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'Objects In Space'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
deborah grabien - Dec 21, 2004 8:49:28 am PST #8826 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 21, 2004 8:53:12 am PST #8827 of 10001
What is even happening?
It's not worth it, deb. In just the realm of memory, it would cause you as much or more pain as it would pleasure. When you factor in present consequences of hurting someone you love, one who loves you, and who is more understanding of wound-licking than any person I have ever known, it is not worth it. The Deborah Grabien I know does not hurt people when she has any way to avoid it, particularly for what is, at its bottom, no more than a very hollow and lonely sort of satisfaction. In fact, she usually has her crossbow at the ready to prevent just that sort of injury, particularly to those she loves.
deborah grabien - Dec 21, 2004 9:06:22 am PST #8828 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Nah, but the demon kind of wants to. Still, not going to use it. Not even going to seriously consider it.
I need to go look at the bookshelves and see what the perfect eye level surname would be.
Brynn - Dec 21, 2004 12:36:21 pm PST #8829 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.
Deb: thanks. Not posting it, so no worries... Incidentally the circus posters you describe in the story would make excellent cover art for this anthology... *shiver* Any idea on how many contribs?
deborah grabien - Dec 21, 2004 12:56:30 pm PST #8830 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Brynn, it's eleven contributors. The anthology is called "Forty Four Clowns of the Apocalypse", eleven writers, four clowns each, equals 44.
Pix - Dec 21, 2004 1:01:55 pm PST #8831 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Deb, congrats! Sounds like you got a lot of really good writing news.
Amy - Dec 21, 2004 1:03:43 pm PST #8832 of 10001
Because books.
Deb, what about using the names of people you care about, or forms of them, i.e. Joanna Nichols? I always thought the eye-level thing was risky -- my B&N's shelves shift from time to time, so that no one is ever in the same place forever.
Anne W. - Dec 21, 2004 1:07:36 pm PST #8833 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Deb, maybe you could use the last name of one of your fictional characters. That would be a fun way of tying the pseudonym back to your other works.
erikaj - Dec 21, 2004 1:08:22 pm PST #8834 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Joanna Nichols is a nice one.
Susan W. - Dec 21, 2004 1:08:49 pm PST #8835 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Joanna Nichols is a good pen name because it looks like a real name. I have a pet peeve about pen names that just scream their fakeness.
If I ever have to use a pen name, I think I'm going to pick one of my ancestral surnames, Fraser, for being attractive and toward the middle of the alphabet. Not sure whether I'd be Susan or Susanna, though.