Whew-- had a first cold read come back on the new proposal and they called it Twilight meets Time Traveler's Wife in the best of ways with a lovely fairy tale quality
I can live with those sorts of comparisons if it'll help sell the thing. *g*
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Barb - Jan 13, 2011 1:00:25 pm PST #3844 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Anne W. - Jan 13, 2011 1:00:52 pm PST #3845 of 6690
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
That's awesome, Barb!
Ginger - Jan 13, 2011 1:02:08 pm PST #3846 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If it means "sells like Twilight," it's the best description ever.
Gudanov - Jan 13, 2011 1:07:29 pm PST #3847 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Sounds encouraging.
SailAweigh - Jan 13, 2011 1:08:16 pm PST #3848 of 6690
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Yay, Barb! That sounds great!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 13, 2011 9:05:08 pm PST #3849 of 6690
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Wonderful-sounding review, Barb! Much proposal~ma for more reactions like that.
Congrats on finishing the main revisions, Gud! I hope the submission stage leads to great things.
Amy - Jan 14, 2011 6:08:05 am PST #3850 of 6690
Because books.
I finally wrangled the plot threads for my next book into submission. So ... now to write it. Yay?
Barb - Jan 14, 2011 6:27:22 am PST #3851 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Definite yay! (I can't wait to hear what the plot threads are...)
hippocampus - Jan 14, 2011 6:30:50 am PST #3852 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Yay!
Gudanov - Jan 16, 2011 9:35:53 am PST #3853 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Synopizing is hard. Already, I feel like I've left so, so much out of my synopsis and it's still over five pages long.