A place for open letters to the good people of the world.

Dear CR,

Have you been AWOL for some time, or am I just dumb (and I accept that the second answer is a perfectly believable one)?

ut

 

Dear Fly,

I like Waffle House. Have never gotten sick in there. It was just a fun night errrr morning after drinking and there is a WaHo within walking distance of my current residence. Funny stuff!

Yours in Bert's Chili,
Tommy_D

 

Dear T_D,

I never got sick in a Waffle House, only seen things that are usually reserved for the bottom of toilet bowls in third world countries. I agree with what you say about some of the employees. They seem to be, umm...yeah.

Enjoy the Kentucky Oysters,

Mayfly

 

UT,

You're no dummy. I've been MIA for at least a few weeks. Now that I'm back at work after three months off and with school starting in two weeks, I should be around regularly again. Did I miss anything good?

Cheers,
Cradle

 

Cradle,

I don't think so, but I can't remember back that far...

ut

 

Dear board,

In the last two months, I've lost my frou-frou coffee and sushi virginities (is that a word?).

I love me some non-fat latte with hazlenut and whipped cream. Mmmmmm.

Thanks, Pacific Northwest,

three_bags_full

 

Dear new stringer,

Really, you gave me your stories and THOSE were your leads?
REALLY????

I know you're new, but damn kid, I'm going to get awfully sick of rewriting your stories starting about ... yesterday.

Next week lets shoot for two goals:

1. Something even mildly creative, both in terms of not having been done 1,000 times already this month and in terms of something that actually connects to the stories' overall themes.

2. Leads that actually make sense. Going with weather is disgusting enough. Going with weather that doesn't make sense is way worse. Opting for cliche is terrible no matter what. Opting for cliche that is incorrect is way worse.

Please, new stringer. Please Lord figure it out.

And you sort of smell.

Rewriting your shit again,
Pilot

 

Dear Yahweh,

I have seen the light. Never again will I stray from the Path of Righteousness that is Caffeine, one of your finest creations.

Yours in cold, fizzy drinkage,

Troop

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Pilot,

I assume you telling and showing said n00b the way you want things to be done, rather than just doing rewrites in his absence, yes? The kids tend to do better if they have an example to follow.

Yours in the pursuit of mental health,

Troop

 

Dear James Dolan,

This has gone too far.

Very truly yours,
Huggs

 

Trooper,

He's very new to me and at this point I'm not entirely comfortable making the massive restructuring suggestions that are necessary. He seems a bit different than some of the other guys I've worked with and I haven't really decided the best way to reach him yet -- just offering corrections, suggestions, more oversight from the start, or all of the above. Some guys in the past I've pretty much had to layout exactly what kind of questions to ask and what themes to pursue. I'm hoping this doesn't end up going there, so I'm holding off a little at this point.

After his first few articles, I pointed out a lot of the stuff I did to them, and did so again to this batch. I haven't really laid it all out yet, though. Hopefully he'll take the advice I have given and in the near future, when he gets a little more acclimated to his beat, he'll start writing stuff that actually makes sense in the story and the world.

For now, though -- and on deadline -- my only option was to rip and rewrite. Oh, and bitch about it online!

-- Pilot

 

Dear Pilot,

Thank you for your interest in the Roswell Daily Record.

 

three bags - PLUS, you now put fruit in your beer ... fucking PNW. hugs, tomas