A warm and zealous welcome for jst5150 - New Room Co-Mod!

[MacAllister]

The new Co-mod of Mainstream/Contemporary/Literary -- JST5150!

Jason is a fine writer and poet, and he and Jen will, I think, complement each other's strengths in here.

Thank you Jason. :) I'm awfully glad you agreed to take this on.

[CaroGirl]

Welcome Jason! Here's some coffee for you. Later in the day, after we've received our rejections, we will be serving chocolate and alcohol.

[jst5150]

Thanks for the coffee!

As for those rejections, chin up. Besides, vodka and cranberry works much quicker. :-)

I look forward to breathing life into the forum and helping you all in any way I'm able. If you need something, please don't hesistate to ask.

(He says, expecting a thread full of interesting and challenging requests ...)

[Stew21]

that mod hat looks so natural on you, Jason!

[tjwriter]

Congrats!

You've been an excellent calendar dude, so this should be natural.

[jst5150]

that mod hat looks so natural on you, Jason!
And the feathers? Huh? Huh? It'll keep until Easter, too. w00t!

[III]

Congrats, Jason! You kinda remind me of Tony Soprano (in a good way), so I'm sure you'll be a great mod.

[jst5150]

III, I cannot rep you from work (firewall restrictions kill the script), however, I'm not sure I've not been given a cooler compliment in a very long time. Thanks!

[Bubastes]

Welcome!!

[benbradley]

Hi, Jason, congratulations on being a mod! It seems you were inviting questions, so I have two quick ones for you:

1. Does your ID, jst5150, have anything to do with the model number of a certain device first sold around 1981?

2. How do I write a best-selling mainstream novel?

Feel free to elaborate on your answers as much as you like. Thanks, and congrats again!:)

[jst5150]

1. Does your ID, jst5150, have anything to do with the model number of a certain device first sold around 1981?
No. It's my initials and the police code for 'crazy' in LA.

2. How do I write a best-selling mainstream novel?
I wish I knew, or I'd be cashing my royalty checks. :-) I'm told mainstream is "a novel with a broad appeal, that encompasses themes and characters that most readers can identify with." That's fairly vanilla. However, I would recommend homework. Practice. Writing. Rewriting. More homework. Honing. More rewriting. A good editor. A better glass of scotch and, in the end, some luck. of course, the luck comes from doing all the other things well.

Thanks for the welcome. :-)

[JenNipps]

Glad to have you here. :)

I've been AWOL more often than not lately and--unfortunately--I think it shows.

[CaroGirl]

How about a cool and jealous welcome?

[tammieofmi]

Hey welcome!

[Susie]

Congrats & way2go!

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

How'd I miss this? Jason! What did she do to you, son!?

Oh, well. Good luck! :D

[Cassiopeia]

Aw heck! Jason! This is just brilliant! You gotta remember though to drop by the MTS chats now and again cos you rock! Congrats!