Thanks erika, P-C!
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Sean K - Jul 01, 2004 1:36:14 pm PDT #5547 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
erikaj - Jul 01, 2004 2:59:30 pm PDT #5548 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
One of my stories got rejected...I know it was probably competitive and maybe they had some kick-ass stories show up. I don't doubt...but that really was about my best work at this minute...I don't know what you do when your best is not good enough.
Polter-Cow - Jul 01, 2004 3:00:20 pm PDT #5549 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aargh! {{erika}} I hate that feeling.
erikaj - Jul 01, 2004 3:03:02 pm PDT #5550 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
On the one hand, I'm proud because I didn't rush it out. I know I gave it all I had. On the other, if that was all I had, maybe I'm not good enough.
Polter-Cow - Jul 01, 2004 3:06:21 pm PDT #5551 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It just might not have been what they were looking for. I'm kind of wary of my story's chances, cause it's weird and unconventional, and would be off-putting to anyone who doesn't like excessive stylistic flourishes. Maybe the judges weren't into your story for reasons that had nothing to do with its quality. There are other venues. There will be no giving up of the hope for you.
erikaj - Jul 01, 2004 3:08:17 pm PDT #5552 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Maybe mine was not weird *enough*...it's kind of domestic.
Ginger - Jul 01, 2004 3:28:59 pm PDT #5553 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Erika, all that means is that one editor didn't think the story met his or her criteria for stories for the magazine. It's not a judgment on quality. Just send it right back out somewhere else.
erikaj - Jul 01, 2004 3:33:12 pm PDT #5554 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I definitely could... it was all betaed by Deb and Nilly...you don't suppose I can put a sticker with that on it...like a seal of approval.
Ginger - Jul 01, 2004 3:48:33 pm PDT #5555 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here's a broken glass drabble:
"Aren't we even going to talk about this?"
"I'm going to work."
She watched as he climbed into his car and backed out of the driveway. He didn't look at her.
She slammed the door and heard an echoing crash in the next room. It was the mirror, which had hung safely for 10 years or more. She could see the colors of the room reflected in the shards arced across the floor, and for a moment it made her dizzy. She held onto the doorjamb. "Seven years of bad luck," she thought. "I wonder if I'll notice the difference."
P.M. Marc - Jul 01, 2004 5:32:41 pm PDT #5556 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Ooo. A broken glass drabble of EXTREME sap. Warning. Warning.
Union
In the ocean breeze, the chuppah billows and swells like a sail, the proud stripes of blue and white calling the eye to the couple circling below. Oak trees loom gravely at the rear of the assembled crowd, ancient witnesses to an ancient rite.
Ghost-sweet nightingale notes from the chazzan blend with the raucous crying of the gulls and the gentle murmur of the surf. A sharing of words, a sharing of wine. Seven blessings read before G-d and man alike.
Their covenant is gladly entered into, made and blessed and marked with the shattering of glass beneath his foot.