Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is taken, but perhaps a permutation?
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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 6693
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 6693
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 6693
Because books.
Wait, using the Paperwhite for what? Not editing?
Also, go Gud!
Gudanov - Jan 14, 2013 5:47:08 am PST #5525 of 6693
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 6693
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 6693
not your mom's socks.
Awesome, Gud!
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2013 9:30:37 am PST #5528 of 6693
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Amy - Jan 23, 2013 11:18:17 am PST #5529 of 6693
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 6693
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 6693
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.