I believe this bit comes in between the "It's a Wonderful Life"-type dream, and the part where she sees the ghost of a woman who was Michael's wife in another lifetime, so...things do start to seem surrealy factual by that point.
A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Dana - Dec 15, 2005 4:00:34 pm PST #1528 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Anne W. - Dec 15, 2005 6:22:05 pm PST #1529 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The draft of my Yuletide story is done. Now all I need to do is remove all the suck.
Betsy HP - Dec 16, 2005 8:36:17 am PST #1530 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Oh, would that life were that easy.
Deena - Dec 16, 2005 10:24:16 am PST #1531 of 10434
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
There was no suck!
Betsy HP - Dec 16, 2005 11:30:01 am PST #1532 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
The thing is, in my first drafts? You remove the suck and what you have left is fishing net.
Anne W. - Dec 16, 2005 12:17:43 pm PST #1533 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
There was no suck!
You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that.
With my first drafts, I usually end up keeping about 75% of what's there, but what's there almost always winds up getting rearranged.
Dana - Dec 16, 2005 12:55:04 pm PST #1534 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ha. Draft.
Theodosia - Dec 16, 2005 2:47:33 pm PST #1535 of 10434
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Mostly I just move around the suck, sweeping it into the metaphorical corners and under the rug.
Katie M - Dec 16, 2005 7:13:37 pm PST #1536 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Yuletide.
Right.
I have a first paragraph! Also a piece of dialogue from later in the story. So, hey, only 975 words to go...
Consuela - Dec 16, 2005 9:57:21 pm PST #1537 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm so happy I didn't sign up for Yuletide.
I also think I damn near outed myself as a ficwriter tonight. But we were talking vids! And my friend knew who Sisabet and Lum were!
... disaster narrowly averted. Beer? Evil.