You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.

Willow ,'Get It Done'


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.


Lee - Sep 28, 2006 3:22:43 pm PDT #8401 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

fourthing, and yay!


sj - Sep 28, 2006 3:30:02 pm PDT #8402 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, Allyson!


SailAweigh - Sep 28, 2006 3:47:41 pm PDT #8403 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Go, Allyson! One step further down the road to book signings in the lobbies of movie theaters.


deborah grabien - Sep 28, 2006 8:32:13 pm PDT #8404 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Heh. Yep, I expected minimalism in terms of notes.


deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2006 7:52:53 am PDT #8405 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Ah, good reviews. Nice way to wake up after a gruesome night. From the Library Journal:

Grabien's Ringan Laine series is both unusual and entertaining in that she combines British folk music, British history, and the world of the modern recording star with paranormal elements. In this fourth entry (after Matty Groves ), musician/house restorer Ringan Laine is hired to make sure the Tudor-style house that lover Penny Wintercraft-Hawkes's brother wants to build on the Isle of Dogs is authentic. But Ringan begins to hear voices and have terrifying visions, leading him to call upon a group of outstanding historical researchers to help him investigate a 1540 murder. Grabien seamlessly weaves between time periods, making the reader believe in the possibility of the paranormal. As gentle as Barbara Michaels's paranormal suspense novels, Grabien's are also as downright frightening as Daniel Hecht's Cree Black thrillers. Grabien lives in San Francisco.

I'll take that.


Allyson - Sep 29, 2006 8:14:58 am PDT #8406 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

Very very nice, deb!

I'm thrilled so far with the notes I have, there's a couple of difficult questions, but I'm treating it like the SATs and doing the easier stuff first. He asked, "[AU: Say more about your history, and how after all this you ended up as one of the biggest fandom gurus. Again, doesn’t need to be long, but just to make sure the reader has that set in their mind. "

This is a finger poking into my rib. Biggest fandom gurus? I need a bigger ego to answer that without laughing. I can't wait to crack into it, and wish I had taken the day off.


deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2006 8:27:33 am PDT #8407 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Allyson, I can't wait to read that particular addition. Question: does s/he want the historical bio stuff incorporated as part of the text, or as a separate essay/introduction?


Liese S. - Sep 29, 2006 8:40:07 am PDT #8408 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee! Whoot, Allyson! I'm so excited for you.


Allyson - Sep 29, 2006 8:40:28 am PDT #8409 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 think we've decided that the title essay will be an introduction, and to make it a bit more explanatory about internet communities and fandom in case we strike oil and get some mainstream readers.

So the historical stuff will be incorporated into the title piece.


deborah grabien - Sep 29, 2006 8:50:49 am PDT #8410 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Allyson, that sounds exactly right for placement and continuity.

Can I read when done?