It has come to my attention - my personal attention - that the original post was worded very strongly and far too assertive for both what the club stands for and myself as a member of the group. For this I apologize. I won't go into details but my mind was not set right that night. I was impulsive, decisive and tyrannical and even Garaway can't pull that shit off with good reason. What should have been suggestions came out as orders and again, that's not what the club stands for.
What we do stand for, though, is writing. And writing to the best of our abilities, and sharing something we want others to hear. That's what The Creative Writing Club was about. A bunch of people gathering together to share something special.
Which is why I still stand by my original post that everything posted here should be something you're proud of. Something you want to share, something you're willing to print out and drag all the way to Westmount Library and read in an almost soundproof room we stole from a group that didn't show up at the last minute, fifteen minutes before closing time.
And the group is about feedback. We're friends. We're writers. We're readers. We're editors. All four are inseperable. Take the time to show some love, because everyone knows not only how painful it is to write and display to an empty room, but also how unhelpful it is. Which for a writer, is probably more scarring than any rape could make.
The Creative Writing Club was about sharing.
The Heart Rape Club should be about the same thing. So let's share.
27 comments:
Is that..serious?
I agree with this. But I'm not sure if posting should be paused. I think everything we post should meet these requirements and so if someone feels that before the 24th, then post.
But post on YOUR day and post something you're PROUD of.
I kind of disagree with this. Wasn't part of the point of having a blog to force our creative juices to flow? I, for one, enjoy the fact that I occasionally have nothing on Monday night and need to sit down to actually figure something out, as opposed to waiting for inspiration to strike me. It doesn't mean that I'm less proud of my posts.
I'm still posting on my regular scheduled day, if that's all right with you. Part of Heart Rape is, for me, continuity through one heck of a busy summer, and I will not wait for the Muses to come to me in order to have something.
My original sentiment was quite hostile as well when I first read this...suspending posting feels like a punishment, I came to the site, and there was this post IN HUGE LETTERS SCREAMING AT ME!
(also not fan of the new colours)
I agree with Bernard, yet sometimes when I really have nothing that I want to share, I just don't post, I figured everyone worked this way, I need to be (somewhat) happy with it, or I like the idea and really want feedback on how to make it better.
speaking of feedback that would be my complaint: PEOPLE SHOULD COMMENT MORE! especially those who feel the quality is down, in my opinion for the writing to improve one needs comments and criticism and advice. I think we should all try harder to give constructive feedback on each other's work.
Yes people should post on their day, but if you miss your day I think it's ok to post one or two days later...
(and I wish you had waited till monday, because we missed Charles' post and he is continueing a story.)
Pausing the posts is mainly to get everyone to discuss this, as we are right now in the comment section, and not be distracted with posts during the week. This is an easy way for absolutely everyone to see this post.
We're not trying to force anything out of anyone, I think there's a bit of a misunderstanding here. What we want, basically, if for there to be more time spent on the posts in heart rape. Don't post something you've scribbled down and are posting for the sake of posting. Heart Rape is here for you to share, but there IS, there ABSOLUTELY IS, a difference between Heart Rape and your own personal writing, or your own personal blog. DO NOT post for the sake of posting something, for the sake of continuing to write.
That is good, and strongly encouraged, but Heart Rape HAS TO STOP being the place for it. It waters down the quality of our writing.
As for those writing without inspiration, I think this is bad. Writing should come from inspiration. Creative Writing Club has always been about encouraging the development of writers, and lately it has not shown through. Write like your life depends on it, as though your brain just cannot contain these ideas. I strongly suggest people start considering the assignments again, they will become weekly now, and really wrack your brains for inspired writing.
We're not trying to tell anyone what in particular to do. The post says you do not HAVE to post on your day, it does not say Do not post on your day. You can continue to post on your day, weekly basis, that's of course completely encouraged.
But please do not post on anyone else's day. It takes away from others and we then go days with silence and then suddenly five on one day. Let's try to keep some consistency.
