Great blog on research in fiction writing.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Amy - Apr 30, 2010 3:05:54 pm PDT #3280 of 6734
Because books.
Gudanov - Apr 30, 2010 5:07:29 pm PDT #3281 of 6734
Coding and Sleeping
Great blog on research in fiction writing.
So much for my trip to Gliese 581, guess I can cancel that liquid hydrogen order.
SailAweigh - Apr 30, 2010 7:41:26 pm PDT #3282 of 6734
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Excellent article, Amy! I think I have to agree with everything in it.
Barb - Apr 30, 2010 7:43:58 pm PDT #3283 of 6734
“Not dead yet!”
I wanna read that article when my brain cells have reassembled themselves.
After copyedits.
Because there is nothing quite like copyedits to make you feel monumentally STUPID.
Gudanov - May 03, 2010 5:53:40 am PDT #3284 of 6734
Coding and Sleeping
I didn't have much time over the weekend, but I did a bit of editing. I killed chapter 11 in the process.
Barb - May 03, 2010 6:53:15 am PDT #3285 of 6734
“Not dead yet!”
I hit my first WTF? moment in the copyedits. CE questioned my use of the title "Dr." for a character who has a Ph.D., not an M.D. stating that people with Ph.D.s don't commonly use Dr.
Connie Neil - May 03, 2010 6:54:43 am PDT #3286 of 6734
brillig
Well, Miss Manners would agree in theory, but she also says to address people the way they want to be addressed.
Gudanov - May 03, 2010 6:57:13 am PDT #3287 of 6734
Coding and Sleeping
The principal of my Elementary School was Dr. Forest Fernkauf and he had a Ph.D. in handwriting. He made the films we watched when learning to write cursive.
SailAweigh - May 03, 2010 7:00:20 am PDT #3288 of 6734
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My dad never used Dr. before his name, his Ph.D. is in physics. The only one who did was his mother. Proud mothers FTW!
I suspect in some fields, using Dr. may be more prevalent, but I work at a university and I don't know anyone who actually does.
sj - May 03, 2010 7:04:19 am PDT #3289 of 6734
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Every prof with a PhD that I had in college used Dr, and my high school principal used it.