I've written that into scenes myself, before.
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2004 9:27:38 am PDT #6108 of 10001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
erikaj - Aug 19, 2004 9:35:26 am PDT #6109 of 10001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
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
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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.
Liese S. - Aug 20, 2004 6:49:04 pm PDT #6117 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, no problem. I don't expect even a freelancer to put in weekend hours just for me! (Although I clearly still am, because I took a nap this afternoon when I shoulda been working. Ah, the benefits of self-employment.)