Waiting until Monday to do this would then take away from Marta's post, then Bernard's, then Jess's, then mine etc. Better to do it now with the Weekly Assignment up.
Ok. This is already getting out of hand.
Jordano. Your story was good and well written. This is not about the story.
This is the fact that as of late, HeartRapeClub has become more of a chore. People are forgetting to post and then putting it off.
Here's what I have to say.
1. If you want to post. Go ahead. Nobody will stop you. But please don't post on someone else's day. So many people post on others' days and it just gets confusing. If it's Emlyn and Max day, I get on HRC to read Emlyn and Max. But if it becomes Emlyn, Max, Bernard, Audrey and Jess... chances are, I won't read all of them, much less, comment on any.
2. I think we should all comment. I am backtracking on older piece and commenting on a few. When I read a piece, since my workload is completely abolished, I make sure to leave a comment. I think we should all do that. It would also be easier if people posted on their own day (see point 1).
3. I do feel like Heart Rape Club means something different to each of us. I, for one, see it as an appendix to the CWC when it was in its prime. However, during the club meetings, people would read something they've worked on for a while or even a scrap of something they are proud of. We'd also bring in older pieces. Stuff we've read and edited over and over again. That's something that needs to come back.
4. I strongly advise everyone who does not have a personal blog to get one. It also acts as a reserve of material for when you are working on something that you want to post on HRC but is not ready. I've done this many times and honestly, the wait helped a great deal.
5. Bernard, I agree, I sometimes do the same thing. I wait in front of my computer for something to hit me then I spend 4-5 hours, sacrificing sleep to get it right. I think we're fine in that regard. If this is your method, so be it. But if your piece isn't ready by 11:59 at the end of your day, don't worry! You have time! You can go over it. Edit. Edit. Edit! It's great to take your time and make the piece what it really should be to you.
6. Go back into Heart Rape Club. Read the older posts. Some of them are phenomenal. We were excited with the start up of HRC. We had pressure to deal with to ensure that we're writing quality. I can say that lately, I feel like we aren't up to parr with what we can do (certainly there are exceptions, but on a grand scale).
7. Comments. Don't hold back. Alapi ripped me a new asshole. My final story in his class, which was well received with most of you and other lit-lovers, barely passed his standards. If something doesn't work, say it. If the flow or tone of another thing is off, don't hesitate to mention it. Give the pieces multiple reads and give feedback. There's only good to be gained through constructive criticism. I am beginning to be brutal. I feel mean doing it sometimes, but I think it's something that needs to be done.
8. Read the comments people leave you. Take it in. Think about it. Agree or disagree.
9. I think we should have a week where we take one of our older pieces and edit it over the span of two weeks and post it again on HRC.
Overall, you get the gist. If you don't want to take a break from HRC, don't. But there are rules in the club. They were unspoken at first and somewhat understood, but finally, after a year, its time to set them.
Also, Mark Weissfelner will be joining Heart Rape Club. If this message doesn't sink in, wait until this young spitfire gets on and lays down his poetry.:P
Reading that over again, I feel like it came across as aggressive.
All I meant is be patient. Don't rush your posts.
The idea of not posting on someone else's day is just for convenience and not having to read too many pieces and commenting in one day. Heart Rape Club does require some work. This is also in an effort to increase comments.
Basically what Mike said, especially about reading and commenting.
In fact ideally right now everyone can take this time to go back into AT LEAST the last week and comment on the past posts. Every post, every piece of writing should have feedback, some sort of comments. Heart Rape is about sharing, and it's not sharing anymore if no one's reading.
Heart Rape isn't a journal for everyone's personal thoughts and random scribbles. That is what personal blogs are for, and I recommend people start getting their own personal blogs as well.
When Marta told me about HRC being on hiatus until the 24th, I just stood there blinking in disbelief.
