Attack of the Rabid Synopsis!
I think I have quelled the beast. I have waged war for hours, nay, days on end, and I emerge triumphant. Or so I fondly believe…
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Back to Editing
I made progress! Eleven pages edited tonight, before my brain wandered off into No-Minds-Land. Of course, seven of those pages I just crossed off. Seven whole pages, barely two facts worth putting in somewhere else. And those seven pages survived three re-writes. Ah well. Live and learn. I write much better now. The edit means
The (over-emphasized) Dangers of Mary Sue
In fandom, and increasingly out of it, a character too perfect to be believed, whom all the good guys love and all the bad guys fear, usually with a tragic past, is called a Mary Sue.
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Back to Editing
I’m not flailing. I’m making progress. I know, keep telling myself that. But it’s true. Once I rewrote the beginning, the part I had trashed when I began the last rewrite, I couldn’t move forward anymore. Finally I realized it was because I’d rewritten the next part so recently. So I’m back to One-Pass.ย I
Scene Practice
Dust motes dance in stripes; yellow light and grey shadow fall in strips across loose golden hay.ย Charcoal wool with red plaid, the blanket lies spread in a valley between little hills of hay, hidden from everything but the sun and shadow. Under a flipped-up corner of the blanket, an overturned soda bottle glugs once.ย
Geek Love
I watched the first (new) season of Doctor Who. I loved it. I thought it was wonderful. But last night, we started the new season. And I fell in geek love. Right about here. He challenged the dude with a sword. In his pajamas! And you can clearly see–he enjoyed it. *swoon* For those who
What Do I Like About Torchwood?
That was the question. This was the answer.ย (yes, another re-used post. Sorry) What do I like? Hmm… It’s well-written. Smart dialogue, sharp characters, good plots. Sometimes it stumbles a bit, but on the whole, it’s very good. And I’m only in the first season. Most shows take a while to find their feet. The
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