Old People Writing for Teens v.3

Hey guys peeking in. Where is the new OPWFT going to be?

The Kidd said:

Hey guys peeking in. Where is the new OPWFT going to be?

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The blog? It's unveiling tomorrow.

The thread is keeping it's old, saggy self right here.

herbchick said:

Crushes, ahhhhh, I was boy crazy and had lots of crushes. Dated a lot too, just never got serious.

One guy had a crush on me throughout high school. He was cute and sweet and shy. I thought he was really wonderful. He always gave me a Valentine's Day gift and sometimes a Christmas gift. Other kids were mean to him and made fun of him but I was always nice. After we graduated his mother called me and told me I needed to be mean to him and ignore him so he'd move on from me. I wouldn't do it and be mean to him, couldn't hurt him like that. Anyway, I haven't seen him for many years and I wonder if he ever married.

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Aww - you are so nice. I bet you made a difference in his life - even if you didn't return his affections. (oh and that Mom - bless her heart - FAIL)

Sage said:

Actually....

I should start a new thread and lock this one.

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How come? To give it a more inclusive name where it's not just old people and young people?

Cuz we're almost at 1700 pages... that's my guess...

Can we be the Marginally Old People Writing for Teens? Or maybe our new friend Lindsay's term...

Old-ish People Writing for Teens?

"Old enough to know better, Too young to care" People Writing for Teens.

Happy Adults Writing for Teens (HAWT)

I was talking about the blog But yes, the TWFT thread is also getting crazy long.

Pops in says "Hi" and runs off to Lacrosse practice.

Sage has the POWAH! (of Greyskull)

hetdough said:

Sage has the POWAH! (of Greyskull)

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LMAO! I haven't thought of "By the power of Greyskull!" in FOREVER!
Thanks for the 80's memory there!

Sage said:

I was the YA renamer on April Fool's Day, shhh

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That is awesome. We know someone important

I loved this year's changes, they were great. I still never found the water cooler though.

Ooo shiny

Hey! V3! I am old.

*plops herself down* I'm not moving! . . . awww, you moved the thread. *pouts*

Soo, the wip I've been working on for the last week or so is almost done . . . trying to figure out how to do the last few chapters. I need to go back and add one or two though. Just not sure if this chapter is working right.

Sage . . . my vacation has been very productive I can write a lot if I push myself. I usually take a very long time because I edit over and over before finishing. So now am doing all the writing and then going to edit, add in, slice, take away, tighten etc.

I'd love to shoot for a longer piece, but for MG rule of thumb is 20-40k, so there will be two books.

I think it also helps that the book is pretty much writing itself. This piece has kept me up late as I try to finish a chapter. The feedback I've gotten from so many of you from FNW has been invaluable! Errm . . . I do wonder though. Thinking of adding a chapter in the very beginning of Merlin basically saving arthur and bringing him to our time.