From the file cabinet

[ksmith]

Printouts of late 90's Usenet posts from rec.arts.sf.written and rec.arts.sf.composition. A comment by Guy Kay on a post by Pamela Dean. Lists of agents and editors posted by Rob Sawyer. Most everyone has the Evil Overlord's Guide. I have posts of the Evil Henchman's Guide, the Hero's Guide, and How to be a Heroine, all from 1997-1998.

Photos of my first baptism (Lutheran. RC came later. Reason? [Insert your favorite bs family dynamic here]). Me at age 3 or so, astride my rocking horse. Holding a ball. A grade school photo.

A folder labeled "Quantum Cells & Consciousness," containing articles about linking brain cells to silicon chips and determination of the minimum number of genes required for life to arise.

A file labeled Ghosts. Others labeled Police/PI, Oligarchies, Speciation (Jani-era). Ideas/Info.

Comments

[thebluerose.livejournal.com]

I was on rasfw in the late 90s, my first intro to the internets. Good times!

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

rasfc was golden for a time. Lois Bujold posting about the possible Miles movie. Pat Wrede and others offering advice. A great place for a wannabe to glean solid business and craft info.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

I have a vague memory of it--I got internet in '96 or '97, but it was veeerrrryyyy sloooooow dialup, so my surfing wasn't nearly as extensive as it is now. I have only a vague memory of rasfw...I don't know if I ever found rasfc... and it seemed to be getting more and more contentious. I spent more time with OurKids, a site for parents of kids with disabilities, some autism-specific sites, and rec.equestrian (which easily matched rasfw for contentiousness sometimes.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

rasfw could get contentious at times. As usual, the same few folks always seemed to be responsible.

rasfc was fun for a year, year and a half. I don't know what happened, but the pros, both writers and editors, stopped posting. IIRC, Pat Wrede was taken to task at least once by a newbie/wannabe who had no idea who she was and lectured her about some craft or business point or other. At some point, it stopped being fun.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

"At some point, it stopped being fun."

True of so many things, alas. And certainly, being smacked by the ignorant for the knowledge one has painfully accumulated takes a lot of the fun out of it. I've left several writing=related sites because invariably there's someone (or several) who'd rather snipe and sneer than learn. They know it all already. Bleh.

All these things are proof...

[technomage.livejournal.com]

All these things are proof that I need more interesting files.

Re: All these things are proof...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I should dig into these files more, because there's some decent stuff in there.

Unfortunately, given the age, much of the info is out of date.