When Deena started Drollerie, I told myself, "Self, this is it. We trust her to tell us if the work sucks, she won't publish you because we're friends, and you trust her. Put up the words or shut up." And that resulted in strangers paying for my words and putting up glowing reviews of stuff I'd done. I never cashed the royalty checks, they're hanging on my wall over my computer, where I can beam at them.
Mal: Does.. um.. does this seem kind of tight? Kaylee: Shows off your backside.
'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.
Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2013 8:58:15 am PDT #5833 of 6687
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Polter-Cow - Sep 12, 2013 8:59:58 am PDT #5834 of 6687
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Goals are excellent! Just don't say, "On Sept. 12, 2014 I will looking at my first book in a store!" Because that's unrealistic for a whole lot of reasons.
Oh hell no! I mean published in an anthology or a magazine or SOMETHING that makes me feel like a Real Writer. (Even if I'm not actually published, if I've actually written things, that'll be good enough. But I figured I'd set a sexier goal for this announcement.)
Amy - Sep 12, 2013 9:05:02 am PDT #5835 of 6687
Because books.
"Written things" is a good goal. Even submitting to anthologies or magazines, or having a solid project to start shopping to agents. Just give yourself time!
Polter-Cow - Sep 12, 2013 9:11:10 am PDT #5836 of 6687
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Absolutely! I know it'll take some time. Better to start now than never start, though.
Ginger - Sep 12, 2013 9:20:10 am PDT #5837 of 6687
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Do it now, P-C. I always thought I'd write books, but now I'm afraid I'm running out of time. I have some nonfiction books in mind, and I'm wondering if I could do something like put up a blog or tumbler and start posting pieces as I write them. The pieces would be write-ups of interviews and the like, which probably wouldn't end up in that exact form in the book.
I've also always wanted to write for The Smithsonian and The New York. I'd also like a pony.
Polter-Cow - Sep 12, 2013 9:22:02 am PDT #5838 of 6687
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm wondering if I could do something like put up a blog or tumbler and start posting pieces as I write them.
Do it! *enables*
I'd also like a pony.
The pony can be your editor.
Amy - Sep 12, 2013 9:27:35 am PDT #5839 of 6687
Because books.
DO IT, GINGER.
And I will send you a pony!
EpicTangent - Sep 12, 2013 9:33:31 am PDT #5840 of 6687
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'm wondering if I could do something like put up a blog or tumbler and start posting pieces as I write them.
Of course you could! And it would be awesome!
P.S. Don't let the pony use your laptop - hooves can be hell on a keyboard.
Ginger - Sep 12, 2013 9:36:01 am PDT #5841 of 6687
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
So tumblr or blog? Now I'm reading that blogs are so 2011.
Amy - Sep 12, 2013 9:50:21 am PDT #5842 of 6687
Because books.
Go, Tumblr! Choose Tumblr!
Or set up a blogspot (blogger? whatever) blog and direct your Tumblr to it. Two birds.
(That would work, right? I have mine set up the other way -- one of the pages of my blog leads to my Tumblr. The blogging platforms give you more editing options.)