The draft of my Yuletide story is done. Now all I need to do is remove all the suck.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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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.
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.
shrift - Dec 17, 2005 7:21:24 am PST #1538 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm waiting on beta response before I commit seppuku. If it turns out my story doesn't suck, then I just have to keep myself from signing up for a pinch hit.