Oh Deb, you are making me want to do anything but tackle the painting of my bedroom, which has no curves, but has many many weird angles. Plus, DH wants to paint the ceiling too.
Night all.
Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.
'Safe'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Pix - Mar 30, 2004 10:43:09 pm PST #3880 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Brynn - Mar 31, 2004 12:42:39 pm PST #3881 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.
Deb, I got your comments. Thank you ever so much. You really brightened my day, since up until this point it was all bad orthodontist appointments and addressing rejection letters for the University CW Journal.
Deena - Mar 31, 2004 1:18:27 pm PST #3882 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Brynn, insent from me, too. I really enjoy your writing style.
Brynn - Mar 31, 2004 3:25:34 pm PST #3883 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.
Deena: Thanks I just opened it up and am looking over your corrections. You're a very astute editor. Thanks again for taking the time, and for your kind words. It'd completely slipped my mind that you'd read the first mini version of this story. It's kind of neat to see how much it grew since then isn't it? I find creative process fascinating.
Nilly - Mar 31, 2004 9:53:50 pm PST #3884 of 10001
Swouncing
I find creative process fascinating.
Which is exactly why I (mostly) lurk in this thread.
deborah grabien - Mar 31, 2004 10:25:22 pm PST #3885 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nilly, angela mia, received and read and noted and intensely useful, as always.
BTW, I'm doing the Jewish Writers literary festival in December, by invite, with Ayelet Waldman and Ellen Sussman. Since I'm a multifaith upbringing sort of baby, it ought to be interesting.
Nilly - Apr 01, 2004 12:46:27 am PST #3886 of 10001
Swouncing
Jewish Writers literary festival
Now I'm curious - how is the focus on the Judaism (or whichever faith) being expressed?
deborah grabien - Apr 01, 2004 7:59:07 am PST #3887 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Well, this is being sponsored and held by the Foster City Jewish Community Centre; Foster City is actually closer to Betsy than to me, but an easy drive.
I think they want us to talk about faith in our lives (in my case, it would be while growing up, the half of my family that was Jewish), how it affects our work (none of us are writing about Jewish themes, so I have no idea how this pans out), what we've run into because of it one way or another. I'll probably be on a panel or two with Ayelet and Ellen; Ayelet, I think, will be the most interesting of us on the subject.
Maybe she'll bring her husband. Le swoooooon...
Deena - Apr 01, 2004 11:41:00 am PST #3888 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
It's kind of neat to see how much it grew since then isn't it? I find creative process fascinating.
Brynn, it's really neat. I have always had difficulty "growing" a story to fit a certain length, but you did a really good job of it. And thank you for the compliment. I enjoy editing.
Nilly - Apr 01, 2004 12:44:30 pm PST #3889 of 10001
Swouncing
I think they want us to talk about faith in our lives (in my case, it would be while growing up, the half of my family that was Jewish), how it affects our work (none of us are writing about Jewish themes, so I have no idea how this pans out), what we've run into because of it one way or another.
Thanks, deb - that reads really interesting.