No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Gudanov - Mar 16, 2010 5:37:21 am PDT #3162 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

Still pushing to get done. I'm well into 60 now, but there is still a fair amount to happen the chapter. Splitting seems likely.


Gudanov - Mar 17, 2010 5:30:49 am PDT #3163 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

No progress last night. I had to work late and that wiped out my time. Hopefully I can make a bit of progress tonight. I've still got an outside chance of getting through to the end this weekend, but most likely I'll slip past that.


Gudanov - Mar 17, 2010 6:22:23 am PDT #3164 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

Also, I got a bit of feedback on Book 1, always cool. Good stuff, I'll probably act on all the weak areas mentioned. It was exciting to read that a couple of things I was trying to achieve worked out for the reader.


Gudanov - Mar 18, 2010 5:36:40 am PDT #3165 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

I got more of 60 written and it's already as big as most of my chapters even thought there is still a lot to cover. It'll probably be split. It looks like 62 won't be the last chapter after all.


Gudanov - Mar 18, 2010 7:51:04 am PDT #3166 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

My wife found a big mistake in chapter 6, something totally implausible. I can't believe I didn't think of it, but then I changed things from the rough draft so I think the scene used to be plausible. I'm glad she caught it though. She loves to catch stuff like that.

Speaking of plausibility. I listened to an Atlanta airport scene in my Lee Child audio book. I don't know the Atlanta airport, but I totally didn't buy the scene regardless. The book is still a good listen, I just had to shrug off that scene.


Barb - Mar 18, 2010 9:02:13 am PDT #3167 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”

Um, anyone interested in reading a short (2K words) of the New Project?

It's not at any kind of needing critique stage yet-- just more a general impressions sort of thing, especially since it's such a new beast for me.


-t - Mar 18, 2010 9:04:03 am PDT #3168 of 6706
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am, Barb. Assuming you don't need super fast turnaround (ie - it might have to wait until this evening).


Gudanov - Mar 18, 2010 9:10:50 am PDT #3169 of 6706
Coding and Sleeping

I could do it this weekend.


Amy - Mar 18, 2010 9:12:32 am PDT #3170 of 6706
Because books.

I can do it later this evening, Barb.


Barb - Mar 18, 2010 9:26:27 am PDT #3171 of 6706
“Not dead yet!”

Nope, no hurry necessary. I'll send shortly.