That fellow was doing a 10 year stretch...one of many in his life. But he DID speak in the present tense as if the 8 years he had left were going to fly by and he'd be right back at his trade. Patience.
eta: Pat, I'd like to buy an 'e'.
Dawn: Are you kidding? Dr. Keiser: I never kid about my amazing surgical skills.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beekaytee - May 18, 2007 1:58:18 pm PDT #8196 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Allyson - May 18, 2007 2:00:42 pm PDT #8197 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
We settled on a subtitle.
Drumroll
Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?
And Other Unusual Stories from a Life Online
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 2:02:24 pm PDT #8198 of 10001
brillig
But he DID speak in the present tense as if the 8 years he had left were going to fly by and he'd be right back at his trade. Patience.
I'd say patience makes for a good bank robber, but the multiple 10-year stretches would seem to mitigate against that.
beekaytee - May 18, 2007 2:05:21 pm PDT #8199 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Right. He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse. Seemed to get caught every. single. time. A case in which persistence does not make perfect.
Jesse - May 18, 2007 2:09:16 pm PDT #8200 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, that seems good, Allyson!
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 2:09:19 pm PDT #8201 of 10001
brillig
He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse.
LOTS of conviction, by the sound of it. He's not the sort you want to cheer on with a perky, "Keep at it, bunky, and one day you'll succeed!" but you hate to see such determination go to waste.
edit: (If ever you see this guy in a fic/book somewhere, check for my name, then check for a credit. He's too good not to steal.)
DavidS - May 18, 2007 2:10:49 pm PDT #8202 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We settled on a subtitle.
It works better without a subtitle.
The title is good and interesting. The subtitle is explainy and dilutes the impact.
Oh well. You like the cover though?
Maybe you could use a parenthetical like James Brown: "Funky President (People It's Bad!)"
Allyson - May 18, 2007 2:16:41 pm PDT #8203 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My editor brought my concerns to the higher ups, and it was a no go.
I feel better that my editor saw my points and went to bat for me, and got them to drop more embarassing subtitles.
Now I'll be able to get my galleys, I think. It seems like a million years away, but Barnes & Noble will put put them on their tables in about 8 weeks.
sarameg - May 18, 2007 2:19:29 pm PDT #8204 of 10001
Congrats, Allyson!
God, the events of Dana's trial are horrid, but I'm glad justice worked and they got this guy NOW. Dana, thank you for doing your job.
(I have to admit I was dorkily delighted when a week or so after trial, I got a letter from the judge, thanking me for my service. Yeah, it was a form letter. But the sig was real crappy ballpoint pen! I like the gesture.)
Dana - May 18, 2007 2:21:26 pm PDT #8205 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh! I totally want a letter.