Perhaps furry, if the sparkly does not appeal? Carmen written from the POV of a chinchilla would be, quite possibly, the BEST THING EVER WRITTEN.
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
All my characters sparkle with wit and charm...actual gleaming seems redundant, baby. That's how money I am.
None of my characters are sparkly, clearly this is what's holding me back rather than inadequate prose.
Thank you, Beverly!
Man, last night's insomnia fest is really starting to kick my butt. I guess if I'm starting to crash now, planning a half-hour drive through the NC backwoods at 10:30 might not be the best idea. Damn it. Tonight's ground school night.
Barb, it's not megalomaniacal to want to put the work in to become a great writer. Seeking whatever means to hone your craft is a sane and rational way to express your ambitions. It's not like you are asking us for Willow's Magick Spell for Making Publishers Buy Your Stuff. I'm sorry I don't have any better insights for you.
Monster Mash!Shanie is darling and makes me smile.
Anyone else hearing "Dead Man's Party"?
I am now.
Go home sick, nap, get up and go to ground school.
It's not like you are asking us for Willow's Magick Spell for Making Publishers Buy Your Stuff.
Wait, wait, wait...
Have y'all been holding out on me?? Hm????
Strictly speaking I am home--I'm working from home today. I'm feeling like hammered spam while lying on the sofa. And if I'm gonna go to ground school I leave in an hour and a half.
I'll see if advanced lazing can help me feel better before then.
And I just broke Mamet's "talking about a THIRD PERSON rule" right now, and it's fucking great." Of course, I'm writing Entourage where Ari and Vinny are like the moon and sun respectively...if the other people did not speculate about their behavior, even more of that show would be about pot, video games and fucking. And, yet, it's better than it sounds,
Have y'all been holding out on me?? Hm????
Grins beatifically. No, no, of course not.