Two book projects...

[revolutionman]

I'm looking for writers, to write small pieces. I need at least 350 pages worth of letters, poems, maybe even a couple of short stories, that are revolution themed.

These are the sort of things I'm looking for...

Letters written to Dr. Paul or other revolutionary candidates.

Letters written to your fellow revolutionaries.

Letters adressing the people regarding our aspirations for America

Letters to our enemies assuring them that we will reclaim the rights and liberties that God has intended for us.


If i can put it all together, and get it published, any and all proceeds will go toward the revolution, to what end, I have not desided. I'm completely open to suggestion. Honestly i dont think I'm open to donating the funds to The Campaign For Liberty. Simply because we cannot afford to put all of our eggs in one basket. Should that group become subject to cohersion or corruption, we need other organizations, and infrastructure in place to maintain our foreward momentum.

If anyone is interested you can PM me for my email address until i set up an email addy just for this project. I'm off to myspace to solicite entries from my friends list and beyond.

It would be swell if you could pass this along to any revolutionaries you know that do not participate in these forums.

[SnappleLlama]

I'm looking for writers, to write small pieces. I need at least 350 pages worth of letters, poems, maybe even a couple of short stories, that are revolution themed.

These are the sort of things I'm looking for...

Letters written to Dr. Paul or other revolutionary candidates.

Letters written to your fellow revolutionaries.

Letters adressing the people regarding our aspirations for America

Letters to our enemies assuring them that we will reclaim the rights and liberties that God has intended for us.


If i can put it all together, and get it published, any and all proceeds will go toward the revolution, to what end, I have not desided. I'm completely open to suggestion. Honestly i dont think I'm open to donating the funds to The Campaign For Liberty. Simply because we cannot afford to put all of our eggs in one basket. Should that group become subject to cohersion or corruption, we need other organizations, and infrastructure in place to maintain our foreward momentum.

If anyone is interested you can PM me for my email address until i set up an email addy just for this project. I'm off to myspace to solicite entries from my friends list and beyond.

It would be swell if you could pass this along to any revolutionaries you know that do not participate in these forums.

I'm totally into this idea!! :D

[liberteebell]

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[revolutionman]

Okay! The email addy for submissions and questions is lettersotrevolution@live.com

I'm working on the myspace page right now. http://www.myspace.com/lettersotrevolution.

You can contact me there as well.

I'm also looking for a handful of individuals that are willing to help me "judge" the submissions for entry in the event that this takes off and I end up with 3000 letters in my inbox.

[SnappleLlama]

Okay! The email addy for submissions and questions is lettersotrevolution@live.com

I'm working on the myspace page right now. http://www.myspace.com/lettersotrevolution.

You can contact me there as well.

I'm also looking for a handful of individuals that are willing to help me "judge" the submissions for entry in the event that this takes off and I end up with 3000 letters in my inbox.

I enjoy judging people...I'll volunteer! :)

Actually, I'm fairly decent at proofreading, and I love grammar more than I probably should.

[SnappleLlama]

I can contact you after I'm out of work...I can't access MySpace from here, and my e-mail has been a bit wonky lately...

[revolutionman]

Cool dont forget to pass it on.

[revolutionman]

shameless bump!

I know you can jot down some thoughts for the cause folks!!

[revolutionman]

anyone good any good suggestions on where else i can advertise this project??

[SnappleLlama]

hey, I just contacted you on MySpace...

[revolutionman]

i gotta run out real quick I'll check that myspace in a bit.

[revolutionman]

okay! mailed you back with details and accepted your friends request. Along with the first entry I recieved from a 51 year old woman from Alabama. A nice poem.

[SnappleLlama]

Yay!! Let's make this a reality, people!! Come on and send us your submissions!!!

[liberteebell]

revolutionman: In response to your PM (I couldn't respond via PM; the error message said that you do not accept PMs)

I just marked this thread so I could come back to it later (was running out the door when I saw it). Just last night, I was thinking that I should write a letter to Ron Paul, thanking him for what he has unwittingly done for my three children.

