Jazz

[close] "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" The 1920's was an incredible era in the world's history. It was the birth of modern culture, celebrity, the birth of hot jazz and dance bands that would be synonymous with the era. Films, fashion and literature developed at a phenomenal rate. It was the era of prohibition and wild excess, all brought to an end with the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This group celebrates that era, and the many influences it left behind. Our FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jazzage/ Grab some moonshine and come on in!

[close] for fans of one of thee best scribes to walk the earth and share his writs. Gulchers! I have (more) button pins for you! Twitter: @thegoodmarty The Richard Meltzer Fan Club also has "positions needed"- - "mr. xywrite", aka coder (richard meltzer quote bot account developer) (big job!) - "woosni", aka richard melter's young intern (correspondence) (direct line to RM) - "mister p.c.", aka public affairs (watcher of wrds) - "gulchers" aka fans of RM

[close] Have you ever read a rock book where you could practically hear the music blaring off the page? Or the excitement so real you felt you were on stage? In this Rock Novels Book Club, we'll be discussing all things rock in written form. From novels about fictional rock bands to memoirs to biographies. Let's talk all things rock (or jazz..or pop...or blue..or country...) What's your favorite book about a band, fiction or living?

[close] In time, I will seek beta readers from all backgrounds, but at the moment, I need gay men and African American beta readers to let me know if I got the story right. I'm finishing up my first novel set in a small town on the coast of North Carolina in 1923. It takes place during the salad days of Prohibition, and Beaufort is a hopping, rum-running kinda place. Lots of Jazz and Rag and booze. A captain and his boat go missing, and his brother suspects there is more to the story. The story is currently 90,000 words.