This was hugely difficult. I am just in awe in all of you who write fiction. It's so fucking hard.
Yeah, fiction still intimidates me like crazy.
Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!
Oz ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Atropa - Oct 25, 2009 10:32:23 am PDT #2685 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Amy - Oct 25, 2009 10:53:24 am PDT #2686 of 6690
Because books.
You are not, but you are the only PUBLISHED non-fiction writer.
Not true -- there's Jilli! And Hec, although he doesn't come in here.
Allyson - Oct 25, 2009 11:06:19 am PDT #2687 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
Holy shit, how did I completely braindaze that?
Typo Boy - Oct 25, 2009 11:15:55 am PDT #2688 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Me too. Hec, Jilli sorry both have done awesome non-fiction.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 25, 2009 11:17:19 am PDT #2689 of 6690
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I've written essays before and loved it, but factual non-fiction makes me shudder in fear. Actually having to know what you're talking about? And back it up with research? No way, dude.
See, I think all of the above is a fair bit easier than making up stories out of your own head. Out of nowhere. Which is a concept that terrifies me.
Compared to that: research? Bit of fun.
And I say this while spending my evening referencing.
Barb - Oct 25, 2009 11:35:49 am PDT #2690 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Making up stories and backing them with solid research is my idea of a good time.
::iz whackjob::
Atropa - Oct 25, 2009 11:44:20 am PDT #2691 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Making up stories = fun!
Getting them out of my head and making them internally consistent = kinda nerve-wracking!
erikaj - Oct 25, 2009 12:14:26 pm PDT #2692 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
I write both, but I am rather the Johnny Drama of the publishing world. Y'all missed the story about the bulimic pedophile, right? Kidding.
Ginger - Oct 25, 2009 12:22:52 pm PDT #2693 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've sold magazine non-fiction, of course, but I'm working on a non-fiction book proposal. I'm mainly paralysed by trying to figure out just how much information to put in it.
Research = fun!
erikaj - Oct 25, 2009 12:25:32 pm PDT #2694 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
I like looking up things, but I don't think I'm very good at integrating things into my work so far.