Thanks, Plei-- insent.
Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
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.
Barb - Mar 19, 2010 7:30:38 am PDT #3174 of 6693
“Not dead yet!”
P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2010 8:01:33 am PDT #3175 of 6693
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Got it, babe! I'll send you my impressions tonight or tomorrow morning.
Gudanov - Mar 22, 2010 5:34:49 am PDT #3176 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
After a big push, I'm now cleaning up 60, or 60, 61, and 62 after I split 60 into three chapters. No wonder 60 took so long to do.
I've started in on 63 and I'm adapting the ending of the rough draft to fit onto the end of this revision. 63 will glue the ending onto the end of 62 and pretty soon I'll be finishing up for this go-round.
erikaj - Mar 22, 2010 5:47:34 am PDT #3177 of 6693
Always Anti-fascist!
I am really thinking about quitting right now. So what? I can turn a phrase a little. But the thing that sets me apart the most is also my biggest liability and keeps my writing for the specialty press(AKA the writer short bus)
Amy - Mar 22, 2010 7:01:21 am PDT #3178 of 6693
Because books.
Clever. I hope it's more than that, too.
Polter-Cow - Mar 22, 2010 7:31:55 am PDT #3179 of 6693
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've seen something else like that. Looks like it's a new creative style.
Gudanov - Mar 22, 2010 7:36:55 am PDT #3180 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Seems like you could write some crime/detective stuff erika. From what I've read you have a good style for that.
Clever. I hope it's more than that, too.
It seems like a shake-up is on the radar with e-book and e-readers. I don't think it's eminent, but it one really good and affordable e-reader plus a consensus or emergent standard on rights management and things will change pretty quickly.
-t - Mar 22, 2010 8:38:02 am PDT #3181 of 6693
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am really thinking about quitting right now.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, erika, every month I read several stories in Ellery Queen that are not as good as the not-completely-finished-polishing betas I've read for you. I can understand if not getting the luck component is frustrating.
erikaj - Mar 22, 2010 9:10:20 am PDT #3182 of 6693
Always Anti-fascist!
It's cool, though. Maybe it'll be groundbreaking to be the first Lutheran Schlemiel. Not exactly the barrier-busting I'm after, though. And it's harder to cope with because the whole blessing-counting thing is filled with so many more pauses...I'm not even sure I can count "my health" strictly speaking, although I usually do because it's not really a disease to be wired like a Fiat(Tony is apparently not a researcher in neurology)
Ginger - Mar 22, 2010 6:32:38 pm PDT #3183 of 6693
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am really thinking about quitting right now. So what? I can turn a phrase a little. But the thing that sets me apart the most is also my biggest liability and keeps my writing for the specialty press(AKA the writer short bus)
erika, I have admired your sharp wit and your ability skewer with one twist of phrase since I first started lurking here. I think many of your columns are spot on. I think you have the potential to be a killer procedural writer, true crime writer, script writer, political writer or professional snarker. If you can use the "short bus" press as a springboard, do it. If you think it's holding you back, we can brainstorm about approaches you can take to break out. But please don't stop writing. I can hunt you down. I know where you live...