This is the Writer’s Prayer. This is the Penmonkey’s Paean.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Tom Scola - Dec 07, 2010 11:38:51 am PST #3769 of 6692
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Connie Neil - Dec 07, 2010 12:56:26 pm PST #3770 of 6692
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Thank you, Tom. Please note new tag.
Now I must go print that out and prepare to tell Hubby not to ask silly questions when I tape it up on my desk.
Gudanov - Dec 09, 2010 5:21:15 pm PST #3771 of 6692
Coding and Sleeping
Four days into my misadventure with Twilight, I now hate both main characters.
Amy - Dec 09, 2010 5:37:49 pm PST #3772 of 6692
Because books.
Like all right-thinking people, Gud.
Anne W. - Dec 09, 2010 5:46:05 pm PST #3773 of 6692
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm just surprised it took you that long.
Barb - Dec 09, 2010 6:18:35 pm PST #3774 of 6692
“Not dead yet!”
Dittoing Amy and Anne.
sumi - Dec 10, 2010 5:31:01 am PST #3775 of 6692
Art Crawl!!!
So very true.
And I hate them from the movies because despite my friends' inexplicable fondness for the books, I have managed to avoid them.
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2010 5:37:35 am PST #3776 of 6692
Coding and Sleeping
After the disaster of yesterday's commute, this morning's wasn't too terrible. There are flashes of okay-ness.
Typo Boy - Dec 10, 2010 2:26:25 pm PST #3777 of 6692
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.
If I'm recommend an entire book on a particular subject inside the MS I'm writing further discussion of a topic (as opposed to citing particular pages to prove a point) and I mention the title and author in the text is there any need to add a formal citation? I do make extensive use of formal citations in the work, so maybe not citing is inconsistent?
Barb - Dec 10, 2010 2:29:13 pm PST #3778 of 6692
“Not dead yet!”
I'd go ahead and cite it, TB and then if it turns out it's unnecessary, it can be removed in copyedits.