That sucks, connie. I feel like I've only just woken up to it, again, and I'm not sure it's really going to take this time.
Mal: How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? Jayne: Money wasn't good enough. Mal: What happens when it is? Jayne: Well... that'll be an interesting day.
'Serenity'
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.
SailAweigh - Aug 19, 2009 9:49:35 am PDT #2058 of 6690
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Gudanov - Aug 19, 2009 10:44:37 am PDT #2059 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I saw a small bit of a rewrite (not by the author) of a little piece I critiqued. Maybe it's just because I've seen it so often, but I said to take out all the "suddenly"s and he left them in. This is something I've noticed critiquing. It seems pretty common to add "suddenly" and "quickly" where they aren't needed. I've had to quash a few in my stuff too.
That may have to go on my list of word processor searches to do before the final revision. I'm accumulating a few things to search for and justify every use. "had been", "It was", "they were", "there was" among others.
"suddenly" and "quickly" may be starting to move into pet-peeve territory.
Connie Neil - Aug 19, 2009 11:01:11 am PDT #2060 of 6690
brillig
Find/Replace is a godsend for dealing with a list of things that pop out at you.
Gudanov - Aug 20, 2009 5:03:22 am PDT #2061 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Revised chapter 10 is done . . . for now. Revised chapter 11 will be done tonight unless I just have no time at all. Progress continues, slowly.
Also Where I Write fear the cables and clutter though the table itself is fairly clear.
Barb - Aug 20, 2009 5:10:16 am PDT #2062 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Where I Write has the usual suspects looking over things.
Miracleman - Aug 20, 2009 5:13:22 am PDT #2063 of 6690
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Writing is fucking AWOL and has been for over a year.
I'm with ya there.
Gudanov - Aug 20, 2009 5:22:36 am PDT #2064 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I don't have any suspects looking over things except for the times my daughter sneaks down the basement after bedtime, sits on my desk, and starts reading what I writing.
Gudanov - Aug 20, 2009 6:22:02 am PDT #2065 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
My beta swap partner seems to have vanished of late after chapter one. She has neither responded to my second chapter or my critique of her second chapter. Only get one chapter, and no second chapter, it's like high school all over again.
Beverly - Aug 20, 2009 11:39:50 pm PDT #2066 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Hoping to take a look at 9--11 tomorrow, Gud.
Gudanov - Aug 21, 2009 5:07:43 am PDT #2067 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Thanks, Beverly.
I've started on 12, I'm still amazed by how much I'm having to cut from the rough draft.