(though I'm not sure I like it...)
I do. A whole lot, too.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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 - Oct 25, 2005 9:45:29 am PDT #4712 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Ailleann - Oct 25, 2005 9:48:12 am PDT #4713 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Whenever I write something that wanders away from what I sat down to say, I end up feeling like it's not as good, because it wasn't what I was trying to say....
This writing a book thing is going to be hard... you can wander a lot farther afield in 50,000 words.
erikaj - Oct 25, 2005 10:15:16 am PDT #4714 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Oh, mos def. I did.
Connie Neil - Oct 25, 2005 10:22:28 am PDT #4715 of 10001
brillig
you can wander a lot farther afield in 50,000 words.
Turns out there can be some very interesting things in those fields, though.
deborah grabien - Oct 25, 2005 10:32:07 am PDT #4716 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nothing wrong with wandering, in my world. I can't imagine not wandering; hell, that's where the interesting shit lives.
Allyson - Oct 26, 2005 5:35:13 am PDT #4717 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
I'm getting my rejection letters back. Just about all of them say the same thing, "great voice, unsure where this fits."
Which is frustrating, because I can't figure out how to fix that.
Jesse - Oct 26, 2005 6:23:34 am PDT #4718 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You have a next-book idea, right, Allyson? Worst-case scenario may be that that's the one that has to sell first.
Allyson - Oct 26, 2005 6:58:54 am PDT #4719 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
That's the worst-case scenario, Jesse. I'll need to lick my ego-wounds for a bit, though, before I get started on a new outline.
Amy - Oct 26, 2005 7:03:00 am PDT #4720 of 10001
Because books.
Allyson, what about breaking up the book and sending some of the pieces individually to magazines? If some of the essays have already been published, it might be easier to sell the book.
'Course, I have no idea what magazines off the top of my head, but it's a thought.
The mask drabbles rock, all of them.
Allyson - Oct 26, 2005 7:10:36 am PDT #4721 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
I decided yesterday to submit Save Firefly to This American Life, AmyLiz. I've got my fingers crossed that they accept the submission. The site says it can take up to six months to hear back from them.
I'm getting numb to the rejections, but it's hard to not feel like the skeevy guy in the bar. "You're so funny, but no, I don't want to have dinner with you."
Keep reminding myself that i have an awesome agent who I like a whole lot, and that almost all of the rejections compliment my voice. That's a big deal, and I don't feel like a total failure.