You can do it, Erika! Big writing happy thoughts!
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Pix - Mar 16, 2004 4:20:07 pm PST #3530 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Betsy HP - Mar 16, 2004 4:21:18 pm PST #3531 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Write now. Censor later. Never, ever, do it in the other order.
Pix - Mar 16, 2004 4:26:35 pm PST #3532 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Second
erikaj - Mar 16, 2004 4:28:45 pm PST #3533 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
You're right. Cause since I started thinking about it, I can't write my name. Can't fic. I'm like the guy in Adaptation thinking he's fat and ugly and can't write anyway.Except for fat, substitute "helpless" or something.
Pix - Mar 16, 2004 4:34:18 pm PST #3534 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Cause since I started thinking about it, I can't write my name.
I am paralyzed by my fear of not finishing my book. Rewrote the first 80 pages three times before finding a solution of sorts. The only way I'm able to work through it at all is to just say "Okay, if it's crap it's crap. Just WRITE."
Deena - Mar 16, 2004 6:09:23 pm PST #3535 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Yay for shitty first drafts.
erikaj - Mar 17, 2004 5:45:15 am PST #3536 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
But that implies that there will be better next drafts.
Deena - Mar 17, 2004 6:53:15 am PST #3537 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Of course, Erika, though, I think the implication is that you can't get to a better second draft if you don't finish the first shitty one.
of course meant to imply that Erika always writes good things, ergo, second draft must be better, and not to sound patronizing and somehow I think I shouldn't post today.
erikaj - Mar 17, 2004 7:00:52 am PST #3538 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
No...I'm just neurotic. My spiritual mentor is a three-time loser at marriage who's always hinting darkly at corruption in high places. That is bound to affect a woman.
Nilly - Mar 17, 2004 7:05:32 am PST #3539 of 10001
Swouncing
Deena - I owe you a huge apology. I didn't even get to open the file I got from you, let alone start reading. I'm really sorry (not least because I'm very curious to actually reading it already), and I will definitely try to correct this as soon as I possibly can.
This lack-of-time-ness is why I don't ask to read anybody else's work, I'm afraid, at least not in the near future, as much as I would love to.