I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


Barb - Apr 09, 2009 12:05:09 pm PDT #1384 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

guerrillas in Cuba, Fidel Castro, baseball, rape laws in Ohio, pharmacology, guitar construction, midcentury social mores, birth control, sensual foods...

The list, she is endless.


Gudanov - Apr 09, 2009 12:13:38 pm PDT #1385 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I've got a question about something. Two men and a woman get into a tussle trying to apprehend woman X. One of the men does get a pretty good look at X's face (maybe 30 - 60 seconds) however her face has a fair amount of blood on it at the time (not X's). X is actually taken away other authorities immediately after apprehension, so there is no time after the tussle to study.

What level of disguise would X need to have to not be recognized by either Man. The man who got a good look is decently observant. Complicating matters is that X is beautiful to a remarkable degree (there are story reasons for this), she also has perfect teeth though this is a society in which dental care is not uncommon it's not a medieval Europe like fantasy setting. On the other hand, they would not expect to see her as she should by all reason be in a jail cell at the time.

Hair color and style are different for sure. Would that do it alone without being too much of a stretch? Maybe though in a bit of cosmetics? I'm having a hard time deciding.


Gudanov - Apr 09, 2009 12:16:12 pm PDT #1386 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I'm actually surprised at how much I've had to Google so far since I have a totally made up setting. I guess all the stuff I'm constantly adding to my notes would be Google searches as well in real life.


erikaj - Apr 09, 2009 12:16:58 pm PDT #1387 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!

How long has it been? Long enough she could lose weight and be dirty and etc? Because that could make a lot of difference if she's not someone they know well.


Gudanov - Apr 09, 2009 4:57:29 pm PDT #1388 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

About two days, she's a total stranger when they are robbed by her and apprehend her, they only need to not recognize her for about 10 minutes.

At the moment I've got hair changing from red to black and going from curly and loose to straight and not loose, pony tail perhaps.


Gudanov - Apr 13, 2009 6:52:55 am PDT #1389 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Chapter 2 is done. Chapter 3 fun has begun, although I will have to pop back into chapter 2 to insert a detail that somehow I forgot while writing it.


Beverly - Apr 13, 2009 8:25:29 am PDT #1390 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

People. People, people. Not you people, those people.

You know my favorite illustration of "check your metaphors" is "His eyes slid down the front of her dress"? It may have a challenger: "[Name] watches him intently with big question marks tattooed in his eyes."

Ow. Owowowowow, and OW!


Gudanov - Apr 13, 2009 8:50:48 am PDT #1391 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

That's awesome. I'd still have to go with the first one as the champion though.


Gudanov - Apr 15, 2009 8:39:43 am PDT #1392 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I got a block of time for writing during my vacation day and I'm now plowing through chapter 3 quickly.

DW has starting reading chapter 1 and 2 and writing down comments about stuff. It's a biased opinion, but she has been really positive about it so far. She's a smart, well-read person, so I value her opinions and comments. Her grammar is better than mine too, which is quite a help.


Beverly - Apr 15, 2009 8:40:49 am PDT #1393 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Go, Gud! And Gud!wife!