Woot!
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Jesse - Feb 28, 2012 4:34:04 pm PST #5155 of 6690
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Feb 28, 2012 5:10:10 pm PST #5156 of 6690
brillig
Is Donna too old fashioned? Like she was named for a relative?
Amy - Feb 28, 2012 5:32:27 pm PST #5157 of 6690
Because books.
The sound of Donna isn't strong enough for what I want. (The actual sound, not the connotation -- the short vowel, the n sound, the second short vowel.)
I've pretty much decided to go with Jesse's suggestion
Typo Boy - Feb 28, 2012 6:36:03 pm PST #5158 of 6690
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.
Madison/Mad does have a strong sound. Is her middle name "Dolly"?, in case you want to have a moment of cute.
dcp - Feb 29, 2012 2:43:41 am PST #5159 of 6690
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
drabble:
Today would have been my grandmother's 24th birthday.
We had a routine. In common years, I'd call to wish her “Happy Birthday!” on February 28th, and she would reply, “Oh, no, it's not my birthday yet.” When I wished her “Happy Birthday!” on March 1st, she would say, “Thanks, but you missed it.” Only on leap years would there be an actual celebration with cake and candles. She liked it that way.
So here's to you, grandma Hilda. I'm sorry you're not around to enjoy birthdays and un-birthdays anymore, but I'll celebrate them for you nonetheless.
Volans - Feb 29, 2012 11:31:19 am PST #5160 of 6690
move out and draw fire
Wren came out of nowhere, and it worked!
Wren has been my D&D character's name for ever, so I was amused.
Amy - Mar 01, 2012 3:55:57 am PST #5161 of 6690
Because books.
That's pretty cool!
Hey, Gud, and anyone ready to query agents, did you know about Query Tracker? It's free and looks pretty comprehensive.
Gudanov - Mar 01, 2012 4:24:04 am PST #5162 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'm using it right now (well, not right now, right now) and it's very useful.
Amy - Mar 02, 2012 11:45:01 am PST #5163 of 6690
Because books.
So I've been looking at my own prompt all week, and nothing. I got as far as vaguely thinking about Rapunzel wanting to leap from her tower. Feh.
In better news, I did something called Word Wars with a friend online last night -- you set a time limit and write as much as possible within it, and whoever writes the most words wins. We did it for thirty minutes, and I wrote 515 words, which is excellent, because I haven't been writing except for the drabbles here at all.
Sadly, now I'm staring blankly at where I left off.
SailAweigh - Mar 05, 2012 11:09:58 am PST #5164 of 6690
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Welcome to Word Wars, Amy! I do that at least once a week with my Star Trek peeps. I wrote 700 words yesterday, thanks to them.