That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.

The Mayor ,'End of Days'


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 30, 2010 12:37:21 pm PDT #3615 of 6693
Coding and Sleeping

I like Windmills not Weapons too.


Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2010 12:41:54 pm PDT #3616 of 6693
brillig

Would Plowshares not Weapons work? Beating weapons into plowshares is an established image.


hippocampus - Sep 30, 2010 12:44:04 pm PDT #3617 of 6693
not your mom's socks.

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This might be too close to Plowshares not Weapons - not judging, just tossing a caution sign


Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2010 12:44:31 pm PDT #3618 of 6693
brillig

Yeah, all the good ideas get taken.


DebetEsse - Sep 30, 2010 12:46:45 pm PDT #3619 of 6693
Woe to the fucking wicked.

What about solar panels and stealth bombers instead?


Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2010 1:10:03 pm PDT #3620 of 6693
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I decided that the explicitness she wants means giving up conciseness so, what about the following variations?

Beating Stealth Bombers(swords?) into Solar Panels, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming

Clean Energy, not Dirty Wars, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming

Windmills, not Weapons, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming


Liese S. - Sep 30, 2010 1:24:12 pm PDT #3621 of 6693
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Other Steps on the Path is long. Can you go with Averting? I'm also not too sure about the subtitle.


Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2010 1:29:05 pm PDT #3622 of 6693
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

It this better?

Beating Swords into Solar Panels, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering

Clean Energy, not Dirty Wars, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering

Windmills, not Weapons, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering


Deena - Sep 30, 2010 1:44:27 pm PDT #3623 of 6693
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I like stealth bombers into solar panels. That would catch my eye on the shelf.


Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2010 1:51:15 pm PDT #3624 of 6693
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I agree. Have now included that. I'm going to send at least those 4, and let the editor choose or tinker with them. Along with any brilliant ideas that I or anyone come up with between now and noon (Pacific Time) tomorrow.