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.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.