My pal Natalie Luhrs has some things to say about book reviews - thought I'd boost the signal: [link] (xposty with lit.)
Hands! Hands in new places!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
hippocampus - Oct 17, 2012 3:08:55 am PDT #5467 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Gudanov - Oct 19, 2012 5:52:32 am PDT #5468 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'm getting pounded with work which is keeping me from making much progress writing or beta reading currently. OTOH I think I've thought of the first sentence for Cog and the Copper Dragon (I've got the first two chapters written save for the opening since I realized I needed a little scene there). "The banshee wail ripped through Cog's slumber like a hot locomotive through butter."
Being a rough draft, there is little likelihood it will remain the first sentence, but maybe I can get that rough first chapter put away now.
hippocampus - Oct 26, 2012 5:07:43 am PDT #5469 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Writing prompt? Social Media commentary? YOU DECIDE: [link]
victor infante - Oct 30, 2012 3:28:50 am PDT #5470 of 6690
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Hi all. I've got a preview of my witch short story, "Baby Detonate For Me," online right now for a limited time. I think folks around here might enjoy it.
Happy Halloween!
Strix - Oct 30, 2012 5:37:44 am PDT #5471 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
That was a great short, Victor. I liked it a lot!
The site said it was a draft; holler at me if you need a beta or copy editor; I REALLY liked Whitney and this story.
-t - Oct 30, 2012 6:09:07 am PDT #5472 of 6690
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks for posting that, Victor. Great read.
victor infante - Oct 30, 2012 6:24:22 am PDT #5473 of 6690
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Thanks, Strix and -t! And Strix, I'm actually rather happy with it as is, but at its current length, it's unsellable, so I'm probably going to blow it up to a full length novel. Not abandoning it , though, no matter what: the reaction's been great, and I love writing Whitney. She's a total blast.
Strix - Oct 30, 2012 7:15:01 am PDT #5474 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I would LOVE to read more about Whitney; I endorse your novel plan!
victor infante - Oct 30, 2012 7:18:28 am PDT #5475 of 6690
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
It's next on my agenda, as soon as I finish up the long thing I'm working on!
-t - Oct 30, 2012 7:26:28 am PDT #5476 of 6690
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I would read the hell out of that. I love Whitney's witchy process and between her family and the ghosts and just more of her narrating her thought processes you are not gonna run out of material soon.