Roundtable and a bit of AMA with me - August 16, noon

[Rick Healey]

So after a rather fruitful discussion with Scarab and eli on Twitter about writing and some of the processes I go through, I thought it might be neat to expand on that and do a roundtable discussion on that. Since I'm sure folks will be curious about other things, I guess some elements of an AMA can be in there as well - I suspect at least some discussion will involve tabletop role-playing (it ties into writing for me, at least). So here's the details for those interested:

When: Saturday, August 16, 2014, around noon (variable depending on when 33_Footsteps goes down for her nap)
Where: On Dolby Axon - I'm rickeh32 there.
How long?: Depends on how long of a nap the kid takes... though if the last couple of weekends have been an indication, at least two hours is likely.
Why: Because I really should have done something like this a while ago.

[Adell]

Sounds cool, ashame I have work during the morning to late afternoon on saturday. :3 have fun everyone else.

[JRPictures]

Hmm sounds very interesting. Looks I'll have to redownload Dolby Axon and figure out where exactly that time lands for me in Australia.

[Krika]

Sounds cool, ashame I have work during the morning to late afternoon on saturday. :3 have fun everyone else.

I'm in the same boat, sadly.

[Rick Healey]

Okay,, I'll be starting this up in about 10 minutes.

[narrativedilettante]

D'oh! I totally forgot about this until now. How was it?

[Pixelmage]

It was fun. Rick recorded it, I believe. So anyone who wasn't around will be able to listen to fun things.

[Endless Sea]

Wait, what's roundtable and AMA?

[Rick Healey]

It was fun. I discussed how I approach writing characters, about how AOL Instant Messenger was critical in my life, the most cliche true story I know, the downside of ARG brainstorming with you guys, and things my cats to to me with their thumbs.

I have to go over the recording to make sure it came out; I'll find a place to share it once I do.

[Endless Sea]

...that doesn't really answer my question.

[Rick Healey]

Well, I was just giving my opinion on how it went. A roundtable is an open discussion where everyone should feel like an equal. An AMA is an "ask me anything" - all questions are fair game. Heck, one of the questions I answered even got an explanation on how I can answer questions in the most aggravating way possible.

[eli_gone_crazy]

A roundtable is when people can have a casual conversation with a speaker, and an AMA (ask me anything) is to allow Rick and whoever was there to have the best possible learning experience via questions and answers, rather than a lecture.

[Dryunya]