You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.

Tracy ,'The Message'


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.


erikaj - Oct 21, 2009 12:29:45 pm PDT #2606 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!

sounds like it... but I'll let the ones on the inside say so.


erikaj - Oct 21, 2009 12:35:12 pm PDT #2607 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!

Barb, Amy, can I have new calves? Cause I really think I could get better bylines if I were buff. Did you eat today? Take your supplements? (/Drama)


Amy - Oct 21, 2009 12:43:02 pm PDT #2608 of 6690
Because books.

I think certain areas of publishing are still doing fine, and YA just happens to be one of them. And the areas of publishing that are suffering are the same ones that have been following that curve for a couple of years.

The economy does make a difference, of course, but publishing goes through this all the time. It's very cyclical.


Barb - Oct 21, 2009 12:45:17 pm PDT #2609 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

Publishing is a temperamental bitch on a good day.


Anne W. - Oct 21, 2009 12:49:33 pm PDT #2610 of 6690
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Congratulations to Barb and unofficial congratulations to Amy!


Gudanov - Oct 21, 2009 12:50:29 pm PDT #2611 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

It's wonderful to hear all the good news.

I'm hoping to get to the soul crushing rejection phase at some point. Right now, I'm just trying to find revision time and hoping for feedback when I open up my inbox (alas, none recently).


Allyson - Oct 21, 2009 12:59:00 pm PDT #2612 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

and YA just happens to be one of them

oh please oh please oh please!


Beverly - Oct 21, 2009 5:07:56 pm PDT #2613 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Barb! I'm so happy for you! Eeeee!!


Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 4:47:38 am PDT #2614 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Still on 22, I'm pretty sure I can finish tonight though. Then I need to knock out a critique and it's off to 23. I'm in the fun middle section now. Big events in the plot come pretty much every chapter now.


Gudanov - Oct 22, 2009 5:48:30 am PDT #2615 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

Also, I caught up to my current revision location while listening this morning. The last four chapters sounded better, so that's encouraging. As a whole my listening experience has told me it's not there yet, but I'm a long ways from being done revising.