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Post by Dream on Mar 19, 2017 6:14:28 GMT -5
Okay, I have second drafts of all of my books (finished all four the day before my bday, woohoo!) Now, I have to distract myself from this story for a while until I get feedback from the husband on things that need to be edited. He was getting frustrated with me cause he wasn't reading fast enough to keep up with my writing and had to start over every time I went through a draft I'm kind of obsessing over it in a bad way, so for the past few days, when I would normally be writing, I've been going for a walk for an hour or so instead. I have to be patient and wait for the feedback which is frustrating cause I'm hyper-focused on this project right now. Third draft will be all about removing the passive voice, filler words, and reworking sentences to avoid weak descriptions and weak dialogue, fixing dialogue tags and shit like that. Fourth draft is to make sure the changes all still work out continuity wise, and then, hopefully, I go to the final draft with all of my grammar edits. I've been having family ask to read it and trying to politely tell them to fuck off. It's going under a pen name for a reason.
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Post by Ava on Mar 19, 2017 11:05:20 GMT -5
Okay, I have second drafts of all of my books (finished all four the day before my bday, woohoo!) Now, I have to distract myself from this story for a while until I get feedback from the husband on things that need to be edited. He was getting frustrated with me cause he wasn't reading fast enough to keep up with my writing and had to start over every time I went through a draft I'm kind of obsessing over it in a bad way, so for the past few days, when I would normally be writing, I've been going for a walk for an hour or so instead. I have to be patient and wait for the feedback which is frustrating cause I'm hyper-focused on this project right now. Third draft will be all about removing the passive voice, filler words, and reworking sentences to avoid weak descriptions and weak dialogue, fixing dialogue tags and shit like that. Fourth draft is to make sure the changes all still work out continuity wise, and then, hopefully, I go to the final draft with all of my grammar edits. I've been having family ask to read it and trying to politely tell them to fuck off. It's going under a pen name for a reason. Is the hubs getting at least an honorable mention for all that work? Cut of the money?
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Post by Dream on Mar 19, 2017 11:17:27 GMT -5
Okay, I have second drafts of all of my books (finished all four the day before my bday, woohoo!) Now, I have to distract myself from this story for a while until I get feedback from the husband on things that need to be edited. He was getting frustrated with me cause he wasn't reading fast enough to keep up with my writing and had to start over every time I went through a draft I'm kind of obsessing over it in a bad way, so for the past few days, when I would normally be writing, I've been going for a walk for an hour or so instead. I have to be patient and wait for the feedback which is frustrating cause I'm hyper-focused on this project right now. Third draft will be all about removing the passive voice, filler words, and reworking sentences to avoid weak descriptions and weak dialogue, fixing dialogue tags and shit like that. Fourth draft is to make sure the changes all still work out continuity wise, and then, hopefully, I go to the final draft with all of my grammar edits. I've been having family ask to read it and trying to politely tell them to fuck off. It's going under a pen name for a reason. Is the hubs getting at least an honorable mention for all that work? Cut of the money? I haven't actually asked him what he wanted for it, though if it actually ended up bringing in any money, it would be our money rather than my money, so yeah. His only real input is on the story itself. The rest of the editing is on me. once I get to the fourth/fifth draft I have to look for some people to read through and give me input to see if I need to polish it up anymore before releasing it. I still haven't thought of a name for the series...
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 11:18:56 GMT -5
I suspect my cat has been drinking toilet water recently. Will be investigating this matter today.
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Post by DancesWithWerewolves on Mar 19, 2017 11:19:41 GMT -5
I suspect my cat has been drinking toilet water recently. Will be investigating this matter today. It has been hot.
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Post by Sebastian Taro Groth on Mar 19, 2017 11:20:01 GMT -5
Detective story stuff there Headmeister
Lazy Sunday today.
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 11:33:55 GMT -5
I suspect my cat has been drinking toilet water recently. Will be investigating this matter today. It has been hot. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty offended by the idea that she'd prefer toilet water to the awesome tap water I give her every morning. Then again, cats think cat food is good so there's really no accounting for taste with them.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 11:50:58 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I'm pretty offended by the idea that she'd prefer toilet water to the awesome tap water I give her every morning. Then again, cats think cat food is good so there's really no accounting for taste with them. My cat refused to eat cat food, would only eat tuna fish and never the same brand in a row. Then again, she would eat some of the vile things my dad would eat like sardines and shiz so IDK.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 12:03:27 GMT -5
That is every man's dream, to be honest. For me, it's not even that she knows to leave me alone, it's that she knows exactly when to leave me alone and when to be affectionate, like she's conspiring to never catch me in an annoyed mood. Fucking awesome. Did any of this affection happen to include giving you a blow or tug job while you just sat back and watched basketball?
