Liese, did you want me to send book two? If so when? It's 170k compressed.
Willow: That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic! Buffy: Do they make an ointment for that?
'Beneath You'
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 - Mar 31, 2010 6:03:48 am PDT #3204 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Liese S. - Mar 31, 2010 6:06:46 am PDT #3205 of 6693
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup! Now`s good. I`m on the road home. I got swallowed by board meeting prep but should finish up your book 1 comments when I get home.
Gudanov - Mar 31, 2010 6:12:29 am PDT #3206 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Sent. Thanks for taking a look, I really appreciate since I'm coming up to scene chopping time.
On the way to work I think I figured out how to save a valuable scene from a sequence that will get chopped.
Gudanov - Apr 01, 2010 4:58:28 am PDT #3207 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
I'm outlining now, I'm working out some potential (shorter) replacement sequences for sections that might be cut. The first one is pretty definite, I'm going to cut some out of the opening chapters to speed up the plot out of the gate.
Allyson - Apr 01, 2010 7:14:19 am PDT #3208 of 6693
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
Two more rejections came in for Sam yesterday, and teh last rejection is due on Tuesday.
A good portion of the rejections boil down to, "Allyson is a wonderful writer! Cute story! I don't like talking animals!"
You know who HATES talking animals? Little kids. Gah.
The rejections that come in explaining that the story isn't layered enough, or that the plot is a bit thin, stuff like that? It stings, but it's something I can process and use to be better.
Bleh. My sensitive writer feelings are hurty.
Amy - Apr 01, 2010 7:26:45 am PDT #3209 of 6693
Because books.
I'm sorry, Allyson. Did you decide to do the Lulu thing?
Allyson - Apr 01, 2010 7:33:27 am PDT #3210 of 6693
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
I'm going to wait until the last rejection comes in on Tuesday. They're "trying to make the numbers work."
Lulu will cost me about $1500 for an initial print run, and I have a bit socked away so it won't hurt so bad. I think it's worth it, I just need to come up with a good marketing plan.
Gudanov - Apr 02, 2010 6:38:04 am PDT #3211 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Sorry about the rejections. I hope all works out well with whatever path you take.
Allyson - Apr 02, 2010 6:44:36 am PDT #3212 of 6693
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
Thanks, Gud. Rejection is all part of it, and it stings for a bit, but then, back on the horse.
We'll see what happens next week with the last publisher, and then I'll start working on the lulu thing. After a drink.
erikaj - Apr 02, 2010 8:58:39 am PDT #3213 of 6693
Always Anti-fascist!
As you might know, I've started doing Script Frenzy this month...well, I made a tiny stab, actually. But I'd really like to see a script from PI show that I don't have to pay for, but...
Anyway, I've been reading a lot of scripts and it's funny the stuff different writers put in. David Shore's House scripts have little snarky bits in the scene descriptions.
David Simon's Wire scripts have parenthetical directions like
McNULTY,although that was not his name at first,
(who the fuck cares?) or (the hell with it) as opposed to, say, what I might do.
MCNULTY
(indifferent)