Okay, I tried not to be as affronted as I felt, and told him that posterity would have to live with the typos.
Man, I'm in a foul mood these days.
Wash: You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain, can I have money for a slinky dress? Jayne: I'll chip in. Zoe: I can hurt you.
'Shindig'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 7:16:16 am PDT #7237 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Amy - Aug 16, 2011 7:20:48 am PDT #7238 of 10434
Because books.
Foul mood or not, he was way out of line. He wouldn't suggest that to the author of a book already on shelves, would he? Why is this different?
Also, the idea that he'll gladly tell you how he feels about the story after you let him come in and clean it up? BARF.
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 7:26:03 am PDT #7239 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, the idea that he'll gladly tell you how he feels about the story after you let him come in and clean it up? BARF.
I'm sure he didn't actually realize that's what he was saying: those guys never do. Oy.
Cass - Aug 16, 2011 11:47:58 am PDT #7240 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
He was trying to be HELPFUL! and PROACTIVE.
Which, in the real world, is not what he was being at all. At all.
Brenda still made me laugh. Out loud even.
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 12:02:14 pm PDT #7241 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He was trying to be HELPFUL! and PROACTIVE
I know! I'm such a bitch for turning him down!
Thing is, the betas I used: (1) is a long-time Narnia fan and writer (Snacky); (2) is a British fan and writer who knows a helluva lot about WII UK (Finisterre). I couldn't have hoped for better betas, and I'm betting that at least some of the Britpicks/errors this guy wanted to fix were questions of style or interpretation rather than correctness.
Anne W. - Aug 16, 2011 3:17:40 pm PDT #7242 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Gah. That sort of presumption is some kind of special.
I've been reccing Carpetbaggers to anyone I know who likes Narnia fic.
Holli - Aug 16, 2011 4:36:35 pm PDT #7243 of 10434
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Well, I just finished writing 32k of Discworld fic. That's certainly a thing.
DebetEsse - Aug 16, 2011 4:40:21 pm PDT #7244 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Is finished? (she asked, hopeful)
Beverly - Aug 16, 2011 4:42:13 pm PDT #7245 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Anne, did you get your chat? Can you share what set you off? Or is it all behind you now and better left there?
Also, yay, Holli!
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 4:43:40 pm PDT #7246 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, I just finished writing 32k of Discworld fic. That's certainly a thing.
o/
YAY.