I lost another fiction contest, but because it was one of those weird ones you write in a few days to someone else's prompt, don't really think another mag would want. Will make a few good blog posts, though. [link]
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
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 - Dec 18, 2019 12:51:19 pm PST #6585 of 6674
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson
Katerina Bee - Dec 28, 2019 11:58:35 am PST #6586 of 6674
Herding cats for fun
Okay, I have an amusing story I've been saving for this crowd of writers.
I have a particularly heinous older relative. We say she's got the personality of a freight train: she will ask you a question, interrupt you to answer it herself, and then get mad at you for your stupid foolishness. She has spent a lot of time trying to make me better than I am with stuff I don't want, like expensive perfume and flouncy skirts.
So she came to visit and was informing me I need to do better with my life. I am "funny" so I need to write a book. I ask what she has in mind.
It's easy! she says. All I have to do is 1. take my book to the publisher, and 2. enjoy the money.
I can't stop laughing. Apparently I don't need to write an outline, do any research, or decide whether my book is steampunk high fantasy, historical fiction or a coffee table book called Recycled Home and Garden. There is no need to find an agent, deal with rejection letters or rewriting or editing or proofing. I can just pull a completed project out of a secret drawer and get on with it right away.
So I was delighted to discover how incredibly easy it is to create a book and get published and get a lot of money. Sadly I am too lazy to do this, but hey: one of you guys might have some luck with this method.
Amy - Dec 29, 2019 11:08:18 am PST #6587 of 6674
Because books.
I HAD NO IDEA! Well, now that I know how it's done, expect me on bestseller lists any day now!
;-)
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2019 10:11:27 am PST #6588 of 6674
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I look forward to reading Recycled Home and Garden in a couple weeks.
Katerina Bee - Dec 30, 2019 8:06:18 pm PST #6589 of 6674
Herding cats for fun
Oh, that was super easy. No professional photographer or staging required! I just carried my cell phone around the house randomly taking pictures and waiting for the captions and copy to magically appear!
I'm not sure what the page count will be, of course.
hippocampus - Jan 03, 2020 8:14:51 am PST #6590 of 6674
not your mom's socks.
I need to change my process, obviously. I'm doing too many steps!
Amy - Jan 03, 2020 8:52:58 am PST #6591 of 6674
Because books.
Yes, in this case, the whole plan seems to be: PROFIT!
hippocampus - Jan 03, 2020 9:09:35 am PST #6592 of 6674
not your mom's socks.
Yes, in this case, the whole plan seems to be: PROFIT!
I just cried in my tea as I spit it on the monitor
Amy - Jan 03, 2020 2:09:50 pm PST #6593 of 6674
Because books.
Sorry. ::bats eyelashes::
erikaj - Jan 05, 2020 3:03:48 pm PST #6594 of 6674
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson
Didn't know we were related.