Now that I've read Tabia's post, I kind of see the point, and now that I've read all of your comments, I'm a little disappointed.
I think that in addition to Tabia's cry about quality vs quantity, we should really reconsider the whole "day of the week" system. This would probably prevent people from just *posting because they have to*, and really saving their writing for when they're most proud of it and *want* it to be on the internet.
Comments. I stopped posting on this blog because I was unable to provide EVERYONE with comments and constructive criticism and I did not feel the need to get much on my stories (although, the comments I did get were always very nice and patted me on the head) Out of respect for other writers, I think that comments like "Very strong piece" or "This is good" aren't terribly helpful...and I would just not post anything at all. HOWEVER, this IS a blog. It's not like we can sit down and have conversations over tea about every single post. Comments online are impersonal short and often don't come across the way you want them to.
I support Tabia's decision, but I feel like this came out of the blue and we should have been warned.
Also, if decisions like this are going to be made by the heads of HRC, we should have a constitution (or guidelines) written up that would justify more concretely actions such as shutting down the blog temporarily.
I'm a little hurt guys.
We're all friends. What's the big deal?
You raise a good point about decision making, Audrey.
I'm sorry to all members if this - well no, clearly it did - came out of the blue.
It's difficult to run a club and stretch the line between heads and members. I don't think a constitution is going to be drawn up, or at least I hope it won't come to that. This is coming down harder on you all and I think 'shutting the blog down temporarily' is ultimately a good deal for us all to discuss this. It isn't a long haitus, and I think this is an important topic we need to talk about.
But again, note taken. And apologies to everyone <3
About writing things at the last minute specifically to post something on heart rape, I must say, like Jordano, Bernard, and others, that I see nothing wrong with that. Being forced to post something once a week for the last 6+ months has been extremely beneficial to my writing. It has forced me to sit in front of my computer and WRITE instead of just think about writing.
By posting the beginning of longer things I was trying to get done, I actually managed to finish writing these things. I'm specifically thinking of Bibliomania, which is one of the longest complete stories I've written. I'm really proud of that story, and many of you gave me positive feedback about it. Without the posting system established in heartrape, I would have never been able to finish it. It's the same thing with Boyhood, Manhood, Fatherhood, Death, which I'm currently finishing.
I think right now the greatest problem with heartrape is the comments. A lot of really great pieces of writing only get 1 or 2 comments, sometimes zero. I don't want to point fingers, but I feel like I have to. Marta has been commenting thoroughly and lengthily on almost every post, so has Emlyn. I've been trying to do what I can, although I can't say I've been commenting as much as I should. I could say a few truths concerning the number of comments and posts from those who are currently issuing recommendations concerning the quality of writing on the blog, but I won't. "Si le chapeau te fait..."
Honestly, we shouldn't even be having this debate. I'm with Jordano. Instead of debating and commenting on this bossy post (the talk about heads and members scares me, I've never considered this blog to be *run* by anyone), we should all just write as much as we can whenever we can and post it on our respective days even if it's not the best thing you've ever written. I sometimes go back on some of my older posts and edit the stuff there. I don't like the hiatus thing so I still posted part 3 of my story this week, you can access it here (I think this should work): http://heartrapeclub.blogspot.com/2010/05/boyhood-manhood-fatherhood-death-part-3.html
Before this discussion gets any more complicated, let's boil it down to the principal issues at hand:
1) Quality vs. Quantity: I've pretty much made my point clear. I think I've posted some of the longer stuff on heart rape without sacrificing quality. Just post what you've got, this is about having fun and experimenting. The more you write, the better you get. That's what I think, that's also how I work. If you work differently, don't impose your method upon other members.
2) Comments: Pretty much everyone agrees there should be more comments. So just shut up and go comment, I will do the same.
3) Days: Tabia's suggestion makes no sense. If you can post on other days than yours but not on days with other people posting, and someone is assigned to each day, basically you can only post on YOUR day. I think we should try and respect the day system we have. If you missed your day, I don't see the problem with people posting later. Ideally, you should hold back until the next week, but some people have explosive creativity.
