You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.

Xander ,'Help'


The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...  

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


deborah grabien - Apr 06, 2005 2:53:27 pm PDT #1117 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Matty has arrived. Breathing way easier.

Sail, these things are acting like creative rose and exotic flower food for you. It's lovely to watch; it's lovely to read.


erikaj - Apr 08, 2005 10:22:54 am PDT #1118 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)

I just got a total stranger on lj all excited about my book...now, granted, it was sort of fish in a barrel, with the Perv in it, as far as Homicide fans go...murder police being to us like tits in a frat house, but hey, this time last year, it didn't exist.


Susan W. - Apr 08, 2005 9:31:22 pm PDT #1119 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Oh, copyediting experts! Which is correct?

"Don't worry," she said. "He calls all men papa."

or

"Don't worry," she said. "He calls all men 'papa'."


Anne W. - Apr 09, 2005 2:52:48 am PDT #1120 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I'd go with the second.


Hil R. - Apr 09, 2005 4:32:28 am PDT #1121 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'd also say the second.


Pix - Apr 09, 2005 6:14:25 am PDT #1122 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Yes, 'tis the second.


Susan W. - Apr 09, 2005 6:40:47 am PDT #1123 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Thanks, y'all. That's what I thought, but it looked funny.


Laura - Apr 09, 2005 7:37:05 am PDT #1124 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

It does look funny. I choose the 1st, on looks alone, so don't pay any attention to me.


deborah grabien - Apr 09, 2005 3:39:21 pm PDT #1125 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Yes, it's the second. And yes, it does look funny. If you want to do a nice compromise, you can leave off the quotations and capitalise the P.

Greetings from an internet cafe in NYC.


SailAweigh - Apr 09, 2005 3:45:52 pm PDT #1126 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Hey, Deb! Enjoying yourself?