FAQ

Q. Who may make submissions to the Coffee Shop for Interrupted Writers?

A. Anyone who has a neglected morsel of writing that he or she wants to revive and convert to the status of previously dead.

Q. What is previously dead?

A. A piece of your writing that has been sitting idle, neglected, untouched for over a year, that you are just now giving finger-to-keyboard resuscitation. It’s not dead any more but it’s still in intensive care.

Q. How strict are you about that year limit?

A. I just made that up. You decide if something of yours has been previously dead. No one will come to your house and look on your computer to see the last-changed date.

Q. What is a joey?

A. Same thing as previously dead. Neglected morsel, etc., that is stuck in your authorial fallopian tube.  A joey is a baby kangaroo, one that is actually already born and living in mom’s pouch. I cheated a bit on the metaphor.

Q. What do I submit?

A. Greetings, requests for support, a few sentences of your joey, offers of support to others, jokes, stories you know about other writers who were once stuck…..

Q. May I submit my entire novel?

A. No. If it’s good, it will keep the rest of us from writing ours. If it’s not good, you don’t want us to know.

Q. What can I expect to get from participating in the Coffee Shop for Interrupted Writers?

A. Encouragement, commiseration, stories, nudges, advice, and the reminder that you are not alone. Oh yes, and the opportunity to offer all of these to others.