Nilly is the best.
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'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.
sj - Jun 11, 2006 6:55:31 am PDT #7095 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Volans - Jun 11, 2006 8:36:30 am PDT #7096 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Bookmarked, Nilly, and thank you! Anthology or no, I've been wanting to go back and write drabbles for the topics as a focus exercise for myself.
sfmarty - Jun 11, 2006 9:10:13 am PDT #7097 of 10001
Who? moi??
Nilly!! The best organized Buffista!
Deb, yes, Tad Williams To Green Angel Tower was the 7 year book. It was the third in a trilogy. It also was so big that the mss was thicker than the OED. (I have seen photgraphic proof) and when they printed it in paperback it had to be split into two books because the binding wouldn't hold.
Strix - Jun 11, 2006 9:17:55 am PDT #7098 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Nilly! You are so amazing! THANK YOU!!!
I skipped so many drabbles when I was teaching. Pfui. Ah, well -- it's not one of those things I'll be regreting on my deathbed. I will have to look back and think about the ones that really stick in my memory. After I hit my goal for today.
Write, Sprokets, write!
erikaj - Jun 11, 2006 1:27:19 pm PDT #7099 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
There is a found poetry in our time together; stolen time from real life uniting us like the infringed metaphors introduced us. Images reflected in the blue-glow reflection of a city I’ve never seen,but whose cobblestones jar me in the tailbone anyway were our first stanza.Not that this is a great epic, mostly onomatopoeia. Words are like our drug of choice, and we’ve been getting each other fired up for some time now. We are so close we fear at first we have nothing to talk about. I think I might have created you with my imagination and susceptible heart that can sometimes fall in love in a minute and a half. Usually my fantasies break my heart. You know how we poets are. .
Strix - Jun 11, 2006 1:34:54 pm PDT #7100 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ha. I have gone over goal today, and will write more later!
And yo, it is at once incredibly difficult and incredibly easy to write sexy scenes. But if I do not eat RIGHTNOW I am going to pass the fuck out.
SailAweigh - Jun 11, 2006 3:11:26 pm PDT #7101 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Nilly, you are made of awesome.
erika, nice one.
Strix - Jun 11, 2006 7:38:05 pm PDT #7102 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ok, is anyone around? I need feedback on the effectiveness of an erotic scene; no background really necessary, I just need to know if it works.
Volans - Jun 11, 2006 9:57:52 pm PDT #7103 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I'm around, Erin - aestival dot moon at gmail dot com
Strix - Jun 12, 2006 10:13:34 am PDT #7104 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So, I was clicking around romance websites and reading parodies, and I stumbled on Jennifer Cruisie's blog via AmyLiz's website, and she does collages as a writer's tool. Hmm. I don't think I could be that organized, but since I was having a massive "Oh, my god, everything I've written on this book so far is UTTER INTESTINE-TWISTING CRAP and I should stop and die now!" night, I was wondering what do other people use as writing tools (besides drabbles) to get into their characters, or otherwise tighten up plot and arc and all those things?
Cause me? Haven't done anything like that. And I'm thinking it could be beneficial.