I have huge writer's block, made worse by trying to sort out chapter subjects that all seem to flow together.
Lay 'em out for us.
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me. Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 12:33:08 pm PDT #9924 of 10001
Because books.
Toddson - Mar 20, 2008 12:39:30 pm PDT #9925 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
oh ... how about The Empty Grave?
Allyson - Mar 20, 2008 12:44:03 pm PDT #9926 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
Okay, I have so far:
The Atheist's Guide to Tragedy: The superstitious nature of my neighbors, the great lyme disease exorcism, focuses mainly on the twins across the hall.
I Could've Had a V8: My next door neighbor is a stripper in a Hell's Angels bar, a hairdresser in a hipster salon, and the house mother. We're the grownups, which is sort of sad.
The Pumpkin Man of Los Feliz Village (about the community garden, my city councilman, and the evil building manager)
Cobras and Matadors (about the restaurants, clubs, shops, and neighborhood gossip surrounding them)
The Lawnmower Ghosts (about the Mexican gardeners and maids who float through the neighborhood, invisible to almost everyone)
The Coke Machine Taunter of Hillhurst Avenue: About the homeless in my neighborhood.
This is the first half of the book. I have no idea what I'm doing for the second half. Mostly it's all sort of hazy stuff. I have a general idea for a chapter on the fire, perhaps to be titled, "The Liquor Store Is Always Open."
Toddson - Mar 20, 2008 12:50:13 pm PDT #9927 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, I want to read it!
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 12:51:45 pm PDT #9928 of 10001
Because books.
Are these chapters all written? Or are you looking for inspiration for a new chapter?
Allyson - Mar 20, 2008 12:52:23 pm PDT #9929 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
They're all half assed outlined!
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 12:56:10 pm PDT #9930 of 10001
Because books.
Um. Write something else for a little while? Let yourself have some fun?
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 1:01:17 pm PDT #9931 of 10001
Because books.
Or I could tell you that I want to read "I Could've Had a V8" first and see if that motivates you.
Ginger - Mar 20, 2008 1:12:31 pm PDT #9932 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The Lawnmower Ghosts
I think of them as the Leafblower Ghosts.
Allyson - Mar 20, 2008 1:17:02 pm PDT #9933 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
Heh. My problem is sorting through the stories and making clear lines separating them from each other, so that they're true essays and describe the people within them without becoming redundant.