I got a tagline once out of the fact that my friend couldn't follow my first thoughts of the morning...I just go on writing as if the recipient is...sitting on my medulla oblongata or something. So he sent me a whole message that was "What the Hell is that?!" Which, being a writer, he used a lot more words than that. So, I wait an hour and clear the cobwebs out first.
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Jun 18, 2004 9:08:33 am PDT #5323 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Steph L. - Jun 18, 2004 11:32:17 am PDT #5324 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
is it OK with Teppy if we use the weekly theme for things other than precise 100-word drabbles?
Oh, hell yeah. Here's what I have in the Community Info on LJ:
not everyone wants to write fanfic. With that in mind, this community is just random drabbles. Non-fandom, non-genre, no specific style. Prose, poetry, essay, dialogue only -- anything goes. Just keep it to 100 words (see below).
2. So anything I post has to be exactly 100 words?
Not really, no. Frankly, your moderator is too lazy to count, and is bad with math anyway. Limits make great writing exercises because they force you to consider your word choice, but great exercises don't always make great writing. Shoot for the 100-word range, but don't worry if it's over or under -- there are no hard and fast rules here.
Steph L. - Jun 18, 2004 11:42:27 am PDT #5325 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
deborah grabien - Jun 19, 2004 7:23:33 pm PDT #5326 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I finished the exorcism scene.
Man oh man.
A wrap-up, an epilogue, DONE.
erikaj - Jun 19, 2004 7:25:44 pm PDT #5327 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
(clapping) I'm making good progress on the edits. Wishing I had more of a thrill for Saturday night, but...
deborah grabien - Jun 19, 2004 7:29:56 pm PDT #5328 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
It's about 2000 words (the exorcism), maybe a bit more. Plus, I finished the previous chapter earlier today.
Gronk. Need to take a deep breath, go back, and reread.
sj - Jun 19, 2004 7:33:26 pm PDT #5329 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Wow, Deb, that is quite an accomplishment for one day. Go you!
erikaj - Jun 19, 2004 7:44:38 pm PDT #5330 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm impressed...one thousand makes me e-mail people to tell them what I did.
deborah grabien - Jun 19, 2004 7:48:29 pm PDT #5331 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I don't usually do that much in a sitting; I don't set minimums (telling myself that I have to write a minimum of X number of words will generally produce crap), but I've found that the exorcism scenes in each book have basically demanded a deep breath at the beginning and then whammo, all the way through.
erikaj - Jun 19, 2004 8:54:17 pm PDT #5332 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, that makes sense in a weird way. The most I can do is say I'm gonna sit at the desk for an hour. I usually write something. I miss fic, though. But I need to not for a little while longer.