaining time').

All I can say is that maybe some of the things you mention above could be fulfilled by authors utitlising this Board more fully. As you have in the past.

People, well I believe, are more than welcome to post their intros or SM's (or parts thereof) for reader feedback by creating a new post on this Board for instance.

But otherwise, good luck :)

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

Jun-13-2007 20:47

I agree with SS. This is a good idea, but I'm not sure why some of these things can't be done on this part of the Sleuth Message Boards.

AmazingAmanda253
AmazingAmanda253
Well-Connected

Jun-13-2007 21:14

Yeah, it would be nice if there was a little more going on on this message board. :)

Stooby
Stooby
Well-Connected

Jun-13-2007 23:51

Either way is fine to me, I wondered if people felt cagey at shouting things out to Sleuthsville as a whole by using these baords and might want a more cosey enviroment to talk about things. Well either way lets start helping each other out, it seems to be sensible to me to share and help each other in writing and developing stories and I do think polishing things off before they go to the editing stage would be fairer on the editors and mean more got processed.


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