*loves this thread...* I need to relearn the zen art of multitasking/prioritizing so I can actually keep up with the things wrap me up rather than wring me out.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Brynn - Nov 21, 2004 6:07:02 pm PST #8217 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.
deborah grabien - Nov 21, 2004 6:14:28 pm PST #8218 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
it's proportional
Yes, this exactly. Normally, I am iron-fisted on the "stop futzing with stuff and tell the story!" In this particular piece - voter fraud pornography, written for a very specific purpose - there was nothing in there to burn me out at all, or to distract me: problem puzzle and crime and sex, with the only real deal being the humanity of these people. And as a mystery writer, and one who likes the buzz of the invisible world? The metaphors here just danced for me, once she gave it closure.
erikaj - Nov 21, 2004 6:40:10 pm PST #8219 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
That's funny because it was almost just "He Said/She said" dialogue...no description whatever. But I figured I might Hear about that, despite it being my dialogue fiend's first instinct. Maybe I overcompensated because I wrote Naked People.
deborah grabien - Nov 21, 2004 7:03:37 pm PST #8220 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nah. I want the story, the nice balance between dialogue and action, the mood...
Nilly - Nov 22, 2004 1:42:42 am PST #8221 of 10001
Swouncing
t Poking head We had a network crash here, and therefore I owe apologies to both Kristin and deb, because the files with the comments on their stuff were lost, and I have to start all over again. I'm not sure I'll be able to re-do it until at least tomorrow, though. Sorry!
Topic!Cindy - Nov 22, 2004 2:01:46 am PST #8222 of 10001
What is even happening?
Oh victor, I'm crying.
Err, I'm sorry? I REALLY didn't mean to make you cry.Yeah, but because your reasoning is sound. I can't explain it any more, but you don't need to be sorry, unless you caused all this in the first place.
victor infante - Nov 22, 2004 5:42:13 am PST #8223 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Yeah, but because your reasoning is sound.
Thank you.
you don't need to be sorry, unless you caused all this in the first place.
I didn't touch it, I was nowhere near the place.
Pix - Nov 22, 2004 5:47:10 am PST #8224 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Insent to betas...and I'm getting on my plane. Thanks all!
Steph L. - Nov 22, 2004 7:49:34 am PST #8225 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I was really tempted to do a Thanksgiving-themed drabble challenge this week (like "succotash," or perhaps "smallpox-laden blankets"). But then I thought nah, succotash isn't all that interesting.
So. Challenge #32 (breath) is now closed.
This week's challenge (#33) is the passage of time. I know it's really broad and vague, but it intrigues me. Please let me know if you want more specific topics, because we can always do succotash....
deborah grabien - Nov 22, 2004 9:21:30 am PST #8226 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Lament
Can someone please tell me: when does the wound close?
When does the scar form? Or has it formed, a hundred times over? Have I picked at it, pulling at the edges until it oozes tiny pain-glecked globules of memory and hurt and joy, leaving snail tracks down heart and soul?
How many days have to go by, get entered in my personal ledgers of loss and attainment, reach some sort of critical mass where days become weeks and months and the passage of time no longer matters to me, because I'm sure and whole again?
When do I heal?