Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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.


Anne W. - Oct 23, 2011 4:33:11 pm PDT #4735 of 6698
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Thank you both! I've got a project starting that is going to require crazy amounts of organization, and this looks like it might help out.


hippocampus - Oct 23, 2011 4:43:17 pm PDT #4736 of 6698
not your mom's socks.

Anne - FWIW, you might also check out Cicus Ponies Notebook if it's not specifically a writing project. And Yojimbo.


Holli - Nov 01, 2011 5:37:51 am PDT #4737 of 6698
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore

My writing goal for November is 1k a day, and finishing a short story a week. I did it last year with some success, so I'm hoping it'll go well this year.

Is anyone doing NaNo?


-t - Nov 01, 2011 6:06:06 am PDT #4738 of 6698
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I was thinking about it, but more in the way of making sure I spend an hour a day writing than word-count goals.


Amy - Nov 01, 2011 6:07:06 am PDT #4739 of 6698
Because books.

I'm going to be NaNo-adjacent and blog about it. November is the worst time of the year NaNo could be, for me.


hippocampus - Nov 01, 2011 9:10:48 am PDT #4740 of 6698
not your mom's socks.

I am, Holli. My nano name is myfirstname_lastinitial.


Liese S. - Nov 01, 2011 9:25:12 am PDT #4741 of 6698
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I was thinking about it. But I don't know. I always fail! I guess I should already be doing it if I'm going to!


hippocampus - Nov 01, 2011 9:48:42 am PDT #4742 of 6698
not your mom's socks.

if you do, and don't make it to 50k, you still have a bunch of writing done, right? ::NUDGE:: (t- lookin' at you too)

ALL MUST JOIN ME IN MY MISERY.


Amy - Nov 01, 2011 9:50:00 am PDT #4743 of 6698
Because books.

Seriously. I think you can make NaNo what you want it to be. My goal is just to blog every day for a month.

If you use it that way, and don't focus on the result, I think it's a great idea. (Or if you play by the rules, obviously.)


JenP - Nov 01, 2011 10:24:19 am PDT #4744 of 6698

I decided to sign up just this morning, Liese! Dooo eeeet!!

Because I need to spark creativity in my life in general. I haven't explored yet, but my username over there is jenbefore.

I have such envy of and admiration for storytellers. You people with the characters, and the plotting, and the world building, and the... storytelling! I just don't even know.