Given the same State of Integrity
Once Great
hilary bayliss
Open up the door of Time
Look upon those elder worlds
Hear the music of their orbits
Try to understand what was once great
This long doomed race was once great
Build it up
They break it down
Turn the page in books of lies
Fiery speech of mass deception
We forget what was once great
Try to understand what was once great
This long doomed race was once great
Lives thrown in total confusion
Trying to be what they're not
Help us break this blind ambition
Expose the world to the light
Rewrite the books with voices of the past
Lift your head and sing with the orbits
Let it be known what may be great again
Try to understand what was once great
This long doomed race was once great
Lives thrown in total confusion
Trying to be what they're not
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We can also start a private group for critiques here, too. I'll start one just in case anyone wants to be involved that way. I think I'll do that in Trekspace, too, while I'm at it.
Interesting poem. Yours?
Lives thrown in total confusion
Trying to be what they're not
well said.
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Choose who can join this group. Privacy can't be changed after the group is created.
* Anyone
* Only Invited People (I say, choose this.)
* Members can invite other people to join. (I say, deselect this)
* Allow people to request an invitation (I say, choose this)
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* Allow members to send messages to the entire group (sure. That's what makes groups so convenient! but it's up to you)
Mark the Privacy choices: Only invited people.
Since you want to control who sees this and for your sake as a minor, I recommend that you mark the choices like I say above in the parentheses.
Once you make the group private, you cannot make it public later. I know private networks cannot be changed to public, but I am not sure about groups.
Anyway, you can always cut and paste items to another page/blog/forum or message stuff to another group or email it to yourself. You can save as the page to your home computer (I guess you would get it al) and you can copy and paste it to a Word or Notepad file on your computer. So if you decide to change the group setting, just transfer your stuff to another group to make the change--if you have to.
Are any of your friends joining us? Will you be group-writing?
This is all for fun and games. However, we do have the potential of developing works here that might be publishable. So I will play the heavy now and then with cautions (I am neurotic that way) that you can consider. Take it for what it is. Not an admonition, just a recognition of potential and an exploration of how best to proceed. I am not an authority on the subject of publishing or copyrights. But you can always go look up stuff and decide what is best for you.
For the sake of your parents and your age, I will send you the link to the private group after we get a couple more members, especially same-sex type. Sad, but I do think it is necessary for your own safety and your parents' peace of mind. Meanwhile, start a forum here with your ideas. My advice is to you is to decide if any work is to be up for sale later. Say so in the posting and add a copyright blurb. That way it will be protected.
Once you get a story developed and wish to pull it into for your copyrighted set, say so. Placing such items in a private group environment might help protect your rights. I think I will start a forum about this. Want to monitor it and write for it? I do not really have the time, but I see the need. Can you locate a partner and the two of you oversee it?
Or just do your thing. Most of all, Have Fun!