....and I think the idea will work now that's it written in.
I think I can get Sarah whipped into shape and ready for submission by mid-October.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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 - Sep 13, 2010 6:08:05 pm PDT #3586 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Wolfram - Sep 14, 2010 6:21:18 am PDT #3587 of 6693
Visilurking
Awesome!
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2010 5:43:38 am PDT #3588 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
I got second place in the little contest of the little SciFi and Fantasy board I'm on with 'Discipline'. It's only out of 10 total stories but being what I consider my first real short story and, as per the rules, done with no feedback it still feels pretty good. It makes me feel like I can trust my editing even if feedback is still crucial to really finishing it off.
-t - Sep 16, 2010 5:46:25 am PDT #3589 of 6693
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Congrats, Gud! That's some nice validation.
Eta: I like the story, too. That's an interesting world you've built.
Barb - Sep 16, 2010 7:19:16 am PDT #3590 of 6693
“Not dead yet!”
Woot! Some early reviews are starting to roll in for STARS and they're so sweet, especially since they're from librarians! (We loves our librarians, we do...)
This one just got it, top to bottom.
And this was another great one.
Please, all the gods and little fishes, let this be a SIGN.
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2010 9:36:55 am PDT #3591 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
Congrats Barb! I hope the sweetness keeps rolling.
Thanks -t, the world from that story will likely be my next novel, along with the main character.
Wolfram - Sep 16, 2010 10:03:24 am PDT #3592 of 6693
Visilurking
Congrats to both of you, Gud and Barb!
Burrell - Sep 16, 2010 12:11:00 pm PDT #3593 of 6693
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congrats to both of you! Barb, those are great reviews.
Amy - Sep 16, 2010 12:15:15 pm PDT #3594 of 6693
Because books.
Lots of good news! Excellent! Congratulations, Barb and Gud!
Gudanov - Sep 23, 2010 6:05:50 am PDT #3595 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping
I'm getting my novel momentum back, I kind of took a break after the last revision and lengthened that break it by writing a short story. But now I'm getting ready for chapter 5 in my comment sifting and tweak-making revision. I need to get moving to finish this off by year's end.
I've made some adjustments to my short story 'Sarah' that hopefully also makes the decision at the end a bit more balanced.
Though I sent my parents a link to my short stories, I didn't really expect them to read them (not Sci-Fi readers). To my surprise, my mom said she read and liked 'Discipline', especially the ending.