Friday Night and I'm shattered.
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erastesSo I'm hoping a nice on LJ will perk me up.
1. I have SIMSfanfic!!! Someone - I won't name her name until she says I can, has done a SIMS2 family of the people in my latest novel, and I'm all ... like bouncy and squeeful about it. What worries me is that the wife might start eyeing up the boy next door when that's the HUSBAND who should be doing that. still.. squeee!!! Now I want SIMS2 or better still a SIMS3 which can do historical SIMS so I can do Standish. Hey! Marketing opp! Standish - the expansion pack!!!!
2. I had a rejection today from Shadowed Realms, for "Breathe". And as rejections go it was pretty bloody nice.
Thank you for your recent query and for the pleasure of reading your submission, 'Breathe'. I enjoyed the story, but after careful consideration, regretfully advise I will not be accepting it for publication.
You have presented an entertaining tale with an intriguing premise and incidences of strong imagery; however, I felt as though there was more to the story I hadn't quite grasped. The premise offered engaging elements, but overall, I found the plot to be too vague, or perhaps veiled, preventing me from forming any empathy for the characters.
Regardless, I believe the 'experimental' style of this piece holds great potential and deserves further exploration, and I would be open to the possibility of future submissions from you. I'm very happy about this - and they are right, because it was fanfic I probably don't introduce my characters enough.
3. I've been dogsitting for D4 this afternoon, as my mum's pretty ill and can't cope with him 24/7. By gum that dog is a GENIUS. He's ten weeks old and he already comes and retrieves and today I thought, to make mum's life a bit easier I thought I'd teach him to sit. I didn't hold out much hope, as he's such a marauder and has the attention span of a gnat but he went and proved me completely wrong. I only had to push his bottom down three times, push - treat push treat push treat and then every time after that he came running in from whereever he'd been and come and sit in front of me!!!
4. I guess a lot of you may have seen this at some point, but I only found it today, it's an interview with Jason Isaacs and Orlando Bloom pimping "Black Hawk Down" Not only is it hilarious and even has quite a lot of slash in it (and references to naked Jason...) but it cements what a character actor Jason is. I don't think I've ever seen an interview with him before and his normal voice surprised me. Not only that, he's an excellent mimic, doing impressions of American soldiers and even one of Ridley Scott. Diamond.
1. I have SIMSfanfic!!! Someone - I won't name her name until she says I can, has done a SIMS2 family of the people in my latest novel, and I'm all ... like bouncy and squeeful about it. What worries me is that the wife might start eyeing up the boy next door when that's the HUSBAND who should be doing that. still.. squeee!!! Now I want SIMS2 or better still a SIMS3 which can do historical SIMS so I can do Standish. Hey! Marketing opp! Standish - the expansion pack!!!!
2. I had a rejection today from Shadowed Realms, for "Breathe". And as rejections go it was pretty bloody nice.
Thank you for your recent query and for the pleasure of reading your submission, 'Breathe'. I enjoyed the story, but after careful consideration, regretfully advise I will not be accepting it for publication.
You have presented an entertaining tale with an intriguing premise and incidences of strong imagery; however, I felt as though there was more to the story I hadn't quite grasped. The premise offered engaging elements, but overall, I found the plot to be too vague, or perhaps veiled, preventing me from forming any empathy for the characters.
Regardless, I believe the 'experimental' style of this piece holds great potential and deserves further exploration, and I would be open to the possibility of future submissions from you. I'm very happy about this - and they are right, because it was fanfic I probably don't introduce my characters enough.
3. I've been dogsitting for D4 this afternoon, as my mum's pretty ill and can't cope with him 24/7. By gum that dog is a GENIUS. He's ten weeks old and he already comes and retrieves and today I thought, to make mum's life a bit easier I thought I'd teach him to sit. I didn't hold out much hope, as he's such a marauder and has the attention span of a gnat but he went and proved me completely wrong. I only had to push his bottom down three times, push - treat push treat push treat and then every time after that he came running in from whereever he'd been and come and sit in front of me!!!
