Allyson, it may be time to step away from it. You are smart and funny and you can write - you may just need some time away from it to refresh your perspective.
Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.
'Lessons'
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.
Toddson - Aug 25, 2008 12:16:07 pm PDT #754 of 6681
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Allyson - Aug 25, 2008 12:23:14 pm PDT #755 of 6681
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Gotta push through, it's due October 1st.
Amy - Aug 25, 2008 12:30:31 pm PDT #756 of 6681
Because books.
Due to who, Allyson?
Allyson - Aug 25, 2008 12:32:28 pm PDT #757 of 6681
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Agent Kate!
Amy - Aug 25, 2008 12:34:14 pm PDT #758 of 6681
Because books.
Ah. If you need more time to make it right (or take a step back), though, she'll understand.
My advice is to stop rereading it and push through, just to get it out, but also to take more time with it if you need to.
Allyson - Aug 26, 2008 9:31:41 am PDT #759 of 6681
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I need some help with UK geography in terms of where container ships pull into port, how far from Liverpool, and how far Liverpool is from Buckingham Palace. Anyone feeling helpful?
Wolfram - Aug 26, 2008 3:06:48 pm PDT #760 of 6681
Visilurking
Sorry, I've been MIA. Typo and Sail, loved your drabbles.
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Screaming had died down, and they hadn’t found him. Yet. He harbored no illusions that they wouldn’t. Fuck this government and its shoot-first-and-then-shoot-second mentality. Not that he had any say. Or rights.
A soft droning in the distance grew louder.
They’d come in peace. Giant bees, so what. Yeah. Didn’t count on their fuckin’ warships. Or their wacky abilities.
The din increased. He could see the fluttering shadows. A razor sharp tendril phased through the cell bars.
Nothing to use as a weapon, not even on himself. Fuck.
It reached out and through him. Tickled a little. At first.
SailAweigh - Aug 26, 2008 5:27:15 pm PDT #761 of 6681
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Ack. Wolfram, that gave me the serious heebie-jeebies. Yehh.
Wolfram - Aug 27, 2008 7:09:47 am PDT #762 of 6681
Visilurking
Thanks. (Influenced by the books The Stand and Ender's Game, and by recent viewings of the films I Am Legend, and Shaun of the Dead.)
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 7:42:01 am PDT #763 of 6681
“Not dead yet!”
Please, to find my motivation and self-confidence and give both a swift kick in the ass?
I have got to quit babbling about favorite movies and get on with writing. Especially since I'd like to have something to submit by September/October.
I have the file open and everything, which is an improvement over yesterday.