Prompt - Week 3

[clauderainsrm]

 I wanted to go more upbeat this week with the prompt, something to put people in a good and uplifting mood. 

I wanted to... but that's not how it worked. Or maybe it will. After all, you can take this in any direction you want!!! 

Maybe it's a good thing. Maybe it's a bad thing. 

All I know is that this week's prompt is happening and it's going to be 

Without You 

The deadline to link your entries back to this post is Tuesday July 23rd at 8pm ET. 

Have fun! 

Green Room - Week 3 - Day 1

[clauderainsrm]

 I accidentally posted the new prompt to my personal DW account last night. The messages I woke up to this morning were "You didn't post a prompt" NOT "you posted it to the wrong place"... which just goes to show that no one else is looking over there either!  ;) 

I've since posted it to the correct place   therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1146151.html

The results post was (fortunately and unfortunately) posted to the correct place however therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1146053.html

It's going to be the first Idol poll of my new job era, so I wanted to make sure it was at a point where you not only had a few days to write, but that I would be able to get as much done ahead of time as I could (just in case there was anything that needed to be fixed at last minute, since there is no way I can get away with staying up late. :D) 

We're going to be trying some things out, kicking some wheels and seeing what works best over these next few weeks. So bear with me and I will bear with you. (Which is, as we know, better than "man with you"  ;)    ) 

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Speaking of "trying things out" I've been thinking about how people aren't really talking in the Green Rooms these days and how a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that so many of you are connected through other social media outlets. Whereas "back in the day" this was the main source of interaction so you'd see a lot more of it.  Now a lot of you already know what is going on in each other's lives before someone even posts.  which, of course, is a disadvantage for the newbies among us and doesn't encourage them to speak up because no one else is talking... 

So I was thinking about this and stumbled on the one time in recent memory that *did* get more responses. Not a ton of them. But more than we've been getting (from my memory. I didn't go back and prove that I was wrong. That's what you are probably going to do. )

Tribal Councils during our Survivor event.  Where I would ask people direct questions.  Most people didn't like the "strategy" questions that come up in Survivor. But they did seem to enjoy the writing ones.  I can't ask 50 people a question every day. But I CAN direct questions to a few people. Not every day. But maybe once or twice a week. (Probably on weekends going forward) 


Will it pull people into the conversation? Will people opt out completely? Who knows! Let's find out together!

oxymoron67  - First and foremost, welcome to the mini season! I'm glad to have you here.  I was scanning back on your previous entries and it hit me on just how much you enjoy playing with dialogue and bits of conversations from your real life. How much of that is that you are just naturally attract interest characters in your life and how much is it that you just have a good ear for catching that kind of thing and applying it to your writing? Have you worked much with full scripts (plays/script writing) to continue to flesh out some of these moments? Or do you prefer the bite-sized re-telling that come from capturing specific moments? 

reidharriscooper  -  Sooner or later WE are going to end up meeting/hanging out. I'm in full agreement that Deep Ellum needs to be experienced both during the day *and* night, because they are almost two different places. (I enjoy both of them) My Facebook cover photo was taken in Deep Ellum. (for those who follow me over there). I've never been to the Houston Meow Wolf (or any of the others) but I HAVE been to the one in Santa Fe and that was a LOT of fun. I'll admit though that I had the same issue that I've had in escape rooms. I keep expecting them to be these futuristic, technology to the point of magic, places and then I see the actual practical effects and go "Oh, I should probably stop trying to open these drawers. They don't open portals to other realms. Need something bigger for that!"  :D)   It's no surprise (given your background) but you are really good at capturing the essence of pop culture and travel. I hope to see more of that, while continuing to dig deeper into the human/emotional impact.  

unmowngrass -   This is going to be embarrassing, but when I read your entry this week I had the thought "I should introduce her to my FB friend. I think they would get along!" You seemed to be in similar places in your life and personal growth. Spoiler: I realized TODAY that YOU are that FB friend.  :D  So you should meet yourself some day. I think you would get along, with you!  I love how your entries are an "old school" approach to what Dreamwidth/Livejournal is about - detailing your personal journey through life. Given the naturalism you mentioned in the entry - do you find the same comfort in being able to walk around your inner thoughts in front of other people? Do the two relate directly or is it just about being that open book and being able to fully relate to other people? 

mollywheezy     While scrolling through and deciding "Who should I talk to this time around?" you jumped right out immediately because I'm absolutely fascinated by the choices in your week 2 entry. You are also someone who tells personal stories, which is something I admire. But this time around, you decided to tell someone else's story - in first person - with yourself as a supporting character! What was that mental process like? How did you come to the decision of what to write about, and what was it like taking yourself out of your own head and putting yourself into the head space of your friend? How did that impact the perspective and given that Julie recently passed away (echoing the sympathies already expressed by others) did you feel closer to her by being able to tell a story about her life? 


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For other folx - Do YOU have any questions or comments for these 4? Anything else you would like to add or comment on from Week 1, 2 or what you would love to see them do for future weeks? 

Regardless of your answer to that, anyone have anything cool going on this weekend?