I am fairly responsible for James backing out as he did- I cautioned him that storytellers prefer contact before contribution... usually. Jwhouk contacted me before jumping on board and we have been PM'ing each other as we play the game. I have no difficulty with collaboration, but I was trying to teach the boy courtesy regarding such... I did not actually request he withdrawl his efforts.Jharris16-17 wrote:I misunderstood. I was trying to be respectful, because i had butted in, i was trying to remedy the situation
James not only grew up with me reading several established authors to him, but also my own work. I used both of the boys as sounding boards to see how my stories go over. James has been (apparently) fascinated with the prospect of storytelling... I have read some of his work- for a boy about to turn 17, it is actually quite promising. I need to learn how to encourage this work, and part of it is I cannot hold it to the same standards that I hold my own to.
As surgery has been heavy today, I am just getting off shift. I will talk to James and explain a little about courtesy, but encourage him to continue. He has followed Wapsi world for some time now (he is anxiouse to see how I explain the lipstick to Mom) and has some grounding as to how reality works there.
We'll see where it goes from there...