Wednesday Quick Notes

Oh boy, let's see!

The latest issue of The Big Click is out. Rebecca Ore, and much much more. It's our second anniversary issue as well, so if you were waiting to see if we had staying before before subscribing, we do have it, so subscribe.

My Writing Salon course starts up again this Saturday, so if you're local to Berkeley and want to learn how to write, or at least what the hell is wrong with you...uh, your writing, why not sign up?

Oh, and here's a tip. For me anyway, it is very frustrating to see writers of various calibers whine about opportunities and the lack thereof, and then clam up when I solicit something from them because it's too hard or not exactly in their wheelhouse or or or... Sometimes I even complain about this, on Twitter or Facebook, which is where all my short exhalations go these days. Anyway, if you see one of those little fits, here's a good way to react:



A short private message. It exudes confidence and enthusiasm, without begging, throwing around bona fides (which may work against you, especially if you're either a beginner or just terrible—a lot of terrible people writers follow me on social media) or extended rhetoric or questions. And, for the love of God, no reference to one's self as "a content creator"! Just a rhetorical Yes. And if what I'm offering is a bad fit, you can always turn your yes into a no with no hard feelings.

With me anyway, that's how you do it. And that's why Carrie Cuinn has, after a few rounds of edits, an essay in The Battle Royale Slam Book.