Yep, it's the sequel. It's what my agent would like me to work on next (not being pushy about it or anything), and I agree it makes sense. It should be fun to work on, and now that I've got my head wrapped around the storylines, I'm getting anxious to start digging in. I'm going to have a lot of demands on my time for awhile though.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Gudanov - Jun 11, 2012 6:21:58 am PDT #5313 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Amy - Jun 11, 2012 6:30:11 am PDT #5314 of 6690
Because books.
I think it's smart to get to work on the sequel, Gud. Do it!
Amy - Jun 11, 2012 11:45:28 am PDT #5315 of 6690
Because books.
I've maybe once in a while written 10K words a day, but not exactly willingly -- more like with a deadline breathing down my neck.
Still, her advice for maximizing your writing time seems pretty sensible. Writing more and better is a good goal, even if I don't think I could get a daily word count that high.
Gudanov - Jun 12, 2012 9:43:16 am PDT #5316 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
My problem tends to be simple lack of time. These days getting a half-hour of free time a day is about as much as I can hope for. Well, there's commuting time that gives me time to think if not type.
Starting a sequel is kinda tricky. I don't want to get the new reader lost, but I don't want to do too much of relating info from the first novel. Also, the opening scene is bit more straightforward when it's the start of everything instead of the start of a subset. Well, at least for me.
Ginger - Jun 15, 2012 11:48:04 am PDT #5317 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The WSJ on the "weird world of fan fiction." [link]
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2012 12:15:15 pm PDT #5318 of 6690
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's not so much an article as an illustrated list of terms. And kinda confusing where every term explained is in quotes for the rest of the article, as are the titles of books and shows.
However, I just gotta call out:
Young-adult fantasy author Cassandra Clare, whose books about teenage demon hunters have sold 12 million copies, wrote Harry Potter and "Lord of the Rings" fan fiction before she broke into professional publishing.
Ah, yes, that's the whole story. No background there...
I did learn, however, that OSC is apparently very pro-fic.
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2012 12:46:43 pm PDT #5319 of 6690
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What is Wattpad, by the way, when it's at home? Or, I guess, more importantly--how does that rate a mention and AO3 doesn't? Which fandoms hang out there?
Amy - Jun 15, 2012 1:09:56 pm PDT #5320 of 6690
Because books.
I've never heard of Wattpad.
I do love how the WSJ loves to cover stories that are old as the hills, and come off pleased as punch that they've "discovered a new trend".
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2012 1:13:16 pm PDT #5321 of 6690
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did you hear? There's this fifty colours books all the women are reading?
Amy - Jun 15, 2012 1:15:31 pm PDT #5322 of 6690
Because books.
I heard it's SEX-AY, too.