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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.


erikaj - Nov 19, 2005 2:23:42 pm PST #4923 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

How do you know if you're getting daily, or if the spark really has faded? Not that I have a spark to protect at the moment.


Betsy HP - Nov 19, 2005 2:52:12 pm PST #4924 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

The spark *always* fades, or at least diminishes. The question, is do you still like Fred even when he doesn't have a radiant nimbus of joy surrounding him?

It's expecting to be permanently infatuated that causes all the trouble.


deborah grabien - Nov 19, 2005 3:06:27 pm PST #4925 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

It's expecting to be permanently infatuated that causes all the trouble

And, Betsy nails it. That's my problem with the whole Peter Pan reader out there: I keep wanting to tell them to grow the hell up, because the sex is better when you grow up, anyway.

And you don't want a spark burning that bright forever. The only thing that genuinely winds up burned when that happens is you.


Amy - Nov 19, 2005 3:08:32 pm PST #4926 of 10001
Because books.

I gotta say I don't mind those readers, because without them, I'm pretty much spitting into the wind.

It's not realistic, but fantasy (in this case the fantasy of perfect, true romance) is sometimes the only thing that gets you through the night.


deborah grabien - Nov 19, 2005 4:46:53 pm PST #4927 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

It's not realistic, but fantasy (in this case the fantasy of perfect, true romance) is sometimes the only thing that gets you through the night.

Makes sense, and more power to them. I'm not dissing it - I'm just saying I'm not usually in that particular section of the bleachers. Might be my own history talking, but I keep wanting to ask, guys? What happens when your sweetie hits forty and grows ear hair? Do you put on a chastity belt and wait for (ack pTOOee!) Fabio to show up?

I don't know. Maybe I'd sleep better at night if I could buy into it for more than a few minutes at a time. But truth to tell, I didn't have any more sense of it at sixteen than I do at fifty one.


erikaj - Nov 19, 2005 5:06:45 pm PST #4928 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

I like a happy ending, but I don't need it. Even if I expect the Watson case to come out different every time.


Typo Boy - Nov 19, 2005 6:24:26 pm PST #4929 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Hi all. I know this is mainly a thread for fiction writers - but:

I've now received feedback from an editor on my book. The verdict was:

1) Content great 2) Style - amazingly well written and lively 3) Organization - sucks. (I paraphrase)

Still that's not bad is it? I mean that means another shitload of work, but if the content is good, and the individual paragraphs are good, they are just in the wrong order that's not all bad. Please tell me this is the time to get stoked, not discouraged.


deborah grabien - Nov 19, 2005 9:57:27 pm PST #4930 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Nothing at all to get discouraged about, TB. Organisation is mainly cosmetic. Were there suggestions about arranging it?


Allyson - Nov 19, 2005 10:32:55 pm PST #4931 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 have a rough draft of a piece from my new book, if anyone has time to beta. I'm feeling that it's a bit hackish in that it doesn't seem fluid to me. I don't think I'm making my point well, never mind eloquently. And I've been beating the shit out of this thing all day. Seems time for a fresh pair of eyes.


Amy - Nov 20, 2005 6:24:54 am PST #4932 of 10001
Because books.

I'm not dissing it - I'm just saying I'm not usually in that particular section of the bleachers.

Oh, I know. I was just saying, I have to be grateful for them.

Please tell me this is the time to get stoked, not discouraged.

Definitely be encouraged! Rearranging isn't as hard as it seems.

I have a rough draft of a piece from my new book, if anyone has time to beta.

Happy to, if you want to send it to my profile address. What's this one about?