Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is taken, but perhaps a permutation?
You'd never make it. I'd rip your spine out before you got half a step. Those little legs wouldn't be much good without one of those.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Beverly - Jan 03, 2013 5:45:36 pm PST #5522 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2013 5:36:47 am PST #5523 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Beta reader has read Cog version 4, all changes have been made, now it's just the last editing run before getting it back to my agent. I'm using my new Kindle Paperwhite for that.
Amy - Jan 14, 2013 5:37:38 am PST #5524 of 6690
Because books.
Wait, using the Paperwhite for what? Not editing?
Also, go Gud!
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2013 5:47:08 am PST #5525 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
For reading and making notes. Not the actual editing. I think I'm better catching things on it than on the laptop screen.
Amy - Jan 14, 2013 5:54:55 am PST #5526 of 6690
Because books.
Interesting!
I was always a lousy proofreader, because it once it looks like the book page, I don't see the errors as easily.
hippocampus - Jan 14, 2013 10:18:50 am PST #5527 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Awesome, Gud!
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2013 9:30:37 am PST #5528 of 6690
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Amy - Jan 23, 2013 11:18:17 am PST #5529 of 6690
Because books.
Writers could learn a lot from that. That said, having done that hundreds of times, it's not a lot of fun. Especially when something is close, but just not close enough.
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2013 11:28:43 am PST #5530 of 6690
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's interesting. Looks like you've got to really hook her in the first few pages. Which makes sense, but all great books aren't like that. Well, maybe they are.
Amy - Jan 23, 2013 11:31:21 am PST #5531 of 6690
Because books.
But they're all supposed to be, for the most part. If you have a really slow-moving and boring first chapter, most people aren't going to stick around to figure out how awesome the rest of the book might be. Ideally, your first scene hooks the reader, and failing that, a really strong narrative voice.