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Feb. 28th, 2016
via http://ift.tt/1TeE4in:
I spent all of today editing. Like, well, like a lot of today editing. I did. I was good. I worked hard. I’m like. I’m most of the way through the bit that I sent out to betas.
I’m sort of torn– I’m really bad at getting stuff beta-read. Should I send the revised section out again? Should I just give any of the readers who are still willing to read the next bit, since they’ve already slogged through the first 50k, and I’ve done some alteration of the first part but nothing enormously substantive? But it seems like– making them read it again–
I don’t know. People who write really long stuff, help! What is the etiquette? I’ve added about 2k words to the 50k first section. So like– not a huge change, but there’s been some expansion of points and some re-jiggering of characterization and backstory.
It’s an enormous luxury to have beta-readers at all, and I’ve no idea how one goes about making that a pleasant experience for the readers.
I sort of don’t want to just paste the next 50k in after the first part, because that’s like, way too huge a document.
Also I should probably start thinking about a title and about chapter divisions and I just, I don’t know, that is definitely not my specialty. Hoo boy.
I know, I was going to finish it before I started editing it but I just really felt like it was time to make another pass through the beginning. It seemed like a good idea to remind myself what the story started out being about. (And my first thought was that I was going to make it be like, 12k words long. HA HA HA isn’t that hilarious?)
I spent all of today editing. Like, well, like a lot of today editing. I did. I was good. I worked hard. I’m like. I’m most of the way through the bit that I sent out to betas.
I’m sort of torn– I’m really bad at getting stuff beta-read. Should I send the revised section out again? Should I just give any of the readers who are still willing to read the next bit, since they’ve already slogged through the first 50k, and I’ve done some alteration of the first part but nothing enormously substantive? But it seems like– making them read it again–
I don’t know. People who write really long stuff, help! What is the etiquette? I’ve added about 2k words to the 50k first section. So like– not a huge change, but there’s been some expansion of points and some re-jiggering of characterization and backstory.
It’s an enormous luxury to have beta-readers at all, and I’ve no idea how one goes about making that a pleasant experience for the readers.
I sort of don’t want to just paste the next 50k in after the first part, because that’s like, way too huge a document.
Also I should probably start thinking about a title and about chapter divisions and I just, I don’t know, that is definitely not my specialty. Hoo boy.
I know, I was going to finish it before I started editing it but I just really felt like it was time to make another pass through the beginning. It seemed like a good idea to remind myself what the story started out being about. (And my first thought was that I was going to make it be like, 12k words long. HA HA HA isn’t that hilarious?)
via http://ift.tt/1Rcukio:J.J. Abrams says Star Wars will get an openly gay character:
reyton:
kinneys:
poesfinns:
J.J. Abrams, the director behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed that there would be openly gay characters in future franchise installments, according to The Daily Beast.
During a pre-Oscars event at his Bad Robot HQ in Los Angeles, Abrams said said that he wants Star Wars to be a more inclusive universe, then referenced LGBTQ community.
“To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility,” Abrams said. “So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.”
WhenThe Force Awakens was released, one of the most popular fan-paired couples to come out of it was between Finn and Poe. Fans have made it clear that they’re more than open to the idea of having an openly gay character in the films. Now according to Abrams, it’s just a matter of time until one officially appears.
gotta say i read this as star trek and almost had a heart attack
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY FUCKING GOD
Would it be ungrateful of me though to be like
Nooo please don’t make Poe the tragic gaaaayyy
please don’t do it
please if there’s a gay character I’d rather they be minor and happy than major and tragically dead
particularly if it’s that they’re major and unconsummatedly tragically dead
please don’t let it be that a dude gets Feels and dies to get out of the way
That’s my tiny unformatted prayer. Don’t give us a single kiss and then a tragic Noble Death. Our Love Can Never Be, etc.
I suppose that’s ungrateful of me. I just have this crystal-clear vision of Poe kissing Finn like, one time, and Finn being like, oh, I don’t know what to make of this, and then like, instantly, Poe sacrificing himself in some noble glorious way, and dying with Finn’s name on his lips, and everyone congratulates themselves over what a great landmark in cinematic and popular history, but like
poe was written to die nobly in his first scene and we have a long history of only allowing gays with sad endings so i’m just saying.
reyton:
kinneys:
poesfinns:
J.J. Abrams, the director behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed that there would be openly gay characters in future franchise installments, according to The Daily Beast.
During a pre-Oscars event at his Bad Robot HQ in Los Angeles, Abrams said said that he wants Star Wars to be a more inclusive universe, then referenced LGBTQ community.
“To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility,” Abrams said. “So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.”
