God, Erika - this is tremendously entertaining stuff, even without any knowledge of H:LotS. You go, girl.
Well, you'd better not be thinking what I think you're thinking, because my answer is the same as always — no threesomes unless it's boy-boy-girl. Or Charlize Theron.
Harmony ,'First Date'
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
Fay - Aug 01, 2003 3:28:28 pm PDT #5621 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
deborah grabien - Aug 01, 2003 3:29:35 pm PDT #5622 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
suhNERK.
Only one thing (very first of anything I'd correct). This:
Despite his dislike, Frank feels that the vampire's words have the ring of truth. It all comes down to Homicide Rule 9, he thinks " It's good to be good. It's better to be lucky."
Change in tense made me jump there.
erikaj - Aug 01, 2003 3:36:48 pm PDT #5623 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Tim at Buffy's House 1630[is this right?] Revello Drive was not what Tim expected.He thinks he should find something more mystical, like something the Dalai Lama would live in, but he finds a suburban house. He suspects that this makes the collective amnesia of this town easier to understand and accept. He thinks of his own home that looked normal, but was anything but. "Get a grip, Bayliss," he says and takes a few deep breaths.
"Can I help you?" A pretty blonde woman, a few years older than Tim is at the door. "Detective Bayliss, Homicide. I'm here to see Buffy Summers."
" This isn't about Ted, is it? Cause he was a robot." Bayliss thinks that the late nights are catching up with him. She would never say such a crazy thing. She would remind you to take your vitamins, or to change your oil, but not expect you to come by in case of roboticide.
deborah grabien - Aug 01, 2003 3:41:21 pm PDT #5624 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(falling over laughing)
ROBOTICIDE?
Oh lord. I. love. erika.
Fay - Aug 01, 2003 3:51:58 pm PDT #5625 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Thee and me both, Deb.
(In other news, I'm all chuffed at having added another 8000 words to my big fuckoff Potterverse story these past couple of days. I think I might actually get the bugger finished before I leave the country! I do hope so. It's at 58,000 words at present, which is more than double the size of the longest thing I've ever written in my life. I'm quite excited.)
deborah grabien - Aug 01, 2003 3:55:56 pm PDT #5626 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
58K??? Fay, love, that's a frellin' novella.
Fay - Aug 01, 2003 4:03:27 pm PDT #5627 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Well, it pretty much is, yes. I think it should be around 70k when it's finished. I'm pretty chuffed.
Once this is out of the way I'm going to concentrate on trying to rewrite some of my fanfic into an idea I've had for an original novel. I know that in the real world publishers mostly don't look at anything less than, what, 100k? But 40 or 50k is allegedly novel(la) length, I think? So that's what I'm aiming for, just to see if I can do it. As a writing exercise, type of thing.
deborah grabien - Aug 01, 2003 4:06:43 pm PDT #5628 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
100K? Um, "Weaver" is just about 70K on the nose.
Fay - Aug 01, 2003 4:55:55 pm PDT #5629 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Really? Well, bugger me. That's immensely cheering.
deborah grabien - Aug 01, 2003 4:57:55 pm PDT #5630 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Actually, it's 69,422, and that includes acknowledgements. The second book, "Famous Flower of Serving Men", is longer, about 78K. Don't know where "Matty Groves" is going to finish up, but likely around 74-75K.
"Plainsong" was 70K almost to the word.