4) About Audrey's concern of the blog's "constitution": So, is this a tyranny or a democracy (although Jordano would probably vote anarchy)? if it's better to have democracy, people should vote about the three aforementioned points: quantity, comments, and days, or maybe not vote at all and continue what we've been doing, writing stuff and having fun. If it's a tyranny, then I'm out.
I think the general things to understand from all of this are as follows:
1. Don't feel the need to post something every week if you don't have something ready. If you think it's crap and post it anyway, I say don't bother. Keep ideas in drafts on paper and stuff.
2. Comments. Lots of them. If not, call someone or whatever. It's happened where I've spoken to Jordano or Emlyn about their pieces at school but haven't commented because of time constraints.
3. Post on your day. That's where I stand. If anything post both the one you were late for and the latest piece together the next week. I do bonus posts all the time.
4. Anarchy. We do what we want. It's only right that we get to express our concerns to our fellow heartrapists.
Alright. So. I've had a good whole long dull day at work in which I had a lot of time to think about this.
I just have to say that at least personally this isn't the way I wanted to go about bringing this up. I thought perhaps talking about this all one-on-one first with each member and then having a communal discussion was the best approach, but here we are. What's done is done, and now we should just discuss, and try to do so as reasonably as possible. Like Audrey said, we're all friends and clearly we don't want to hurt anyone. Honestly, this discussion and all the concern came from wanting to make us stronger, not from mal-intent.
I think Mike said it best in his first comment. He covered all the points we had been initially discussing. So I second him on each point. Couldn't have said it better, but I'll elaborate on some points to add my piece of mind and get my word in.
As writers, we all have stronger moments and then the less successful ones. What we're saying here shouldn't be taken personally to mean that everything each and every one of us has posted as of late is crap. It's just something that quite a few of us have noted over the last many months: a gradual decline in standards. In comparison to how we went about selecting what we posted in that first week of Heart Rape to how we seem to be going about posting now feels quite different. Often work seems to be shrugged onto the blog with the state of mind of "well I should put something it's my day..." rather than a bursting at the seams to share what it is you have and the desire to have the shit critiqued out of it for it to be improved.
But Jordano has raised a new question from me: the reason I share my writing with others is that it can be edited, so is this just about sharing or about critiquing? Because that would make sense as to why the comments would not be so good/consistent/existent as of late.
And as for the commenting. I think it deserves special attention because it evidently is something that's bothering everyone and has been for a while. It's understood that during the school year feedback is going to suffer somewhat. But, and I stress this, it must not stop altogether. Even before this discussion started, each heart rapist writer I spoke to was pissed about the lack of comments they were getting on their pieces. Commenting is what holds this blog together. As Charles once put it oh-so-rightly, Heart Rape without comments is like dry rape. And that hurts. So especially now that the semester is over and we are in the throughs of summer (or summer-ish spring), we should make an effort to really take in what each other is writing and suggest how to make it better. It should not be done on a "Well no one's commenting on my stuff so why should I bother commenting on anybody else's" basis because then everyone’s in the same boat. Everyone wants comments, but everyone has to give a little.