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 12:10:25 GMT -5
For me, it's not even that she knows to leave me alone, it's that she knows exactly when to leave me alone and when to be affectionate, like she's conspiring to never catch me in an annoyed mood. Fucking awesome. Did any of this affection happen to include giving you a blow or tug job while you just sat back and watched basketball? Ha. Nah, my parents were over for a while. I will say she gives absolutely phenomenal handjobs and she's treated me on football Sundays while I'm couch-locked.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 12:14:40 GMT -5
Did any of this affection happen to include giving you a blow or tug job while you just sat back and watched basketball? Ha. Nah, my parents were over for a while. I will say she gives absolutely phenomenal handjobs and she's treated me on football Sundays while I'm couch-locked. How is she with arguments/disagreements? Type to go of the handle/lose her mind, reasonable what?
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Post by Sebastian Taro Groth on Mar 19, 2017 12:27:29 GMT -5
Why Head fancies an open relationship if she's this cool is hard to fathom.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 12:30:13 GMT -5
Why Head fancies an open relationship if she's this cool is hard to fathom. He's said he wants to close the relationship because she is this cool.
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Post by Sebastian Taro Groth on Mar 19, 2017 12:31:19 GMT -5
Why Head fancies an open relationship if she's this cool is hard to fathom. He's said he wants to close the relationship because she is this cool. Hopefully the openness won't have any consequences for them then.
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 12:32:25 GMT -5
Ha. Nah, my parents were over for a while. I will say she gives absolutely phenomenal handjobs and she's treated me on football Sundays while I'm couch-locked. How is she with arguments/disagreements? Type to go of the handle/lose her mind, reasonable what? General arguments are actually pretty fun. We're both strong-willed but always able to rationlize what the other person is saying, and we love to roast each other, that usually breaks any tension instantly. She's almost always on the same chill wavelength. The only thing that bothers me is when she is genuinely upset she doesn't really say shit but lets her attitude do the talking, gotta do the annoying game of prying for answers when you know the whole thing is unnecessary.
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 12:37:15 GMT -5
I think it's going to close naturally. I think we're both pleasantly surprised by how much we dig each other. If it doesn't close, well I guess that would make me HMF's resident cuck.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 12:38:58 GMT -5
How is she with arguments/disagreements? Type to go of the handle/lose her mind, reasonable what? General arguments are actually pretty fun. We're both strong-willed but always able to rationlize what the other person is saying, and we love to roast each other, that usually breaks any tension instantly. She's almost always on the same chill wavelength. The only thing that bothers me is when she is genuinely upset she doesn't really say shit but lets her attitude do the talking, gotta do the annoying game of prying for answers when you know the whole thing is unnecessary. You've had at least one big blow up fight?
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Post by Headhunter on Mar 19, 2017 12:44:12 GMT -5
General arguments are actually pretty fun. We're both strong-willed but always able to rationlize what the other person is saying, and we love to roast each other, that usually breaks any tension instantly. She's almost always on the same chill wavelength. The only thing that bothers me is when she is genuinely upset she doesn't really say shit but lets her attitude do the talking, gotta do the annoying game of prying for answers when you know the whole thing is unnecessary. You've had at least one big blow up fight? A few not that big fights. But it never feels as bad as it should, because again, we just stay roasting each other constantly and it always lightens the mood. I've never gone to bed with a fight unresolved in this relationship.
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Post by Reign in Blood on Mar 19, 2017 13:03:12 GMT -5
You've had at least one big blow up fight? A few not that big fights. But it never feels as bad as it should, because again, we just stay roasting each other constantly and it always lightens the mood. I've never gone to bed with a fight unresolved in this relationship. Alright, I'd say go ahead and stick the landing. Not that it's necessary, but I'm a big proponent of having that one big blow out, and it's not so much how each deal with it in the moment (you could be drunk, have misinformation whatever), but to see how each deal in the aftermath. It can change shit, but maybe you won't need it.
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Post by Ava on Mar 19, 2017 17:14:56 GMT -5
Is the hubs getting at least an honorable mention for all that work? Cut of the money? I haven't actually asked him what he wanted for it, though if it actually ended up bringing in any money, it would be our money rather than my money, so yeah. His only real input is on the story itself. The rest of the editing is on me. once I get to the fourth/fifth draft I have to look for some people to read through and give me input to see if I need to polish it up anymore before releasing it. I still haven't thought of a name for the series... I love those stories where someone comes across the best name for something by glancing at what is next to them.
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