Roving Word Jammers

Post by **Doreen Peri** » October 17th, 2004, 10:53 am

Hi all.

OK... earlier I mentioned that I had an idea about forming a roving word-jam troupe.

The idea is this... We'd like to get core group of 10-12 people who are interested in participating in regularly scheduled word jams on the net. We'd like to do the jams once a month.

We want to find 3 websites interesting in hosting these Word Jams and it's well on the way to happening. First, we have this website. Second, we have been welcomed at Arcanum Cafe 2x now and they have regular participants including Sierra and Wylde who are also members here. And third, I have been speaking to Thom at the Scroll and he is open to welcoming the Word Jams at his site and is talking to me about setting up a special spot for them.

What I envision is a roving troupe of writers who are dedicated to participating in these jams monthly. This way, we can go from site to site and the members of those sites will join in! I think this could be quite dynamic!

Everybody wins! The websites get to host a cyber-jam which brings writers to their sites, the writers get to connect with other writers who they may not have met before.... everybody gets inspired and some fine writing might come out of it!

I absolutely love the energy and electricity of these jams! They are incredible! Yesterday, we had another one at Arcanum and it was a blast!

Anyway, why would 10-12 people in the group work? Because it probably takes approx. 6 active writers online at the same time to bring the dynamic to this. And some might not be able to show up every time. So, if we get 10-12 who commit to participating as often as they can, then most likely we'll have at least 6 for every jam. If we do them once a month, that brings the jam to each of the 3 websites every 3 months, which I think is great timing for the sites!

I love collaboration and I think the idea of websites collaborating together for an effort like this is very cool!

I am jumping the gun somewhat, I must tell you, because I haven't brought this idea up about a roving word jam group to the other webmasters. I'm presenting it here first to see if any of you are interested in this. This way, if there is enough interest, when I go to talk to the other webmasters about this idea, I can say we have enough interested writers to make this work.

Soooo.... what do you all think? Does this interest you? Would you be willing to commit to a once-a-month word jam (whenever possible)?

Ohhhh... and... I'd like to give the word jam troupe a cool name, so if you have name ideas for this, throw them out here on this thread and then later, we'll put together a poll and vote on the name, ok?

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 12:46 pm

I LOVE it!
this is what writing is about, Doreen-
worded synergies
is IT!

I have a few names for these poets floating in my head.....
I'll post them when I've refined them

GREAT IDEA!

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 3:36 pm

..needless to say I'll be there wired and ready -D..........mark

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 3:45 pm

but im not sure if i am qualified to join such a group

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 4:16 pm

Lucy......your qualifications are that you have the desire and a mind that's sharp and full of inspired thought....hell yer the GHC...come on you are worthy and more than qualified my friend............mark

Post by **Doreen Peri** » October 17th, 2004, 4:53 pm

oh yeah, Mark! I knew you'd be interested in this! I'm so glad!

And Lucy.. what do you want us to say? How about ...you're right, you're totally unqualified. LOL! NOT! hahahahahaha...... i crack myself up.... geesh.. Hey girl, the only qualifications you need are the ones you clearly have (what Mark said!... he said it well!)

OK, so the 2 of you are in?

Looking forward to hearing some name ideas for this troupe.

Here are a couple -

The Cats 'n' Jammers

The Jamsters

hmmmm...... nope.... need a fresh name.... gotta think! hmmmm

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 5:00 pm

The Studio Schops

The Roving Bards

or

The Roving Schops

The Studio Bards

*(thanks Doreen and Mark! Lol, I didn't intend on my post to sound like I was fishing for compliments [i can't take a compliment for the life of me anyway!] because I sincerely believe so many are much more talented than I, but I would LOVE to be a part of this, its an incredible idea! thanks!)

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 5:07 pm

....we are the "Jammin' Poets"..........that's one name i propose......mark

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 5:13 pm

....and Lucy.....I am excited to see your cool and fresh outlook joining this adventure...cause that is what it is for all of us....this is something new and why we are all here writing back and forth and trying and sometimes impacting the whole of our beings,................woooh!...gettin a lil wired.....let's jump on the opportunity for the new and let's do it cause we be "JAMMERS"..........wired

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 5:19 pm

-The Nomadic Jammers
-The Travelling Poets
-The Twelve Travellers

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 5:36 pm

..Mystic Rovers........Jam Society.........World Jammers........
.....New World Poetry Jammers.............it's endless...how bout this doreen and lucy.....the Beat Rovers.......

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 5:41 pm

The Beat Rovers- I dig it Mark, I dig

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 5:43 pm

ya know it does sound good and nothing called that when i googled just now......

Post by **Lucy!** » October 17th, 2004, 5:45 pm

I was going to add Wandering Wordsmiths
but
The Beat Rovers is where its at

Post by **WIREMAN** » October 17th, 2004, 5:47 pm

I'm for it....the names wide open as far as i can see....and the beat thing with the rover that doreen had going....im mailin doreen right now.....

Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

Roving Word Jammers

Roving Word Jammers

incredible idea!

me too

Some names

More names...

oooh yeah

I was going to

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