A must-read for all writers or would be writers, or whatever.
I know I err on the side of less description, and some of you on the side of more. Hints on the happy medium, among others.
Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.
'Serenity'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
P.M. Marc - Feb 03, 2003 7:21:02 pm PST #3302 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Susan W. - Feb 03, 2003 9:32:05 pm PST #3303 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Interesting, Plei. I'm a very dialogue-dependent writer, which surprised me to discover. I'm not much of a social beast in real life, so it's a bit of a shock that the imaginary people in my head are so fluent.
Though, when I finish the thing, I'm going to get more critical readers than I have in my current writing group. Most of them do very little dialogue, and are therefore impressed by the mere existence of a scene that's one long conversation. I'm not at all sure I'm doing as well as I want to on giving the major characters distinct voices.
The next project I plan to tackle is much more action-driven, which should be a good learning experience if nothing else.
Consuela - Feb 03, 2003 9:52:44 pm PST #3304 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Action scenes hard. t /Barbie
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2003 2:59:12 am PST #3305 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yet another new site.
Yes, it still needs debugging. I whipped it up in a couple of hours because someone needed it.
Anyone feels like volunteering for betahood (not for the site, I can test it myself--I need beta readers), I'll love you forever.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Feb 04, 2003 3:31:20 am PST #3306 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Yeah! McCoy! Damn straight. Or not.
Yeah! Spock/McCoy. Oh, yeah.
I can beta, Plei.
Lyra Jane - Feb 04, 2003 7:36:06 am PST #3307 of 10000
Up with the sun
Plei, I'll beta. I've never done it before though -- so I might, y'know, suck.
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2003 9:19:15 am PST #3308 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Now that I'm more awake, I should specify, I'm looking for beta readers for the resource, because I'm start raving mad determined that I want to submit this as an official guild zone as soon as I meet the requirements.
Elena - Feb 04, 2003 5:06:17 pm PST #3309 of 10000
Thanks for all the fish.
I don't know what that would entail, Plei, but I'll be happy to chip in my $0.02 if you think I'd be useful.
Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2003 6:41:17 pm PST #3310 of 10000
brillig
I don't know if I can do good beta, I'm really not very good at taking a scalpel to "finished" work. I really love helping people flesh out plots and character motivations and help with logical flow. Pre-beta? Or is that alpha?
Elena - Feb 04, 2003 6:54:32 pm PST #3311 of 10000
Thanks for all the fish.
That would be a good beta, connie.