I’m a sucker for reality TV.

 I’d like to say I’m intellectually amazing all of the time, but the truth is that sometimes I grab a bag of chips and plop down in front of Rock of Love, or Top Chef, or MTV’s True Life. I draw the line at American Idol because that’s just way too much commitment for me. Top Chef has been one show that I continually tune into lately. These people have to be insane to cook gourmet food in a matter of minutes with all the restrictions the show puts on them. If someone gave me 10 minutes in a grocery store and $10 to put together a meal for a family of four I’m pretty sure I’d have a panic attack. The part of the show that I’m always really interested in is when the time is up and everyone mentions various things they would have done differently or tweaked in various ways. Writing is a lot like cooking in that it could always use a dash of salt or a minute more in the oven. There is always something in your writing that can be reexamined and made better with a little more time and effort. Fortunately for most of us, our creative writing is not on a timer and we have the opportunity (if we so choose) to edit our work and edit again and again and again. I can’t count the number of times that I’ve found a crumpled piece of paper or an old notebook with some poetry and thought, “Whoa! I could totally make this piece better!” So the next time you’re thinking about throwing that bit of poem/fiction/manuscript out the window, take a deep breath, pull out the salt, and season that writing!

some of us writoricians met up a few weekends ago to discuss the future of the writoracle as well as many other exciting thoughts we have in the works.

one item that was discussed was the idea to have members of thewrit.org community submit articles for publication in the same way that poetry/prose/fiction is submitted. this way we will be able to craft a very different publication every time. this is also another way that everyone in the community can participate to put together a really well rounded and diverse publication. if you don’t think we have enough articles about music-go ahead and write us an article! if that new poetry anthology that just came out isn’t your favorite-write a review! we are very open to all types of articles. if you’re worried about the possible content of your article please do not hesitate to send me an email (juliek@thewrit.org).

we will not be publishing an issue of thewritoracle until the new website is up and running and we do not have a definite time frame for the new website as of yet, but i encourage anyone who has written an article and would like it considered for our first publication on the new site to email me (juliek@thewrit.org) with your articles.