Someone Left the Door Open

and all the mad ones have escaped! Or maybe they've been taken by the grays who have no pants. Either way, this is your chance to sneak inside and toss your ideas into the pot. Mix well and stand back to see what happens.

Just like before, if you have something you're working on and want some input, post a small snippet here. If you have a query letter you want folks to take a look at before you send it off, now's your chance. Same with any questions you might have.

So come on in, make yourselves at home and let us know what you're thinking. The only rule is no politics -- unless it's part of your story. This is also your chance to let us know what interests you. Is there anything you'd like us to blog about over the next several weeks? Let us know.

The safety seal has been broken and the floor is yours. Please be sure to leave it when you return to your normal lives. Sarah hates trying to mop a dirt floor, something about dirt and water making mud [shrug].

Mad Genius Monday

Since Dave is being hammered by all the things that need to be done following his mother's passing, he will not be posting today.

Instead, the Mad Geniuses have opened the lab. Step carefully, mind the strange bubbling stuff over there (no, don't drink it!) and have fun. We take no responsibility for any strange ideas you might pick up.

No politics (unless it's fictional political systems), religion (ditto), or insults, please.

If you've got a work in progress, perhaps you might like to see what the Mad Geniuses think of it. Or perhaps you just want to hold forth in iambic pentameter about the weirdness of the world. Ladies, gentlemen, and others, you have the floor. Please put it back when you've finished with it.