In my wildest dreams, I never thought they could learn so much about individual liberty and the Constitution (in such a short period of time!), not to mention the fact that they're actually excited about politics and working for the future of the country! My 14 year old daughter is even talking about running for office some day. :D

I mean, we now often discuss the bill of rights or politics in general over our evening meal. It's nearly impossible to describe what this means to me.

I'll do my best to write up something (time is an issue for me), but I'll work on it.

[SnappleLlama]

If anyone is willing to help create a non-MySpace website for this, it would be appreciated! Right now, it's only on MySpace, and we need to reach a much larger audience.

Thanks for your submissions!!

[revolutionman]

revolutionman: In response to your PM (I couldn't respond via PM; the error message said that you do not accept PMs)

I just marked this thread so I could come back to it later (was running out the door when I saw it). Just last night, I was thinking that I should write a letter to Ron Paul, thanking him for what he has unwittingly done for my three children.

In my wildest dreams, I never thought they could learn so much about individual liberty and the Constitution (in such a short period of time!), not to mention the fact that they're actually excited about politics and working for the future of the country! My 14 year old daughter is even talking about running for office some day. :D

I mean, we now often discuss the bill of rights or politics in general over our evening meal. It's nearly impossible to describe what this means to me.

I'll do my best to write up something (time is an issue for me), but I'll work on it.

There is no rush, I honestly dont expect to have this thing done any time soon. But its good to know people are receptive to the idea.

i thought i had fixed the PM thing. I'll have to re examine my options tomorrow.

I'll reitterate what Cindy has said...

If anyone can help us put together an official site for this project, it would be much appreciated. if anyone has a site and could advertise this project for us, or if you have a big face book or myspace friends list, if you'd be willing to snap off a bulletin with the projects info in it, it would all help tremendously.

i think this is a golden opportunity to preserve our thoughts and sentiments for fututre generations. So in 300 years when school children look upon our legacy, as we look upon the legacy of our forefathers, they will have this volume, so they might know exactly how we thought, and how we pulled this off.

[SnappleLlama]

Please keep bumped for people who may have missed this! Thanks!!

[DeadtoSin]

This is going to be something I'll be participating in. I've been busy lately, but I hope to get something done for it.

[SnappleLlama]

THanks for the support! Please keep this bumped...

[SnappleLlama]

bump for submissions...

[SnappleLlama]

bumpity bump...this is an awesome project!

[revolutionman]

well I've got two entries, that will add up to about 3 pages worth of material thus far, and i have 4 more pledge pieces in the works.

I was a bit concerned yesterday at the prospect of this idea, but all things considered the first 24 hours were about as good for this project as any. Day two is already better and its only noon.

Cheers folks! Thanks for the submissions.

[SnappleLlama]

well I've got two entries, that will add up to about 3 pages worth of material thus far, and i have 4 more pledge pieces in the works.

I was a bit concerned yesterday at the prospect of this idea, but all things considered the first 24 hours were about as good for this project as any. Day two is already better and its only noon.

Cheers folks! Thanks for the submissions.

Not to worry...I still have to post the info. to all of the meet-up groups I belong to (I actually JUST posted the message to my main group a few seconds ago). I'll tak care of the rest after work!

Submissions make us happy!! :D

[SnappleLlama]

bump for liberty submissions!

[revolutionman]

I cant believe more forum members are not taking advantage. Does anyone have constructive criticism to offer up??

[SnappleLlama]

bump!

[SnappleLlama]

bump because I'm in a bad mood :mad:

[SnappleLlama]

bump because I found some coffee :)

[revolutionman]

A Bump For Good Behavior

[revolutionman]

I'm almost done with my submission

[SnappleLlama]

Bump for chocolate chip cookies!!!

[revolutionman]

here is some inspiration for those who want to finish a little something before they voice their willingness to participate.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html

[SnappleLlama]

bump out of desperation...

[revolutionman]

bump bump bump

[acptulsa]

I cant believe more forum members are not taking advantage. Does anyone have constructive criticism to offer up??

No, but I'm curious just what it is you're after. I'd happily submit, but don't exactly know what to say.

Letters are wonderful, and so is the idea. If you've ever read letters between Mr. and Mrs. John Adams you know what a great idea this is. Nonetheless, snail mail probably hasn't transmitted the bulk of the passion of our quest. Did you consider both carrying on the tradition and breaking it all at once? Would internet posts and threads work?

