The Pit would be a little farther, depending on how you're coming, but we must do it! And come see meeeeee!
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Amy - Nov 07, 2011 9:35:09 am PST #4814 of 6690
Because books.
JenP - Nov 07, 2011 9:40:21 am PST #4815 of 6690
WHAT. Indeed! Go you.
Thank you!
And come see meeeeee!
Well, exactly!
Ahem, topic... I need to start writing. Having this all come together is going to help with that. Yay!
Amy - Nov 08, 2011 11:01:25 am PST #4816 of 6690
Because books.
So the writers group was fun. Different levels of skill that I can see, but everyone's doing YA, which is great.
Except one person just emailed to say, "Can you read my whole book and give me your thoughts?"
I hate this part. Because ... I could get paid for that.
Liese S. - Nov 08, 2011 11:03:51 am PST #4817 of 6690
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I say, say that. Better to set the boundaries now than let them get pushed and pushed. The person likely doesn't realize what they're asking for.
Amy - Nov 08, 2011 11:06:33 am PST #4818 of 6690
Because books.
It's also that this particular book, or what I've read it, needs so much work. SO much. It was the first ms. she ever completed, which is great, but if you ask me, it's one for the box under the bed unless she's willing to, like rethink the entire plot.
That's a serious editorial letter, not a few thoughts. Blech.
Strix - Nov 08, 2011 11:09:37 am PST #4819 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
"Can you read my whole book and give me your thoughts?"
I hate this part. Because ... I could get paid for that.
Oh, my. I think that's one of the questions a pubbed author has to field a LOT though. PITA.
Send her my way, and tell her peeps get paid $60/hour to do it...REALITY CHECK.
Atropa - Nov 08, 2011 11:10:00 am PST #4820 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I agree with Liese. Set the boundaries now.
hippocampus - Nov 08, 2011 12:07:42 pm PST #4821 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
I hate this part. Because ... I could get paid for that.
"That's kind of you to ask, and I know this book is important to you. I don't have a lot of time beyond this writers' group, so I think we should probably stick to the pagecount/boundaries agreed on here."
That's also a huge ask the day after a first group.
hippocampus - Nov 08, 2011 12:11:03 pm PST #4822 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Don't misunderstand - I've read books for people, and will again - and have had very generous folks offer to read my ms. as well - it's not that. It's a huge ask when you're just coming into a group, and you haven't offered anything like this to anyone within the group (but you could be working your way towards doing it for everyone if you do it for her, which? NO. You have projects on the table, missy.)
Amy - Nov 08, 2011 12:15:15 pm PST #4823 of 6690
Because books.
Oh, I get it, believe me. I'm just sort of amazed she did ask, the day after she met me.