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I hate long form synopses. I hate long form synopses. I hate long form synopses.
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Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2006 1:39:25 pm PST #5301 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Strix - Jan 29, 2006 1:46:34 pm PST #5302 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I don't really feel your pain, Deb, having never written one, but...
Here's a Vicodin, a glass of Prosecco and a foot rub.
And stabbies for those who need 'em.
deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2006 1:55:48 pm PST #5303 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Erin, they're gruesome. I do two paragraphs at a time, grinding my teeth the entire way, and then have to step away because I'm talking to myself out loud, saying things like "I took the time and the trouble to write it, why can't you just READ the damned thing, you lazy #$#$#$..."
Hate. Hate hate hate.
And joining Allyson on the "as dust" Bench of Impatience. Except I know that since the deadline for the "Restless" submission is 15 February, they won't even start looking until after that.
I foresee ulcers in my near future.
Strix - Jan 29, 2006 1:59:32 pm PST #5304 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
"I took the time and the trouble to write it, why can't you just READ the damned thing, you lazy #$#$#$..."
This is where my sympathy lies. JUst SKIM the damned MS.
Tell ya what: I'll write the synopsis, you go on my date.
No, seriously. N. will understand.
deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2006 2:00:29 pm PST #5305 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
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Go on a date? I've never done that before. Is it tricky?
Strix - Jan 29, 2006 2:02:12 pm PST #5306 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's making me want to vomit.
deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2006 2:10:24 pm PST #5307 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Why? I gather that means yes, it's tricky, but I'm clueless about the whole ritual. Why is it tricky? Is he someone you care about?
Strix - Jan 29, 2006 2:18:17 pm PST #5308 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Nope, internet date. And he looks fuun, cute, interesting, smart...I just HATE first dates.
I feel kinda like I'm up on a block, and I should have "caveat emptor" tattooed on my head.
deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2006 2:20:43 pm PST #5309 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I feel kinda like I'm up on a block, and I should have "caveat emptor" tattooed on my head.
Shouldn't he be feeling that way as well, then? I mean, same deal for him, right? And if you're both in the same boat, why worry?
And no, not really off topic. Stuff about how this stuff works, it goes into how I write. But honestly, I come from the Land of Rockonia, and the quiet forest denizens there rarely dated. We merely hooked up.
Strix - Jan 29, 2006 2:38:09 pm PST #5310 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yes, it is the same deal. And I should be fine -- I'm judging him, too. But I'm a hooker-upper too, which is why dates make me all bleargh.
(and no cheap hooker jokes, either!) I'm ready, though. My loins are girded, and I am having a smoke. It doesn't help that this date is at a non-smoking coffe bar. No cocktail, no smokes = stressed dater Erin