Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.

'Underneath'


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 - Nov 18, 2009 5:15:37 am PST #2849 of 6700
Coding and Sleeping

Very little progress last night due to needing to do other things. I won't get a chance to work on it tonight either. Hopefully I'll start rocking chapter 30 (I rolled 30 into 29, so 30 is the new 31) tomorrow night.

I'm not sure I'm off to a good start on the chapter, but we'll see. I'll be better than the rough draft, that's for sure. There's also a scene in 31 I'm not sure about, feedback will be important in deciding if it should stay in or not.


Ginger - Nov 18, 2009 6:40:43 am PST #2850 of 6700
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Regarding Tweeting for a book deal, the Fake AP Stylebook and Agent Kate: [link]


Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2009 6:57:32 am PST #2851 of 6700
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I was wondering when they would get a book deal. I may actually buy that book.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 20, 2009 2:29:11 am PST #2852 of 6700
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

Cutting out large chunks of this dissertation is only being achieved with much rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth.

I'm nearly nearly there. I'm going to push through the weekend and try to get everything written by the end of Sunday, giving me a week to check references, rewrite bits, etc. This would be really good. I can do it. I can I can I can I can I can. (I feel like a Little Engine.)

Today, one of my PCAs (she's a PhD student, which is very handy for this) is coming over to help me categorize the last of the data. It needs someone who can sit on the floor and move cut-out sentences around large sheets of paper. Ah, the joy of qualitative 'methods'. Heh.


Gudanov - Nov 20, 2009 5:02:57 am PST #2853 of 6700
Coding and Sleeping

I'm nearly nearly there. I'm going to push through the weekend and try to get everything written by the end of Sunday

Awesome.

This would be really good. I can do it. I can I can I can I can I can.

Yes you can!


Gudanov - Nov 20, 2009 5:06:49 am PST #2854 of 6700
Coding and Sleeping

I'm progressing through 30. Lots of action in this chapter, so it writes pretty quick. It's pretty much a complete rewrite of rough draft, though. The rough draft sucked.

I had to rewrite a bit of what I have done though, the opponents weren't armed correctly. They should have some sturdy spears because they're out hunting large fearsome animals and just happen to come across the human type people.


Barb - Nov 22, 2009 5:54:18 am PST #2855 of 6700
“Not dead yet!”

Still alive-- barely. Have added 10K words in the last several days and am trying to push through to the end of this MS before I have to settle into high moving gear. Which renders me Lurky McLurkerson everywhere else.

Ah miss mah peeps. *sigh*


Amy - Nov 22, 2009 6:28:23 am PST #2856 of 6700
Because books.

Go, Seska!

Which manuscript, Barb?


Barb - Nov 22, 2009 7:32:16 am PST #2857 of 6700
“Not dead yet!”

Between Here and Gone, Amy. The sixties one. I'd come to huge halt over the summer because I was working on the Carmen revisions and then I was just really jammed on this one for a while . But now I'm cruising along and will hopefully finish in the next few weeks. I hope.


Amy - Nov 22, 2009 7:47:24 am PST #2858 of 6700
Because books.

So what's the deal with Carmen? Is it good to go, or are you waiting for a letter from new!editor?

And yay for cruising!