41,000 words. 198 pages. This is the scene that's offering to tear me in half and it's pouring like liquid.
Dayum. Riding the tiger.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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 - Jun 04, 2005 7:13:03 pm PDT #2530 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2005 7:32:59 pm PDT #2531 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Chapter 8 is done. I'm not even reading it back. Anyone around?
erikaj - Jun 04, 2005 7:49:59 pm PDT #2532 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm here.
deborah grabien - Jun 04, 2005 7:54:54 pm PDT #2533 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
sent. I'm too shaky, or exalted, or frelled, or something, to dick around with chapter separation. It's Chapter 8.
Must go cry all over Nic for awhile.
erikaj - Jun 04, 2005 7:55:54 pm PDT #2534 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
It's okay...
Susan W. - Jun 04, 2005 9:23:27 pm PDT #2535 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Research question of my own. I could try my Regency loop, but Buffistas is a bit more profanity-friendly....
So I've got this scene where Jack, if he were American and living in 2005, would call someone a god-damned motherfucking asshole. How do I say that in 1811 vintage Englishman?
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2005 7:52:47 am PDT #2536 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan, a couple of suggestions for source:
Hughs, Geoffrey. SWEARING: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF FOUL LANGUAGE, OATHS, AND PROFANITY IN ENGLISH. (1991)
Cromie, Robert. 1811 DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE. (repr. 1971)
Susan W. - Jun 05, 2005 8:17:51 am PDT #2537 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks, Deb!
t off to the library website
Aims - Jun 05, 2005 9:00:24 am PDT #2538 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Now I totally want to know what "Fuck you you fucking fuck." sounds like in Regency speak.
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2005 9:02:40 am PDT #2539 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(giggle)
Aimee, if I remember correctly, some of the sexy slang of the period was pretty heavy duty.