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Lisa
Absolute Write is Back!
The forums are on! This is essentially a public beta test. There are some things to know first: * This is new software. The mods and I are learning it right along with the rest of you. * There will be glitches; I’ll fix them as soon as I can, but you’re going to … Read more
Absolute Write Water Cooler Forums Migration Update
* The server is up and running. * The old vBulletin posts are in. * The new software is installed. * We’re days away. I’m still configuring the way that Share Your Work will be protected. We’re waiting for one last security package to be installed, and an more robust backup method for the forum. … Read more
We’re Much Closer To Having Absolute Write Forums Online Again
We have a date for the database conversion and import. This is a massive undertaking, since it involves over a million threads, and millions of posts. * I’ve moved to a new server. * I’ve installed new forum software. * I’ve installed some of the security software. * I’ve moved the Absolute Write Web site, … Read more
More progress
We’ve made some more progress. Right now, we’re waiting on two consultants schedules. But we’re closer! PLEASE STOP JUST CHECKING. We’re moving the entire server, and converting to new forum software. It’s going to take some time. We will absolutely let the world know when we’re ready for you to log on. In the meantime: … Read more
AW Is Being Upgraded
Things Are Progressing * We have a new server and we have licensed new forum software. * We have a bid for a contractor to migrate and convert the database to the new forum software. * We are looking at a few weeks offline. As soon as we know more, we will let folks know. … Read more
NaNoWriMo 2019
November 1, or the start of NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner. Basically, NaNoWriMo is about writing a 50K work novel in month, by writing a little every day. Not revising or editing, just writing. The emphasis is on completing 50,000 words. You can read more about planning for NaNoWriMo, but … Read more
Interview: Donna Migliaccio
Donna Migliaccio, familiar to AWers as mrsmig, is a professional stage actress with credits that include Broadway, National Tours and prominent regional theaters. As a writer, Donna Migliaccio’s short work is featured in the anthologies Medusa At The Morgue and The Art Of Losing. She has just re-published Kinglet, the first novel in her epic … Read more
Interview: Suzanne Palmer
Suzanne Palmer, AW’s own zanzjan, won 2018’s Hugo Award for Best Novelette for “The Secret Life of Bots.” Her short fiction has won readers’ awards for Asimov’s, Analog, and Interzone magazines, and been included in the Locus Recommended Reading List. Palmer has twice been a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and once for … Read more
Reading Challenges for 2019
Writers generally like to read, and with the distractions offered by WIPs, alternate media, work, and home life, it’s increasingly important to make time to read. Reading is good for your brain, it’s good for your writing, and reading is an opportunity to engage in something that’s quiet and peaceful to give your hind brain … Read more