Way to go, Allyson!
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave 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.
SailAweigh - Jul 14, 2005 2:49:24 pm PDT #3130 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Allyson - Jul 14, 2005 7:50:34 pm PDT #3131 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Why is it that I can write a book, but not a bio? The fuck? WHO AM I?
Susan W. - Jul 14, 2005 8:03:49 pm PDT #3132 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Bios are much harder to write than books. They're like synopses that way.
Focus on your involvement in fandom. Describe the first thing that drew you into it, and talk about the events/campaigns you've been part of. Imagine what would go on the "About the Author" section of your book's dustjacket and write that.
Allyson - Jul 14, 2005 8:22:23 pm PDT #3133 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Dear god, I cant do it. I genuinely have nothing to say about me.
Kristen - Jul 14, 2005 8:24:56 pm PDT #3134 of 10001
Hey now. None of that. If I can do it, you can do it.
I have faith in you.
Scrappy - Jul 14, 2005 8:32:10 pm PDT #3135 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Allyson, get someone to do it for you, then you do one for whoever (or take them out to dinner). That's the only way I've ever gotten them done.
Susan W. - Jul 14, 2005 8:34:54 pm PDT #3136 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Listen to Robin, for she is wise.
deborah grabien - Jul 14, 2005 8:40:47 pm PDT #3137 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yep. The only way I was able to do a bio was to make Nic do it, and he went for snark, which I'd never have thought of. The result starts out with the line about me able to claim "an intimate relationship with the fleshpots of Europe."
There's also something in there about "having spent time in the company of musicians of a less traditional nature than Ringan, but not wanting them to come after me with machetes or lawyers."
I couldn't write my own. Make friends collaborate.
JoeCrow - Jul 14, 2005 10:37:34 pm PDT #3138 of 10001
"what's left when you take biology and sociology out of the picture?" "An autistic hermaphodite." -Allyson
I still can't quite breathe.
Expand ribcage, wait, contract ribcage. Lather, rinse, repeat as needed.
On second, the lather might pose a problem. Best to probably disregard that bit.
Also, muy congratifications on your much-deserved impending success.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 15, 2005 2:04:42 am PDT #3139 of 10001
What is even happening?
Allyson B_ was born of seafoam after Saturn killed Uranus and flung his genitals into the ocean. Or wait. Maybe that's Venus. Sometimes, online, it is hard to know who is who. Allyson B_ might be the girl from South Boston (Southie represent, yo!), and surrounding towns, who fell in love with a TV show, and was lured out west by axe murderers she met on the internet. She loaded up the truck and she drove to Beverly...Hills, that is. Okay, actually? West Hollywood.
Like many big internet plans, axe murdering Allyson fell through. We like to talk big, vampire slayer fans do. 'I'm going to get axe murdered, and then sold in to sexual slavery'! It's just fandom talk.
People took Allyson in, gave her a place to stay, and an occasional cheeseburger, so she didn't starve to death. She got a job at big gov't. agency, and is on her way to ruling the world. She now regularly makes her rent and car payments, and everything.