BronxWench

haystack

suspenders

thwart

launder

I’m not a fan of cold, but neither am I fond of humidity. I do better with drier heat, but even as heat tolerant as I am, there are limits. I know they can be stupidly expensive, but the Dyson cooling fans are utterly brilliant. I don’t know if you have them in Australia, or if there are similar fans, but they are far more energy efficient than air conditioners and work extremely well. A friend of mine got one for her lake cottage, and almost never uses the actual wall mounted air conditioner she had put in. The Dyson cools the place very well, and it’s comfortable—not freezing like air conditioners can be. They’re also portable, so can be moved from room to room. It’s a thought, to help you and mum. If not for this year, think about it for next year. You might catch sales at the end of summer.

severance

I lose the list when I go to the scrolldown bat itself, but I can scroll through the chapters if I stay in the middle. It’s not a fix for the scrolldown bar, but it’s a faster workaround than using the right hand side menu to move around.

::peruses WIPs:: Well, shit. I have no Bobs or Bobbies, but I do have lots of dangly bits. Oh, well…

gallows

moonlight

No, no, because when you don’t get that rejection, when they say, “Yes!”… it’s like nothing else in the world.

Dinner

Posting here is hard. Sending the email with a manuscript attached is agony, and then I spend two weeks looking for the rejection email before I promise myself not to look every ten minutes. And if I do get an email from whoever I sent the manuscript to, it takes me five minutes to click on it to read it. It’s not gotten better, either. I still shake like a leaf every time I hit the send button.

For me, it depends on the world. If I’m writing for a fandom, such as Lord of the Rings, or Dragon Age, I look to the fandom’s naming conventions. Tolkien resources abound online, nd for Dragon Age, each realm corresponds to a degree to a country in our own world. Ferelden is English/Scottish. Antiva is Spain. Orlais is France. So, using names from those countries works well. As far as original work, however, that’s part of my world building. I absolutely agree with Des that you do need to adjust for balance. And for how it sounds. Say it out loud, because I promise you, your readers will, and if it sounds wrong, it takes them right out of the story.

beeswax

Scott Baio

tarts

Flash The Flash Green Arrow I’m not seeing a separate category for Supergirl. However, this search pulled up some stories.

I felt the same way, CL. I could not stop reading that story, and I hated seeing it end. It certainly wasn’t anything resembling a happy ending, but it worked for the characters, and it worked for me. I’m so buying that when it’s released.

I’ve been working mainly in Word and Google Docs, to be honest. Anything I have in LibreOffice is small, so I don’t seem to encounter issues. Google Docs sometimes freezes up, but the autosave is extraordinary, and I’ve never lost anything. Word, of course, is what I use for most things I submit, because if the publisher wants it, I can convert to .rtf with relatively few complications. I wound up getting Scrivener, and I’m playing with it, but I’m not entirely overwhelmed, yet. That may change as I get further along in the process of editing.

The search fields don’t allow for the “/” symbol at present, so perhaps if you search for FFM, or FMF, or MFF, you might get the results you want. You could also try FF, FM, MF but those might bring up the MMF stories.

I do believe one of our moderators was having the same issue. I use Chrome, and haven’t had that issue, so far. But she solved it by typing the word twice in quick succession: watchwatch. One would disappear, leaving her with watch.

::snerk:: Yeah, I should phrase that better. How about, “No one likes a shitgibbon.”

Personally speaking, I adore reviews. I love hearing what people liked, what might not have worked quite as well as I’d hoped, and even some solid advice on how I could do better. Concrit is very welcome as well, because I know I’m not perfect, and I want to get better. Obviously, here at AFF, it’s the only currency by which we get paid for sharing our stories. Some people don’t review because they don’t know what to say, but honestly, even a quick, “Loved this chapter!” or “Oh, he did NOT do that! I can’t wait to see what happens now!” can just light up an author’s day. I’d like to point out that even published authors need reviews, too. Unless you’re a NYT bestseller (and even then, sometimes) reviews are what help build sales. People read reviews, and may decide, based on those reviews, to buy a book. It’s understandable. We’re asking people to part with hard-earned money, and we know they want to be sure it’s money well spent. For indie authors, and authors published by small presses, it’s crucial to even being seen in the wilds of places like Amazon. So, if you buy a book and liked it, leave the author a review on Amazon, or Goodreads, or Facebook. Tweet about it. Blog about it. Share your thoughts and opinions, and help an author out. And as a moderator, I can’t stress enough that reviews should be about the story, and not the author. If you dislike a story, and can express your thoughts in an adult, coherent manner, that’s fine. A review that says nothing more than “This sucks!” isn’t very helpful, and while it’s not a flame or troll review, it’s certainly a poor reflection on the reviewer. But when you attack an author, that’s flaming, and yes, we WILL remove reviews like that and we WILL ban you. If you encourage others to join in, you’re a troll, as is anyone who jumps on the bandwagon, and I take great pleasure in seeing trolls banned. No one likes an asshole.