Don't kill anyone if you don't have to. We're here to make a deal.

Mal ,'Serenity'


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.


Atropa - Oct 18, 2005 6:38:53 pm PDT #4612 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

The Firefly essay was wonderful, and I want someone to buy the damn book already so that I can give it to people as a gift.

As soon as the book is published, I'm planning on giving my dad a copy. He'd really like it.

She's cute, funny, and talented. Also, she's on the short side. If you're going to kidnap her when you're in L.A., she may well fit in carry on.

Sure! I'll leave behind some petticoats to fit her in my luggage. I can always get one of the L.A.istas to mail the petticoats to me ...


Kristen - Oct 18, 2005 6:42:37 pm PDT #4613 of 10001

Not if you're taking our Allyson.


Atropa - Oct 18, 2005 6:43:38 pm PDT #4614 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Not if you're taking our Allyson.

But but but! I have to take her to Goth Night, so the pet DJ can flirt with her and possibly make with the smoochies!


Kristen - Oct 18, 2005 6:45:15 pm PDT #4615 of 10001

Well then, in that case, you can borrow Allyson. But, post-smoochies, you need to put her back where you found her.


deborah grabien - Oct 18, 2005 7:23:20 pm PDT #4616 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

(psssst)

ita, you have email. Your avatar is about to take centre stage in London Calling, and I need information. Stuck without it.


§ ita § - Oct 18, 2005 7:50:00 pm PDT #4617 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't have anything in my inbox, deb -- searching the spam filter now. [eta: just showed up -- will read asap]

Heh--Kristen, I'm reading that blog post right now too.


Kristen - Oct 18, 2005 8:42:35 pm PDT #4618 of 10001

ita, I laughed and laughed when I got to that. Then I thought, "New tagline!"


deborah grabien - Oct 18, 2005 8:43:04 pm PDT #4619 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

ita, bless you, love. I'm literally stopped in the middle of a sentence for lack of the info. And whereas I've done enough for the day - four days away from working on it meant a catchup spurt of 3200 words today - I'm on a roll, we're hitting the crime itself and the roots of the crime (racism), and I wanna keep on keepin' on....


§ ita § - Oct 18, 2005 8:48:09 pm PDT #4620 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just hit send, deb.

Kristen, I figured the last line (about the gun in the mouth) would be a pretty good tagline for a scriptwriter too. Maybe Tim can use it. Though it'd probably not be his mouth.


deborah grabien - Oct 18, 2005 9:01:34 pm PDT #4621 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

ita, excellent - received, fervent thanks mouthed, and backflung, with a couple of details about why the fight is beyond standard. These guys aren't after the guy she's protecting - they're professional racists, and they're after her. Fight gets very nasty, very quick. We get to watch a couple of National Front skinhead types get their asses thoroughly kicked.