Thanks Barb.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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.
Typo Boy - Aug 21, 2008 9:10:09 pm PDT #740 of 6681
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Lee - Aug 24, 2008 2:28:48 pm PDT #741 of 6681
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
The leather challenge is now closed.
The new challenge is buzz.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 2:38:57 pm PDT #742 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Buzz Kill
Her hand hovered over the buzzer. She wouldn't know until the last second if she could do it. Would she be the one to sound the death knell or would it be one of the other attendees? She gazed straight ahead, focusing on the overseer. Her hand was trembling a little, but she refused to set it down. If her hand was to be the one that dealt the final blow, she was going to commit herself to it completely. She owed it to the process; she owed it to her companions.
Her hand hit the buzzer. First.
"What is…."
Deena - Aug 24, 2008 3:56:42 pm PDT #743 of 6681
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Nice one Sail... though I'm wondering if she gets it wrong who dies.
You guys have been so helpful. I'm hoping you'll indulge me again. How does one properly reference the use of a letter of the alphabet in a sentence?
"flat, midwestern r's"... seems wrong because there's no ownership involved, and yet I don't know what would be better. What should it be?
Ginger - Aug 24, 2008 4:03:49 pm PDT #744 of 6681
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
AP Style says all single letters use an apostrophe to make the plural form. Two letter combinations, such as CDs, do not. I assume that's because without an apostrophe it would be confusing to talk about more than one A, I or U.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 4:05:15 pm PDT #745 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Maybe "flat, midwestern Rs" to set it off without the apostrophe?
eta: Ginger, FTW! I'm going to try to remember that one, too, because I know it's stumped me before.
Deena - Aug 24, 2008 4:09:15 pm PDT #746 of 6681
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Thanks Ginger. I should have thought to find a style guide... there's got to be one somewhere in this house. ...And Greg says no, we don't. I'll have to get one.
I like that Ellen, but I think I'll go with the AP and the capital R.
General you question: AP or Chicago for fiction writing?
Amy - Aug 24, 2008 4:11:37 pm PDT #747 of 6681
Because books.
Chicago, Deena. AP is really for journalism.
Awesome drabble, as always, Sail! Sail needs to write a whole novel in a series of drabbles. The best thing is, she totally COULD.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 4:13:39 pm PDT #748 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'd have to, because I honestly can't write more than 100 words or I start to ramble so much, it all becomes an incoherent mess. That sentence being a hot example of why.
Deena - Aug 24, 2008 4:27:21 pm PDT #749 of 6681
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I sometimes think a series of connected short stories is the only way I'll get something novel length finished.
Thanks, Amy. I figured you'd know.