Who's Kiss Me Jane?
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
deborah grabien - Oct 07, 2004 11:38:00 am PDT #7042 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Allyson - Oct 07, 2004 11:39:05 am PDT #7043 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
No idea. Never heard of her til I saw the link at Whedonesque.
lisah - Oct 07, 2004 11:40:25 am PDT #7044 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Allyson, at a quick glance that book seems very different from the one you're trying to write. It calls itself a "resource" guide. Besides, there's room on the shelf!
Beverly - Oct 07, 2004 11:43:03 am PDT #7045 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Allyson, don't be crushed. This may be an okay book, but it definitely won't be the same thing as yours, and yours is funny, and intimate, and touching, and very well-written. And as lisah says, room on the shelf.
JohnSweden - Oct 07, 2004 11:43:09 am PDT #7046 of 10001
I can't even.
Never heard of her
Ditto.
I'm crushed.
Well, since the world will receive her book with a hearty "whatever, I'm dying to read Allyson's book", I'm hoping you can still type in your crushed state. Or, y'know, bounce back.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2004 11:44:51 am PDT #7047 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
As the book is meant to be a resource guide, it includes many how-to's on some of these subjects as well as website links.
Not at all similar, Allyson.
And I just have to say that all of those "lie" drabbles are killer. Gutwrenching.
Ginger - Oct 07, 2004 11:47:16 am PDT #7048 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The difference between the two books is that I can't wait to read yours, Allyson, and I could not possibly care less about hers.
Dani - Oct 07, 2004 11:50:04 am PDT #7049 of 10001
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
Allyson, I don't see how your book could be described as a "how to" guide in the least. It's got more meat and depth to it than that.
There's a short author blurb on that site here: [link] Not very informative.
Also, it looks like she's self-publishing this book; not that that's always a bad thing, but it can be an Ominous Sign.
Allyson - Oct 07, 2004 11:51:43 am PDT #7050 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
The difference between the two books is that I can't wait to read yours, Allyson, and I could not possibly care less about hers.
Yeah, but somewhere, at Buffistas in the World Without Shrimp, the people that have heard of her and not me are saying the opposite.
lisah - Oct 07, 2004 11:57:45 am PDT #7051 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Buffistas in the World Without Shrimp, the people that have heard of her and not me are saying the opposite
Well, whatever. Her book may be great but you could also write a great book. And your audience may overlap or you may have two completely separate audiences.