Tag Archives: community

Commenting, fluffy kittens, and you

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jackerbie

What’s a good rating to receive? A high 5? 4? The much hated 0.5? Really, no rating is perfect without an honest opinion to back it up. We’re all writers here, and I’d wager that most of you are like … Continue reading →

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Sharing Passion

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jackerbie

No, this isn’t a blog post to highlight the important role of the Like button on Protagonize (it is important, right?). It’s just me sharing an “aha!” moment I recently had. We all like to get riled up by ratings … Continue reading →

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Reading at Vroman’s

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Eric Olsen

This is a guest blog post from Eric Olsen, co-author (along with Glenn Schaeffer) of We Wanted To Be Writers, the story of the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop of the mid-1970s. Eric and Glenn are in the midst of a … Continue reading →

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Introducing our newest moderator…

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Nick

I’ll keep this short and sweet — our moderators have come to a (rather difficult) decision, but they managed to come up with a unanimous first choice for our newest moderator: weirdmagic. The moderation team and I would like to … Continue reading →

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Youth shall be served

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Nick

A recent comment on my Protagonize profile got me to thinking about our current membership. Nick, I have tried so hard, over and over again, to get re-engaged with this once fine site – but alas, most of us more … Continue reading →

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