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Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
erikaj - Jan 30, 2013 6:53:08 am PST #5540 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
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.
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2013 12:18:29 pm PST #5545 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I kinda feel guilty for enjoying it, but I can't help but like SlushPile Hell
Latest One:
Exerpt from Query I intend to secure an A-list actress for my trilogy of books, specifically Keira Knightley. I intend to send Keira $150,000 to read my first two books and the synopsis for the third book. I intend to retain an entertainment lawyer to represent us, and said lawyer would write a contract for Keira Knightley and send the $150,000 via her agency. If Keira Knightley likes the books and agrees to take the role within our time frame, then she keeps the $. If not, she returns the $.
Lit Agent's Comment I have a better idea. Send me $150,000 to read your first two books. If I like the books, I’ll keep the $. If I don’t like the books, I’ll still keep the $, but occasionally I’ll have pangs of guilt over it.
Amy - Jan 31, 2013 12:35:15 pm PST #5546 of 6690
Because books.
I saw that one! It's sad, but editors get lots of letters like that. I had a file of them for a while.
erikaj - Jan 31, 2013 2:14:27 pm PST #5547 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
Seriously?! Writing a character that reminds you of Keira Knightley? Ok, cool. Promising to deliver KK? Not so much.
Amy - Jan 31, 2013 2:32:58 pm PST #5548 of 6690
Because books.
A great interview with Aimee Mann, specifically about songwriting, but also applies to writing in general.
Tom Scola - Feb 04, 2013 6:33:50 am PST #5549 of 6690
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500