Also, comments should be constructive. Like Audrey said, "This is good/great/strong/awesome" are all well and good things to say and pad our shrivelled, self-doubting-artist egos, but ultimately are unhelpful. And I really and truly mean that in every way. Not only do the receivers of such comments stop believing in the credibility of this feedback, since it more often than not is untruthful and just a shallow way to breeze through commenting, but it also doesn't show you what is strong in particular. Don't feel awful about giving negative feedback, so long as it is helpful and not just being mean, because the negatives are the most valuable. PLEASE be brutally honest in commenting. Part of being a writer is being able to take criticism. If you can't take criticism...well, hopefully you’ll learn to appreciate it. If you really do love a piece, don't feel bad about gushing about it, that's fine! Just make sure you justify your feelings by pointing out that it is the dialogue that is so realistic it caught your interest straightaway, or that the descriptions were so vivid it transported you into the story from the first paragraph, or the characters were developed and complex and captivating. Make it specific feedback to the piece to let the writer know you've read it and care (if you don't care, then that's another problem altogether). We all have very unique styles here on Heart Rape, which I think is one of the best things about this blog. We are exposed to all these ways of looking at writing each day of the week which is something really special. As such, we should try and keep note of how we're all evolving as writers, where we've polished and where we still have yet to shine. This blog, just like the Creative Writing Club, is about developing as writers and refining our talent.
And speaking of refining our talent. People have brought it up, and it must be reiterated: writing is about writing - and writing a lot. However, it's also a great deal about selecting and, even more so, editing. Not everything you write is good, and not everything should be posted on Heart Rape just because Heart Rape is there to be posted on. Tabia said it right when she said that getting your own blog for your random thoughts, scribbles, experiments, fuck-ups and trying-new-things stuff is important. It's a great way to get you to try and write every day without relying solely on Heart Rape.
Heart Rape shouldn’t be the only reason you’re writing, although I am really genuinely happy to hear that quite a few of you do use it as your kick-in-the-butt to do so. But it does need saying that while deadlines work for some, if you've let yourself grow creatively lazy and rely just on this blog to flex your writing muscles it's inevitable that you will "get out of shape" so to speak. Your weekly-writing-exercise output will be raw and unrefined and usually not the strongest it could be. So write it the night before. But don't necessarily post straight away. Ruminate. Edit. Post the week after once you've meditated on it. Or don't. Honestly, it's up to you and, as has been said before, we won't stop you from posting. Just keep all this in mind, and next time it your posting day, consider if the reason you're posting is more because you want to or feel you should. Don't feel pressured into posting if you don't even feel your work is up to par. If you feel the need to write a blurb before your post warning readers that “this is crap but I had nothing else”, don’t bother, as Mike said. If you've written something that week and choose not to post it, don't look at the piece as a waste of time. No work is a waste, it continually makes you better with practice. And at least personally, I feel better about myself when I pick and choose what I want to share. It helps you to look at your writing more objectively as soon as you say you're going to begin being selective, and that just makes your writing better in general.
I think Mike has a point about bringing up the essence of what the Creative Writing Club used to be. Our weekly assignments used to be fun. We'd have a meeting full where we'd all approach a subject from a different angle and it was fun to see the way our minds worked. I personally found the "write like someone else" prompt to be the best week(s) worth of Heart Rape writing, save maybe the first week. It would be nice to find that again, where we're all excited to show what we came up with and how we went about making our stories as wild as possible.
Also, bringing in older stuff/edited stuff. We shouldn't be shy about posting edited pieces. In fact, I think Mike's prompt of having a week of that is a great idea. Most of us don't edit our old pieces. Once they're out and posted, that's it. But editing is good. I learned that (if nothing else) from my creative writing prose fiction class this semester. So I encourage you all to try it and we can see how we all tweak our writing.
Alright this is a really long comment so I'm going to wrap it up.
To say it again, we don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings, and we aren't trying to be aggressive or hostile towards anyone. Those of you who are really upset, I'm sorry - we only ask that you try and understand where we're coming from. We feel that we should value the quality of our writing here rather than the quantity. Really work on your posts before they're posted. There's no rush on any of this. We have enough stress in our lives from deadlines, Heart Rape shouldn't be adding to the list of them. Take your time. Enjoy the blog. Enjoy working on your writing. We'll all enjoy reading something that's been polished up anyway.
