Deb, speaking of Still Life, I am so sorry that I never got comments back to you. Life hit the crazy-crazy with the move. Do you still need the comments?
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Anne W. - Jun 23, 2003 2:07:33 pm PDT #1477 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Deena - Jun 23, 2003 3:57:12 pm PDT #1478 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Deborah, wonderful news to be pleased about. It sounds absolutely lovely. I shall have to purchase it and send it to you to be autographed.
Susan, I like the same one Deb liked, Cordelia, is it? But, there's always a post-mortem after the ball... what if she agrees to keep the secret but then, being the air-head you've said she is, slips and says something. Then all the bitchy and/or drunk people can badger her for more information AND Lucy for being gold-digger, impetuous, etc. etc.
deborah grabien - Jun 23, 2003 4:32:39 pm PDT #1479 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Deena, our minds are as one on Susan's Cordelia. As a bond-maker between Lucy and James, I think she rocks.
Deena - Jun 23, 2003 4:46:02 pm PDT #1480 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Definitely, and I want to read the blasted thing! I LOVE regency. Well-written is definitely my favorite, but I'll even take something that's not quite up to snuff in the research if the characters are well done. Of course, bad regency is just...worse than a harlequin sugar high.
Do you think, if I asked very nicely, she'd e-mail me what she has so far?
deborah grabien - Jun 23, 2003 6:03:20 pm PDT #1481 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Deena, I have every intention of demanding beta reader privileges on this one.
SUUUUUUSSSSSAAAAAAAN!
Susan W. - Jun 23, 2003 7:33:01 pm PDT #1482 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Y'all can both beta read what I've done so far if you let me finish this set of scenes first.
After thinking over everyone's opinions and talking it over with my writers' group tonight, I know what direction I'm going. Cordelia sees them, and either overhears him asking her to marry him, or sees them kissing and deduces according to the morals of the time that a person like Lucy wouldn't allow such liberties unless she were engaged. Having assured herself that her cousin is in good hands, as it were, she has no desire to interrupt and tiptoes away. What she doesn't hear is that Lucy decides to make it a conditional betrothal--she'll marry James, but she wants him to meet her family and see just what he's getting himself into in offering to support them before they announce it to anyone.
James then makes sure Lucy gets safely back to the newer, residence part of the castle (she and her aunt and cousins are staying at Portia's fiance's home, a great rambling pile of a castle ranging in vintage from 13th to 17th century), collects his sister from the ball, and goes home. Lucy intends to go straight to her room and try to sleep, but she overhears Julius and Hal arguing, and her curiosity gets the better of her. She walks in on a partial family conclave involving Julius, Hal, and Cordelia. Julius makes a fuss over her, and lays into Hal for what his irresponsibility will mean for her. Cordelia then tells them they needn't worry about Lucy, at least, since she's going to marry James. After some discussion, Cordelia and Lucy go upstairs, and sit in Lucy's room having a nice girl talk. When Portia returns from the ballroom, having stayed until the very end because it is, after all, her betrothal ball, either Hal or Julius tells her what's going on, and she rushes to confront Lucy. Conflict ensues.
deborah grabien - Jun 23, 2003 7:48:24 pm PDT #1483 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan! Genius!
Damnit, I knew Cordelia was the move.
Beverly - Jun 23, 2003 7:56:21 pm PDT #1484 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"It's all so simple from this perspective."
Hah. Go, Susan! If you need a third beta, I'm up for it.
Nilly - Jun 23, 2003 11:23:10 pm PDT #1485 of 10001
Swouncing
The cover itself is pale blue, with this ghostly shadowed greyscale 18th century cottage and thatched barn.
Oh, that reads like it looks both beautiful and right.
Dan says he'll not only tell the art department about making the peelaway a piece of sheet music, but also suggest using the sheet music theme as a design element throughout the book.
Oh, that reads even more beautiful and right.
And the cover says "The first in a new series bringing old English mystery ballads into the modern world".
Third time - ice cream. Deb, I'm so happy to 'see' you so pleased!
Susan, I was too late of a catcher-upper to comment on your options, I just read them along with your solution, and I think you did go with the best one. And I join the crowd of the 'can't wait to read'.
deborah grabien - Jun 23, 2003 11:33:03 pm PDT #1486 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Hee! I knew I was checking in for a reason! And Nilly's read it, so she knows whereof she speaks, too.
'night, Nilly and all. Half past one in the morning. Must keel.
I get to beta Susan's book!