I mostly have the memory that when we would split a pizza in the late 90s $1/slice was a reasonable expectation. So $12 ish?
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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-t - Aug 01, 2015 3:43:42 pm PDT #6350 of 6687
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sj - Aug 01, 2015 5:07:55 pm PDT #6351 of 6687
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I remember Mom would leave us $20 in high school during that time period, and we'd be able to get an extra large pizza with a few toppings and give the delivery person a few bucks tip and have change. So, maybe $12 for the pizza with a $3 tip.
erikaj - Aug 02, 2015 9:34:06 am PDT #6352 of 6687
Always Anti-fascist!
Ok, thanks. It's weird the things you miss being a late bloomer your whole life.
erikaj - Aug 06, 2015 2:40:24 pm PDT #6353 of 6687
Always Anti-fascist!
Do you always know whose POV you're going to tell a story from? Because I thought I did, and then, I tried alternating, but maybe for a short story, one clear voice is better...how should I decide?
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2015 3:03:13 pm PDT #6354 of 6687
brillig
Will you have room in a short story to tell enough to justify two POVs (or more)? If it works, it works.
erikaj - Aug 06, 2015 5:04:25 pm PDT #6355 of 6687
Always Anti-fascist!
That is a thought--I could do the rewrite with the idea of keeping both viewpoints...maybe there's another reason the story doesn't work.
-t - Aug 06, 2015 5:30:15 pm PDT #6356 of 6687
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've read short stories with two POV that worked, certainly. Sometimes it's necessary.
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2015 5:41:14 pm PDT #6357 of 6687
brillig
I could easily see a short story with a cop and a crook and a chase, with one describing how he got away/was caught, and the other describing the chase, and which POV goes first would depend on your twist.
Gudanov - Aug 28, 2015 9:39:00 am PDT #6358 of 6687
Coding and Sleeping
I'm working on some back cover type text for my book Cog. It's a middle-grade steampunk thingie. Here's what I've got so far:
Thirteen-year-old Cog loves getting her hands greasy in her Uncle's workshop and building the occasional mud-cannon before her mother's return completely derails her life. Before long, she's stowing away on a royal airship and tricking her way into a dream apprenticeship with the Queen's master engineer by pretending to be a boy named Claude. But her situation takes a dangerous turn when she discovers a plot to assassinate the Queen and throw the kingdom into war.
If Cog can keep her identity a secret despite her best friend's crush on Claude, unravel the deadly conspiracy, and keep the demanding master engineer happy, then maybe she can have the future she's always wanted. Saving kingdoms may not be the same as fixing an auto-mechanical potion mixer, but Cog has a set of precision screwdrivers and she isn't afraid to use them.
Follow Cog's rollicking adventure as she uses her wits and ingenuity to find friendship, trust, and justice in a colorful but sometimes unforgiving steampunk world full of mechanical mayhem.
Does that seem any good?
Connie Neil - Aug 28, 2015 11:25:46 am PDT #6359 of 6687
brillig
For a blurb to catch interest, it's great, but
Thirteen-year-old Cog loves getting her hands greasy in her Uncle's workshop and building the occasional mud-cannon before her mother's return completely derails her life.
Is the tense odd in that sentence? For me, it flows better with "building the occasional mud-cannon, but her mother's return completely derails her life."