Author Chats?

[Kali]

How would others feel about trying to schedule something semi-regularly in the chat room for the authorly set?  We're scattered all over the globe so there's nothing like a time we're absolutely all available, but we can try.  Maybe something late night (eastern US) on weekends?  It'd be nice to know when I can have some hope of not being the only person in the chat room.

And we could also have some targeted but open discussions.  We could even post the logs on threads, so people who couldn't be at the discussion could contribute.  We could start with easy stuff, like "Writer's Block", or "Do you outline, why or why not".  The stuff people like to talk about, the stuff that people approach in different ways.  I always think those things are interesting.  Any other ideas?

[Starbeam]

I'm all for it.  Weekends are especially good for me; I don't tend to stay up later than 11(EST) during the week.  It would also be a way to do a writer's group type of thing, if people have somewhere they can put up their stuff, or a place to link to download it.  Off the top of my head I can't really think of too many different topics, aside from some of the stuff that have ongoing threads, like POV and character and such, but I'll keep thinking about it.

[jeno]

I'd really love it if we can set it up for Word Wars! General writing questions seem to already be served well enough in the threads (plus the threads keep the discussions, while a chat wouldn't.)

For the next week or so, I can open a chat from 8-10pm, EST. Anyone else interested in joining me? I'll be in the Author Craft channel for a while. I can make it in at other times, too.

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

I am for it in principle; in practice, I have visitors for the next week and a bit, but after the 22nd I will be home on my own for a week and a half and that would be a very good time to try it out.

I am in EST, and a night person with a 9-5 dayjob; could easily be on evening, given a specific time. 

[Slapdaddy]

sounds worth a shot to me

[Enjorous]

Seems I'm five days late to the party but I'm in as well.

[meg_evonne]

I'm in once a week?

[Kali]

So what's a good time?  Saturday nights at 10 pm Eastern?  I still can't tell what time zone everyone's in, so I'm just pulling that one out of the bag.

[Reil]

Central time here. Saturday evenings are usually booked by my second job, but sundays and most weekday evenings could work.

[LizW65]

I'd be interested if it's not TOO late; I'm not as young as I was.

[Kali]

What counts as late for you?  What time zone?  Heck, what country are you in? 

Late on Sundays won't work for most people 'cause most people have to be up early on Monday for work.  And no matter what we do, it's not going to be convenient for someone, sadly.  :/

[Aakaakaak]

Sunday afternoonish? /shrug.

I think they only way to do it is just grab a time and run with it Kali.

[Apocrypha]

I also wouldn't mind joining when I can.  My work schedule is a little hectic but I will do my best if something is set up. 

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

I'm in EST; my time is not normally very predictable, but I could do any specifc evening between, say, Wedneday of next week and Friday of the following week if we picked a time in advance, or earlier in the day the intervening weekend or either Thursday in that timespan (both of which happen to be public holidays.)

[Enjorous]

I'm West Coast and it's Summer so I'm fairly free, so any day works for me.