The collective

[Antwan]

Hey guys, so I want to get into writing more.
Going to look into taking some classes and what not.
I've always been told I was good at it, in the past year I've had one writing published in a book of essays.
It was about my experience with the newyork skate scene.
It goes deeper than this though, skateboarding has and still shapes who I am.
I've always looked at interviews with people in places I aspire to reach being an invaluable resource.
I often watch one in the morning when I get up and have some coffee.
I had never seen an interview with richie jackson and watched about 2 hours of him and another guy shooting the shit at General life evaluation and relation to skateboarding.
I was shocked at how much I could relate to his trick process.
He said a lot in 2 hours so I won't go into all of it.
So my reason in posting this is to see where you guys are at with it.
If you would like to contribute some ideas to a potential book Id be more than happy to take it on.
The way I skate has changed as my life has changed, but it is still the same thing.
The determination, the drive, the building tool for something higher.
It has been an escape from what's bad in my life but also I seem to have entered an alternate demension.
Everything is the same there but the view of everything shifted almost immediately.
If you know me by now my thoughts are always heavily jumbled so that's why I need some writing classes it demands structure haha.
Stories about skating, outlook on it, what is it when you break it down?
I would love to hear from you guys.
I really dig the idea of a collaborative writing about this kind of stuff.
It would really help flesh this type of project out and give it more value for sure.
Not financially speaking, just something that's for skaters by skaters.

Update
It was Brought to my attention that a published book should compensate its writers and I agree. Anything you guys want to share will be taken in but not used until I figure how to compensate everyone, I'm leaning toward PayPal as an idea.
I'm already writing heavily, have two local skaters on board and reached out to one local skateshop.

[TheIronz]

I would be up for contributing, don't care about compensation, but would like to try and express the passion for the board by any means possible, Skate 3, Edits, Written word...

[Antwan]

Cool man, still undecided on a title..
I think "vandal" is an interesting one, maybe something like that.
Some word that depicts the modern skater before they open it and read it.
I may just make a temporary website and take on live submissions.
As for compensation, maybe everyone recieves a copy or two of the final product.
I don't see this being a huge thing, but I still have research to do so who knows.
If anyone knows any websites that could set something like this up that would be great.
Otherwise I'll be looking into it.

[TheIronz]

Will we just be free reign for the content? Or will it be a perspective of a idea that we each try to vocalise?

[Antwan]

Yeah man, whatever you want really.
I may clean some of it up depending on what I learn from writing classes.
I just want people who don't to see what skateboarding can be.
If you want to post in the thread or write it down have at it.
I may ask you to resubmit it on some kind of website later though.
Participants may need to sign some kind of document too, not entirely sure what publishing everyones writing entails yet.

[TheIronz]

Well I am down, I need some time to think it over before I start but I would definatley be down for it.