oggbashan
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Stupid question: would a story about a satyr and nymph be considered "earth day"-ish enough?
If they do it underground, perhaps in a troll's cave?
Or do it to save a tree?
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Stupid question: would a story about a satyr and nymph be considered "earth day"-ish enough?
Stupid question: would a story about a satyr and nymph be considered "earth day"-ish enough?
Stupid question: would a story about a satyr and nymph be considered "earth day"-ish enough?
I would never volunteer to edit. That would be like be the definition of sadism!
But sometimes people ask if I'll look at something and just tell them what I think, especially in incest, I had one guy send me something and i was not capitalized(so like that all the way through) and Thats had no apostrophe.
I made things worse by asking if English was his second language, I got back, "What the hell is that supposed to mean"
Ironically that sentence was better than anything in the story.
If they do it underground, perhaps in a troll's cave?
Or do it to save a tree?
Thanks for the laugh. Reminds me of a few stories I've refused to edit. If a writer can't take the time to clean up their story to make it easier for an editor to read, why should I waste the little free time I have trying to dicipher the story?
Well, for some it's not always a question of time. Ability, or lack there of, plays as big a role in that as anything.
Story-telling-wise, I'm more than willing to match story for story with most of the writers I've read. (there are a few that just blow me slap out the water, but I'm a work in progress writer)
My issue is when it comes to grammar. Well, that and a rather dreadful southern public education.
I've had comments on the same story telling me it's unreadable. Then the next comment is "The story best I have ever read"
It's not always just about time. Some people are good at one part and suck at another.
And that's why we're a match made made in heaven.
I've been told I can tell a decent story and that dialogue is my strong suit.
But as a technical writer? I still pretty much flat out suck.
I'm starting to not worry about it though, obviously I've got the creative ability, but not the mechanical. I can find people to help with mechanics, but you can't find anyone that can teach you how to tell a story.
Given what we write maybe just a bit south of heaven. More purgatory-ish maybe.
Spiders
underground candy stealing monsters
Snakes
Guy that has sex with a fire
Guy that has sex with a fire
Guy that has sex with a fire
They have cruex for that.
First time I have ever seen that word. Cruex. Sounds like an X-man villain.
The guy in question performs oral sex on a kerosene fire. I don't think they make an ointment for that.
First time I have ever seen that word. Cruex. Sounds like an X-man villain.
The guy in question performs oral sex on a kerosene fire. I don't think they make an ointment for that.
I have a female character that can control fire, but she's a dud just uses it to burn and torture rapists. She also has a girlfriend who is a former CTU agent turned gun for hire. They're a fun couple.
Could never turn them lose on lit though too many men get hurt and well....the penis is sacred here.
Isn't it everywhere?
I wish the ones you can buy on Amazon came with the same rights and privileges.
Mine will be posted in sci-fi. Hope it doesn't limit the audience too much. But then again, my writing does that all on it's own.
Well, for some it's not always a question of time. Ability, or lack there of, plays as big a role in that as anything.
Story-telling-wise, I'm more than willing to match story for story with most of the writers I've read. (there are a few that just blow me slap out the water, but I'm a work in progress writer)
My issue is when it comes to grammar. Well, that and a rather dreadful southern public education.
I've had comments on the same story telling me it's unreadable. Then the next comment is "The story best I have ever read"
It's not always just about time. Some people are good at one part and suck at another.
Dialogue is my favorite part to write. It's much easier to bring in humor, and you don't really need to worry so much about grammar and sentence structure. Real life dialogue frequently doesn't follow grammatically correct sentences. As long as a reader can understand it, it's all good.I've been told I can tell a decent story and that dialogue is my strong suit.
But as a technical writer? I still pretty much flat out suck.
I'm starting to not worry about it though, obviously I've got the creative ability, but not the mechanical. I can find people to help with mechanics, but you can't find anyone that can teach you how to tell a story.
Every story has mechanical issues, regardless of the writer's experience, but if I can't read the story because there are too many mechanical issues, I tell the writer what they need to do to make it editor-ready for me. Most of the time, they'll make the changes, and I'll edit it. Sometimes, the writer doesn't want to do any more work and takes it personally, which is just as well that I don't edit for them.
I am hoping that being in the contest will help. This was actually a fun story for me to write. Which, for me, is really the point.If the comments in the sig are any indication, you may be used to LW numbers. If that's the case, you certainly need to be ready for significantly fewer votes and views.
LW is probably the 2nd most read category. If not, it's certainly in the top 5. Sci-Fi&Fantasy doesn't have nearly that large of an audience.