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.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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 9:35:26 am PDT #6109 of 10001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
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.
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.)
Susan W. - Aug 20, 2004 7:21:42 pm PDT #6118 of 10001
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
Actually, a lot of my work happens evenings and weekends, because I can hand Annabel to DH and say, "Job to finish--she's your daughter for now." But most of today and tomorrow are going to the wedding I'm coordinating. I think I'll like the work by my next wedding or the wedding after (I do 4-6 a year, taking turns with the church's other coordinators). But for this one I'm nervous, since it's both the first one I've done completely solo and a fairly complex one.