Ooh, nice one, Sail.
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
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.
Beverly - Jun 10, 2006 6:11:27 am PDT #7062 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
sfmarty - Jun 10, 2006 6:18:46 am PDT #7063 of 10001
Who? moi??
Erin, a friend of mine took 7 years to write the last third of his novel. His fans got a wee bit impatient. His affectionate name for it was Tree Killer, since it was so long.
Allyson - Jun 10, 2006 6:45:41 am PDT #7064 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
How much time does it take to paint a picture? Sometimes inspiration keeps you up all night, sometimes it's taking a long vacation in napsville. I've given this a great deal of thought, and as hard as I try to churn out 2000 words a night, it just doesn't work that way, for me. I can churn out 6000 in a sitting once a story has my brain in its teeth.
Some writers write on a schedule, and their brains turn on from 2pm to 8pm, some write when the iron is hot. You'll find your own pace and become comfy with it.
Typo Boy - Jun 10, 2006 7:21:28 am PDT #7065 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Allyson - if I understand your deadline properly you only have to do ~500 words a night (counting from the time you first discovered you were 9,000 short) to make it. Don't know if a tiny fragment every day fits into your style either.
Strix - Jun 10, 2006 7:27:26 am PDT #7066 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I kinda figured it would be an arbitrary answer -- which is obscurely comforting.
t- and Sail, insent!
SailAweigh - Jun 10, 2006 7:30:18 am PDT #7067 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Thanks, Bev! I had fun with this one.
I'm looking forward to the update, Erin. Unfortunatley, after work I have to take my car in to have the brakes looked at. Stoopit car, needing maintenance and shit.
::light bulb pops on--bright!::
Erin, could you send it to my work addy? ellen dot morin at etcconnect dot com? Then I could print it out and take it with me. Yes!
Strix - Jun 10, 2006 7:35:59 am PDT #7068 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sail, insent to the work addy too.
SailAweigh - Jun 10, 2006 7:41:42 am PDT #7069 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Gracias!
Strix - Jun 10, 2006 7:55:49 am PDT #7070 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh! So weird -- had Buffy dream last night which involved going into a den of Latino vampires, and I remember riding in the back of a truck with her, teaching her gow to say "Donde esta los vampiros?"
sj - Jun 10, 2006 8:49:59 am PDT #7071 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Poetry drabble.
If it wasn’t for poetry, maybe we wouldn’t be together now. Being set up on a blind date is never easy. When we were introduced, we just stared at each other for what felt like forever, but neither of us could think of anything much to say. Luckily, the poetry reading was about to start, and we didn’t have to talk yet. We could sit back, listen, and steal a few, quick glances at each other. When the reading ended we talked for hours, and a few days later, an e-mail arrived with a poet’s name in the subject heading.