flail, flail, flail
So, I, um, have an agent. I'm about to start working on a book proposal; by April 1st, I need to have a chapter summary finished.
I am, as Pete would say, gobsmacked.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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 - Feb 15, 2006 11:50:45 am PST #5462 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Betsy HP - Feb 15, 2006 11:52:05 am PST #5463 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Damn. 2006 is starting to look pretty damned good to me. WHOOHOO!
Connie Neil - Feb 15, 2006 11:53:45 am PST #5464 of 10001
brillig
(looks at book files, contemplates a goal of having something presentable by year's end)
Kristen - Feb 15, 2006 11:56:48 am PST #5465 of 10001
Congratulations, Jilli! That's wonderful news!
Beverly - Feb 15, 2006 11:58:15 am PST #5466 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Jilli, that's fabulous, and not before time, either! Go you.
Now, Connie, get busy. The iron seems to be hot...
Aims - Feb 15, 2006 12:00:43 pm PST #5467 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Success begets success. Get on it!
fails to take own advice
Allyson - Feb 15, 2006 12:01:36 pm PST #5468 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
You know, Strega has a theory that Buffistas secretly control the world through literary means.
I think she may in fact be correct.
Atropa - Feb 15, 2006 12:08:52 pm PST #5469 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
You know, Strega has a theory that Buffistas secretly control the world through literary means.
It's a good theory.
JZ - Feb 15, 2006 12:19:37 pm PST #5470 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Holy wow, Jilli, that's fabulous! Congratulations!
deborah grabien - Feb 15, 2006 2:10:34 pm PST #5471 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
rubbing hands like mad thing
AttaJilli!