I was wondering when they would get a book deal. I may actually buy that book.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2009 6:57:32 am PST #2851 of 6690
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 20, 2009 2:29:11 am PST #2852 of 6690
"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 6690
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 6690
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 6690
“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 6690
Because books.
Go, Seska!
Which manuscript, Barb?
Barb - Nov 22, 2009 7:32:16 am PST #2857 of 6690
“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 6690
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!
Barb - Nov 22, 2009 9:32:33 am PST #2859 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Waiting for letter from new!editor, but when we spoke on the phone the other day, she said that there weren't any major revisions, just little clarifications here and there, so hopefully, it won't be too traumatic. Plus, I have a 3/15 delivery date anyhow, so plenty of time overall. Of course, I want to get it in to them as early as possible, so we can keep on track, but since they bought it as a full book, it's not as if they have to wait for me to finish the thing. Yay!
What about you? April 1, right?
Amy - Nov 22, 2009 10:19:21 am PST #2860 of 6690
Because books.
Yup. April 1.
Somehow April Fool's Day doesn't seem like the best choice for a deadline, though.