Agent!
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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 - 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
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.
Nicole - Mar 30, 2005 10:53:06 am PST #960 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
He began to stir due to the movement next to him, fully waking when he heard her scream; the small scream of a frightened child.
He shook her until her eyes focused. “Baby, you’re ok,” he whispered as he rolled her into his arms, tightening his hold in an effort to calm the tremors that ripped through her.
She remained there, cradled against him, inhaling and exhaling until finally pushing him away. Swiping at the tears on her cheeks, she mumbled a thank you and then turned her back on him once again, shutting him out of her private hell.
Edited for fixing.
Nicole - Mar 30, 2005 2:23:12 pm PST #961 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Damn! Just finished catching up on the drabbles that are posted here but not on the lj GWW.
I simply can't say WOW enough. Buffistas need to be published!
SailAweigh - Mar 30, 2005 5:08:00 pm PST #962 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
shutting him out of her private hell
I like this image. It's circular, she creates it over and over again, between her nightmares and real life.
deborah grabien - Mar 31, 2005 5:16:43 am PST #963 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nicole, that's a gut kick. Especially since when I do get nightmares, they're almost always about abandonment.
Ginger - Mar 31, 2005 9:53:52 am PST #964 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Hell
The light is too bright. My eyes close and my head turns away. The light comes and goes. A wet cloth wipes my face. Faces come in and out of my vision. The faces look vaguely familiar, but they keep changing. There are always hands, lifting, pulling, combing out the snarls in the hair. The sheet goes away and comes back. There is always noise: sometimes soft and murmuring, sometimes too bright like the light. The noise used to mean something, but the meaning slipped away like everything else.
Something is holding my hand. Why won't it let me go?
deborah grabien - Mar 31, 2005 11:20:05 am PST #965 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Ginger, the ones you've done on this category have basically blown me apart. They're amazing.
erikaj - Mar 31, 2005 11:27:55 am PST #966 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
wrod.
Ginger - Mar 31, 2005 12:17:29 pm PST #967 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I think this has been a great category for everyone. It's a shame we're so familiar with hell.