We're all writers with quite a lot of potential. Let's not let this destroy that or our connection within this group. It would be such a shame if we lost this. Being in the Creative Writing program at Concordia has made me that much more thankful to have all of you and this blog, because I've come to realize just how rare it is to have such an awesome writing group outside an academic environment. No one I've met has had something like us. No one. We're something special, so let's try and keep it that way, and try to make it as good as it can be.
PS. Jordano: this really is a good debate, if nothing else :P if we commented this emphatically and dedicatedly on all the posts it would be great lol
I was originally consulted on this at the end of two consecutive all-nighters, so I was tired and un-inhibited, and I didn't pull punches. So I'm going to try to get those same sentiments out here for you.
I don't claim to be able to judge for anyone else (especially since I'm one of the worst comment culprits), but HeartRape was one of the things that stressed me out the most this semester. Yes, it forced me to write. But I churned out some of the worst crap I have ever written, and I didn't enjoy myself, and I was so not proud of my writing that it depressed me. The fact that Jordano's compilation of our work took nothing of mine that was recent didn't come as a surprise to me, because nothing I have posted recently has been of any significant value - usually written Wednesday morning in English class, rushed, trite, and passionless. You can force yourself to write, and then you can just put words down on a page and call it writing: they're not the same thing.
I remember talking to Bernard one day about numbers of posts and who was consistently posting, and we, as usual, were all competitive about it. And it struck me afterwards - there is (for me, anyways) just too much pressure to post something, anything, for the sake of being able to say "I consistently post" or "I have forty three fucking posts". This is me, being ridiculous and stressing about everything. But seriously: while I agree that sometimes just forcing yourself to write is fantastic and can churn out some wonderful, wonderful things, the idea of HAVING to post can be...majorly uncool.
I don't necessarily agree with the strength of this post and the presentation style, and I think our main problem is that, yeah, it comes off as abrasive. But I think we can all agree that we need to take a collective step back and look at this thing and say "Can we please remove some of the pressure?" Because posting something that you would present to us if we were meeting in person shouldn't have pressure. If you are prolific enough that you can post something you would read aloud to the group of us every single week, then not only are you my hero (please teach me your ways), but you are entitled to post it. By the same token, those of us who struggle sometimes to find something that we feel is good enough - I don't know how to make the posting pressure go away, but let's please do that.
On things like comments - I, for one, am sorry that I haven't been commenting at all. It breaks my heart, particularly when people comment on my things and I feel like I don't deserve it because I'm ignoring everyone else's needs. And I totally agree that we need to all make more time to comment and constructively criticize.
Posting days are great, I think - it's the best way to organize what we're doing, and - I think it was Mike who said this? - when I come up with stuff on Thursday, I work on it and work on it until the following Wednesday, and it's like 400 times better. That's what you do, in my opinion, when inspiration/the Muse/whatever strikes on a day that's not your day: you work on it. Or you let it be, knowing that it's going to make an excellent splash, and you have some patience. Remember when we had to wait until the Club met to share our work?
As for Posting Things of which You Are Proud and Posting Scribblings and Personal Blogs, I really think that the only guidelines should be that what you post would be something that you would want to read aloud to us if we gathered together over tea/coffee/lunch/drinks. It doesn't have to be perfect, and it can, in my opinion, be something that you wrote on the way home on the train, as long as you would be willing to read it out loud. Done and done. Although personal blogs are awesome in a different way - I tend to think of HeartRape as my Real Writing, and my own blog as an emotional fiction-journal of sorts.
All that to say: What we have is special. Let's not get bogged down in arguing over what makes it special, and just work on keeping it the best it can be.
Hello, This is Francis,
Long time it feels. Sorry I did not attend the picnic.
I haven't read "the original post" so I may not be entirely on the mark, but I would like to say something too.
Concerning the quality vs. quantity:
I believe that since this is a community blog, and each member has been invited to write, and no one is being paid (wouldn't that be amazing), that it is too much to expect that writers reserve their most polished work to post here. It is a place to learn.
