Big revision was sent off to my agent this week. Hoping it goes well and the next revisions aren't quite so big.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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 - Jan 25, 2013 6:29:16 am PST #5535 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Jan 25, 2013 6:30:51 am PST #5536 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Ah, I liked Dune. Of course I was listening to the audiobook which had a full cast and was excellent. My favorite audiobook remains The Golden Compass though, also with a full cast with the author doing the narration himself.
hippocampus - Jan 30, 2013 4:57:37 am PST #5537 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
Just sent out my first partial. Oh if there is book~ma to spare, I'd love some.
Gudanov - Jan 30, 2013 5:27:56 am PST #5538 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Good luck, lots of ~ma. It didn't take you long to get that first request :).
Amy - Jan 30, 2013 5:35:11 am PST #5539 of 6690
Because books.
What Gud said! Yay!
erikaj - Jan 30, 2013 6:53:08 am PST #5540 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
Connie Neil - Jan 30, 2013 9:52:01 am PST #5541 of 6690
brillig
So I'm working on a story. The character is doing stupid things. She has to do the stupid things to further the plot, and they're in character, but god, I hate having to associate with this person who's being so blatantly stupid. It makes it difficult to write the scenes. I can't even look forward to her comeuppance, because it's going to be painful and messy and bad.
sj - Jan 30, 2013 10:38:26 am PST #5542 of 6690
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sox, lots of ~ma to you!
hippocampus - Jan 30, 2013 12:40:45 pm PST #5543 of 6690
not your mom's socks.
thanks you guys!
Connie - (possibly dumb questions you've already considered) is the character aware they are stupid things? what's motivating her?
Connie Neil - Jan 30, 2013 1:21:04 pm PST #5544 of 6690
brillig
It's your basic "I want to impress someone so I'll show off something dangerous I've been doing for months, and I've gotten away with it so far so what could possibly go wrong?" thing. Risk-taking and over-confidence, the things people who are young and think they're immortal get up to.
It really is quite discouraging to be the age I am and looking at youngsters who are doing the same idiotic things I did and knowing there's no way to convince them that the things are idiotic. Well, discouragement with a full serving of schadenfreude.