Maybe I should write about a white one...like if I'm myself, people will like me. Well, now, but at sixteen? Because I was this, pretty much, though I tried not to be, then.
The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!
Drusilla ,'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.
erikaj - May 10, 2006 4:58:58 am PDT #6663 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Pix - May 10, 2006 6:30:09 am PDT #6664 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Jilli's drabble makes me t heart her even more than I did before, and that's saying something.
Karl, your piece is powerful regardless of its "truth" in reality. Yes, of course it helps me to know you better--I believe that stories are the only way we really ever learn each other.
In meme news, I know I haven't been posting drabbles in months despite some kick ass topics. I've felt...just...blocked lately. I guess it shouldn't be surprising given the overwhelming changes in my life this year, but it's frustrating. Is there a master list of all the drabble topics? Eventually I want to go back through and do a drabble for all of the ones I missed.
Allyson - May 10, 2006 7:39:38 am PDT #6665 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
Writers, do any of you use the Master Document feature in Word to create chapters, or do you just keep writing straight through without separating chapters?
Kalshane - May 10, 2006 7:45:24 am PDT #6666 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I've always used a separate document for each chapter while writing. Not sure why. Just seems easier to me.
Of course, not a pro, so not sure how much my methods really matter.
Dana - May 10, 2006 8:00:26 am PDT #6667 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Master Document is notoriously buggy.
Of course, long docs in Word are also notoriously buggy.
Allyson - May 10, 2006 8:02:48 am PDT #6668 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
Suggestions, Dana? Or do I just weep?
Dana - May 10, 2006 8:05:29 am PDT #6669 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Definitely avoid Master Document. I've never heard anything good about it. I like the idea of keeping chapters in separate documents. You might also have an easier time with long documents (100 pages or more) if you don't have a lot of formatting. The stuff I work with usually has lots of numbered lists and the like, and they have a bad tendency to reset themselves or change numbers spontaneously.
Edit: And, of course, save constantly and back up obsessively.
lisah - May 10, 2006 8:13:10 am PDT #6670 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I never use Master Document and I work with 100+ page docs all the time. With my largest doc (300+ pages) I keep it in separate chapters when in draft and then put it in one document at the end and add the table of contents and that's worked out pretty well. I never, ever use automatic numbering (except for page numbers in the footers). That's a recipe for fuckedupedness.
Allyson - May 10, 2006 8:22:44 am PDT #6671 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 can't believe there isn't a program like what screenplay writers use.
Pix - May 10, 2006 8:24:03 am PDT #6672 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I like Master Document when I can remember how to use it.