Work Room - Week 17

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

It's another "Open Topic" week.


Which means that you can literally write anything you have your heart set on writing.


I think that's the key right there - that your heart is actually in it.


Experimentation is always cool. But also keep in mind that, at this point, a lot of the stuff you are going to come up with - someone has done it before. Which means if you are going to go "out there", make sure that the quality of the work, and presentation, is up to snuff.


If it's not - well, you are probably going to hear about it from the voters. Whoever they might be any given week.


The quality, in general, has tended to be really high this season, and I have the feeling that it is going to continue to increase as the numbers dwindle.


But Open Topic tends to get under people's skin and throws them.

When you step back though, these should be your *very best* entries, because they are the most you. You aren't coming at an abstract idea or phrase and trying to make it yours - every single aspect is yours to explore and create.

Which, yes, that means that there is more pressure. Because it IS yours. It's you that you are putting out there.

The thing is - it always is.

Open Topic just means that the gloves are off, and let's see what you are going to do!

This is your Work Room, and space. I hope to use it, and each other, as the resources that you truly are.

Comments

[joeymichaels.livejournal.com]

This really isn't a workroom comment, but there's no Green Room up right now, so just wanted to let you all know that the wife and I are fairly far inland on Oahu and out of the evacuation zone. They're predicting a six foot tsunami, which will do a lot of damage, but won't be nearly the disaster we're seeing in Honshu right now. Will keep you all updated.

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about you. SO's business partner lives on one of the higher elevations, so she didn't have to evacuate. She was telling us how everyone on the coast was, though.

Right now SO's looking at footage from Japan -- there are boats literally being swept into buildings :shudder:

Please be safe.

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update; I had to do a quick search for another lj friend which confirmed she's much more south and east, so fingers crossed she's fine. I just can't get over the scale of this.

[dreamchaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the update!!

Yes - please be safe!

[sharya.livejournal.com]

Noted!

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the update. I'd actually thought about you this morning. Hope everything is okay over yonder and it's not anywhere near as bad as they're predicting.

STAY SAFE over there, man.

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

STAY SAFE!!!!! We need you!!!

[crimsonplum.livejournal.com]

Just asked about you in today's Green Room, sir. Hope all continues to be well. Best good thoughts to you and yours.

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about you guys! I'm glad you're safe!

[sra33.livejournal.com]

Stay safe!!! Been thinking about you ♥

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

PHEW ♥