4. I guess a lot of you may have seen this at some point, but I only found it today, it's an interview with Jason Isaacs and Orlando Bloom pimping "Black Hawk Down" Not only is it hilarious and even has quite a lot of slash in it (and references to naked Jason...) but it cements what a character actor Jason is. I don't think I've ever seen an interview with him before and his normal voice surprised me. Not only that, he's an excellent mimic, doing impressions of American soldiers and even one of Ridley Scott. Diamond.
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Date: 2006-09-22 07:28 pm (UTC)Do you remember when you submitted "Breathe?" They've had "Mourning" since July and I was wondering where they've got up to. I think I asked the same question this morning, but everything's been a bit chaotic today.
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Date: 2006-09-22 07:37 pm (UTC)I submitted it on 8th July and they said "six weeks" and I queried after 8 weeks.
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Date: 2006-09-22 07:43 pm (UTC)Okay. a poor attempt at red dwarf fan fic.
Date: 2006-09-22 08:39 pm (UTC)"Listen, listen, Cat, this one is even better than the last," Lister said, almost stuttering in his amusement.
Cat looked at him curiously as he continued to lick clean his very expensive hot pink silk shirt, which only went with the white trousers and boots with the two inch heels.
"Roses are Red. Violet are blue. You look good in skirts, and peep-hole bras too," Lister sing-songed.
"What's so funny?" Rimmer said as he walked in the room, noticing Lister and Cat's laughter.
Sitting up straighter, Lister turned to another page, "Speechless, I'm rendered, when you where those suspenders."
Rimmer's face turned bright red. "Shut up, Lister. Give those back. That's my personal private personal letters. You've no business reading them."
Smirking, Lister waved the papers in his hand. "Come take them from me."
Shaking with rage, Rimmer glared at him. "I'm a hologram. I can't touch anything."
"I'd forgotten," Lister said with a laugh.
The Cat got off of the bed. "It must have slipped our minds."
Rimmer walked right up to Lister until they were nose to nose. "Do you have any conception of the penalty for stealing a superior officer's things?"
"Gonna write me up?" Lister said as he opened a can of lager.
Rimmer shook with unspoken fury, turned on his heel and left the room, leaving the Cat and Lister laughing in his wake.
"We really shouldn't be reading Rimmer's deeply personal things."
"That's right. It's rude."
"Yeah, and I guess I should put it back where I found it."
"Without a doubt."
"And I should likely apologise."
"Definitely."
The Cat and Lister stared at one another for a moment.
"Just after one more," The Cat said, conspiratorially.
Lister grinned widely and picked up another paper. "Your hair is like a golden waterfall..."
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Date: 2006-09-22 08:44 pm (UTC)Now I really have to see that, even though I am opposed to most movies about modern war.
!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2006-09-22 09:08 pm (UTC)They say it's the most realistic war film (although I didn't think it was, in as much a lack of blood)
BUT it doesn't glamorize America. It (like The Killing Fields) shows it how it was. How they shouldn't have been there, frankly. *adores Ridley Scott*
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Date: 2006-09-22 09:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-22 09:59 pm (UTC)I just tried to get you a pic of them but I don't know how to take one until they live somewhere and I haven't finished their house yet. This is SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to get them in and see what happens. And stop fretting about Valerie, she'll do what I tell her to do. *is power mad*
Oh, and I think I just named myself, so clearly I don't care :D
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Date: 2006-09-22 11:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-23 11:16 am (UTC)Re: Okay. a poor attempt at red dwarf fan fic.
Date: 2006-09-23 04:26 pm (UTC)well done!
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Date: 2006-09-23 04:34 pm (UTC)I really need broadband...
*glum*
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Date: 2006-09-23 04:37 pm (UTC)I'm DYING to see Alex. and I'm so looking forward to their first snog in the book. or rather not the first snog. I've got this scene planned where he pulls Alex's shirt out from his trousers and touches his lanky teenaged body. For some reason that's a really hot image.
What I need is someone to come round and model it for me.
*G*
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Date: 2006-09-23 04:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-23 04:40 pm (UTC)v. annoying.
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Date: 2006-09-23 04:59 pm (UTC)