As I say, I don't know what your book needs to work--and maybe 'till you get submissions you don't either. But if you see anything in my post history that you think would work for you, please let me know and I'll be happy to flesh it out and polish it.

[revolutionman]

Your right. I have no idea what I'm after. I know there is plenty of passionate and intelligent senitment and opinion here in the threads, I guess I was hoping people would focus that same energy into short letters, stories, poems, speeches, whatever really as long as its not more than 5 or so pages long.

I have never put togeter a book before, so you guess is as good as mine as far as what a Publish will expect, but when i have something resembling a complete product, I will try and pitch it to Publishers. I imagine from many rejections, I'll be able to fine tune it as needed in order to finally get a deal. being a novice, I'll probably take whatever deal comes my way, just to get this book done. I'm not interested in making a penny off the book anyway, any money i do make will be put toward another Revolution related project.

I'll be the first to admit, that I'd feel more comfortable if some one with experience in this field would pop up and take the reigns, but since no one with said experience seems to be around, or interested, I'm gonna do whatever i can to get it done. I'd rather the book be authentic, but if i have to write 20 pieces under pseudonymes to get it filled out, I'll do it.

My ultimate goal with this book is to show the general public, that were are filled with resolve that isn't going anywhere any time soon. Another goal, is to express our thoughts and opinions to eachother and to future generations of this movement. i want to preserve our sentiment, ambition, and resolve so that it may inspire others now and in the future. I have a feeling that most people are skeptical about the sucess of this movement, they are weary and uncertain, but this history in the making folks.

Power percieved is Power achieved people, if we act like we've already won, its only a matter of time before we actually win. What better way to sell our percieved power than to push out positive media with a historical spin.

I'll let you know if I see anything in your post history. if you have any particular thread topics or posts that your proud of, that would be a great place to start.

[acptulsa]

Well, I love it, revolutionman, but I've never done such a thing either. Thing is, one thing I'm sure of is too many cooks would spoil the broth. Look over some threads and see what grabs you. If any of mine do, I'll be honored and will tailor them to a paper format, so to speak. But only you can set the direction for this work, I think.

Nonetheless, I think people could stand to make suggestions... Anyone?

I just thought of one. GunnyFreedom posted a rough draft of his convention speech here. I'll see if I can find it.

[revolutionman]

thanks tons, for your words of wisdom. The weekend is my busy period so anything guiding will have to wait till monday or teusday for the most part, but i definately understand what your saying.

[SnappleLlama]

Yay for creativity! I'm still working on my piece, revolutionman!

[acptulsa]

I just thought of one. GunnyFreedom posted a rough draft of his convention speech here. I'll see if I can find it.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=127329&highlight=gunnyfreedom+NC

[revolutionman]

thanks! I'll read that right now while i listen to some Freedom Rock.

[revolutionman]

I wrote him asking if i can use that, thats a great example, it doesn't have to be all fiery and played up. Straight for the gut and right tto the point, thats more our style. And thats part of what i wanna reflect.

[revolutionman]

today was a good day down at the beach. Sold a lot of floats and sand toys.

[SnappleLlama]

bump for great justice!

[SnappleLlama]

Bump!!!

[SnappleLlama]

Bump for intravenous caffeine fixes!

[SnappleLlama]

Anyone is welcome to contribute...

[SnappleLlama]

Bump because we need someone to create a website that is not on MySpace :(

I fear we're not reaching as many people as we could if we just had a regular website.

[revolutionman]

I agree. Having our own site would be ideal, however its come to my attention that my status as a relative unknown in this community may also be an obstacle. I'm not a publicly recognized person nor have I been active in any or aspect of the campaign until now. I could see how some people might not be willing to put in effort because they may not take me seriously.

That's a shame, because we all get our feet wet at some point. We all shimmy around on our hands and knees before we can walk. Never the less, I'm above holding rational behavior against people. I'll just put in the work, with the assistance of Cindy and anyone else we may pick up along the way. Then whenever we finish up and get this project out there people will come to understand what I'm about.

I did manage to get another submission today!
That's always good.

Cheers!
Jay

[SnappleLlama]

BUMP for SUBMISSIONS!