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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.


Gudanov - Sep 08, 2009 12:50:18 pm PDT #2155 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I hope it breaks the rut.


Beverly - Sep 08, 2009 1:37:49 pm PDT #2156 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I'd love to read it, Allyson.

And I love that technique, Barb. I'm sure it will help with fresh perspective.


Burrell - Sep 08, 2009 2:18:14 pm PDT #2157 of 6690
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

It's okay to be terrified, Allyson, but please send. We all want to read it!


Gudanov - Sep 08, 2009 4:26:12 pm PDT #2158 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I'm willing to be an extra set of eyes as well.


Allyson - Sep 08, 2009 11:54:44 pm PDT #2159 of 6690
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

1:53am. Done. Out to betaers with thanks! Too late (or early?) to pop cork on champagne.


Allyson - Sep 08, 2009 11:59:02 pm PDT #2160 of 6690
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

erika! Can't find your email anywhere. If you're still up for a beta, have your people email my people!


erikaj - Sep 09, 2009 4:59:46 am PDT #2161 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!

Cool...sending to your profile.


Gudanov - Sep 09, 2009 5:06:36 am PDT #2162 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

It looks like it jumps from chapter 7 to chapter 10, is that just a numbering error?

I was planning to listen to it on my commute, but my software recorded using Anna (default voice that ships with Windows) instead of Audrey and I can't listen to Anna for more that a few sentences. I'll start listening on my commute home. I'll delete the audio files the moment I'm done listening.

After listening to the whole thing, I'll start going through it in more detail, but I probably can't be as detailed as usual.


Gudanov - Sep 09, 2009 5:40:03 am PDT #2163 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I didn't do any writing work last night, DW looked tired and stressed so I did back and head messaging and generally hanging out.

However I think I finally figured out my character arc for Rainier (aka Mr. Not-A-Character-In-The-Rough-Draft). I've decided to cut a section out of the plot and that blew up his arc, so I had to create a new one. Now I wonder if he is necessary at all, strictly speaking the plot would work without him ever coming up, but it would also lose a lot. The events would still transpire, he would still be there in the background, the reader just wouldn't see them.


Gudanov - Sep 09, 2009 12:42:51 pm PDT #2164 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I discovered three things I wrote and I had thought I destroyed all traces of still exist out on the Internet apparently rescued from a long defunct website. Terrifying and weird at the same time.