Concerning restricting writers to their day:
I believe it is fair to ask that writers post on their day only as a matter of respect. Everyone should get their turn under the spotlight. Also, if we did refrain from posting,(like jessica said I believe), our work would probably be of better quality when we post it anyways.I would on the other hand find it acceptable for someone to miss a day. Sometimes the stars don't align.
Concerning commenting:
I think people will comment more in the summer simply because they have more time. This was the first time heart rape was running during the school year and in hindsight, it seems very normal to me that commenting went way down (and quality too for that matter) since we are all in last year cegep and university. In the end though, consistently commenting is difficult and the best thing we can do is do it and if it doesn't happen, be understanding.
On a personal note, I will not return to Heart Rape Club as I have told a few people. I am experiencing the worst writer's block I ever have (Ie: about 5 things since last september) and writing for the sake of writing to get better simply does not work for me. Although, I would come to readings upon invitation.
Finally, congratulations to all of this years grads. Have a lovely summer everyone. You all deserve a restful break.
Yes, I didn't say but I feel that sticking to the assigned days is important. I think the best way someone put it is when we were going to CWC meetings, we had to wait too. So it shouldn't be a big deal. It's a way to force you to sit on it. If you're desperate to post and are afraid of forgetting later, there's the option when you're posting to schedule it for a specific date and time. It's handy and feel free to use it. You can keep editing as much as you want, or not at all. Up to you. But please respect the days.
Not only that, but personally I'm now really attached to Mondays. I don't know how you all feel about your days, but there's something comforting about the consistency of always having a specific day of the week.
So, for the sake of that as well as just coherence and general structure for the blog, I think it's important to respect days. Obviously we won't banish you don't, or if you miss your day by a couple of minutes, but try not to let it happen as much as possible.
Alllriiiighty then,
so we've got our lumps off our chests and I suggest everyone rest up and be jolly until the 24th and then blow our minds with amazing beyond amazing literary creations. PRESSURE.
Yay all of us.
Ok, so, coming a little late to this debate...
I must admit with tremendous embarassment that every complaint made here made me cringe a little, because I'm probably the worst offender in the group. Like Francis, I'm in this terrible creative rut, with no writing whatsoever...no comments...just generally absent (I didn't even know about this hiatus until just now, days after the fact). At this point, writing just isn't a part of my life anymore. It makes it impossible to post on my day, and I don't want to just write "blah" for the sake of it, as Mike said. But then that turns into avoiding the blog, not reading posts, thus not commenting...
I don't have any arguments to add because I think everything has already been said, and I don't mean to justify my poor performance. Mostly I just want to apologize to all of you guys. Because of neglectful people like me, we're having this big debate about hiatuses and quality and shit. So I officially announce that if I can't get my act together by the 24th, I think that I, too, will leave the HRC blog. Every week I feel so stressed out and guilty about not posting, which makes everything block up even more, then I avoid the blog out of guilt, and it's just a vicious circle. I'm not doing anyone any favours by sticking around and dragging the blog down with my unproductivity.
Although I am in NO WAY leaving HRC. I will always in my heart be a Heart Rapist and I love the club so much...but clearly the blog is just not working out for me and I'm just a detriment to the rest of the group.
On the upside: that means I'll be reading and posting all the time! Yay! Even if I'm not posting, I can at least comment for you guys :)
Ignore the deleted comment, it was an accidental double-post. Ahahaha...
Another note on comments, READERS WHO ARE NOT CLUB MEMBERS CAN COMMENT TOO! i don't know how to get this message out to our readers but hey.
Also, I don't know if people are boycotting them cause they didn't wait a week,or maybe you just didn't notice but Charles and Jordano both posted pieces, go to heartrapeclub and scroll down and just click older posts.
love you all
Em
Part 4 of "Boyhood, Manhood, Fatherhood, Death" is up here: http://heartrapeclub.blogspot.com/2010/05/boyhood-manhood-fatherhood-death-part-4_23.html
Just saying...
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