It really took some doing, to make him understand that I thought his scars were beautiful.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
deborah grabien - Aug 19, 2004 9:08:08 am PDT #6107 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2004 9:27:38 am PDT #6108 of 10001
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I've written that into scenes myself, before.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2004 9:35:26 am PDT #6109 of 10001
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Does it ever stop feeling like fic? Cause now, I'm not straight-up ficcing as such, but it feels like I'm ficcing different people now. Lehane, David Simon, Sue Grafton, well, it still feels like doing impressions.Maybe I have to keep it that way to avoid that "What if I clutch and my dreams crash and burn?" thing.
Liese S. - Aug 19, 2004 3:18:21 pm PDT #6110 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, "desserts" was wordplay. Words are fun to play with.
And everyone's doing great stuff.
Gris - Aug 20, 2004 12:03:49 pm PDT #6111 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I pace the hallways, back and forth, my dress shoes scuffing the tiled school floor. Rehearse the words I know so well, the phrases I wrote to interest, to impress.
The student before me leaves the room, relieved to be done but annoyed at his gaffs.
A sneak peek in the window, to look at the judges, judging my predecessor as they will judge me.
I shiver. I moan. I wait.
The door opens, "We're ready when you are," and the butterfies in my stomach threaten to escape out my mouth as I smile, shake hands, and prepare to speak.
Susan W. - Aug 20, 2004 5:50:45 pm PDT #6112 of 10001
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
I just got my first form rejection letter (from an agent). It hurts a lot more than the personalized kind.
Liese S. - Aug 20, 2004 5:53:07 pm PDT #6113 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Aww, Susan. Sorry to hear it.
Susan W. - Aug 20, 2004 5:58:37 pm PDT #6114 of 10001
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
t melodramatic temper tantrum
When will anyone recognize MY GENIUS??? WHEN??? WHEN???
A form letter to ME? Don't they know who I am....er...who I will be some day, as soon as the world recognizes MY GENIUS?
t /melodrama
Liese S. - Aug 20, 2004 6:29:38 pm PDT #6115 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
They will all kneel and beg to kiss your pinky ring one day.
In other news, I've insent you, wrt:freelance work from months and months ago. Sorry for being totally off the ball!
Susan W. - Aug 20, 2004 6:41:34 pm PDT #6116 of 10001
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
Thanks, Liese! I'll look over what you sent and get back to you--probably not tonight, because I'm coordinating a wedding tomorrow and am scrambling to do all the chores I normally do on Saturday, but tomorrow evening or Sunday at the latest.