Yay! It's possible that you were better off winging it. I often am, because otherwise I tend to overthink things.
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.
Ginger - Aug 01, 2008 3:57:00 pm PDT #458 of 6681
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Susan W. - Aug 01, 2008 4:05:02 pm PDT #459 of 6681
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
It's possible. I certainly didn't let myself get bogged down in the intricacies of the plot. I considered giving a brief synopsis, figured I'd stumble into overexplaining, and stuck to stating the premise and a bit about the role and motivations for Wellesley as my central protagonist. Then I looked at him expectantly, and he started asking questions. It was pretty clear he was trying to tell if I knew my stuff historically and had thought my AU premise through, and I'm confident I came out OK on that front.
Time to venture into the wilds of Portland in search of dinner...
SailAweigh - Aug 01, 2008 5:23:12 pm PDT #460 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Go, Susan! I think better things happen out of sheer luck, than anything we can plan. We don't have to worry about expectations not being met, when we didn't have any to begin with!
Burrell - Aug 01, 2008 7:45:04 pm PDT #461 of 6681
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
good for you, Susan!
sarameg - Aug 03, 2008 5:18:28 pm PDT #462 of 6681
Nice, Susan!
Ginger, I shared your poetry with my mom and she liked it a lot. THEN, she adapted it to apply to my brother. I hope you don't mind.
Adapted from a poem by Ginger
Car Parts
The new shelves are measured, they're empty and neat.
They're measured in inches, they're measured in feet.
The movers have measured in boxes and pounds,
But car parts still pile up in undignified mounds.
They capture the table,
They conquer the floor.
They have to be shifted to open the door.
From now on I'll be good, I'll learn to be tough.
A garage lined with metal shelves is surely enough.
One engine, two clutches, three boxes from parts fairs.
Car parts climb off the shelves and head for the stairs.
Though I’ve looked and I’ve looked,
There’s one thing that's certain:
The most needed part this job requires,
Cannot even be found in my mountain of tires!
(It totally cracked me up. He is to car parts what the rest of my family is to books.)
Lee - Aug 03, 2008 5:23:24 pm PDT #463 of 6681
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Both Ginger's original and your mom's version are great!
The Shelf space challenge is now closed.
The new challenge is polish.
lisah - Aug 04, 2008 6:02:21 am PDT #464 of 6681
Punishingly Intricate
So, um, not sure about the etiquette of asking for a beta, but I have a partial draft of a story I'm working on and I've hit well, not an impass, but a point at which I need to decide what to do next. As in, is this a short story? a novella? If someone is willing to read it, I'd be grateful.
Burrell, if you still need readers I'd be happy to help.
Atropa - Aug 04, 2008 4:10:53 pm PDT #465 of 6681
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
takes a deep breath
I finished the first draft of my book. Next up, reading the feedback from my beta readers, and polishing. But the first draft is DONE.
SailAweigh - Aug 04, 2008 4:12:14 pm PDT #466 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Whoohoo, Jilli! That is awesome!
Barb - Aug 04, 2008 4:12:54 pm PDT #467 of 6681
“Not dead yet!”
Wheeeeee, Jilli!
I know I owe you scads of feedback, but actually, I think this is going to be good-- I'm going to read in order, beginning to end and give you overall impression. Is that good?