Kristin, I'd love to beta if you don't mind another fantasy novice!
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'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.
Lilty Cash - Nov 14, 2004 11:11:26 am PST #8043 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Susan W. - Nov 14, 2004 11:21:55 am PST #8044 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Kristin, I'd love to take a look, but it might take me a few days to get to it.
deborah grabien - Nov 14, 2004 11:26:38 am PST #8045 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
About 1000 words a day.
Um, erika?
There is no planet on which that isn't beautifully productive.
Think about it. If you play the numbers game? That would give you a 90,000 word manuscript in three months.
erikaj - Nov 14, 2004 11:30:58 am PST #8046 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
OK, well, that's an average...but ok, I'll be proud.
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2004 11:37:08 am PST #8047 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Backsent like an accent, Kristin.
Susan W. - Nov 14, 2004 11:38:48 am PST #8048 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Kristin, I didn't see an attachment on your email.
Pix - Nov 14, 2004 11:42:30 am PST #8049 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Thanks P-C. I'm digesting your comments. It may be worth noting that the character in the Prologue is not the protagonist--she actually ends up being a minor character for much of the book. Thank you, though-lots to think about.
Susan et al, resent.
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2004 11:53:26 am PST #8050 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It may be worth noting that the character in the Prologue is not the protagonist--she actually ends up being a minor character for much of the book.
Ah, cool. I can see that.
Something amusing: I saw the "The Archive" in the header, and I thought it meant you had pulled this out your archive, since it was something you'd been working on for a long time. Then it dawned on me that it was the actual title.
Connie Neil - Nov 14, 2004 12:08:42 pm PST #8051 of 10001
brillig
Question to prologue-writing folks. Do you find that to be the most efficient way of clarifying important matters that take place in the past? My mind keeps returning to the original novel I've got, where the main story takes place ten years after the instigating events. Most advice I see says to start a book with something going on, but I don't feel comfortable starting the conflict without showing the settled, comfortable life my heroine is currently living. I need to show some of what she has to lose before revealing the dichotomy that is her past.
erikaj - Nov 14, 2004 12:10:57 pm PST #8052 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I just have flashbacks interwoven, myself. Time will tell if I made the right decision, especially with my tense problems.