I have had two epiphanies today, and it is not even eleven am. I consider this a successful day. Can I go home now?
Epiphany 1: I slept terribly this weekend, and since my big plan was to, um, sleep, that made me very cranky. I woke up yet again about an hour before my alarm went off, and finally said, 'fuck this, I'm shutting the window and
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I'm not saying it to be harsh on myself, I just think that no writer works for everybody, and I know the kinds of stories I write - generally heavy on either atmospheric emoporn or banter without much plot - aren't everyone's cup of tea.
but I'm really happy you like them. I like them, too. *g*
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A lot of times I give up trying to come up with a good summary and use a sentence or two from my actual story. Which feels like cheating, but otherwise I'm at a total loss! But I honestly cringe when I finish writing a story and have to face choosing a title and summary. The story itself? A piece of cake compared to that moment.
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A lot of my stories already come with titles attached, so that's slightly less fraught for me these days, but when they don't, or the original title no longer fits and I have to scramble for a new one? *shudders* I hate that.
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I'm operating on three hours of sleep, so I first read "anonyfest" as "agonyfest" and thought, "Why???"
Mmm, pie. Must get back to Betty's. I may go strawberry picking this weekend and make my own pie.
I tend to like your blurbs. When I'm unfamiliar with the fandom your stories kind of make me wish I were since they always sound intriguing. Your blurbs set the tone, which is sometimes more helpful than a terse summary.
Summaries are hard. Especially when one's stories are pretty damn short to begin with.
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Must get back to Betty's.
Apparently it's not what it once was. *points to next comment* Wah. I hate change.
I tend to like your blurbs. When I'm unfamiliar with the fandom your stories kind of make me wish I were since they always sound intriguing. Your blurbs set the tone, which is sometimes more helpful than a terse summary.
Thank you!
That's kind of what I like, what I use to choose, myself. I want a summary that's going to give me an indication of tone and style. The plot... eh, I am not so hung up on plot.
And yeah, when you're writing short and the stories are full of interiority but not much action, it's kind of hard to write summaries that will hook people in. Otoh, I do think that the types of stories and summaries I write tend to attract people who like those types of stories, you know? So it generally works out. But in an anonymous ficathon, maybe not so much.
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I got the Betty's Cook Book, but It's Not The Same. *pout*
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I was there two summers ago, and the pies were things of beauty.
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*is bereft*
I was there in August 2005 with musesfool, hwmitzy, devildoll, and seperis -- apparently we got there just in time.
*still bereft*
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