it's not like she's forgotten she's 5'0" with brown hair and eyes and needs to look at the mirror and remind herself.
snerk! It's funny because it's true! t /Homer
I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Anne W. - May 24, 2003 4:29:42 am PDT #1392 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
deborah grabien - May 24, 2003 11:34:33 am PDT #1393 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I am as one with Betsy. Besides, isn't the point that she sees him really see her?
Erin G. - Jun 11, 2003 12:24:59 pm PDT #1394 of 10001
Average everyday sane/psycho supergoddess
hey, now that the Phoenix is back, I'm ready to see if anyone wants to read the first part of my book in progress. It's raw and I haven't made the edits to the MS I have made to my hard copy of it (I have to edit on paper, it's a thing.)
I've gotten a few takers and they are much appreciated, but working in a vaccuum, you know -- the more feedback, the better.
Let me know! It's about 25 pages thus far.
Susan W. - Jun 11, 2003 12:29:00 pm PDT #1395 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
What kind of book is it, Erin?
deborah grabien - Jun 11, 2003 2:25:03 pm PDT #1396 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Erin, send it along. Happy to early-beta.
Erin G. - Jun 11, 2003 8:38:32 pm PDT #1397 of 10001
Average everyday sane/psycho supergoddess
Susan, basically it's a fantasy, set in real time, only with a slightly skewed alternate reality (that could be real) in which supernatural creatures exist. God, does THAT sound familiar! But I'm trying to pull in some creatures that haven't been done to death, and I'm playing with the Lilith legend.
Research has been pretty fun, but I was agonizing for about a month of "How am I going to pull in all of the Hewbrew midrash and Babylonian stuff and create a true to legend world structure?"
Then I remembered the whole "Duh, I'm writing this and I'll skew the myths as I wish" part of poetic license, and research was a lot more fun after that.
And Deb, thank you! Insent.
deborah grabien - Jun 11, 2003 8:49:02 pm PDT #1398 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Erin, received and backsent. I'll likely get down to this in a good unbroken reading on Friday morning (tomorrow night is avonex and also writers group). A few questions in the email I sent.
Nilly - Jun 11, 2003 9:01:01 pm PDT #1399 of 10001
Swouncing
Erin, I'd love to be able to read it, even though I may not be a good beta due to langauge barriers and lack of experience (which means, I'm really curious to read, but not sure I can really offer any help).
Research has been pretty fun, but I was agonizing for about a month of "How am I going to pull in all of the Hewbrew midrash and Babylonian stuff and create a true to legend world structure?"
Posting. Right. Here.
No, really, if there's any Hebrew/Jewish mythology was I can help you with (research in the original language and the like), I'd love to.
Susan W. - Jun 11, 2003 9:01:33 pm PDT #1400 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Erin, send it to me and I'll give it a go--I asked first because I feel like I'm a better critic with the kind of stuff I actually read, y'know? I don't always have that luxury in my writers' group, and I'm never sure I'm offering useful critique in those cases.
Erin G. - Jun 11, 2003 10:32:50 pm PDT #1401 of 10001
Average everyday sane/psycho supergoddess
Susan and Nilly -- insent, and thank you!
Sending out the draft-so-far to several people has inspired me to make the friggin' line edits to my saved copy, so hopefully I will finish that tomorrow.