Beautiful, Erin.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
SailAweigh - Mar 29, 2005 6:37:13 pm PST #950 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Beverly - Mar 29, 2005 7:32:55 pm PST #951 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Erin, wow. And all you other wonderful people--I'm overcome with the wonderful, powerful stuff that's poured out here.
And jealous. But, good with the bad.
deborah grabien - Mar 29, 2005 9:46:52 pm PST #952 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
the residue of last night's dreams puff up like dust
I seriously love this line. Dayum.
SailAweigh - Mar 30, 2005 2:25:40 am PST #953 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That's the line I liked best, too, Deb. My eyes just kept going back to it, over and over.
Pix - Mar 30, 2005 5:00:39 am PST #954 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I'll third my love of that line. Gorgeous.
Strix - Mar 30, 2005 6:14:12 am PST #955 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Wow. I'm blushing. But thanks!
I LOVE doing these drabbles. Sometimes what comes out is so surprising to me, and everyone puts their own unique take on it.
Allyson - Mar 30, 2005 8:33:38 am PST #956 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'd like to test the waters, and send out some query letters for my essay collection. I think I'm ready to take rejection, now, I let that fear go.
Would anyone mind sending me a sample query, and what would I include with a collection of essays? Sample paragraphs, or a couple of the short ones? I'm lost, and know not what I'm doing.
deborah grabien - Mar 30, 2005 8:36:10 am PST #957 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson, love to! But the flavour of a query letter varies a bit, depending on who you're sending it to. Magazine? Agent?
Allyson - Mar 30, 2005 8:50:46 am PST #958 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
Agent!
deborah grabien - Mar 30, 2005 9:26:51 am PST #959 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Kewl! Have you started futzing with a letter, or would you like sample drafts?
One other thing - if you've got a couple of different agents in mind for querying, make sure you've got their perferred submit and query requirements. They differ from agent to agent; some want a sample, some want a simple question, some want an email. But they all list their preference. Once you've got that, we (note the proprietorial "we", there...) can craft a nice basic query letter that can be quick-fit to the individual agents.