Heh. I'm going to be surrounded. And Jilli, yep, will do.
In a burst of complete synchronicity, we're watching "Be Cool". I am laughing my ass off.
I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.
Xander ,'Showtime'
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.
deborah grabien - Jun 25, 2006 4:50:24 pm PDT #7376 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson - Jun 25, 2006 6:56:25 pm PDT #7377 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
7,960 words need to be written by Friday.
Am I purposefully sabotaging myself? The hell?
deborah grabien - Jun 25, 2006 7:30:40 pm PDT #7378 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I just read and commented on your Catalina essay. It may be the best one of the entire collection, in terms of clarity and simplicity.
I also popped it into a blank word doc and did the auto wordcount. It came in at 2,826 words.
So, 2.5 essays of this length. And I don't think your editor is going to slam over a thousand words or less, so call it two essays.
Doable, surely?
Strix - Jun 25, 2006 7:31:17 pm PDT #7379 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I am bouncing up and down with glee for you, Deb! Congrats, rock on, babe! I'm so happy all this good stuff is happening to someone I know, who totally works her ass off and deserves it!
Volans - Jun 25, 2006 9:08:55 pm PDT #7380 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Whoa.
Dude.
Whoa.
Daymond is not with the stingy, is he?
Also, what Erin said.
deborah grabien - Jun 25, 2006 10:27:56 pm PDT #7381 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nope. NOT with the stingy. The problem is that I'm extremely not with the comfortable taking any of it. I managed to avoid all the perks during the Nice Piano years. This should be easier - it's work, not love - but it isn't.
Eh. I'll deal.
Volans - Jun 25, 2006 10:32:32 pm PDT #7382 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I hear you about not being comfortable with it, but yeah, it's work. And Daymond gets what he wants out of it (his story told, and exposure and stuff), and he wouldn't offer all this if it wasn't worth it to him. And he's gotten where he is today by his own work, but also by friends and contacts being not-stingy with him, so I totally admire him sharing that karma.
Especially since he's sharing it with one of my peeps! Good man.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 26, 2006 2:39:09 am PDT #7383 of 10001
What is even happening?
The problem is that I'm extremely not with the comfortable taking any of it. I managed to avoid all the perks during the Nice Piano years. This should be easier - it's work, not love - but it isn't.It's work, not love is the key. Think of it as redressing the way in which writers are often compensated.
Now, if you were writing for Vibe or Rolling Stone, you would get your airfare, accomodations, and have an expense account. Instead, you are writing for Daymond/Fubu, and they're providing your travel and accomodations.
SailAweigh - Jun 26, 2006 4:40:37 am PDT #7384 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Dayum, Deb. Who knew? Not like it's a complete rags-to-riches gig or anything, but when things look up they don't stop at the moon, do they? Wowza.
JZ - Jun 26, 2006 5:04:11 am PDT #7385 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Deb, that is all so utterly fantastic! And so very, very richly well deserved. And as to your comfort level with all the perks, all I can do is point up to Raq's post above and nod like a madly nodding thing. You don't refuse when someone's paying it forward; the entire universe will look askance.
Well, one other thing besides What Raq Said: you refused it all in the Nice Piano days, and now you're getting it all back, with interest, not just because of what Daymond's been given, but on your own merits, because you're a terrific writer with a big fierce brain. Whatever absurd kind of gift it all is, it's also one that you earned, every bit of it.