"You cannot lie to yourself and put the truth on paper."
Plus it's slightly obscure and sounds like it might be properly guru-ish, being about truth and all that.
Jimmy Olsen jokes're pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?
Xander ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Connie Neil - Jun 17, 2005 7:48:29 am PDT #2782 of 10001
brillig
deborah grabien - Jun 17, 2005 7:51:27 am PDT #2783 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
"Aspire to be someone other than Dan Brown."
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
"You cannot lie to yourself and put the truth on paper."
Yup yup yup.
Amy - Jun 17, 2005 7:58:50 am PDT #2784 of 10001
Because books.
What would you tell them?
"Write the story you'd love to read."
erikaj - Jun 17, 2005 8:17:50 am PDT #2785 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
AmyLiz took mine. "Everyone has a story. It's up to you to find it."
Amy - Jun 17, 2005 8:19:28 am PDT #2786 of 10001
Because books.
Oooh, but that's a good one, too, erika. Awesome way to look at characterization.
Scrappy - Jun 17, 2005 8:20:08 am PDT #2787 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"What matters is the final draft--what doesn't matter is how many rewrites it takes you to get there."
Steph L. - Jun 17, 2005 8:20:39 am PDT #2788 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
What would you tell them?
It's a lot like Connie's, but I've long believed it -- "Tell. The. Truth."
Topic!Cindy - Jun 17, 2005 8:23:25 am PDT #2789 of 10001
What is even happening?
I hate nuts in my brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
(That's for *both* topics)
Pix - Jun 17, 2005 8:23:46 am PDT #2790 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
One line, and one line only.
"Write what you know, not what you wish you knew."
ChiKat - Jun 17, 2005 8:24:23 am PDT #2791 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I hate nuts in my brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
My sistah!