I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.

Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'


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 - Oct 10, 2010 3:34:21 pm PDT #3639 of 6706
Because books.

Yay, Barb! I'm so glad you finished it.


Liese S. - Oct 10, 2010 3:57:10 pm PDT #3640 of 6706
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yay Barb! That's awesome!


erikaj - Oct 10, 2010 4:16:05 pm PDT #3641 of 6706
Always Anti-fascist!

congratulations...


Anne W. - Oct 10, 2010 4:22:17 pm PDT #3642 of 6706
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Congratulations, Barb!


Barb - Oct 10, 2010 4:44:03 pm PDT #3643 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”

Thanks, guys-- I have to admit, I pretty much burst into tears as soon as I hit the final period on this one. There were times I seriously doubted I'd ever finish. Hell, there were times I thought this thing was going to kill me. (The way I feel right now, that last part is still up for debate.)

Whether it sells or not, I have no clue. The market for women's fiction, frankly, sucks. What's being bought is small-town Americana and generally, being bought from already established authors. Trying to break in right now is like banging your head against a brick wall.

So it may wind up being another one that gathers dust on the hard drive, but at least I finished.


Laga - Oct 10, 2010 4:45:47 pm PDT #3644 of 6706
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Yay Barb!


hippocampus - Oct 10, 2010 4:53:30 pm PDT #3645 of 6706
not your mom's socks.

Congratulations Barb! That's great news!


Typo Boy - Oct 10, 2010 5:30:29 pm PDT #3646 of 6706
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.

Hi Barb. Congrats on finishing! That is quite an accomplishment!


Ginger - Oct 10, 2010 5:38:46 pm PDT #3647 of 6706
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Yay, Barb!


Typo Boy - Oct 10, 2010 6:30:17 pm PDT #3648 of 6706
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.

Barb, insent...