*looks around blearily*

[agilebrit]

Up way to freakin' early because the Hubby has recurrent training this morning. Gah. And have already gotten in argument with Boy. Whee. :/

Can't...sentence...properly...

I'm looking over the Bunny From Hell fic and wondering if I'm explaining enough in it. Anyone who's read The Velveteen Rabbit knows that the Rabbit actually turns into a real bunny in the end. In this story, Elsie's love for the bunny is enough to awaken him, but not enough to make him Real. And I haven't actually said what the difference is.

And I have one word to play with. Yup, y'all, it's sitting at 999.

*tears hair out*

It's always something. AUGH.

But you know what? I really really like this story. Just a leeetle more tweaking...

It might be as easy as adding a couple of commas to the last line. *ponders*

I was considering whether to send it to other markets before July 30, because that just seems like an awfully long way away, but looking over the ones that'll pay me as much for it as this one will, none of them have response times I'm comfortable with--other than Heliotrope, and they're closed to subs right now. So I guess, once I finish beating this into shape, I'll just ship it off to AlienSkin and cross my fingers.

They've announced the first round of Honorable Mentions at Writers of the Future. I've not gotten a phone call yet. There's a couple of people from Utah on the list. *bites nails*

Comments

[neo-prodigy.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to try to submit to WOTF next year.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Next year? Why wait so long? I submit something every quarter--it's about the only New Year's Resolution I actually kept last year. The next deadline is June 30.

Which reminds me, I'd better get cracking on something for it for this quarter...Maybe the Faerie Show story, if I can break whatever's blocking me on the next scene.

[neo-prodigy.livejournal.com]

*Smacks head with palm*

That's right, it is quarterly!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Soooo...?

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

If you would care to post the bunny fic again, I would be happy to suggest trims if you are needing some words back.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's under control. But thanks! :)

[myfeetshowit.livejournal.com]

Please ignore this post if it shows up under 'anonymous'. I'm in Toronto Canada on a borrowed laptop, and forgot I needed to log in. *blushes*

Did you actually use the word 'awake?' Could you work the telling sentence to use 'aware' instead? That might suggest an awareness that he's just a stuffed animal instead of a 'real' boy.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I don't actually use the word, so it's a matter of slipping it in someplace that makes sense. Obviously in the death scene.

Of course, it gets to a point where I over-analyze it, and that can lead to its own kind of suck, so...

GAH.

And no problem with the anonymous post. I deleted it, since you basically repeated yourself here. :)

[myfeetshowit.livejournal.com]

>>Of course, it gets to a point where I over-analyze it, and that can lead to its own kind of suck, so...

...probably time to set it aside so it can slow-brew to perfection.