Yay, Deb!!
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Anne W. - Nov 14, 2004 9:52:34 am PST #8028 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
victor infante - Nov 14, 2004 9:53:47 am PST #8029 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I'm QUEEN OF THE WORLD.
Damn straight. Congratulations!
Pix - Nov 14, 2004 9:54:09 am PST #8030 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
That rocks, Deb! Congrats!
erikaj - Nov 14, 2004 10:12:30 am PST #8031 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yay, you.
deborah grabien - Nov 14, 2004 10:16:27 am PST #8032 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yay me is right.
Scene setting: January or thereabouts, 1948, the Isle of Dogs. Killer coalfire-infested smog - what used to be called a London Fog or London particular, and the reason the city used to be called the Smoke - pitch dark at three in the afternoon, impossible to breathe.
London's Royal Engineers BDU company 33 working on a patch of empty land, having found a 50kilo German bomb about four feet down.
We're about to see a ghost, and make one, too.
OK. Breathing and showering and going out and coming home and doing some editing for Susan and then, here's hoping, finishing the prologue (which is about half-done, about 700 words right now) and then asking for betas for the BRAND NEW BOOK.
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2004 10:19:14 am PST #8033 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Daaaaamn, woman. You just don't stop, do you? Whew! Congrats!
Anne W. - Nov 14, 2004 10:22:20 am PST #8034 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
asking for betas for the BRAND NEW BOOK.
Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!
t raises hand and waves it around wildly
Pix - Nov 14, 2004 10:23:56 am PST #8035 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
t taking a deep breath
Hiya. I'm looked for a beta reader or three for the Prologue to my book. It's an epic fantasy in terms of genre, but I don't think that that will matter too much for a first-time reader. Even if you're not a fantasy buff, I wouldn't mind your eyes.
Basically, I've written and rewritten and condensed the damn thing a million times, and I feel like I've lost my ability to judge it. My writing style is suffering a bit from the fact that it's been jumbled around and edited so many times that some of the fluency has been lost, and I'm worried that it doesn't have the momentum it needs.
My goals for it are as follows:
- to put the reader in this world as quickly and painlessly as possible
- to create a lot of unanswered questions
- to make the reader really curious about what happens next
Anyone willing to take a look? All I ask is that you not tell me it completely sucks, even if it does. I'm building my confidence back that this project is still worth pursuing.
Anne W. - Nov 14, 2004 10:25:38 am PST #8036 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Kristin, I'd be happy to take a look. My profile addy is good.
Pix - Nov 14, 2004 10:27:49 am PST #8037 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Thanks Anne. Insent.