By mouth{JT}

You may have noticed the recent activity on the Writing section of the ReVo boards, and wondering what got it going again. It happened like this:

For a few months, I had been reading the boards while keeping my usual low profile. But, as writing is a passion of mine, I also kept watch to see if anyone was going to take it upon themselves to give that section a “lift”. I wasn’t confident enough to do it on my own, but I did feel a little sad as, day after day, no one seemed to want to take it on.

Oddly enough, it was music that gave me that “push” to think maybe I could. I had posted a few songs on Laramie’s thread, Music That Saves My Soul, and we seemed to “click”. I didn’t know her very well, but the more we shared comments, the more friendly we became – so much so that it was with shaking hands I shot her a note asking if she would be interested in helping that section come back to life. To my delight and surprise, a very cautious “yes” came back, and so, along with torrid, we talked about it some more. A threesome was formed. Okay, I really was scared then, but I was also committed. With gritted teeth, I asked if we could do this. The powers that be came back with a yes, and the 1st of January was set as our starting point. Unfortunately, torrid has been taken away by real time concerns, but Laramie and I decided to forge on ahead.

We both had ideas that complimented each other, and some days, we helped push each other along as well. We decided early on that neither was going to take credit for anything specific – it would all be done as a team. Though we work in particular fields, the other is right there not only as support, but ready to take over, if need be. That was our founding promise to each other, and it’s probably our best idea yet.

So, what can you expect from the writing team?

We had so many ideas that we decided to run them out slowly, so as not to swamp the boards. The Blogs, Word of the Week, Pagan, and Poetry sections were started immediately. Discussions came soon after, and one of the new games was started just this week. It has never, nor will it ever, be a “sit back and let us entertain you” thing. Rather, it will always carry the intentions of getting others to join in by creating games and threads of their own, with emphasis on the thinking part of writing. Its whole purpose is to help, encourage, and give confidence to others, with the thought, “Well, if they can do that, maybe I could start a blog/put up this great game I thought of/throw up a word I find interesting.” There’s nothing that gives us more pleasure than to see someone diving in. Even if it’s just a comment! Please do comment. It tells us if we’re on the right track, or if there’s something we could be doing, but as of yet, aren’t.

Right now, some of the things we have planned for the future include more games, competitions with prizes, and a revamp of the old “Millers Hollow” role play for the boards – among others.

In closing, I would like to say that in two weeks, it has exceeded our wildest dreams with incredible support and input already. As we both know, it’s not easy taking a risk and posting, and for those that have, we take each and every one of them as a success.

A ReVo success!

Thank you,
The Wordslingers,
Laramie
Carrie (aka mouth {JT})
torrid (On hiatus)