I looked at NaNoWriMo, and thought "which of my wee ideas could be a novel?"
None, was the answer.
However, the next question was "Well what could they be, then?"
And I'm working on that.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2003 5:07:17 am PST #2939 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Deena - Dec 03, 2003 5:20:16 am PST #2940 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Wow, Am, go you!
I got about 15k words too, and a story that I like well enough to try and finish it. I'm shooting for 80k and hoping. So, overall, I feel like it was a success.
Betsy HP - Dec 03, 2003 7:56:02 am PST #2941 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Go Am-Chau! Yea!
Susan W. - Dec 03, 2003 7:57:40 am PST #2942 of 10001
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
Way to go, Am-Chau!
deborah grabien - Dec 03, 2003 7:57:50 am PST #2943 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Am, with the rockage. MOST excellent.
erikaj - Dec 03, 2003 8:14:21 am PST #2944 of 10001
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Yes, definitely!
deborah grabien - Dec 03, 2003 8:28:41 am PST #2945 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
OK, a question. Not specifically writing related, but rather writer-related.
I need to send prezzies to my editor and her staff, my publicist, and my agent. Holiday stuff, but also an extra-special doodah for Jenn, the agent.
Everyone except the agent is taken care of; they're all slavish junkies for my ginger cake and they're each getting their own big pan of it.
The agent - to whom I need to send something truly wonderful, because it's also a thanks for the 2-book deal and making them lose the joint accounting clause - is tricky.
She's tiny (about 5 feet tall) and doesn't eat much in the way of sweets. In fact, say "chocolate" and she shudders, not pleasurably - she has romance writer clients and they all send her choc and she doesn't care for it. Ditto booze - no tolerance for the stuff. ANd sending her a book of any description would cause her to kill me with a long distance death ray.
I'm thinking something Buffyish. Action figure?
Help?
Consuela - Dec 03, 2003 8:29:41 am PST #2946 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Action figure, or that book on Slayer Slang? Or the Firefly DVDs, if you're feeling generous?
Deena - Dec 03, 2003 8:37:53 am PST #2947 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Hey Deb, do you know what kinds of things she likes? I've been lusting after forcing jars and bulbs for quite a long time, though they're not the sort of thing I'd pick up for myself. Amazon has things like bonsai trees, forcing jars and bulbs, windowsill gardens, bamboo -- stuff she might be able to grow in her office or kitchen windowsill.
If you want to go buffy-themed, you might consider adding a soundtrack CD to the action figures.
deborah grabien - Dec 03, 2003 8:44:02 am PST #2948 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I'm actually thinking of hunting down something signed - a shooting script or something, from Buffy proper (she's less of an Angel fan, although she does love Wesley).
Any ideas? E-Bay?