Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
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.
Allyson - Aug 31, 2006 11:45:47 am PDT #8231 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
Aims - Aug 31, 2006 11:46:38 am PDT #8232 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I thought that was Minearverse?
Atropa - Aug 31, 2006 12:16:16 pm PDT #8233 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.
nods
erikaj - Aug 31, 2006 12:17:23 pm PDT #8234 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
every thread is the neurotic writer thread...oh, that's just me.
Scrappy - Aug 31, 2006 12:18:06 pm PDT #8235 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Not just you, Bunk.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 31, 2006 12:19:35 pm PDT #8236 of 10001
What is even happening?
Maybe we need to a Neurotic Buffista Writer subthread.You are here.
Ms. Grabien is simply here to provide contrast.
erikaj - Aug 31, 2006 12:33:26 pm PDT #8237 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
On another board I had as a tag, David Simon bitching about "pimping his shit to people that weren't as excited as he wanted them to be." Since he's living my dream right now, I suppose I'm fucked as far as being rid of that. Or in Wire-speak, "it's all in the game." I'm having a slump following a hot streak, personally.
deborah grabien - Aug 31, 2006 1:00:26 pm PDT #8238 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Ms. Grabien is simply here to provide contrast.
Yeah, right. That would be why every single segment of "Cruel Sister" that went out to WIP readers had the subject line "Please don't let this SUCK." Invested in Kinkaids, resented writing more Haunted Ballads, a lot of the shit from the Kinkaids bled into Cruel Sister, and dayum, it's a good read. But I was pretty damned neurotic about it while I was writing it. Until the dark stuff from the Kinkaids got in there, I felt like I was phoning it in. Does that count as neurotic?
Topic!Cindy - Aug 31, 2006 1:10:50 pm PDT #8239 of 10001
What is even happening?
I don't know. I can't square it. I mean, I know everyone has their moments, but...
deborah grabien - Aug 31, 2006 1:37:34 pm PDT #8240 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yup. Those were my moments.
Anyway. Having read both Jilli's and Allyson's - and having had a hellacool telephone "aren't those last two essays frickin' INCREDIBLE?" praise!Allyson session with our mutual agent - I can honestly say their stufff is bloody good, and in places, completely wonderful.
So, I get (get as in understand, I mean; get as in grok, not as in share) the nerves. Just not for the reason they're both having the nerves.
Because they neither of them suck, even in the slightest.
edit: almost forgot:
When, on re-read after gaining distance, I despair of ever writing something that good again.
Yep. My version of that is the "Holy CRAP, did I write that...?" thing.