WhenThe Force Awakens was released, one of the most popular fan-paired couples to come out of it was between Finn and Poe. Fans have made it clear that they’re more than open to the idea of having an openly gay character in the films. Now according to Abrams, it’s just a matter of time until one officially appears.
gotta say i read this as star trek and almost had a heart attack
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY FUCKING GOD
Would it be ungrateful of me though to be like
Nooo please don’t make Poe the tragic gaaaayyy
please don’t do it
please if there’s a gay character I’d rather they be minor and happy than major and tragically dead
particularly if it’s that they’re major and unconsummatedly tragically dead
please don’t let it be that a dude gets Feels and dies to get out of the way
That’s my tiny unformatted prayer. Don’t give us a single kiss and then a tragic Noble Death. Our Love Can Never Be, etc.
I suppose that’s ungrateful of me. I just have this crystal-clear vision of Poe kissing Finn like, one time, and Finn being like, oh, I don’t know what to make of this, and then like, instantly, Poe sacrificing himself in some noble glorious way, and dying with Finn’s name on his lips, and everyone congratulates themselves over what a great landmark in cinematic and popular history, but like
poe was written to die nobly in his first scene and we have a long history of only allowing gays with sad endings so i’m just saying.
via http://ift.tt/1Ry1b3H:
Having now been tagged by both @albymangroves and @fidelioscabinet, I should actually do this. But I struggle with the fact that I am a compulsive and habitual oversharer on the Internet, and feel like I’ve told everyone in the world everything about myself, pretty much nonstop for the last decade.
However, I’ll try to think of some lesser-known facts, perhaps.
1) I’m a terrible shot. I was raised in a household with a lot of firearms, came up with excellent gun discipline, and was very conscientiously taught how to operate a wide variety of firearms in a responsible manner (including a lot of historic firearms). And I’m a terrible shot. Mostly, my vision is bad, but I’m also just not particularly ballistically gifted, I suppose. I get it in theory, but I never hit the bullseye.
2) I’m moderately ambidextrous, but severely, severely right-footed. I can shoot a basketball with either hand, and actually kind of well, but I can only kick a soccer ball right-footed, and even after eight years of roller derby my footwork was abysmal with my left foot. To the point that my coaches wondered if I had brain damage. But I can write with either hand, it’s just a lot neater with the left.
3) I was deeply convinced that I am an easygoing and chill person well into my late 20s. I am not an easygoing and chill person. I am extremely high-strung. I had so little self-awareness that it was not until I basically shrieked I AM SUPER CHILL ALL THE TIME at a room full of coworkers and they all started laughing that I realized that… wait, maybe I’m not super chill. Maybe this isn’t how a super chill person would behave. I’m still not convinced, but there is some evidence to support the thesis that perhaps “easygoing” does not belong on the list of adjectives on my personal stat sheet. (I’m really laid-back about not judging people for interpersonal shit, and I’m super mellow about differences of opinion, but I’m definitely not super chill in general.)
I’m going to tag people with whom I have recently interacted, but I will not be offended if you don’t actually want to do this meme. :) @amiddleearththemedbarinhogsmeade, @ineptshieldmaid, @bibliophilecellistsoulsearcher, @wyomingnot, @buttons-beads-lace, @rosaline-queen-of-apricots, @stayshinysays, @s-leary, @guinevak, @mandos-probation-offices
Having now been tagged by both @albymangroves and @fidelioscabinet, I should actually do this. But I struggle with the fact that I am a compulsive and habitual oversharer on the Internet, and feel like I’ve told everyone in the world everything about myself, pretty much nonstop for the last decade.
However, I’ll try to think of some lesser-known facts, perhaps.
1) I’m a terrible shot. I was raised in a household with a lot of firearms, came up with excellent gun discipline, and was very conscientiously taught how to operate a wide variety of firearms in a responsible manner (including a lot of historic firearms). And I’m a terrible shot. Mostly, my vision is bad, but I’m also just not particularly ballistically gifted, I suppose. I get it in theory, but I never hit the bullseye.
2) I’m moderately ambidextrous, but severely, severely right-footed. I can shoot a basketball with either hand, and actually kind of well, but I can only kick a soccer ball right-footed, and even after eight years of roller derby my footwork was abysmal with my left foot. To the point that my coaches wondered if I had brain damage. But I can write with either hand, it’s just a lot neater with the left.
3) I was deeply convinced that I am an easygoing and chill person well into my late 20s. I am not an easygoing and chill person. I am extremely high-strung. I had so little self-awareness that it was not until I basically shrieked I AM SUPER CHILL ALL THE TIME at a room full of coworkers and they all started laughing that I realized that… wait, maybe I’m not super chill. Maybe this isn’t how a super chill person would behave. I’m still not convinced, but there is some evidence to support the thesis that perhaps “easygoing” does not belong on the list of adjectives on my personal stat sheet. (I’m really laid-back about not judging people for interpersonal shit, and I’m super mellow about differences of opinion, but I’m definitely not super chill in general.)
I’m going to tag people with whom I have recently interacted, but I will not be offended if you don’t actually want to do this meme. :) @amiddleearththemedbarinhogsmeade, @ineptshieldmaid, @bibliophilecellistsoulsearcher, @wyomingnot, @buttons-beads-lace, @rosaline-queen-of-apricots, @stayshinysays, @s-leary, @guinevak, @mandos-probation-offices