{"id":577,"date":"2017-11-09T12:52:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/?p=577"},"modified":"2017-11-09T12:52:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:52:43","slug":"season-xiv-alphaday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphawriters.net\/new\/season-xiv-alphaday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Season XIV &#8211; Alphaday 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Alphaday 4 Season XIV. The Alpha routine is rolling along nicely with past, present and future writings clamouring for attention. There\u2019s plenty to stimulate us into trying out new territories \u2013 or making progress along our chosen road and banishing fiends like procrastination and other stumbling blocks. That, for me, is why it\u2019s so beneficial to communicate and interact with fellow writers.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s agenda will go a long way towards satisfying some of those writerly needs. As follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This Bulletin from me<\/li>\n<li>The results of the \u2018Pride\u2019 challenge from Stephen<\/li>\n<li>The collated entries for the Open Page slot from Christine<\/li>\n<li>The brief for Challenge 3 from Morgen<\/li>\n<li>A prompt for our next Alpha Log from Sally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You won\u2019t know where to start (except perhaps as it pops into your inbox!) and I expect there\u2019s enough there to occupy your attention for far too long if you\u2019re trying to get on with your work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one more Alphaday to come before we take our seasonal mid-season break which this time gives us six weeks to indulge in whatever pleasures and rituals you think appropriate. One of these will be the long-established Alpha tradition of subjecting ourselves to the intellectual torture of attempting to solve Olaf\u2019s irresistible and fiendishly difficult Christmas puzzle. Brace yourselves!<\/p>\n<p><u>Alpha news:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael <\/strong>is joining the group today and we give him a hearty welcome to our writerly activities. Michael lives in Leeds, UK, and he enjoys writing \u201clatter day new wave SF\u201d as well as reviews of music and films.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll send out an up-to-date group address list for everyone\u2019s benefit. Please make sure you adjust yours.<\/p>\n<p><u>General news:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The one word that\u2019s caught my attention recently is the word <strong>\u2018inappropriate\u2019. <\/strong>Personally I think it\u2019s a totally inappropriate word to carry the weight of meaning it\u2019s been loaded with of late.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose it\u2019s the natural sequel to the cleansing of the language that ensured <strong>\u2018political correctness\u2019. <\/strong>Words like \u2018woman\u2019 and \u2018lady\u2019 were condemned as denigrating terms (along with a huge crop of others) \u2013 especially in \u2018char-\u2018 \/ \u2018chair-\u2018 combinations and the like. They were replaced by \u2018person\u2019, \u2018assistant\u2019 etc.<\/p>\n<p>Having cleansed the language somebody discovered that actions might need a similar treatment. That\u2019s where <em>inappropriate behaviour<\/em> comes into it. That term covers a list of actions that\u2019s as long as a piece of string. It\u2019s not exactly criminal, and words like \u2018immoral\u2019 or \u2018unethical\u2019 seem to be shunned by those who condemn \u2018inappropriate behaviour\u2019 (say, towards serving wenches, chamber maids, personal fortunes, movie guys and dolls). Roaming hands and roaming money are scrutinised for inappropriate behaviour. Many are those who tremble in case their wishful thinking may have spilt over into action. George Orwell was indeed a brilliant writer. Watch out for the Thought Police (Thinkpol) that these days are busy patrolling your cyber divagations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 4 Season XIV. The Alpha routine is rolling along nicely with past, present and future writings clamouring for attention. 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