Deb, that is GREAT news about the book. I'm also holding good thoughts for Nic's situation.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
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.
Topic!Cindy - May 06, 2006 6:48:31 am PDT #6625 of 10001
What is even happening?
Allyson - May 06, 2006 11:43:47 pm PDT #6626 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 think I finally have something I'm not too embarassed to send out to beta. It's mushy, though. Uber-mushy. You've been warned. Your insulin levels are not the responsibility of the author.
deborah grabien - May 07, 2006 7:42:31 am PDT #6627 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson, send, please. Good timing; I'm on second cup of coffee and was waiting a bit before tackling my own, and a quickie beta is just the thing.
Strix - May 07, 2006 8:07:20 am PDT #6628 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
God, I get to busy to check in for a week, and Deb's taken over the publishing world! Rock ON, Deb! Congrats!
And congrats-maybe to Erika, too.
Allyson - May 07, 2006 8:31:49 am PDT #6629 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
Oh! insent, deb.http://www.buffistas.org/images/btn_post.gif
deborah grabien - May 07, 2006 8:48:00 am PDT #6630 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson, reading even as we speak, with my usual "notes as I read" thang going on. Expect the email in a few.
Allyson - May 07, 2006 9:24:32 am PDT #6631 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
ooof. deb, I am SO SORRY I forgot to comb through the grammar before sending it to you. A sticking point for me throughout this project is the tense, because I'm switching back and forth between present and past. I didn't mean for you to have to pick through grammar, which I always think is terribly tedious for a beta, and terribly embarassing for me.
deborah grabien - May 07, 2006 9:37:59 am PDT #6632 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heh. Allyson, it wasn't a problem - I figured you'd gone zoooming through it, putting it together - and that's just the sort of thing I do myself, tense-swapping or losing commas, when I'm working at hyper-speed.
Feedback any help?
Allyson - May 08, 2006 5:15:46 am PDT #6633 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
Yes, deb, thanks! It's hard to do a cleanup this late in the game when I'm tired and punchy. Almost there. Almost.http://www.buffistas.org/images/btn_post.gif
deborah grabien - May 08, 2006 6:16:53 am PDT #6634 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
That one barely needed cleanup - it was far more along the "three lines there really need to go byebye, three single lines needed to be added to connect the dots, check the speed-comma dealie" and hey presto, there you are.
You know what, I just realised, I'm supposed to be signing this week, once at the Persephone table (we're the womens' arm of the Horror Writers of America, and the HWA convention starts this week) and once during a humongous event at Borderlands on Thursday night, and I have no idea where or when the Persephone signing is? I should probably find out.